Cost of living in Spain draws in British golfers
Spain’s low cost of living, compared with the UK, is attracting both holidaymakers and fulltime residents, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España.
Endesa announces huge first quarter profits even after paying ‘unjustified’ windfall tax
SPANISH energy company Endesa has announced a remarkable 76% surge in net profit for the first quarter of the year, defying the effects of Spain’s
Alleged gang rape of a 21-year-old woman investigated in MadridÂ
A 21-YEAR-OLD Maghrebian woman has reported that she was raped by three men in a flat in Tetuan (Madrid) last Saturday May 6. The victim
Seagull control campaign starts in Spain’s Malaga
A NEW campaign to control the seagull population in Malaga city is underway. The campaign to control the nesting and breeding of seagulls is carried
Calling all Spanish tax residents! It’s time to declare.
THE filing period for personal income tax for 2022 started in April and will last until June 30. The obligation to declare is for tax
One of the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants in Spain is in Malaga
SPAIN is famed for its excellent cuisine and wide range of delicious dishes and the Michelin Guide is undoubtedly the great reference point for haute
Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to activate high temperature protocols as of next week
AS of May 15, schools across Andalucia will allow students to leave early on days when temperatures soar above normal. Excess heat makes concentration enormously
Ten arrests after mass Magaluf brawl started by Portuguese tourists on Spain’s Mallorca
A STREET brawl in Magaluf in the early hours of Sunday morning involving around 50 people resulted in six people being injured- one seriously. Five
Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year
The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and working unions have agreed to increase workers’ wages by 4% this year. Both sides have reached the
Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years
THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average
Two brothers imprisoned for hitting a man on the head with a hammer after stealing his car in MalagaÂ
TWO brothers have been sent to prison for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a hammer in a car park in Velez-Malaga. The
Enraged ex-partner tries to strangle woman and blow up her home in Spain’s Valencia area
A MAN has been arrested after illegally entering his former partner’s Aldaia home and trying to strangle her before a failed attempt to blow up
WHO announces that the Covid ‘public health emergency’ is finally over – but with caveats
THE Covid-19 pandemic is officially finally over, according to the World Health Organisation. The director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the announcement after the fifteenth meeting
Golden Visa to survive in Spain but investment threshold likely to rise to €1 million
SPAIN’S golden visa, long under threat from abolitionists, might yet live on but in a more restricted form. Introduced in 2013 in the wake of
Crime wave of armed intruder scaling buildings in Spain’s Malaga dressed as Spiderman supervillain curtailed
AN armed intruder who scaled apartment buildings and terrified occupants by dressing as a Spiderman villain has been brought back to earth by police. The
Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby
VALENCIA’S La Fe hospital has successfully implanted- for the first time in Europe- a miniature pacemaker into a prematurely-born baby. The youngster, weighing barely one-and-a-half
Severe drought stops flamingos breeding at Spain’s Fuente de Piedra Lagoon
FLAMINGOS from all along the Mediterranean and north African coast usually head to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon near Malaga every year to breed. Unfortunately,
Spain’s Los Boliches summer craft markets will be back from June onwards
STREET markets are a huge part of Spanish culture and Los Boliches in Fuengirola is no different; with the Paseo MarÃtimo coming alive each summer
Wedding tourism is booming in Spain’s Malaga
DESTINATION weddings are booming in Malaga more than ever, with thousands of overseas couples tying the knot in the province last year. The vogue for
Four teens in Malaga videoed attack on youth and uploaded it to social media
FOUR teens have been arrested for allegedly uploading a video of an attack on another youngster in Malaga. They are believed to have shared a
LISTED: Malaga’s main blue flag beaches for 2023
THE province of Malaga leads the number of blue flag awards that Andalucia has received this year for its beaches, ports and sustainable vessels. Malaga
Foodie revolution on the Costa del Sol
IT was in Mijas pueblo during a summer holiday as a child, that one of Britain’s top chefs made one of his first formative foodie
From Ibex to insects: meet the famous fauna of the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada
A MOUNTAINOUS region rich with forests and pastures, the Alpujarra supports a wealth of wildlife – from birds to mammals and bees to butterflies. Although
Far-right extremist Kristofer Kearney quoted Hitler in chat group, UK court hears
A FAR-RIGHT fitness guru who was extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK claimed that Adolf Hitler ‘showed people the way’. Kristofer
Man imprisoned for alleged violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca)Â
A 38-YEAR-OLD accused of committing a violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) has been sent to prison. The alleged hooded thief is
STYLING FOR YOU: Your Home Styling in Mijas on the Costa del Sol is very different from traditional furniture stores
KITTING out a new home with furniture is an exciting but perhaps daunting experience which is where the team at ‘Your Home Styling’ in Mijas