Thank you for the music: Clock in Spain pays moving musical tribute to Paco de Lucia
IT is seven years since flamenco guitarist and songwriter Paco de Lucia died suddenly from a heart attack while on a family holiday in Mexico.
FROM THE AIR: Latest extraordinary images of volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain
THE volcanic eruption that began on Sunday has so far destroyed more than 100 homes on the island of La Palma and forced thousands to
Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Without fail, every time there’s a new piece of legislation or an update that
Teed off: Environmentalists in Spain slam yet another golf course plan on unspoilt Costa la Luz
SPANISH environmental group Ecologistas en Accion have criticised the Junta de Andalucia´s latest strategic plan that includes yet another golf course. The proposed project outlines
Cadiz postpones its Carnival to June 9
THE annual Cadiz Carnival has been pushed to June next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have announced. The event, which usually takes place
IN PICS: Inside the Spanish hideaway of road rage killer and notorious gangland figure Kenneth Noye
Choice in paintings and books give no hints of the home of legendary killer Kenneth Noye now on the market.
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Spain completes final dash to leave Afghanistan as thousands face being left behind
SPANISH troops have completed a frantic countdown to rescue people from Afghanistan as the airlift looks set to end this afternoon. Just hours of evacuation
This beach in Andalucia has been chosen as the best playa in the whole of Spain
LIFESTYLE travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, has named Valdevaqueros (Cadiz), the best beach in Spain 2021 More than 8,000 km of coastline, the longest coastline
Two military bases in southern Spain will receive Afghan refugees who worked for US government
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has struck an agreement with President Joe Biden to allow two military bases in southern Spain to receive Afghan refugees
Frontex would be ‘honoured’ to step in at Gibraltar frontier in proposed solution to post-Brexit strife
THE chief of European border agency Frontex has said ‘it would be an honour’ to handle control at Gibraltar’s frontiers under the post-Brexit agreement currently
Burger King worker in Andalucia reveals inferno conditions of kitchen during Spain’s heatwave
A WORKER at a Burger King revealed the hotter than hell conditions at the fast food restaurant in Jerez de la Frontera during the recent
Police in Spain issue guidelines on how to avoid phishing scams as they bust massive network of cybercriminals
AN international criminal network of more than 100,000 members dedicated to cybercrimes and phishing scans has been uncovered with links to Spain. Raids on properties
Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks
SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer
Boats off Spain’s Cadiz damaged in killer whale encounters
MARITIME Rescue services in Cadiz have had to assist three different boats in three different incidents off the Barbate coast in Cadiz after a pod
Andalucian village makes UNESCO bid to protect tradition of neighbourly doorstep chat
A SLEEPY town in the southern tip of Spain wants to elevate the long held tradition of having a neighbourly chat on one’s doorstep into
Police in Spain looking for ‘Cinderella’ crook who fled shoeless from crime scene in Cadiz
POLICE in the south of Spain have issued an appeal for a “Cinderella” crook who left his trainer at the scene of a crime. A
Spain’s top selling white wine celebrates 200 years with cash prizes
ANDALUCIA’S most famous white wine label is celebrating its 200 year anniversary this summer and offering a host of prizes to those with winning numbers
EXCLUSIVE: Police shut down massive illegal party where 1,300 people raved in breach of Covid regulations in Spain’s Cadiz
A PAIR of local councillors had a rude awakening when they were asked to join their police force in breaking up an illegal rave of
Andalucia town avoids perimetre closure after including tourist influx in infection figures
THE town of Conil de la Frontera has convinced Andalucian health authorities to recalculate infection rates by taking into account summer visitors and therefore avoid
La Linea votes to leave Andalucia and Cadiz to become free, autonomous city
LA Linea town hall has voted to hold a referendum on breaking away from Andalucia. The historic move could see the town becoming free and
Irish expat returns to Spain to find squatter living in her home and demanding money to move out
AN Irish expat has been forced to live in a hotel after a squatter moved into her home and refused to leave. Jean O’Donoghue, who
Residents plan fiesta fundraiser in battle to stop unwanted solar parks in Andalucia valley
RESIDENTS are joining forces to raise money in a campaign to stop one of Andalucia’s most beautiful valleys from being destroyed by solar panel farms.
FOREST FIRE: El Faro beach closed as wildfire rages outside Alcaidesa near Gibraltar
A FOREST fire has resulted in the closure of El Faro beach in the town of Alcaidesa, near San Roque. The first forest fire of
Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation
TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.
Man dies from wasp stings in southern Spain
A YOUNG man has died after being stung several times by wasps in the neck. Named only by the initials JRQ, the 25 year-old man