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UPDATE: UK requests further extension to driving licence exchange for Brits in Spain post-Brexit

George Mathias - 18 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

THE British Ambassador in Madrid confirmed that the UK has requested Spain to extend the post-Brexit driving licence exchange deadline yet again while negotiations...

Andalucia

Are you in the driving seat when it comes to licences?

Staff Reporter - 27 Dec, 2017 @ 10:05

UNLIKE the British system where points are added to your licence for offences, in Spain up to 15 points are awarded for good driving. New...

Andalucia

EXCLUSIVE: Pensioner fined €500 for ‘bogus’ driving licence bought from well-known British expat businessman

Jed Neill - 26 Oct, 2017 @ 14:46

A PENSIONER is taking legal advice after being fined for using a ‘bogus’ international driving licence bought from a well-known expat businessman. American Andrea Barnett,...

Environment

Hunting licence renewals drop in Spain and Andalucia

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 1 May, 2017 @ 11:00

A total of 2,936 permisos in the region lapsed without renewal in 2016, much higher than in Madrid (1,803) and Cataluña (1,423), the other top regions with fewest renewals

Andalucia

A gruesome legacy: The history of shooting in Spain

Laurence Dollimore - 4 Feb, 2017 @ 12:30

Graphic content warning: Following the shocking massacre of a landowner's dogs by alleged hunters upset over a hunting ban, we trace the Spanish roots of the gruesome sport

Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Starting a business in Spain

Tancrede de Pola (OP Columnist) - 30 Dec, 2016 @ 13:50

It can be a scary prospect but help is at hand

Property

Construction booms in Spain with 50,000 build licences approved last year

Rob Horgan - 28 Mar, 2016 @ 09:24

49,695 building licences were approved in 2015

Cadiz

Fake La Linea dentist rooted out

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 2 Nov, 2015 @ 09:19

OUCH! Outrage as bogus dentist fined just 1000 euros after working from dad’s house for five years

National News

Guide to EU driving licences

Staff Reporter - 10 Aug, 2015 @ 16:16

The need to renew or change licence can be confusing, but here are some tips

Property

Spain’s new-builds back in business

Rob Horgan - 14 Jun, 2015 @ 14:00

New-builds are back in business all over Spain

Columnists

Call me a road racist but …

Giles Brown - 1 Dec, 2014 @ 09:00

Why the new-style licence plates drive Giles Brown round the bend

Opinion

David’s in the dog house

Tom Powell - 26 Jun, 2014 @ 13:31

Klein cannot deny the embarrassing irony of this whole affair

Andalucia

Corruption probe over illegal licence for Benalmadena apartment complex

Rund Abdelfatah - 2 Sep, 2012 @ 10:50

Three-year planning investigation led to 10 arrests

Andalucia

A new meaning for the word ‘special branch’

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 5 Dec, 2010 @ 09:00

Farmers banned from planting new orchards in 16 towns in case they interfere with planes

Granada

Alhambra work still suspended

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 30 Oct, 2006 @ 06:24

BUILDING work is still suspended inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace - more than a month after it was discovered a licence for...

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Traditional Holy Week celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Journey to the Imperial City – Toledo

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Britain’s most wanted female fugitive who spent nine years hiding out in Spain has her jail sentence doubled

31 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Devastating Fire Brought Under Control That Forced Home Evacuations In Spain's Castellon Area

Devastating fire brought under control that forced evacuations in Spain’s Castellon area

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