Junta urged to speed up demolition process of Algarrobico hotel in Almeria
Podemos Andalucia is leading the criticism, claiming that the Junta and central government are playing a ‘tactical game of table tennis’ to delay demolition
British man fights off child abductor who snatches toddler in Spain hotel
Mancunian Shaun Kennedy was left with a bloodied face, a swollen hand and a twisted knee after fighting off the child snatcher
Michael Fassbender film Admiral’s Creed filmed in Almeria and out soon
The film about the Spanish Inquisition stars Hollywood greats
Greenpeace activists found not guilty for defacing Algarrobico hotel in Almeria
The 28 campaigners painted the words ´hotel ilegal´ on the complex
British expat’s horror to find animal massacre in new Spanish home
EXCLUSIVE: Mother-of-three Kerry Matthews was appalled to discover at least 13 dead animals, some with their throats slit, on taking possession of a new rental
Almeria undertaker Golden Leaves opens new office in Turre
Golden Leaves new office is located on Avenida de Almeria
The Priors’ expat property saga continues as town hall appeals compensation payout
EXCLUSIVE: Vera Town Hall in Almeria appeals against €425,000 compensation payout
No victors in the Algarrobico ruling in Almeria
There are no victors in Almeria’s infamous battle of the Algarrobico … except, perhaps, the local rabbits, writes Lenox Napier, who lives in nearby Mojacar
Spanish government and Andalucian Junta will unite to demolish hotel el Algarrobico
Cost of razing luxury complex and restoring Almeria site put at €7.18 million
Algarrobico hotel is illegally built on protected land, rules Spain’s Supreme Court
Decade-long battle saw Greenpeace and Junta protest against Cabo de Gato complex
Dutch estate agent disappears with thousands of euros of expats’ money in Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Search on for rogue estate agent who has vanished with up to a million euros in deposits
Great Train Robber Gordon Goody dies in Spain
Heart attack kills heist mastermind who won notoriety after 1963 train robbery
Spain’s top rural restaurants selected by new online directory
Eatery retreats
Andalucia ticket bags €4 million winning El Gordo lottery prize
Almeria ticket wins main prize as two tickets in Seville and one in Cordoba bag second cash bonanza
Spain’s empty homes to be filled in three years
There are currently 389,000 vacant new builds across the country
EXCLUSIVE: Conman Howard del Monte AKA Nigel Goldman found GUILTY of fraud in UK
The Costa del Sol conman fled Spain to escape his victims here two years ago
EXCLUSIVE: Howard del Monte – formerly Nigel Goldman – on trial for fraud in UK
The larger-than-life Costa del Sol character has been charged with three counts of fraud regarding rare gold coins advertised on eBay
Search for new planets being led by Spanish observatory
Joint Spanish and German bid to explore space being led from Almeria observatory
Record Spanish tomato harvest leads to price drop
Prices set to drop to as low as 40 cents a kilo
‘El Horrible’ Algarrobico hotel in Almeria named one of ‘world’s ugliest hotels’
The 400-room monstrosity, built on a virgin beach in the Cabo de Gata natural park, features on a list of the world’s 20 most ill-conceived
HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones finishes Spanish filming
Stars sign off with celebratory cake showing all five Spanish locations
Landmark victory for expats under new Spanish property law
Historic victory for British expats to spark more claims as first ruling under new law falls in their favour
A7 heaven as final section near Granada opens
The 1,440km A7 now encompasses Malaga, Motril and Almeria
Games of Thrones memorabilia up for auction
Lights, cameras, auction!
USA agree to clear up Palomares nuclear waste 50 years after disaster
Dubbed the ‘worst nuclear accident in US history’, the town of 16,000 - half of whom are British expats - was covered in nuclear waste
International ‘clean up the seas’ mission reaches Andalucia
The Ocean Crusader mission to clean up the world’s seas has launched its Spanish leg of the world tour in Almeria
