Illegal immigrant shoot out game backfires for PP Conservative Party
A controversial video game commissioned by PP in Catalonia provoked widespread outrage
Treasure hunts strike gold for charity
Aldeas Infantile SOS charity, which has a 'village' in Granada, benefits from Almerimar Treasure Hunts
Our man in AlmerÃa
Introducing our new blogger, John Woodhead, who will be providing news about what is happening in AlmerÃa and views on aspects of his life here
Brit busted for illegal Sierra bike tours
A British man was taking large groups of fellow countrymen on motorbike trips to the Sierra without permission.
Marbella socialite shells €1.8mn on car
Marbella dealership has turned the largest car sale in Spanish history
Gibraltar airport in limbo
Local Spanish mayor is refusing to sell land for the new cross-border airport
Spain’s trains speed ahead
Spain has developed Europe's largest high-speed rail network
Slippery slope for eel catchers
Eel fishing has been outlawed for the next decade to help the species survive
Slow recovery for Marbella’s hotels
Marbella's hotels begin to fill up again after a worst year in living memory
Axe-Rayed
British pensioner flew to Spain with an axe in her hand luggage
Third time lucky for Axarquia oil
Olive growers of Axarquia are stepping up the efforts to gain an international trademark for their olive oil
The Yank in Jerez: An introduction
Troy Shaheen, an American teaching in Jerez, introduces himself and the city
‘Pirate’ Pitman snared
EXCLUSIVE: One of the UK's Most Wanted drug dealers has been snared in a routine dragnet operation.
Javier Bardem joins protest against Western Sahara violations
Thousands pack Madrid streets to protest against Moroccan violence against Saharawi people. By Troy Shaheen
Measles outbreak rocks Andalucia
Some two dozen people – the majority children - have contracted the potentially-lethal disease measles
Anarchist bomb pair in double trouble
Activists handed seven years for sending letter bomb to fascist group
Feeling the cold in Cordoba
Scarves, jackets, and many, many layers are the best way to prevent the change-of-the-season cold
Siesta struggles
Our North American friend has difficulty adjusting to the Spanish after dinner rest period
Film Review: The Social Network
Charlotte Hanson reviews The Social Network, showing at cinemas on the Costa del Sol
TweetMarbella – A TweetUp for the Costa del Sol
Charlotte Hanson (@wannabe_goddess) uncovers the not so mysterious world of TweetMarbella
Introducing…. Charlotte!
Our Costa del Sol contributor introduces herself
Fraudulent animal refuge left thousands of animals to anguished death
A donations-funded animal sanctuary condemned pets to a "slow and painful death" to cut costs.
El Horrible in trouble
Supreme court rules that Algorrobico should not have been built
Briton turns luxury villa into huge weed lab
A British man had turned a luxury seaside villa into a massive drug den on the orders of a Dutch gang
My God! What have we done?
Are you awake? Yep. Can’t sleep. Me neither. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Probably... My God! What have we done?
The rain in Spain …
Carolyn Emmett wonders if she'd bought a dream house or a nightmare