Mayoral candidate wants cap on cruise ships visiting Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA’S deputy mayor and socialist candidate for the top job in May’s municipal elections says she wants a cap on cruise ships docking at the
March passenger numbers continue ‘record’ trend for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports recorded a record-breaking March for passenger numbers to add to records achieved in the first two months of 2023. Barring a
British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang
Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had
Malaga Airport third busiest in Spain
MALAGA airport saw 3.7 million passengers during the first quarter of 2023. This is a 9% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the
Almost half of the beneficiaries of Malaga-based foodbank work full-time
A LOCAL food bank has reported that 47% of its users are full-time employees whose wage does not cover their basic needs. Malaga-based NGO Asaec
Queen of Spain gets compliments and colourful language from wellwisher in Cordoba
THE ELDERLY Spanish woman may have been talking to Queen Letizia, but that didn’t stop her from using some colourful language when she got a
Olive Press style guru, Freya, opens new shop in the spa town of Lanjarón in Spain’s Granada
FREYA Rogers, who runs the successful Armario de Freya women’s clothes and accessories store in the multicultural market town of Órgiva, has opened a second
Picasso Museum of Malaga accused of whitewashing Francoism
THE Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has called on the Junta to ‘stop whitewashing’ Francoism. The criticism revolves around an explanatory panel
Ryanair wins lawsuit in its ongoing war against online travel agents
RYANAIR has emerged victorious from the latest battle in its long running war with online travel agencies. The low-cost airline has frequently complained about the
Thank you very munch: El Corte Ingles helps to feed endangered species in Fuengirola Bioparc
EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables. Department stores in Malaga that belong to
BREAKING: Police charge ex-Commissioner McGrail with alleged sexual assault of a policewoman
POLICE have arrested and charged their former chief with ‘an alleged sexual assault’ on a policewoman in 2018, a senior officer said. Ian McGrail. 56,
Number of sex offenders released early under Spain’s ‘yes means yes’ consent law now exceeds 100
THE NUMBER of convicted sex offenders who have secured early release from prison thanks to a controversial new consent law has now passed the 100
Five Iberian lynx cubs born in Andalucia
FIVE Iberian lynx cubs have been born at the El Acebuche breeding centre in Almonte (Huelva). They were born in two litters. Sadly, one has
Swift Irish justice: Son of convicted drug smuggler John Gilligan appears in Dublin court before Spanish extradition warrant even comes through
AN IRISH gangster has appeared in a Dublin court over an extradition request by Spanish authorities after he skipped the country last year. Darren Gilligan,
Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands
SHAREHOLDERS of infrastructure group Ferrovial voted on Thursday in favour of the company’s controversial plan to move its holding company to the Netherlands. The announcement
Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon
THE SPANISH food safety agency has issued an alert about the possible presence of bacteria in a particular brand of ground cinnamon. According to Aesan,
New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage
A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that
Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent
Spain’s National Police seize 50 kilograms of heroin during drug deal in Madrid car park
SPAIN’S National Police force has seized 50 kilograms of heroin during a drug deal in a Madrid car park, as the result of a joint
Wolfgang Porsche spotted house hunting in Mallorca with new love interest
BILLIONAIRE car tycoon Wolfgang Porsche 79 has been holidaying in Mallorca with his 59-year-old girlfriend, Princess Gabriele of Leiningen. The pair have been staying at
Disgraced former King of Spain finally to return to the country after fleeing to Abu Dhabi in 2020
THE King Emeritus, former King Juan Carlos I, is finally set to return to Spain on April 19th after fleeing the country in disgrace. He
Ploughs at the ready: Italian artist carves Picasso portrait in field to mark 50th Anniversary
IT’S 50 years since the death of one of Spain’s, and indeed one of the world’s, most venerated artists, Pablo Picasso. In order to mark
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental
Shopping bags dropped by shocked shoppers in Spain’s Malaga amid massive operation against Albanian mafia
THE main shopping thoroughfare of Malaga was swarming with police this morning as part of a huge operation to take down an Albanian mafia gang.
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia confirm attendance at King Charles III’s coronation
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have confirmed that they will be attending the coronation of King Charles III in London on May 6.