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Beach in Malaga rated as one of best beaches in Spain to go to with kids
THE end of the school year is just around the corner and for those families seeking a sea-side holiday, it’s always an idea to...
EXPLORING SPAIN: The search for Lorca’s grave in Andalucia
By Carlos Pranger
WHEN the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Gerald Brenan was living with his wife Gamel Woolsey in Churriana, a village...
Wingfoil World Championship to be held in Spain’s Torremolinos this June
TORREMOLINOS will host the Wingfoil World Championship later on this month.
This is the second successive year that Torremolinos has been at the forefront of...
Improve your home’s efficiency with the experts at Eclipse Energy
AT a time when homeowners benefit from increasing the energy efficiency of their properties - reducing bills and increasing the resale value - Eclipse...
FREE TAPAS HUNTING: History, rules and how to find top tapas in Spain’s Granada
A GIFT traditionally offered by bars in Granada Province, the ‘tapa’ has a long history. Exactly how it was invented depends on the source...
EXCLUSIVE: Ground Zero – the ‘druidic’ circle hideaway of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner
IT was his secret camp that he called his ‘little paradise’.
A copse of trees overlooking the expansive Barragem do Arade reservoir, it conveniently had...
Estepona on the Costa del Sol is a true renaissance story
IT was a statistic that you had to initially rub your eyes to believe.But, according to official figures, Estepona has overtaken Marbella as mainland...
IKEA celebrates 15 years in Spain’s Malaga with weekend of fun-filled activities
THE Swedish company IKEA has celebrated its 15th anniversary in Malaga.
In these 15 years since IKEA opened its doors to the public on the...
Spain’s low-cost AVE to triple daily connections with Andalucia before end of year
RENFE’S new low-cost AVE-alternative service, AVLO, which started operating in the south corridor yesterday, June 1, will increase its daily connections from one to...
Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland
POLICE in Spain and Poland have brought down an international drug trafficking gang that shipped in large amounts of drugs hidden in lorries transporting...
‘HEARTBREAKING’: Nautilus Project chief says OS 35 oil spill was ‘extremely detrimental’ to Gibraltar
A MARINE protection group has highlighted the ‘heart-breaking’ Gibraltar oil spill that will affect local sea life for ‘at least a decade’.
Nautilus Project co-founder...
Bomb squad called in after ‘explosive device’ found on a beach in Spain’s Marbella
BOMB disposal experts have safely removed an explosive device, believed to be from the Spanish Civil War, from a beach in Marbella.
The artefact was...
Spain’s first low-cost AVE starts Malaga-Madrid route today, June 1
RENFE’S new low-cost AVE-alternative service, AVLO, will start operating its Malaga-Madrid routes as of today, June 1.
There will be a daily train departing in...
Minor who lived for years among piles of rubbish rescued in Estepona (Malaga)
A 14-YEAR-OLD believed to have lived for years among rubbish and diseased dogs has been rescued in Estepona.
He lived with his grandmother and father,...
EXCLUSIVE: Costa del Sol-based expat allegedly scammed many Brits with insurance policies
AN expat who the Olive Press exposed as a holiday rental fraudster also took money for fake insurance policies.
Juliette de Courcy Withey allegedly scammed...
TIME FOR A NEW BED?: The Bed Warehouse has you covered
ARE you missing the quality of UK brands and UK manufactured beds? Don’t want to pay transport costs? We’ve got it covered (with delivery...
Strong winds delay Costa Blanca company’s first private rocket launch in Spain
ELCHE'S PLD Space has called off Wednesday's test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds.
It was going to...
Spain’s Mijas home to only ‘Blue Trail’ in Malaga
THANKS to its unique geography and diversity of landscapes, Malaga boasts hundreds of hiking trails through fascinating natural landscapes, peaks over 2,000 m high...
Spain’s Malaga recovers direct flight to New York
MALAGA will have a direct connection to New York as of today, May 31, with three flights a week operated by United Airlines until...
Terral wind to sizzle Spain’s Malaga for two days before rains return
THE terral wind that swept into Malaga yesterday, Tuesday May 30, will remain for most of today and leave the Capital of the Costa...
Reservoir levels continue to fall despite rain
RESERVOIR levels in Andalucia continue to fall despite a number of heavy rainfalls around the region.
They sit at 27.2% of storage capacity, or 0.4%...
Costa Blanca company counts down to first private rocket launch in Europe from Spain’s Huelva
ELCHE'S PLD Space will launch the first private rocket in Europe -Miura 1- on Wednesday from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre, at the National...
Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to transport narcotics in Spain’s Andalucia
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a fugitive in Jerez de la Frontera who led a criminal organisation that trafficked drugs via helicopters.
The unnamed man...
Five rooftop terraces in the centre of Spain’s Malaga with unbeatable views
THE warm Mediterranean climate makes Malaga a great outdoor terrace bar destination all year round, where you can enjoy tapas, cerveza and some fabulous...
Shooting in Mijas: Barricaded gunman opens fire on Guardia Civil in Spain’s La Cala de Mijas
A MEMBER of the Guardia Civil has received gunshot wounds after a gunman barricaded himself inside a property in La Cala de Mijas and...
PP obtains over 26% more councillors across all Andalucia while PSOE collapsed on May 28 elections
ANDALUCIA’S political arena has taken a right turn as the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has obtained almost 900 councillors more than in the 2019...
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THE alleged architects of the Globix crypto fraud that has seen millions vanish are set to take the stand in Gibraltar on Tuesday.
Sole shareholder...
