UPDATE: Fire near Fuengirola under control
The fire on the Camino de Coin is now under control
New private school to open in Gibraltar
A brand new independent senior school in Gibraltar is set to open in September 2016
TOWIE’s Gemma Collins bags a Marbella man
The Only Way is Essex’s Gemma Collins wasted no time bagging herself a Marbella man on her recent ‘work’ holiday
How I built a Roman Oasis
Paul Hickling’s eccentric journey has been put down in words in a new book, My Roman Oasis
BREAKING: Children evacuated after fire breaks out near Fuengirola school
Children have reportedly been evacuated to the tennis club
Cheaper to buy than to rent in Spain
Families living in rented accommodation have to allocate 27% of their income to meet monthly payments
Status Quo rockstar Rick Parfitt conned by dodgy kitchenware salesmen near Marbella
Parfitt's wife Lyndsay wants to warn others about the scam
Spain spends less of its GDP on green policies than rest of EU
Proportionally, Spain is Europe’s smallest spender on green policies
Former Granada mayor banned from office for urban abuse
Otura's ex-mayor received a 16 year ban and a €4,000 fine for approving infrastructure works at illegally built properties
Two-star Michelin chef Angel Leon cooking to raise runds for Cadiz nature reserve
The ‘Chef of the Sea’ Angel Leon is cooking up a storm to raise money for a Cadiz nature reserve
Marbella’s property market leading the way
Marbella’s property market is leading the Costa del Sol - and even Spain - on the road to economic recovery
Chelsy Davy is Ibiza’s DJ princess of pop
The 29-year-old has been spinning the discs at the Blue Marlin beach resort in Ibiza after a drastic career move
Mud, glorious mud for chef David Munoz at Spartan Race Madrid
Michelin-starred chef David Munoz and his TV presenter girlfriend Cristina Pedroche took on Spain’s most gruelling obstacle course together
Banco Popular to offload €451m of property by the end of summer
Banco Popular is giving the country’s booming property market an added boost
Dave Mahon granted permission for holiday in Spain before murder trial begins
Irish police opposed the decision, telling the Judge that Mahon was a 'flight risk'
Prince Harry meets Spanish actress Elsa Pataky and film star husband Chris Hemsworth
Actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Spain’s sweetheart Elsa Pataky, rubbed shoulders with princes Harry and William at a polo match
Expat distraught to see dream Spanish finca auctioned off over unpaid taxes
Roy and brother Brendan Wheat, who racked up €64,000 in tax across a number of properties in the area, are determined to fight the decision
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