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PSOE blasts Marbella governmnent for ‘dumping vital projects’ to pay for €2 million Davis Cup tie

THE PSOE in Marbella have blasted the town hall for allegedly ‘dumping vital projects’ in order to pay for the upcoming Davis Cup tie. Former Socialist mayor Jose Bernal said certain projects

2 Jan, 2018 @ 16:59

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Toll road prices increase in Andalucia for first time in three years

TOLL road prices in Andalucia have been increased for the first time in three years. The Junta has bumped up the costs by an average 1.91%, affecting three main roads; the AP-4

2 Jan, 2018 @ 15:08

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Moroccans, Romanians being recruited to fill thousands of fruit-picking positions in Andalucia despite high unemployment rate

ANDALUCIA farms are having to recruit Moroccans and Romanians to fill tens of thousands of positions due to a lack of Spanish applications. It comes after Andalucia’s Employment Service advertised 11,900 fruit-picking

2 Jan, 2018 @ 14:14

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead

Thousands raised to get body of ‘lovely and beautiful’ Brit home after she plunged to death from Costa del Sol hotel

THOUSANDS of euros have been raised to fly the body of a British woman home after she plunged to her death on the Costa del Sol. Loran Atkinson, from Blackburn, was partying

2 Jan, 2018 @ 11:41

Lead·Malaga

Complete list of national and regional holidays in Spain for 2018

SPAIN has one of the highest amount of national and regional holidays in Europe. So you’re not caught by surprise we have compiled this year’s list so you’re not left without food

2 Jan, 2018 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

TEN YEARS ON: Family of missing expat Amy Fitzpatrick say Christmas and New Year’s ‘will never be the same’ in desperate plea for information

THE family of missing expat Amy Fitzpatrick have pleaded for those with information to come forward. The desperate plea came yesterday as relatives released doves outside Mansion House in Dublin to mark

2 Jan, 2018 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Global wildfires result in loss of land equivalent to the size of Spain

According to new data released by Global Forest Watch (GFW) deforestation has decimated the equivalent of the surface of Spain and accounts for 10 to 15% of global carbon emissions.

29 Dec, 2017 @ 16:25

Environment·Health·Nature

Investigation launched into ‘suicide’ of migrant being held in controversial Malaga prison

POLICIA Nacional have launched an investigation after discovering a dead migrant in Malaga this morning. The 36-year-old had been held in the Archidona prison since November 20 and is reportedly from Algeria,

29 Dec, 2017 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Only child of Spain’s dictator General Franco dies from terminal cancer

THE only child of Spain’s dictator General Franco has died from terminal cancer. Carmen Franco, 91, was born in Oviedo in 1926, and is said to have had a lonely and secluded

29 Dec, 2017 @ 12:17

Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Migrant numbers arriving in Spain more than triple from last year

Almost 21,500 migrants, mostly Algerians and Moroccans, have crossed the strait of Gibraltar in 2017, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

29 Dec, 2017 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain to increase military spending by more than 80% after Trump blasts NATO members’ contributions

SPAIN has agreed to boost its military spending by more than 80% by 2024. It comes after US president Donald Trump blasted NATO members for not contributing enough to the military alliance.

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:24

Lead·Mallorca·National News

Brits hiring cars in Spain will have details shared with cops to help stop terrorists

BRITS hiring cars in Spain will have their data shared with Spanish police looking for terrorists under new government proposals. The plans lay out how rental car firms will have to register

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:13

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain smashes tourism record thanks to almost 20 million Brits visiting so far this year

SPAIN has already smashed last year’s international tourism record before December figures have even been counted. From January to November, some 77.8 million international visitors came to Spain, up from 75.6 million

29 Dec, 2017 @ 11:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News

New focus on food exports as Spanish population reducing

SPAIN’S food industry is ramping up exports in a bid to counter the country’s shrinking population. Since 2012, the number of citizens has been decreasing and is projected to shrivel from the

24 Dec, 2017 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

ERE WE GO: Spain’s biggest corruption trial EVER to begin in Andalucia tomorrow

Defences laid out in second day of historic ERE trial

THE second day of the long-awaited ERE trial has concluded. Today saw ex-presidents of the Junta Manuel Chaves and Jose Griñan lay out their defence. They were joined by six ex-advisors and

14 Dec, 2017 @ 18:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Extras wanted in Malaga for US series about British gangsters to be filmed on Costa del Sol

EXTRAS are needed for a US series about British gangsters being filmed on the Costa del Sol. Snatch, based on the hit film Snatch. Pigs and Diamonds starring Brad Pitt, chose Spain

13 Dec, 2017 @ 11:38

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·National News

Malaga province birth rates at lowest in a decade as Spain’s population shrinks further

THE birth rate in Malaga province is at its lowest for a decade. In the first six months of this year there were 6,728 births compared to 7,131 last year. It is

13 Dec, 2017 @ 11:02

Health·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Spain to declare pets as ‘beings’ and not ‘objects’ in landmark ruling

THE Partido Popular will submit a change to the country’s civil code today to declare pets as ‘beings’ rather then ‘objects’. The change will protect animals and recognise that they have their

13 Dec, 2017 @ 10:47

La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Half of Ryanair pilots in Ireland to go on strike five days before Christmas, Germans say strikes can be expected ‘at any time’

MORE than half of pilots in Ireland will go on a one-day strike on Wednesday December 20, their union has confirmed today. A majority of members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association

12 Dec, 2017 @ 15:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

ERE WE GO: Spain’s biggest corruption trial EVER to begin in Andalucia tomorrow

THE biggest corruption case in Spanish history will finally begin this week. Seven years after judge Mercedes Alaya first began investigating the more than 200 companies and dozens of politicians in the

12 Dec, 2017 @ 12:39

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

FELIZ NAVIDAD: Spanish royal family send out official Christmas card

THE Spanish royal family have wished their loved ones Feliz Navidad with their annual Christmas card. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia stand beside their daughters Princess Leonor, 12 and Sofía, 10,

12 Dec, 2017 @ 10:03

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Spain announces its latest ‘most beautiful villages’ – and four of them are in Andalucia

SPAIN has added 11 new villages to its official ‘Los Pueblos mas Bonitos de España’ list. The picturesque additions will become part of the government sponsored network from January 1 2018. The

11 Dec, 2017 @ 17:18

Andalucia·Cadiz·Exploring Spain·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Prison officer found dead under car in Mallorca

A DEAD man was found with his head and parts of his shoulders trapped under a vehicle on Ramón Muntaner street in Palma on Sunday at 6am. The unnamed man fell from

11 Dec, 2017 @ 14:13

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Malaga airport unaffected by storm Ana, no cancellations expected

MALAGA airport has been unaffected by storm Ana. The Costa del Sol airport has reported no cancellations today and says it is running at full capacity. Its flights are departing on time

11 Dec, 2017 @ 12:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Violence erupts as Madrid seizes medieval treasures from Catalunya in heated culture dispute

CLASHES have erupted after cops in Catalunya began removing medieval artefacts in an ownership battle with neighbouring Aragon. The operation, which started at 4 am, is seizing 44 items stored in the

11 Dec, 2017 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Beware Marbella, Estepona is the new hotspot on the Costa del Sol

FOR decades Estepona lived in the shadow of its rich, glamorous neighbour Marbella, but now things are changing. Marbella is still very much in fashion, yet in recent years Estepona has made

11 Dec, 2017 @ 10:38

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Business & Finance·Malaga·Property

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