LISTED: 15 cities with the best quality of life in Spain—includes Malaga, Cordoba and Sevilla
THREE Andalucian cities have made the cut as cities with the best quality of life in Spain according to Forbes. The capital of the Costa
Farmers in Spain’s Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 26 farmers for illegally using water in the eastern La Axarquia area of Malaga province. A further ten are being
Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to activate high temperature protocols as of next week
AS of May 15, schools across Andalucia will allow students to leave early on days when temperatures soar above normal. Excess heat makes concentration enormously
Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years
THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in 2022.
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Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Malaga to Madrid via Barcelona and Cordoba. THE WEEK AHEAD Ronda Romantica (May 11-13).
Four teens in Malaga videoed attack on youth and uploaded it to social media
FOUR teens have been arrested for allegedly uploading a video of an attack on another youngster in Malaga. They are believed to have shared a
Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023
ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the
Political row breaks out as Zaragoza and Seville vie to be proclaimed the fourth-biggest city in Spain
A WAR OF WORDS has broken out between politicians in Seville and Zaragoza over which of the Spanish cities is the fourth-largest in the country.
Hotel occupancy levels in Spain’s Andalucia hit record highs over long weekend break
ANDALUCIAN hotels have registered their best ever results in terms of occupancy over the Labour day break. All Andalucian provinces have exceeded 75% occupancy of
SORI NOT SORRY: Marbella neighbourhood south of Ricardo Soriano shaping up to be new culinary nerve centre
IT’S a small area of around six or seven streets – or approximately a kilometre squared – but it encompasses over half of Marbella’s best
Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week
WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing row
Drivers warned as 1.3 million trips expected on Andalucian roads during Spain’s Labour Day weekend
SPAIN’S Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will launch a special traffic operation this Friday, April 28, for the long weekend ahead of Labour Day on
Spain records its hottest-ever April day as country swelters under the unseasonal heat
SPAIN’S blistering late April heatwave has brought the highest-ever recorded temperature for the month- 38.7 degrees. The figure was logged on Thursday at 5.00pm at
Woman’s skeletal remains found next to suitcase at luxury golf resort in Spain’s Andalucia
A GARDENER has discovered the skeletal remains of a human body next to a suitcase in Benahavis in Malaga province. The worker raised the alarm
Police arrest Bulgarian man for mystery death of woman who fell from his balcony in Spain’s Andalucia
POLICE in Spain’s Andalucia have arrested a man they suspect murdered a woman who fell to her death from the sixth floor of a Malaga
Hotel stays in Andalucia increase by almost 25% compared to last year’s first quarter
Hotels in Andalucia welcomed a total of 3,508,896 travellers during this year’s first quarter, according to the Junta. This is a 23,9% increase compared to
Andalucia, Murcia and Comunidad Valenciana reported to have Spain’s worst health servicesÂ
ANDALUCIA, MURCIA and COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA have been identified as the autonomous communities with the worst public health services. These results are according to a study
Spain expected to record sizzling high April temperatures to break 12-year record
FORECASTERS are predicting record-high April temperatures this week as the drought continues to bite across Spain. The current April record stands at 37.4 degrees logged
Spain’s Andalucia set to swelter with highs between 35ºC-40ºC forecast this week
SPAIN’S Met Office, AEMET, has warned of sweltering temperatures across AndalucÃa in the next few days. The entry of a mass of very warm and
British man gets conditional bail over doorman death at TOWIE star Elliot Wright’s restaurant in Spain’s Andalucia
A BRITISH man has been granted conditional bail after being arrested in connection with the death of a doorman at TOWIE star Elliot Wright’s Mijas
British expat faces 14 years in prison if convicted of killing teenager in road rage row in Spain’s Andalucia
PROSECUTORS want extradited British boxer Lewis Harry Briggs jailed for 14 years if he’s found guilty of stabbing a teenager to death in Estepona in
Woman arrested after husband hears phone chat to kill him with rat poison in Spain’s Andalucia
A WOMAN from Lucena in Cordoba province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for plotting to kill her husband with rat poison The couple-
Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%
SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of
Driver bailed after fatal collision with British cyclist in Spain’s Almeria area
A British cyclist died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Almeria province on Sunday. The accident happened in Turre at around 10.30am when
Irish mobster, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch set to return to Spain after murder acquittal
AN Irish gang boss extradited from Spain three years ago and charged with a 2016 Dublin murder, was acquitted by a judge on Monday. Gerry
