Rainfall ends 15-Month dry spell for La Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga
LA VIÑUELA has received a much-needed boost in water supply this Sunday, September 3. The start of September has brought storms, with lightning, thunder, and
Spain welcomes 47.6 million tourists in first seven months of year, spending nearly €60 billion
SPAIN welcomed 47.6 million tourists to its shores in the year from January to July, an increase of 21% compared to the same period the
HIDDEN VALLEY: I sniffed the air – smoke!
SUMMER dragged on in its grim-faced way…And just as it seemed August’s annoyances couldn’t get any worse, suddenly and dramatically, they did. It can never
Got a dog in Spain? Comply with new laws coming into effect THIS MONTH to avoid fines of up to €10,000
OVER NINE MILLION dog owners in Spain will have to take out liability insurance from September 29 when the country’s new animal welfare law comes
Diamond Painting Basics: What You Need to Know to Get Started
Since the beginning of the pandemic, creative hobbies have surged in popularity, especially among DIY and interior decoration enthusiasts. Various manual activities like scratch art,
Spanish architect wins ‘best technology of the year’ at The Napolitan Victory Awards
A SPANISH architect has been recognised by the Washington Academy, winning a Napolitan Victory award. The director of the Catalan company KRLDUS Political Marketing, Marc
HIDDEN VALLEY: BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
IT is over three decades since journalist Paul Richardson, 60, swapped London for Extremadura, via Ibiza. The well-known travel and food writer, who has penned
Hidden thoughts: How Old Etonian journalist and author Paul Richardson came to run a farm in Spain’s Extremadura
IT was on a long drive back from Portugal to Denia to catch the ferry to Ibiza that Paul Richardson stumbled across the little known
Petrol costs in Spain this August were the highest on record as motorists suffer eight consecutive weeks of price increases
PETROL prices are at their highest since over a year ago after the ongoing increases over the month of August. The new hikes came as
REVEALED: The most expensive house in Spain that will set you back €35 million
SPAIN’S most expensive home for sale is a €35 million villa in an up-market area of the Costa del Sol. The property, which was built
Two Albanians who ‘robbed more than FIFTY homes’ are arrested: Prolific duo accused of targeting expat neighbourhoods across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN have been arrested for robbing 51 homes in Alicante province, with authorities believing they may have committed more offences. The Albanian nationals aged
REVIEW: Brit Pop at its finest at the Cala Mijas Festival as Baxter Dury, Idles and others send the (mostly) Spanish crowds wild
WITH his unusual Tai chi/ yoga stances, he stalked the stage with the grace of a ballet dancer. But, make no mistake, Baxter Dury had
Football boss Luis Rubiales ‘poses for photo with doctors who treated his mother’ in Granada hospital after she fell ill during three-day hunger strike
As calls intensify for Spanish Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to resign over the forced kiss he gave captain Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s Women’s World
Warnings of ‘historic and extraordinary’ DANA weather front: Spain to be rocked by torrential rain, lightning and HAIL from this weekend
AUTUMN weather will hit Spain this weekend with storms hitting nearly all of the country caused by an Atlantic front that is approaching the Gulf
Controversy over comedy bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors as president of Spain’s Murcia region gets asked to block it
AN ANIMAL protection organisation has written to Murcia’s acting president, Fernando Lopez Miras, asking him to stop a comedic bullfighting show featuring dwarf matadors. The
Police uncover network of illegal water wells being used to irrigate farmland in Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a network of illegal water extractors in the Mazarron area after discovering 51 clandestine wells used to irrigate farmland. Operation
Autumn-style storms known as ‘Gota Frias’ predicted to bring torrential rain to large areas of Spain this weekend
GOTA FRIA storms more typical of October and November will hit mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands this weekend. The early arrival of bad weather
Retired policeman going through separation kills wife and then turns gun on himself in Spain’s Valencia
A RETIRED Policia Nacional officer held his wife hostage in Alzira on Wednesday before shooting her dead and turning the gun on himself. The deceased
Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don’t want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads and
Shocking surge in youth suicides exposes cracks in Spain’s child mental health support
SPAIN is grappling with a rise in youth suicides that poses serious questions about the country’s child mental health services, new figures show. Last year,
Thieves rob tourists walking around streets of Costa Blanca city in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in Alicante have arrested two men who robbed a group of French tourists. The Algerian nationals aged 20 and 29 took a
One dead and six hospitalised after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Caceres, Extremadura
AN 85-year-old man has died in Caceres from Legionnaires’ disease, with six others affected and hospitalised. As of Tuesday, August 29, four patients are currently
Legendary artist Pablo Picasso to feature in BBC TV series marking 50 years since his death in Spain
LEGENDARY Spanish painter Pablo Piccaso’s penchant for women will be featured in a new BBC TV documentary series, ‘Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast’ to
Doctor Who, Broadchurch, and Good Omens TV star David Tennant to film new Jilly Cooper drama on Spain’s Costa del Sol
ONE OF British television’s most successful and popular actors is coming to the Costa del Sol this September to shoot a drama series about- British
Tomatoes aplenty in exciting La Tomatina fight with extra participants in Spain’s Valencia area
AN estimated 18,000 people turned the streets of Buñol red on Wednesday in the annual ‘La Tomatina’ tomato fight. Numbers were up by 2,000 more
Cruel practice of setting fire to frame attached to bull’s horns is banned by Costa Blanca town in Spain
EL VERGER in Alicante province has banned bull runs known as ‘els bous embolats’ which involve balls of flame being attached to the animal’s horns.
