Kept apart
UEFA has decided Gibraltar cannot be drawn in the same group as Spain for the Rock’s first official international matches.
Ryanair axes 12% of Spanish routes, including over a third of its Madrid flights
Enormous job losses as airline struggles with increased airport taxes in Madrid and Barcelona
We will continue to fight until Nerja sewage plant is built, say EQUO
Green party are encouraged by contract award but warn not to ‘get excited’ until building actually starts
Shark ‘finning’ finally outlawed in Spain
The EU has banned fishermen from slicing off sharks’ fins and discarding their bodies live
Pay wall
The Daily Telegraph has launched a metered pay wall for web readers outside the UK, who now have to pay £1.99 per month to view anything over 20 articles.
Xmas fayres on the Costa
The Olive Press gets the latest on Christmas fayres in and around the Costa del Sol - and a Santa’s grotto!
Marbella Open
Marbella’s first ATP tennis open tournament, held at the Puente Romano Hotel, was won by Albert Montanes.
Bodegas Bentomiz: A wine success story
One vineyard in the Axarquia is beating the crisis with international success, writes Rose Jones
Death of the bedtime story
The ritual of the bedtime story could become a thing of the past as one in four parents admit they never read to their child before bed
Increasing numbers of younger Britons opting for port over sherry
Younger British audiences are being more and more attracted by port, with sherry still very much associated with the elderly
Sport city
Estepona has been appointed the European City of Sport 2013, with local authorities planning a selection of events for throughout the year.
Malaga’s English Cemetery to be named cultural heritage site
The burial ground, built by Britons in 1831, was the first resting place in Spain for Protestants
Menopausal women in Spain choose natural remedies over drugs
Four in ten women now opting for natural methods to treat symptoms such as hot flushes and loss of collagen
Christmas lights budget to be cut in Velez Malaga
Christmas lights to be toned down in Velez as socialists call Malaga's annual bill 'barbaric'
ERE blame
The PP has called for Junta boss Jose Antonio Grinan and his predecessor Manuel Chaves to resign over the ERE scandal, while the PSOE have entirely blamed former Employment boss Javier Guerrero.
Nerja’s answer to Sex and the City
But the programme, 40ñeraslaserie, needs your help if it is to be made
Cheaper bill
Torrox Town Hall has managed to shave €140,000 off its annual electricity bill after adopting a number of energy-saving measures.
Red kites up by 50% in Spanish national park
The Junta de Andalucia has recorded sightings of 74 red kite pairs, compared to just 40 in 2011
They are kicking us in the teeth, says expat businessman in Spain
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Irrational’ demands for breastfeeding and maternity information not helping small businesses, insists expat company owner
The End: Photography by Rodney Smith
The End is on at the Centro Andaluz de la Fotografia until 20 January 2013
Bragging flights
A promotional video about Gibraltar is to be shown on all British Airways long haul flights throughout December in an effort to attract business to the Rock.
Gust power
Spanish wind farms produced the energy equivalent of 200,000 barrels of petrol on November 1 – which if laid out in a row would stretch from Malaga to Granada.
Sir Alan Sugar spotted in Puerto Banus
EXCLUSIVE: The businessman, said to be worth €950m, was seen having a coffee with friends in Puerto Banus
Tech-savvy tots
Increasing number of pre-schoolers becoming competent users of electronic gadgets, including iPads
‘I knew Jimmy Savile was dodgy’, says Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt
Alhaurin-based guitarist admits he was not surprised by revelations about disgraced DJ
Cig benefit
Spain is to become the first country in Europe to recycle cigarette butts, thanks to a joint project between British American Tobacco and TerraCycle.