Man imprisoned for a year for letting dog die
Andres Romero will spend one year behind bars for letting his dog die of hunger in 2013
Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant.
Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual...
Spain’s ongoing drought is among the 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023 after costing the country BILLIONS of euros,...
SPAIN'S drought - especially last April - has made it onto the list of the most expensive global climate disasters of the year as...
‘Widespread’ increase in ocean plastic on Costa del Sol with ‘strikingly’ high microplastic levels in Malaga
THE Costa del Sol has seen a ‘widespread’ increase of plastic on its beaches and in the sea, with Malaga one of the worst...
Spain unveils new electric car charging points at Carrefour and McDonald’s
Alongside Malaga, Madrid, Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha also have points in various retail areas across the city
Expert says southern Spain and Balearics at ‘great risk’ of tsunamis but authorities ‘are not prepared’
Southern Spain and the eastern Mediterranean (the Balearics), have frequent seismic activity which make them prone to suffer tsunamis
Six arrested for marketing illegal ivory objects online in Spain’s Alicante – inc. €200 hairbrushes
SIX Costa Blanca residents advertising illegal ivory online have been arrested following an undercover police sting.
Guardia Civil agents contacted vendors of suspicious ivory products...
Costa Blanca council seeks volunteers to help huge coastal clean-up of 15,000 plastic bottles
ORIHUELA COSTA is launching a huge clean-up campaign tomorrow to collect and recycle thousands of plastic bottles from their Playa Flamenca beaches.
Following
from last month’s...
Andalucian photographer takes best nature shot of 2015
Francisco Mingorance won the ‘places’ category in National Geographic’s yearly honours for his photo of a marsh in Cordoba partially destroyed by radioactive waste
Huelva leads as Spanish province with most protected natural areas
HUELVA boasts to being the province in Spain with the largest area of protected natural areas, an immense 319,110 hectares—six times more than 42...
Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food
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A MAN has been arrested at Valencia's Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he...
THEY’RE COMING: There will be an ‘invasion’ of cockroaches in southern Spain this summer
It blamed the predicted proliferation on a combination of heavy rains throughout the spring and the steep increase in temperatures forecast in the summer
Spain enters long-term drought following another mild winter
SPAIN has entered a period of long-term drought following another mild winter and low rainfall numbers.
State meteorological agency, Aemet, said on Friday that the...
AIR HEADS: Marbella air cleanest in Spain’s Andalucia, new report says
Research carried out in cities of more than 100,000 people showed that the home of the rich and famous had the lowest ozone levels
Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms...
A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain's next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic...
First five months of 2020 in Spain were the hottest of any year since records began
THE first five months of 2020 in Spain have been the hottest first five months of any year since records began.
More water cuts coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol in MARCH if there is no significant rainfall, government warns
COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia.
Western Costa del...
Flood advice: How to claim on insurance following Costa del Sol deluge
Many affected people are now looking to make an insurance claim
There are more than twice as many Brits in Spain than Spaniards in UK
The population of British pensioners in Spain has also jumped 'notably'
Floods close Orihuela road network, Red Cross providing shelter
ORIHUELA City Council has just issued a press release stating that all citizens must refrain from driving the streets, due to the torrential rain...
Summer of surprises: Unexpected boon of loggerhead turtles nesting in Andalucia’s beaches driven by climate change
THE unexpected surge in loggerhead turtles nesting along the beaches of Andalucia which has so delighted turtle enthusiasts is driven by climate change, conservationists...
Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port
SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades.
The...
Electrical giant brings in diggers for megaproject in Spain’s Driving Over Lemons country despite town hall bans
It comes after the Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz - the official that deals with public complaints - this month called on the Junta to express its position on the REE megaproject
Pioneering sea nursery is reviving damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia
A pioneering maritime nursery has been created on the Andalucia coast to rescue rare coral damaged by fishing.
The SOS Corals Project has been set...
Drones deployed to save endangered Iberian lynx in Spain
Conservationists are introducing eyes in the sky in order to gather more information about the wild cats
Spain’s main rail operator Renfe announces big investment in its freight operation
SPAIN'S national rail operator Renfe will spend €122.7 million on improvements to its freight network system over the next three years.
The money will be...