Giant teddy bears raise funds for family-run animal shelter on Costa del Sol
FAMILY run animal shelter, Palevlas Protectora de Animales, held a fundraising event on Tuesday, September 28. Kim Arthurs, the event planner, said that she really
WANTED: Manhunt for two arsonists who poured petrol on forest and set it on fire in Spain’s Ibiza
Policia Local say on Sunday morning, two individuals poured a significant amount of gasoline onto land in Sa Talaia de Sant Antoni
Surge in traffic fines due to new radars in Spain’s Mallorca causing problems with early payments
MOTORISTS being hit with traffic fines in Mallorca discovered they don’t have the 50% early payment option due to the notifications being sent out late
PM Boris Johnson insists Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo will ‘bounce back stronger than ever’ from Covid thanks to vaccine
BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson lamented the fact that his ‘friend Fabian Picardo’, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister was unable to attend a reception at the Tory
EXPLAINER: Why Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels don’t want to rely on UK tourists coming to Spain
BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers want to keep last summer’s domestic booking boost going rather than relying on traditional foreign visitors from countries like the
Former British PM’s sister-in-law faces arrest in Spain
THE sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces arrest when she arrives in Spain to care for her elderly father on Monday. Clare
Ronda’s iconic 101km race to be held in May 2022
LA Legion has announced that the 101 kilometres of Ronda will be held next Spring, May 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19
UPDATE: Volcano cone in Spain’s La Palma partially collapses triggering voluminous lava flows
THE cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano partially collapsed on Sunday, sending massive pieces of rock tumbling downhill. The volcanic activity intensified on Sunday evening
Smoking in Spain: Should it be banned on terraces?
HEALTH ministers have called for smoking to be banned on terraces and outdoor restaurant seating in Spain. The Ministry of Health wants the current law
Nazis on the Costa del Sol: The evil men who found refuge in Marbella
A NEW book once again throws the spotlight on the history of the Costa del Sol as a refuge for wanted Nazis after World War
EUROPEAN CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP: Super Dan powers England into Finals Week in Spain with unbeaten century
THE European Cricket championship enters its Finals Week on Monday October 4, with England XI qualifying thanks to an unbeaten century from skipper Dan Lincoln.
EXCLUSIVE: The run down East German box factory where ‘evil’ Maddie McCann suspect Christian B kept 20,000 sick videos and films
In a second extract from his new book My Search For Madeleine Olive Press editor Jon Clarke tracks chief suspect in the Maddie McCann case
LEGACY: Fund in memory of Esther Dingley who died hiking solo in mountains between Spain and France helps the blind
A FUND launched in memory of British hiker Esther Dingley who died in a fall while walking in the Pyrenees last November and lay undiscovered
Tapas festivals get underway after Covid restrictions lifted on Spain’s Costa Blanca – mixed reviews
BENIJOFAR was one of the first towns in the south of Costa Blanca to start up the “normal” festivities following the Covd pandemic, with their
BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too
THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July
Secret chamber discovered in Gibraltar cave sheds new light on life of Neanderthals 40,000 years ago
GIBRALTAR National Museum researchers have discovered a secret chamber that is thought to have been sealed for at least 40,000 years. The team, led by
What you need to know about the new driving fines set to come into force across Spain
PLANS to introduce five new traffic fines over the next few weeks have been given the green light. The Congress of Deputies gave their seal
Police free 260 kilos of live octopus caught in illegal traps in Santoña, northern Spain
THE Civil Guard has managed to free 265 kilos of octopus caught in illegal traps owned by three poachers on the coast of Santoña. Operation
Nissan’s Barcelona plant could be saved by China’s Great Wall Motor
CHINA’S Great Wall Motor is set to ride to the rescue of workers at Nissan’s Barcelona plant which is due to shut down in December.
Toddler fighting for life in Mallorca after being hit by falling roof tile during rainstorm
A 14-month old girl was struck by a falling roof tile after her family took shelter from the rain on Friday while on holiday in
Madrid is top choice among European cities for British remote workers and digital nomads
MADRID is the best city in Europe for Brits looking to work remotely, according to a new survey which analysed 20 European countries and their
Under the sea: Five wineries in Spain with underwater cellars that you can visit
Spanish winery submerges bottles underwater in a twist to the aging process
Restaurant raid in Spain’s Almeria finds Roman amphorae used as decoration
EIGHT ancient amphorae ‘of incalculable historical value’ from the 1st and 2nd centuries have been seized after they were found on display in an Almeria
Brit sales woe: UK share of foreign property market in Spain plunges
IT would seem that the effects of Brexit are starting to bite on the British share of the Spanish property market. Latest figures show that
EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part 2)
Continuing on from our recent feature on Brits that have left their homes in the UK to start new lives in sunnier climes here in
Volcano latest: New river of lava flows on La Palma after another vent opens while island grows by 27 hectares
A NEW vent ripped open on La Palma causing another river of lava to flow towards the sea threatening yet more destruction on the Canary