Knight in a Safari Suit: Sir David Attenborough’s soothing voice doesn’t overcome his stark message
HE’S too modest for shining armour but Sir David Attenborough is a true hero of our times writes Belinda Beckett I WAS looking forward to
Bears do it
THE dental check-up, check. The farmacia for winter meds, check. The Gibraltar shop for Marmite, mint sauce and Coleman’s Mustard Powder, check. Six months supply
‘Making do with tech as old as me’ – Giles takes a tip from the Wombles for his off-grid life in Spain
IF the last couple months of what we can euphemistically refer to as ‘This, that and the other’ have taught me one thing, it is
UK and Spanish attitude to testing – it certainly is!
THERE are two distinct camps of people – those who will or won’t risk travelling abroad, but I think it should be down to the
Lisa gets the all clear after cancer battle
MY partner, Joffrey Charles, has saved my life. He nagged me incessantly about the small but growing lump under my right armpit in the summer
All that glitters is not gold: take care when buying new build property in Spain
MAGPIE buyers are always tempted by the sheen of new-build properties, but in reality such homes often offer a lot less than meets the eye.
If you want to remain in Spain legally you’d better get a move on!
After being back in Mallorca I had to pick up where I’d left off with the legal stuff after going back to the UK for
‘L’etat c’est moi’: Giles Brown looks back at the glory days of King Juan Carlos
IT’S been a busy week broadcasting, what with reporting on the rise of coronavirus cases and the shutting down of later night bars and discos
DEAR JENNIFER: Do I need to get the new TIE residency card?
Many of you will have heard of the TIE card (Tarjeta de Identidad de extranjero), whilst many of you won’t have. Therefore I thought I
EXPLAINER: What British expats in Spain need to know about the new residencia status
ON Monday July 6, 2020, the Directorate General of Migration and the Policia Nacional issued - upon application - a new residency card and, with
Coronavirus can’t cast a cloud over property values on Spain’s Costa del Sol while world’s rich and famous aspire to place in the sun
ESTATE agents are eternal optimists, even in the most adverse of circumstances. Ask them for a forecast in the current crisis and almost anyone whose
Lisa Burgess has been getting by with a little help from her friends during her fight with cancer
CANCER can be a lonely business and I would not have got through it without my friends. I am a lucky girl indeed to have
Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets BUSY again
HOW were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to have
First coronavirus laid waste to our lifestyles, now it’s invading our language, writes Belinda Beckett
HOW’S your New Normal working out? If, like me, you don a visor over your face mask like a medieval knight of old every time
EXPLAINER: How to use the law in Spain against online trolls
IT is hard to accept that the internet, from which we derive so much benefit, should be so densely populated by individuals (‘trolls’) who deliberately
As Spain’s COVID-19 crisis recedes the spectre of Brexit has returned for British property buyers
SPAIN has finally allowed tourism to return after several months of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 lockdown. Brits, Germans and other key tourist markets are
Lisa Burgess goes under the knife for reconstructive breast surgery after battling cancer
I WAS apprehensive attending La Cala medical clinic for vital blood tests and arrived in full PPE, imagining I would be entering a scene from
Real estate agent Amanda Butler welcomes stream of property enquiries as Mallorca opens up once again
WITH the state of alarm now lifted, the Balearic Islands opened their borders to over 10,000 German tourists early last week as a test run
What can I expect when visiting the optician in Spain as COVID-19 lockdown eases?
AS things start going back to normal as lockdown eases, it’s not unusual to feel a bit nervous about visiting your opticians. To make sure
As confinement comes to an end, I’ll miss the jokers in Spain’s COVID-19 comedy of errors, writes Giles Brown
BY the time you read this, Spain will have bravely stepped into the ‘New Normal’. To be honest, I have had enough trouble adjusting to
If you’re going on holiday to Spain this summer, the best advice is book ahead, make sure you can cancel and be ready to adapt
That means reading the small print in contractual terms and conditions before making payment and, where possible, preferring to use reputable and reliable providers and
You won’t find Bambi in our neck of the woods despite Gucci’s daft fashion trailer, writes Belinda Beckett
I EMPATHISE with my home town of Brighton where the locals have been begging lockdown day trippers to ‘Please Stay Away’. There were more beach
COVID-19 has restricted foreign buyers in Spain’s Mallorca, but lower-end and local property enquiries are surging
MALLORCA, Menorca and Ibiza have now joined Formentera into Phase 3 of the releasing of coronavirus restrictions. The main difference being that residents of the
George Floyd’s death should make us rethink how we treat each other, writes Giles Brown
I DIDN’T watch the video. I didn’t need to. The image of George Floyd being ‘restrained’ was enough. Social media has fulfilled Marshal McLuhan’s prophecy
Costa del Sol’s Lisa Burgess offers her experience on weight-watching and how chemo can tip the scales
MY weight has always gone up and down – much like Elizabeth Taylor except she was much more beautiful and had more husbands than me.
Spanish mortgage victory leaves British couple with €15,000 in their pockets thanks to bank compensation payout
ONCE upon a time a happy English couple (let’s call them the Smiths) who worked very hard in Birmingham all their lives dreamed of buying