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As the dreaded ‘C’ word rears its festive head, Loraine Gostling reminds us that C also stands for Charity

The ‘C’ word is just around the corner and, for the past couple of weeks on Javea Connect, the annual appeals have started to help

8 Dec, 2019 @ 21:25

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding

FORGET what you’ve heard. The Spanish police do care for animals. My husband Rod has been there on the front line with Policía Nacional, their

8 Dec, 2019 @ 21:18

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

As Boris Johnson sets his sights on No 10, Amanda Butler looks towards the sale of one of Mallorca’s grandest homes

Having performed a market appraisal, I would have valued it last year somewhere in the region of €9m

8 Dec, 2019 @ 16:47

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Adam Neale discusses Plusvalia and how land is valued and taxed in Spain

It is important to note that the tax is only applied to the value of the land, and not to the property on it

8 Dec, 2019 @ 15:55

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Marbella needs to take a long, hard look at the problem before it spirals any further out of control

8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:59

Crime & Law·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Tancrede de Pola looks ahead to brighter days after a tricky 2019 for mortgages in Spain

As the new year beckons, there are some positive changes to mortgages in store

8 Dec, 2019 @ 10:31

Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

SPENDING IN SPAIN: It’s tougher saving than shopping, but you’ll be investing in your future, writes Jonathan Holdaway

If you can allocate a portion of savings into some fairly simple, low-risk investments, it will make money for you while you sleep

8 Dec, 2019 @ 07:27

Business & Finance·Columnists

Specsavers launches ‘food for those in need’ campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Mallorca

Bancosol are particularly in need of the following non-perishable foods – oil, milk, tinned foods and meals, beans and pulses

7 Dec, 2019 @ 18:12

Ask the Optician·Health

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine Gostling

Before I begin, I just have to give you a quick update on the new KFC in Ondara (avid readers will remember last week’s food

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:21

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

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Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

EVERY rescued animal has a story to tell, but I do believe Manolo’s to be one the most horrific cases of psychological animal abuse. In

10 Nov, 2019 @ 18:19

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

With Javea Connect Facebook members getting nasty over a new restaurant, Loraine Gostling turns to John Bercow for advice

So, what has been going on these last weeks with the happy ‘connectors’ on my Facebook group? What makes people talk to each other? What

10 Nov, 2019 @ 17:50

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

A trip to the hospital in Spain has turned Giles Brown into a bookworm with six pack abs and restored his faith in humanity

Spraining an ankle is not a training programme that I would recommend, but there is an upside!

10 Nov, 2019 @ 12:15

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

DEAR JENNIFER: Insurance claims hit whopping 59,000 with 332 assessors mobilised after September gota fría, writes Jennifer Cunningham

This week I received an updated report from Spain’s Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS) with fascinating information after last month’s devastating gota fría ruined

31 Oct, 2019 @ 13:25

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca·Lead

Despite a family visit to the UK, Javea Connect’s Loraine Gostling is still stuck in her Facebook group complaint cycles

This week I am meandering from that green and pleasant land we know as the United (although now rather Untied) Kingdom. But, as admin on

27 Oct, 2019 @ 16:19

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding

Well, here we have the next instalment from the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales! Last week we castrated one of our 30-odd ponies,

27 Oct, 2019 @ 15:18

Columnists·Costa Blanca

Belinda Barbie Gains A Wheelchair And Loses A Leg

Wheelchair Barbie and her gender-neutral grandkids are nothing new writes Belinda Beckett

Today Barbie is the epitome of diversity with over 100 personas and counting.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Columnists

Loraine Gostling’s hysterical histories on how ‘Chris’ Columbus thought he found Japan as Spain celebrates Dia de la Hispanidad

GREETINGS! And for those who have managed to pick up a copy of this week’s edition hot off the press, Happy Columbus Day! This chap

13 Oct, 2019 @ 15:00

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

As farmers as far as Germany chip in to save the rescue centre from famine, life begins again in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

AS always, it’s been another roller-coaster week here at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. Amazingly, we’ve caused quite an international stir. We have even

13 Oct, 2019 @ 11:53

Columnists

Brexit is paralysing Mallorca’s property market, but high-end buyers are still steaming ahead, writes Amanda Butler

"Oh my, are the Brits going down in history as the laughing stock of Europe."

