Guardia Civil seize 2 tons of hash in surprise dawn raid on popular beach in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE seized nearly 2 tons of hashish after a dawn raid on two launches that landed on the popular Tarifa beach of Los Lances. The
Motorhomes destroyed by ferocious campsite blaze in Spain’s Murcia
A FIRE incinerated nine motorhomes at a Mazarron seaside campsite and trailer park on Tuesday morning. Nobody was seriously injured in the blaze with flames
Work starts on €2.1 million Benidorm youth hostel and visitor centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK has begun on a €2.1 million youth hostel and visitor centre in Benidorm’s Sequia Mare park. European Union grants totalling €700,000 have helped the
EU prosecutors arrest former Guardia Civil chief during corruption probe in Spain
EU investigators have arrested a former head of the Guardia Civil in the Andalucia city of Algeciras on charges of corruption while he was in
Food of love: Valentine’s Day is here and we suggest the 10 perfect ingredients for a very romantic dinner in Spain
ONE of the things that makes people fall in love with Spain is the food. The Mediterranean diet, rich in fish and seafood, nuts and
Looking from overseas: A view of the Sotogrande real estate market
USING data from the notaries, it is notable that foreign demand has been propping up the Spanish housing market. Back in the glory days of
AI-based mobile phone car number plate reader created by Costa Blanca company in Spain
AN Elche company has created an artificial intelligence device that can convert smartphones into car licence plate readers, which could be used by police to
Health union demands ‘immediate’ action to slash long delays at hospital emergency units in Spain’s Valencia
THE CSIF union has demanded ‘immediate’ action to reduce the pressure on hospital emergency units in the Valencian Community. The union says an ‘extreme situation’
‘Forget Marbella – the best quality of life (and value) is in Sotogrande!’
IT’S a common mistake – and totally incorrect – to assume that nowhere is comparable to Marbella in Andalucia for the super-rich buyers. Sotogrande has
Pregnant woman fatally shot in head with baby delivered by caesarean section in Spain’s Valencia
A 27-year-old pregnant woman from Castellon province died after being shot in the head on Monday with doctors managing to successfully deliver her baby by
10 romantic (and sometimes strange) nicknames for your sweetheart in Spain
FROM honey bun to sweetie-poo, the English language has its fair share of nauseating terms of endearment. This Valentine’s day, why not mix it up
Spain’s Malaga airport exceeds pre-pandemic passenger figures in January
MALAGA-Costa del Sol airport has closed January with 10.5% more passengers figures than in 2019. For the first time, Malaga has registered higher passenger rates
Weather in Spain’s Malaga to be marked this week by rise in temperatures and return of calima
THIS week will see a return to milder temperatures and weather conditions in Malaga. The yellow weather alert for coastal phenomena will, however, remain in
First La Liga footballer in Spain comes out as gay
GETAFE’S Jakub Jankto has become the first current La Liga player in Spain to say publicly that he’s gay. The 27-year-old Czech international winger is
Spain’s hospitals down by ‘several hundred’ surgeons due to foreign brain drain
VALENCIA UNIVERSITY’S professor of surgery says Spain needs another ‘several hundred surgeons’ and claims their quality is prompting foreign hospitals to head-hunt them. Luis Sabater,
‘Like living in the wild west’: The Otero scandal that has hurt thousands
IT was marketed to high-earners from Northern Europe as the opportunity to come and live the Spanish dream. To escape the dreary weather and own
Regional government in Spain’s Andalusia rejects request from more than 70 municipalities to halt renewable energy plants
THE REGIONAL government in Andalusia has rejected a joint request from a total of 72 municipalities for a moratorium to be put in place on
Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia airports report record-breaking January for passenger numbers
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports reported their busiest-ever January with new records set for passenger numbers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed 795,148 passengers- up by 68.1% on 2021
Gibraltar customs warn of nitrous oxide ‘legal high’ after seizing 120 canisters at land border
AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar warned about the dangers of nitrous oxide after customs stopped a car crossing the frontier with 120 canisters of the legal drug
Nearly half of Spain’s families pay for children to get private lessons
ALMOST half of families in Spain paid for private lessons for their children between 2019 and 2020 according to a study from the Esade Centre
Gibraltar slams Spanish press for ‘ludicrous’ claims it was going soft on tobacco smuggling
GIBRALTAR hit back at Spanish press reports it was going soft on tobacco smuggling and said it was keeping to a 2018 agreement to keep
The sun finally won: How a innovative bid for sustainability got round the draconian rules in the historic quarter of Ronda… and made a great saving
WHEN the owner of Ronda Romantica, an Aparthotel in the historic town of Ronda, decided to become more sustainable and save money with solar panels
Gibraltar flags fly at half mast for its surgeon and other Turkey and Syria quake victims
GIBRALTAR flew its flags at half mast on Monday to mourn the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, including a locally-based surgeon who
Most wanted: UK’s most dangerous fugitives hiding out in Spain revealed
Authorities have launched a renewed appeal to find seven of the UK’s most wanted criminals thought to be hiding out in Spain. Among those on
Firemen from Spain rescue woman, 50, who had spent 144 hours buried under rubble after Turkey earthquake
A TEAM of firemen from the Madrid region has taken part in the successful rescue of a 50-year-old woman who spent 144 hours buried under
Mercadona supermarkets in Spain spending €60 million on solar panels for stores
THE Mercadona supermarket chain is to spend €60 million on installing solar roof panels at its stores in Spain this year. Renewable energy currently powers
