Paintings of town residents to go on display
Illustrator, Christine Ellingham, has painted the faces of residents living in her home town
Paul McCartney’s ‘Fame School’ launched in Spain
A Spanish version of the successful fame school in Liverpool has opened in Spain
Forced evictions and mortgage debt leads to suicides
Protesters have stepped up the campaign to reform Spain’s strict mortgage laws after four suicides in just one month
Help for expats using the EHIC card
New campaign aims to educate expats on how to access healthcare while living in Spain
No more monkey business
Government crackdown to stop Barbary Macaques gathering in urban areas of Gibraltar will involve loud noises going off
Pensioner attends her own funeral
British woman living in Competa, Spain, plans and attends her own funeral while still alive.
Baby joy for Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
Spanish actors have confirmed reports that they are expecting their second child
Five people dead after being trapped under a lifeboat
Cruise ship tragedy as lifeboat falls 65ft from docked liner in La Palma and crushes five crew members
Costa del Sol health centres put on hold
Work to build three new health centres and improve two hospitals on the Costa del Sol have been put on hold
Brits the last of the big spenders on holidays in Spain
Government figures reveal British tourists in Spain have splashed the cash more than any other nation
Same sex couples to get legal recognition in Gibraltar
A draft bill has been written up by government officials and is expected to become law within the next few weeks
Police trying to trace missing man 12 years on
Mystery surrounds disappearance of property buyer Ian Watson who never returned from a trip to Spain
100% horsemeat found in some Aldi ‘beef’ products
Supermarket giant, Aldi, which has stores throughout Spain, confirms their 'beef' contained horsemeat
Child sneaks through security and boards plane to Spain
A child boarded a plane unchecked from Brussels to Malaga
Drinking alcohol bad for sex life
A study of Spanish men showed alcohol can have a long-term effect on their sex life
Iberia airline strikes in Spain
Travel chaos is predicted for thousands of travellers due to a series of strikes in February and March
Pay back for drug smuggler
Robert Dalrymple helped to run a drugs smuggling ring between Spain and UK and has been ordered to pay back nearly €60,000
Almeria aquarium saved from switch off crisis
An unpaid electricity bill which could have signalled the death of thousands of fish has now been paid
Supermarket support
PRESIDENT and founder of the Mercadona supermarket chain, Juan Roig, has stepped in to launch a scheme to help entrepreneurs fund projects that are sustainable and innovative.
Highway to hell
A PROTEST group that has been fighting for the completion of the long-delayed new link between Coín and the A357 motorway has announced it is to file a criminal suit over the Junta
Budget tourism
MALAGA province attracted the same number of tourists last year as in 2011, but they stayed less time and spent less money, according to figures presented by the Costa del Sol Tourism
Double death
A WOMAN charged with double infanticide after two dead babies were found in freezers in her home in Sevilla does not have any clinical mental disorder, according to psychologists.
Animal magic
With around 12,000 animals abandoned in the Malaga province each year, we take a look at some of the charities giving them a helping hand
Cudeca founder Joan Hunt honoured
Roundabout in Benalmadena named after charity worker, Joan Hunt
Burgled couple left high and dry by insurers
Pensioners, Terry and Doreen Barker, have been told they are not covered by the insurance that was signed and documented in the bank
Tulisa cuts short Marbella holiday
Tulisa ends Marbella holiday early to be with boyfriend injured in drunken brawl