13 Oct, 2019 @ 11:30

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Antonio Flores explains the legal ins and outs of using WhatsApp messages as evidence in court

Life is full of surprises as we know, and the law is no exception.

13 Oct, 2019 @ 10:43

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Columnists

After a 30-year hiatus, it’s time to get the band back together for a birthday party in Marbella, writes Giles Brown

In the meantime, I struggled to fret a B chord.

12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:05

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Opinion

Expect Spain’s property prices to plateau and ‘sustainable’ to become the buzzword for buyers, writes Adam Neale

The market’s appetite for sleek white villas and apartments appears to be slowly cooling but homebuyers continue to look for innovations in style, comfort, economy

6 Oct, 2019 @ 18:46

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

The rescue centre may be home and dry, but there’s a bigger crisis on the horizon, writes Susan Weeding

The next instalment of Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, and what a story we have! I’m sure all of you will have seen the horrendous

5 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Lead

Loraine Gostling’s weather-won advice on how to prepare for a gota fría

My ponderings over the last week or so obviously took me to floods and the impact of the extreme weather we both enjoy and suffer

5 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Marbella’s urban planning saga dates back years but brighter days may be just around the corner, writes Adam Neale

The fact that after several years its urban plan still appears nowhere near finished has become a source of local and national embarrassment

3 Oct, 2019 @ 16:36

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Malaga·Property

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As the dreaded ‘C’ word rears its festive head, Loraine Gostling reminds us that C also stands for Charity

Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding

As Boris Johnson sets his sights on No 10, Amanda Butler looks towards the sale of one of Mallorca’s grandest homes

Adam Neale discusses Plusvalia and how land is valued and taxed in Spain

After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Tancrede de Pola looks ahead to brighter days after a tricky 2019 for mortgages in Spain

SPENDING IN SPAIN: It’s tougher saving than shopping, but you’ll be investing in your future, writes Jonathan Holdaway

Specsavers launches ‘food for those in need’ campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Mallorca

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine Gostling

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

With Javea Connect Facebook members getting nasty over a new restaurant, Loraine Gostling turns to John Bercow for advice

A trip to the hospital in Spain has turned Giles Brown into a bookworm with six pack abs and restored his faith in humanity

DEAR JENNIFER: Insurance claims hit whopping 59,000 with 332 assessors mobilised after September gota fría, writes Jennifer Cunningham

Despite a family visit to the UK, Javea Connect’s Loraine Gostling is still stuck in her Facebook group complaint cycles

A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding

Wheelchair Barbie and her gender-neutral grandkids are nothing new writes Belinda Beckett

Loraine Gostling’s hysterical histories on how ‘Chris’ Columbus thought he found Japan as Spain celebrates Dia de la Hispanidad

As farmers as far as Germany chip in to save the rescue centre from famine, life begins again in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

Brexit is paralysing Mallorca’s property market, but high-end buyers are still steaming ahead, writes Amanda Butler

Antonio Flores explains the legal ins and outs of using WhatsApp messages as evidence in court

After a 30-year hiatus, it’s time to get the band back together for a birthday party in Marbella, writes Giles Brown

Expect Spain’s property prices to plateau and ‘sustainable’ to become the buzzword for buyers, writes Adam Neale

The rescue centre may be home and dry, but there’s a bigger crisis on the horizon, writes Susan Weeding

Loraine Gostling’s weather-won advice on how to prepare for a gota fría

Marbella’s urban planning saga dates back years but brighter days may be just around the corner, writes Adam Neale

Costa del Sol town is first to introduce ‘UV radars’ on its beaches to warn sunbathers of dangerous sun exposure

The UK is debuting a new passport next month – these are the major changes

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

‘Man overboard’: Huge search underway for Brit cruise ship passenger who fell into the Atlantic near the Canary Islands

Thousands of women in Andalucia will have finally received breast cancer tests by tomorrow after grave screening errors