Beach plan
Torrox mayor Francisco Munoz has visited Madrid to discuss with the Environment Ministry a plan to tackle beach erosion on Ferrara Beach.
Expat’s new book to help Spanish children with English
Briton set to tour schools with book Dreamstones in bid to get kids interested
British expat forced to wait for hip op in Spain
EXCLUSIVE: British expat Brian Flude waits almost a year for a hip replacement despite Junta decree stating you should not wait more than 180 days
Spanish RE teacher resurrects career
Teacher sacked for marrying a divorcee is reinstated
Spanish fashion label thinks TATs a good idea!
Spanish fashion label and British artist launch scented, spray-on tattoos
Hotting up in the garden
Peter Langdale from Axarquia’s La Palma garden centre looks at what needs to be done as the temperatures gets warmer…
False alarm
Continuing in our series of extracts from Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools, Victoria Twead grabs her Great Aunt Elsa and prepares for an earthquake….
Sunny outlook for tourism in Spain
Record 43 billion spent in Spain last year as holiday revenue almost doubles that of the UK
Royal approval
PC Jared McIntosh has received a Royal Humane Society Bronze medal from Princess Alexandra for his bravery during last year’s oil tank explosion in Gibraltar.
Private education is ‘corrosive’ to UK society, claims Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister claims massive gap between state and private schools is damaging the economy
Costa crooners battle it out for charity
Charity gala to showcase young talent on the Costa Tropical
Chelsea garden not to be sneezed at
Pioneering gardeners at the Chelsea Flower Show have designed a hay fever-free garden with intriguing results
Olive Press prize-winners announced
Are you the lucky winner of a Rough Guide to Andalucia or Viabtor fuel-saving device?
Death of Bee Gee Robin Gibb highlights colon cancer risk
With the news Robin Gibb has died after a harrowing battle with colon cancer Raymond Prats highlights the importance of regular screening…
Lies and statistics
There is a lack of evidence to back up the sudden deluge of stories suggesting a third of expats are rushing to return home
Have you got the best home on the Costas?
This is your to show off your place on national television
Dress to impress
A crackdown on police uniforms is set to prohibit all piercings in visible areas and ban ‘bizarre or extravagant’ hairstyles, make-up or accessories.
Mother gives birth in Spanish job centre
Mother names baby after Spanish unemployment office where she gave birth
‘Sexist’ TV ad pulled following complaints in Spain
'Sexist' Alfa Romeo car ad is suspended in Spain for ‘encouraging violence against women’
Holy cow! It’s a Picasso
Unemployed Zachary Brodish was in for a surprise when he picked up a 'reproduction' at a US charity shop
T-Rex terrorises Marbella school pupils
Ashley Bolton on a school topic 65 million years in the making
Do you know the way through San Pedro?
Residents of San Pedro de Alcantára on the Costa del Sol await with baited breath the reopening of the road that runs through the town
Huge fire fails to deter Costa del Sol golfers
During fire that caused 200 families to be evacuated from their homes near Manilva, a group of golfers did not bat an eyelid
Back on the rocky road in Nerja
A dilapidated coastal footpath could be reopened after nine years
Expat pensioner faces prison over blaze
It comes despite Endesa insisting the 81-year-old Briton was NOT to blame for fire
Sporting chance: Britain v Spain
With a bumper summer of sport to look forward to, James Bryce takes a closer look at the British and Spanish contenders to see who