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Andalucia gang publish cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

THREE people behind an online dog-selling scam have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cadiz Province. The trio were detained in San Fernando and...

IN PICS: Police car meets watery fate during beach patrol in Spain’s Cadiz

OFFICERS on patrol on a beach in the sleepy seaside town of Sanlucar de Barrameda in Cadiz met an embarrassing fate much to the...

EXCLUSIVE: €10,000-a-year expat school on Spain’s Costa del Sol forced to close doors after stinging inspection

PARENTS at a private school in Andalucia are furious, having been left scrambling to find places when it was closed overnight by inspectors. Some claim...

Spain’s Malaga, Murcia and Cadiz all featured in Europe’s best free art gallery list

SPAIN is home to three of Europe's most highly rated free art galleries, a new survey has found. The findings, published by Online learning centre...

Spanish Registration & Qualifications, Why are they so important?

We all love living here in Spain, it’s a fantastic country to live in. As we know it has a great balance in terms...
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Unions call for special measures to tackle policing problems in Campo de Gibraltar

POLICE unions in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar area are calling for more incentives to attract officers to work in the notoriously crime-ridden zone. The latest...

Mobile phone company duped by €240,000 credit card con in Spain

A nationwide scam left an unnamed mobile phone operator in Spain out of pocket by over €240,000. The firm was tricked by a gang using...

Bad weather conditions disrupt sea traffic in Spain’s Tarifa

SEA traffic from the Port of Tarifa has been suspended since yesterday, Tuesday July 12, due to strong easterly winds. The Port Authority of the...

ON a second visit to Spain’s unspoilt Costa de la Luz, Jo Chipchase was finally switched on to its...

I HAD visited the Costa de la Luz only once before, a decade ago with my young sons. At the time, I had only...

Protected coastline at Spain’s Sotogrande set for €120 million mega-project of 300 buildings 

GREEN groups have joined the Junta to appeal the construction of a €120 million mega-project in one of Andalucia’s most fragile protected spaces. Ecologistas en...

From beachside to picturesque hillside villages: Where to stay on Spain’s Costa de la Luz

The Costa de la Luz has loads of cool places to stay from beachside gems to village properties, writes Jon Clarke.

LATEST: Wildfire breaks out near popular beach in Tarifa on southern tip of Spain

A BLAZE has broken out near Valdevaqueros Beach on Friday afternoon, confirmed firefighting agency INFOCA. A team of 20 firefighters has been scrambled to the...

Sotogrande: High demand, high prices, low stock in exclusive Cadiz residential community

LIKE one big seaside country club with its golf courses, tennis, polo, sailing and riding, and restaurants and beach clubs, Sotogrande has been a...

How Sotogrande has greatly improved it’s food scene over the last few years

WHETHER you're looking to see how the other half live or just looking for some decent food, Sotogrande has a lot to offer these...

Sotogrande is home to more top-notch golf courses than you can shake a nine-iron at

IT would not be unfair to call Sotogrande the home of Spanish golf. After all, it has some of the oldest courses in the country...

WATCH: Beach chaos after ‘mini tsunami’ surprises bathers in Cadiz, southwestern Spain

AN unusually fast and high tide sparked chaos at a crowded beach in Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz province of Andalucia, on Saturday when...

New Catalan body will buy coastal areas to save them from property developers in Spain

CATALUNYA is taking a leaf out of the French book by creating an institute to buy natural coastal areas to free them from speculating...

WATCH: Police from Spain find 400 kilos of cocaine after dramatic mid-Atlantic raid

SPANISH police seized 400 kilos of cocaine hidden in the false hull of a sailing boat raided 500 miles from the Azores Islands, authorities...

EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Spanish explorer Elcano as Sanlucar de Barrameda in Cadiz prepares for a...

While Magellan and 232 others didn’t make it, it is 500 years since intrepid Spanish explorer Elcano made the first circumnavigation of the world

King Felipe of Spain leads centenary celebration off the shores of Cadiz

HISTORY doesn’t record the welcome Elcano received after sailing around the world, but today’s Centenario V celebrations, in the seas off Cadiz would be...

Oldest Abuela in Andalucia is 109 years young

THE grandmother of Andalucia is 109 years young and lives in Los Barrios. Maria Rodriguez Sanchez, known as Maria Matacabras, was born on January 24,...

Firefighters battling large blaze in Cadiz

Plumes of smoke are billowing above forestland in Cadiz as firefighters battle another blaze. Almost 20 firefighters are battling a blaze in forestland in the...

Police in Spain find masses of marijuana hidden inside bags of lettuce on lorry

Police have taken down a major criminal organisation in Spain, and one part of the operation left officers shocked. Police have seized 296 kilograms of...

Spain’s Algeciras aims to become leading producer of carbon-free green hydrogen from 2027

ALGECIRAS port will start sending green hydrogen to the busy port of Rotterdam from 2027, Spanish fuel giant Cepsa said. Cepsa plans to produce the...

Officers corner man with 8.6 kilos of hash after police chase and forest scramble in Spain’s Algeciras

AGENTS on three police cars who gave chase to a suspicious vehicle arrested a man with 8.6 kilos of hashish in the Spanish port...

Clic International House has become a worldwide name in the training of teachers

Clic International House has become a worldwide name in the training of teachers on the highly recognised Cambridge CELTA TEFL courses. We have such...

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