Start date of low-cost “AVE” between Malaga and Madrid revealed
PRIVATE high-speed train operator Iryo, the first low-cost “AVE” to run routes between Malaga and Madrid has announced its start date. The inaugural journey between
Spain’s Malaga registers highest number of Covid-19 deaths in three months
MALAGA has recorded the highest number of COVID-10 deaths in three months. According to data provided by the Andalucian Institute of Cartography and Statistics (IECA),
Marbella mayor threatens press with legal action in wake of charges against husband, stepson
THE MAYOR of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, has threatened legal action against the Spanish press if they claim she is linked to the ongoing investigation into
Madrid, Barcelona promise to plant millions of new trees to reduce carbon emissions
A new study shows how many trees will need to be planted in two of Spain’s biggest cities if they are to reduce their carbon
Four arrested in Spain over violent kidnap and torture of social network founder Zaryn Dentzel
SPAIN’S National Police have made four arrests over the violent attack in November 2021 on Zaryn Dentzel, the founder of Spanish social network Tuenti. The
Spain investigates leading energy companies over delays to customers wanting cheapest gas tariff
SPAIN’S competition regulator, the CNMC, will probe the country’s four leading gas suppliers over not doing enough to help consumers wanting to get onto the
GP prescription cutdown will not affect essential medicine, Gibraltar health chief says
HEALTH chiefs in Gibraltar have reassured patients that nobody will go without medicine they need even if GPs are no longer offering patients prescriptions for
‘It’s good to talk’ says Benidorm with new €2 million home for solving neighbour disputes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM will have a new €2 million home for an innovative mediation service that started up in March. The council has approved the construction of
Gibraltar not the source of delay to driving licence negotiations, says British ambassador
THE BRITISH ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has categorically ruled out that the delay to reaching a post-Brexit deal on driving licence exchange has anything
Hero of summer Zamora wildfire in Spain dies in hospital from his injuries
A man branded as a hero in July for digging a trench to stop his town being engulfed by a wildfire, has died in a
Cute puppies kept in poor conditions are rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Denia have rescued 18 puppies who lived in poor surroundings in a shack close to an industrial estate. The owner apparently planned to
PROTEC: The diversified construction business with a family touch on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE Protec Group, established in 1996, started out a humble family business selling windows and doors. Under the stewardship of founder Andre Jensen, and partner
Corrupt ex-Costa Blanca mayor in Spain gets prison term over waste contract bungs
FORMER Calpe mayor, Francisco Javier Morato, and two ex-Partido Popular councillors have been convicted of receiving bribes over a waste contract awarded in 1998. Javier
Big cocaine shipments intercepted at port of Valencia in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has seized 620 kilos of cocaine in three raids within nine days at the port of Valencia. The drugs were smuggled in
Spain’s Malaga airport will be linked with 119 destinations via 192 routes this winter
OVER the next five months, between October 30 to March 25, Malaga will be linked with 119 destinations via 192 routes. During this period airlines
Possible drugs trafficking war behind recent shooting in Spain’s Mijas
THE 21-year-old man who was seriously injured last Saturday night after being gunned down in Mijas has a criminal record for drug trafficking. The young
Month of October bids farewell in Spain’s Malaga with temperatures 5ºC higher than normal
SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has said that Malaga will see temperatures 5ºC higher than normal for the end of October. It’s true that the weather
Blind customer makes massive payment mistake in Alicante area bar in Spain as owner tells him to go to court
A Petrer man found himself seriously out of pocket when he paid the bill in a local bar. The visually-impaired customer used the Bizum instant
Man, 20, kills elderly male lover and hides body in garden planter at his Valencia area home in Spain
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Valencia Province over the violent death of his elderly lover in Albalat de la Ribera. Police detained Alex
Ryanair flight from Luton to Spain’s Murcia gets diverted as Corvera airport was closed for the night
A Ryanair flight from Luton to Corvera in Murcia suffered a two-hour take-off delay on Sunday- meaning it was too late for it land at
Gibraltar leader welcomes Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister asking for help on EU treaty talks
GIBRALTAR officially welcomed Rishi Sunak as the new UK prime minister after his last remaining challenger pulled out of the race on Monday. Penny Mordaunt
Man dies after early morning Costa Blanca nightclub fight in Spain
A 26-year-old El Campello man died on Saturday after an early morning brawl outside the Copity nightclub in San Juan de Alicante. His attacker, a
British embassy warns of possible scams targeting residents of Spain holding UK driving licences
THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has issued a warning that scammers may be trying to take advantage of the driving licence debacle, with “offers of
Gibraltar hospital expands cancer clinic with new facilities to allow people to be treated locally
SAINT Bernard’s Hospital in Gibraltar opened new ‘first class’ visiting and consultation areas to its cancer clinic to be more ‘supportive’ to patients, the government
IN PICS: Why sheep flocked onto historic Madrid streets in Spain
SHEEP replaced traffic on Madrid streets on Sunday with shepherds steering their flocks through the heart of the capital along ancient migration routes. The annual
Business owners slam new BID project and vow not to pay their bills in protest
SOME businesses in Gibraltar have protested against the new BID scheme that is planning to improve the shopping potential of Main Street and nearby areas