Plastic Problems: Support for using plastics in port expansions
PLANS to use molten plastic slag from the waste centre to expand ports have received the backing of multiple government sectors. The Balearic Port Authority
Cars dive into holes as roads collapse in Andalucia following heavy rainfall
THE heavy rainfall has caused several roads to collapse in Cadiz. Towns like Medina Sidonia (right), have seen the asphalt on their roads fall through,
Yellow weather alerts issued for Ronda and Antequera
A YELLOW weather alert has been issued for Ronda and Antequera. The alerts, issued by weather agency AEMET, are in place from midnight tonight until
Arctic cold front and intense rainfall coming to Malaga this week with lows of 2C
AN arctic cold front and intense rainfall will arrive in Malaga province this week. According to weather agency AEMET, weak and scattered rains will fall
Spain’s crack army regiment La Legion ‘responsible’ for at least 10 fires in Ronda
SPAIN’S Foreign Legion (La Legion) is responsible for at least 10 recent fires in Ronda, a Junta report has found. It claims the huge forest
Pumping power: Large investments in water treatment
SPANISH energy firm Acciona has secured two six-year water treatment contracts worth €11 million in the Balearic Islands. The first contract, worth €4.5 million covers
Sewer upgrade to reduce waste in Mediterranean
A MASSIVE €26 million is being spent to remedy flooding across Mallorca caused by heavy rainfall. Emaya is in charge of upgrading sewers, as well
Spain’s Olympic sailing champion Xabi Fernandez navigating worlds most gruelling ocean challenge
Seven teams of intrepid yachties are travelling across the world and back on the longest route since the event’s inception in 1973.
Breaking Bad star walks one of Spain’s most famous pilgrimage during trip for new series
Bob Odenkirk, who played the charismatic Saul Goodman on the hit TV show, walked the religious route during a promotional trip for his new spin-off
Urgent measures being drawn up to combat threat of drought across Andalucia
New water plans include installing a pipeline from the Iznajar reservoir in Cordoba to the Antequera area, which was supposed to have been built two
Freeing the willies!
THE stretch of water between Barcelona and the Balearics, known as the Mediterranean Whale Migration Corridor, will be declared a Marine Protected Area. In a
BRACE YOURSELVES: Snow, Rain and ‘noticeable cold’ coming to Malaga and Costa del sol from this weekend
THE rain and cold are coming to Malaga province. After a record-breaking summer and blissful Indian summer, the province will finally see temperatures drop this
Caminito del Rey praised as a ‘shining example’ of diversifying the tourism model
Director of tourism for the Costa Arturo Bernal said 245,000 tourists have already visited the site this year, while ‘last winter saw visitors of 84
Kitten trapped in pipe starved to death after Cadiz vineyard refused entry to animal rights activists
A KITTEN is understood to have died after a rescue effort was thwarted by vineyard owners, claim animal rights activists. It comes after the Olive
Spanish police asked British teen for NIE before sending three officers with a fire extinguisher to huge Malaga campo fire
AN expat family have slammed slack emergency services after reporting a wildfire near their home. Jo Wright, 51, and son Alex, 16, were shocked when
WATCH: Twisted group of hikers push injured boar off cliff edge in Spain
THIS is the sickening moment a group of hikers in Spain pushed a boar off a cliff edge. Guardia Civil have made a public appeal
Parasite-ridden baby dolphin rescued from shores of Marbella
A BABY dolphin has been rescued from Marbella beach. Biologists from the Aula del Mar in Malaga rescued the mammal from the shores in Marbella
Malaga to be home to Andalucia’s third National Park, government announces
MALAGA province will be home to Andalucia’s third National Park. The Sierra de las Nieves, in Malaga, will join Sevilla’s Doñana and the Sierra Nevada
Malaga manhunt underway for sick killer of endangered Spanish Ibex
GUARDIA Civil have appealed to the public for information after discovering a murdered Spanish Ibex. ¿Conoces al ?? que ha matado de un disparo a
Only 10% of Malaga dogs register on dog poo DNA database as Benalmadena and Estepona eye up initiative
ONLY 10% of Malaga’s dogs have been registered on the new DNA database. Just a few weeks after the voluntary deadline to register ended on
‘HEAT ISLAND’: Spain to be among the worst affected as scientists reveal world is on track to heat by 3C
CLIMATE change scientists now project that the global temperature will increase by 3.2C by 2100. Until now, global efforts such as the Paris climate agreement
Malaga ‘floaters’ are 90% air and water and sea water is of ‘excellent quality’, new study finds
YOU may have noticed patches of a brown substance floating in the sea off the coast of Malaga this year and mistaken the creamy-like product
British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill
A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña
High hopes for 2020 closure of Mallorca’s most polluting power station
ALCUDIA’S Murterar centre, the most polluting power station in Mallorca, is up for debate in Madrid, with local governments hoping for its closure. The coal
Thousands of olives planted by Mallorcan scientists to discover the best strain
SCIENTISTS from Mallorca university UIB are joining forces with engineers to determine the best strain of olive. Researches want to create an olive that can
Tourist tax set aside for the urgent conservation of the posidonia plant
A HUGE chunk of money from the controversial tourist tax is to be spent on replenishing the Balearics’ underwater posidonia plant. Around one million euros