Spanish National Day on the cheap
The celebrations in Madrid's Plaza de Neptuno were scaled down to cut costs
Green cars
Electric bikes, gas-propelled cars and battery-operated engines were just some of the products being given a chance to shine at the Alternative Vehicle and Fuel
Tourism up
Cordoba received more foreign visitors than Spaniards this August, with 41,150 from abroad and 29,722 from Spain.
British author pens Basque thriller
The Blood Puzzle is inspired by the writer's experiences of Barcelona's working docks in the 1980s
Marbella In Transition
On the eve of Marbella's Transition Towns conference, organiser and Arboretum Marbella director Alejandro Cesar Orioli explains a bit more about the movement
Dead weight
The Guardia Civil is investigating a decomposing body found in Lake Vinuela. The victim had his hands tied together and a rucksack full of stones
Telephone is tops for expats in Spain
New research shows talking on the phone is just as good as meeting in the flesh
Who’s in charge – you or your cat?
Celia Haddon discovers why it's the cat who wears the trousers in your household
Oil paintings from Malaga
Artist Manuel Sanchez has released a new glossy book featuring his Spain-themed art
Former deputy town hall accused of wasting €600,000
Former Velez Malaga boss Salvador Marin accused of spending the cash on breakfasts, advertising and concerts
Account probe
Details of Gibraltar bank accounts have been handed to a Spanish judge investigating an alleged corruption scandal involving members of Spain’s PP party.
New planes
A new Granada airline, Hispania Airways, will soon link the city with Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris and Rome
Prince Albert of Monaco dines in Marbella
The multi-millionaire was seen eating at La Sala in Puerto Banus at the weekend
Green group fights to keep sun loungers off Nerja beach
GENA-Ecologistas en Accion has filed a complaint regarding parasols and sun loungers being rented on El Canuelo beach in Nerja
Teacher trust
Gibraltar teachers’ union GGCA has called for the introduction of fingerprint recognition technology to prevent abuse of a flexible working hours scheme.
40,000 Costa del Sol properties to be sold to Nordic buyers
Hands shake on a new deal at a conference in Stockholm
Bay FM reaches out along Costa del Sol
Expat radio station relaunches covering wider area along the coast
Chest not
Around 1,500 families are likely to be affected by a 70% drop in the Genal Valley’s chestnut harvest this year.
Jerez civil servants lose €15 million of bonuses
The town hall has scrapped all supplementary payments in an attempt to tackle €1,000m of debt
Border snatch
A 38-year-old man has been arrested in La Linea accused of snatching €40 through the window of a British registered car queuing to enter Gibraltar.
Natural disaster
The floods have been devastating but community spirit will ensure the coast will recover
Spain’s Benicassim festival in doubt
Promoters of the popular Valencia music fest face financial difficulties
Provisional UEFA membership for Gibraltar
GFA is hoping to become fully integrated into the European football's governing body next May
Caged
Tolox mayor Juan Vera has been sentenced to a year in prison and an eight-year ban from office for issuing a licence for 17 two-storey
Bonkers bonuses for Spanish civil servants
As Jerez Town Hall addresses €1,000m of debt by scrapping staff bonuses, Eloise Horsfield considers some of the crazy payments still being offered to thousands
Please legalise our Spanish homes!
Illegal homeowners in the Axarquia plead Junta to be more lenient