Hundreds of tourists left with nowhere to stay in Marbella after Rainbow Villas’ sudden collapse
One group of 20 flies out on Friday with nowhere to stay
Audrey Hepburn’s son threw ‘illegal’ wedding at Granada’s Alhambra
Weddings are banned at the historic site
Expat media boss taken to court by Sevilla printers over non-payment
Sunsearch Media, run by Stan Israel at the time, is being chased for the non-payment of €8,000 dating back to 2013
Hot off the presses
The Mail on Sunday said Baird’s book ‘contains everything you need to know about fiestas, sights, wine and food, places to stay’
Brits spend less cash on holiday than before crisis
Penny-pinching Brits are spending less on holiday than they did before the recession
Nerja expat has wallet and €600 stolen in Mercadona lift
A British expat had her purse and €600 stolen in a supermarket scam in Nerja
Bullfighter still fighting despite gored testicle
A bull stabbed Marco Galan in the groin which led to an ‘eviscerated testicle’ and profuse bleeding
A Spanish construction firm is building homes out of straw
The creation in Biscay from Basque company EcoPaja is the first house of its kind to be built in Spain
Junta officials visit E-Coli infected river in Estepona
Following months of complaints by residents of the neighbouring Villas Andaluzas to Estepona Town Hall, Junta officials have finally stepped in
Woman found guilty of brutal murder of pensioner in Malaga
The unidentified woman stabbed and slit the throat of a 70-year-old over a jewellery debt
Three tons of hash seized and 16 arrested in Axarquia drug raids
Three tons of hash were seized and 16 people arrested in a drug raid in the Axarquia
La Sala Gibraltar launches with a bang
A host of former premiership footballers attended the launch
House repossessions down in Spain but still highest in Andalucia
Andalucia has the highest number of repossessions (8,948) followed by Catalunya (5,168) and Valencia (4,852)
Drivers in Andalucia more likely to be caught speeding than anywhere else in Spain
Central government raked in €130 million in radar gun fines in 2014 and Andalucian drivers contributed 20% of the pot
Endangered Spanish names dying out
Some Spanish names are more fashionable than others but tragically some are dying out altogether
A typical Spaniard’s lifestyle is unhealthier than they think
Spaniards judge their lifestyle to be very healthy despite generally sleeping little, skipping breakfast and feasting on red meat…
Spain paying a third less than Britain to download music, films and audiobooks
However, both Netflix and Spotify are still more expensive in the UK than Spain
British musicians rocking around world, with One Direction favourites in Spain
From Ed Sheeran in Australia to Coldplay in the Netherlands, UK musicians are going down a treat
Spain among ‘big four’ European nations leading job market boom
The ‘big four’ countries of France, Germany, Spain and Italy are leading the continent in creating a business bonanza
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter had affair with Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk
Spanish daily El Mundo has made the sensational claim about the disgraced FIFA president
Women fined for ‘dirty protest’ in Gibraltar
A frustrated homeowner dumped raw sewage on the front desk at the housing department
eBay bans Spaniard for selling plots on the Sun
Using a loophole in the ‘Outer Space Treaty’ the Spanish entrepreneur is taking the trading website to court
Child porn charge for ex-Gibraltar policeman
Father of two, Jimenez has been charged with five counts of possession of indecent images, but is back on the streets after meeting the £1000
Travelling expat keeps dogs safe with housesitters
HouseSitMatch is an online house-sitting network
Happy World Environment Day 2015!
Action must be taken now as Spain is the most polluted country in Europe
Brit finds 100-year-old Spanish Salvador Ibanez guitar in tip worth €5,440
Ibanez is widely regarded as the best guitar-maker Spain has ever seen