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HEATWAVE to hit central, southern Spain and Balearic islands from Wednesday

A HEATWAVE is expected to hit parts of central and southern peninsular Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands, from next Wednesday, June 26. A statement from the Spanish met office (AEMET)

22 Jun, 2019 @ 17:10

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Report warns 20% of Spain’s olive farms could disappear within a decade

MORE than 240,000 Spanish olive estates could vanish in the next 10 years. Olive oil giant Deoleo has warned that international competition and the stagnation of prices are making it hard for

22 Jun, 2019 @ 15:05

Environment·Lead

REVEALED: Spain to have ‘warmer than average’ summer with Costa del Sol among hottest areas

The weather agency said in a press conference that temperatures will rise considerably next week across the country

20 Jun, 2019 @ 13:26

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

‘WE’RE BEING POISONED’: Video of ship billowing black fumes ‘onto people’s homes’ outrages Gibraltar residents

The 30-second clip shows a huge vessel emit the toxic fumes not far from blocks of flats and homes

20 Jun, 2019 @ 11:43

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Dutchman donates 3,000kg of organic ‘solidarity potatoes’ to help struggling families in Javea

NO ONE understands more than the Spanish that potatoes, particularly patatas bravas, were made for sharing. But Dutch resident Herman Sinnema, in Pedreguer, has this year donated 3,000kg of ‘solidarity potatoes’ to

18 Jun, 2019 @ 10:03

Costa Blanca·Environment

WATCH: Plane drops water on Sierra Helada national park as forest fire blazes above Benidorm’s Aqualandia

THIS is the moment a plane was spotted dropping water on a forest fire above Benidorm’s Aqualandia water park. Four firetrucks from Alicante’s Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos and forest fire units, as

17 Jun, 2019 @ 20:06

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

NASA images reveal ‘sea of plastic’

Clearly visible from space, the man-made structures stretch where first snapped by crew aboard the International Space Station

12 Jun, 2019 @ 13:23

Environment·Lead

Three incredible secret beaches in Spain’s Andalucia to visit this weekend

They’re public beaches just begging to be enjoyed in June when you can almost have them to yourself

7 Jun, 2019 @ 16:16

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Environment·Lead

TOXIC: Cruise ships make Spain’s Palma one of the most polluted ports in Europe

The Mallorca capital joins Barcelona, Venice, Civitavecchia and Southampton in being crowned the most polluting ports on the continent

7 Jun, 2019 @ 12:09

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Outrage as MILLIONS of birds slaughtered by intensive olive farming before being served as TAPAS in Spain’s Andalucia

Millions more songbirds get vacuumed into machinery during intensive night-time harvesting across Spain and Portugal

7 Jun, 2019 @ 11:54

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

‘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 offenders. That is according to a report by

6 Jun, 2019 @ 10:27

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Huge boa constrictor confiscated from beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat offered pics with killer serpent for €5

The Slovakian said he owned the snake for seven years and that he bought it in the UK

5 Jun, 2019 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca

A WOMAN has been stung in the face by a Portuguese man o’ war after she went swimming on the Costa Blanca. The middle-aged woman was bathing off Cabo de las Huertas,

3 Jun, 2019 @ 22:37

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

IN PICS: Heartbreaking moment adorable puppy found tied to gate of British expat’s home in southern Spain with note from family attached to his collar

Sarah was forced to take in the brown Labrador after finding it yelping on her property with a note attached to its collar

30 May, 2019 @ 13:57

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

STUB IT OUT: Government project seeks to ban smoking on beaches in Spain’s Andalucia

The project comes as May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, which this year has set its theme as 'Tobacco and lung health'

30 May, 2019 @ 11:58

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol forest fire under control after 29 firefighters and two planes mobilised to tackle blaze

It comes after a Brit was arrested last week following his admission of starting a forest fire in Nerja

28 May, 2019 @ 17:12

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees

One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe and the water we drink

26 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea

Other package holiday firms TUI and Thomas Cook, are still promoting the affected beaches on their websites

25 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

WARNING: Multi-day heatwaves and life threatening temperatures coming to Spain this summer

The high heat is forecast to arrive in June and will be much stronger than last year

22 May, 2019 @ 16:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Malaga

HAY FEVER EPIDEMIC: Expert reveals why your allergies seem much worse in Spain this year

Experts have warned that this year pollen levels have shot up across Spain and that the months of May and June will see us suffer the worst

22 May, 2019 @ 12:47

Environment·Health·Lead

WATCH: Roads become rivers as hailstorm hits the Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT hailstorm has turned the roads into rivers on the Costa Blanca. The tempest hit Jumilla, in Murcia, earlier this evening (Tuesday). Videos on social media showed cars almost swept down

21 May, 2019 @ 22:41

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Everything you need to know about dangerous dogs in Spain’s Andalucia

Included in the Junta’s definition, is dogs that ‘due to their aggressive nature, size or jaw power have the capacity to endanger the life or physical safety of people’

21 May, 2019 @ 11:44

Environment·Lead·Nature

Mystery buzzing leads couple in southern Spain to 80,000 bees in their bedroom wall

The pair from Granada, had been mystified by the low humming sound coming from their wall for two years

21 May, 2019 @ 10:58

Environment·Lead

HAPPY BEE-DAY: Bees are disappearing across the planet and Spain, could we be on the brink of ecological Armageddon?

As conservationists around the globe mark World Bee Day on May 20, Claire Leibovich got busy to find out

19 May, 2019 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead

ANOTHER chiringuito in Spain’s Andalucia faces environmental protests just weeks after blue flag losses

Miguel Diaz, the group’s mayoral candidate for Marbella also claimed the blueprints for the beach bar are ‘suspicious’

18 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Tropical fish caught on Costa Blanca as experts fear Mediterranean temperature increase

A TROPICAL fish common to Indonesian waters has been caught off the Costa Blanca. The tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) was hooked off the Segura river estuary near Torrevieja, and was the second catch

15 May, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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