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British expat says council on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘ignoring’ attempts to rescue mistreated dogs as they ‘know the owner’

A BRITISH expat who has fought for eight years to rescue dogs trapped in a ‘hellhole’ says town hall councillors do nothing due to their

6 Jul, 2019 @ 17:16

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Chaos ensues with new laws on Spanish mortgage loans, writes Lawbird’s Antonio Flores

Now imagine a foreign buyer who speaks no Spanish and a notary who speaks only Spanish and you have a deal-breaker

6 Jul, 2019 @ 16:05

Columnists·Crime & Law

OPINION: Vulnerable people being robbed in hospital beds on the Costa del Sol is an absolute disgrace

The hospital also make it more difficult to report thefts to the police as they have refused to document the crimes

6 Jul, 2019 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Malaga·Opinion

Loraine Gostling tells the epic history behind Spain’s Moros y Cristianos festival, all from a crumbling laptop

OK so.. I have poured 5kg of crushed ice in a waterproof cooler bag and placed it strategically between my knees and my poor ageing

6 Jul, 2019 @ 11:05

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Spain haulage firm forced by judge to remove ‘objectifying’ image of woman from its trucks

The pictures ‘encourage the objectification of women’, according to Judge Carmelo Ordoñez Fernandez, who ordered the removal

6 Jul, 2019 @ 11:01

Lead·National News

Irish expat devastated after being robbed while asleep in hospital bed on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The hospital meanwhile, has refused to give Paula a formal letter confirming the phone has been stolen, making it difficult to report the issue to

6 Jul, 2019 @ 10:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Amanda Butler has a certain property ‘fantasma’ set to arrive and she’s rather excited as Spain’s Mallorca heats up

'Fantasmas' are clients who provide some interesting story with very ‘substantial budgets’, but low and behold, no Google search information!

6 Jul, 2019 @ 09:56

Columnists·Mallorca·Property

REMEMBERING THE ROSES: Spain second only to Cambodia for missing persons as mass women’s grave is set to be opened in Andalucia

The 16 mothers, daughters and grandmothers rounded up that day were never seen again

6 Jul, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead

‘I will work hard for you’, promises Bill Anderson, the first ever Brit to serve on Mijas Council

What I do know is that parties will need to work together, whether in coalition or informally to move Mijas forward

5 Jul, 2019 @ 17:02

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Malaga

OPINION: After it emerged taxi rapist John Worboys is learning Spanish in prison, we must not let him into Spain

Worboys would be among the sickest and most dangerous expat criminals to have ever inhabited this country

5 Jul, 2019 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Opinion

VICTORY: British man FINALLY released without charge after being locked up with terrorists for over a YEAR near Spain’s Costa del Sol

e Chichester man was cuffed after he stayed at a rental apartment in San Roque, where police seized the €5.5 million worth of drugs from

5 Jul, 2019 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain voted BEST country in world for expat ‘quality of life’

"Expats in Spain are happier, healthier and their aspirations are to live comfortably amongst beautiful surroundings"

5 Jul, 2019 @ 12:14

Lead·National News

Costa del Sol beach SHUT DOWN after bacteria found in water pump

It comes just a week after Playa de Fuentebravia in Cadiz was also closed to the public by the Ministry of Health

5 Jul, 2019 @ 10:35

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Iran accuses UK of ‘piracy’ over oil tanker seized in Gibraltar and summons ambassador to Tehran

Spain's acting foreign minister Josep Borrell has claimed the seizure of the ship- Grace 1 - was at the request of the US

5 Jul, 2019 @ 10:28

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Well-known British expat commended online for saying ‘Brits in Spain SHOULD speak Spanish’

Those commenting on Matt’s video were mainly in agreement that Brits in Spain should learn the language

5 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two British mates die in 30ft horror plunge while taking SELFIE on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third British man, 20, was also present and was treated for shock at the Hospital of Torrevieja

4 Jul, 2019 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Mind Body Connection

It has long been believed by mental health professionals that there is a strong link between poor mental health and poor physical health. Stress is

4 Jul, 2019 @ 13:31

Psychotherapist

Royal Marines in Gibraltar detain oil tanker on way to Syria

Fabian Picardo commended the bravery of the marines involved in the operation to detain the vessel

4 Jul, 2019 @ 09:50

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Heartbreaking sketch from Marbella schoolgirl leads to mum’s arrest after it depicts torrent of violent abuse ‘with belt’

The teachers said they feared for the girl’s life and claimed that a mark on her thigh indicated abuse

3 Jul, 2019 @ 13:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

North Korea hit squad hunt US vet behind raid on embassy in Spain

Iraq veteran Chris Ahn faces extradition to Spain on charges he took part in the break at the DPRK's embassy in Madrid last February

3 Jul, 2019 @ 12:58

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain and 10-woman England out of Women’s World Cup after slim defeats to favourites USA

Steph Houghton had the chance to equalise for the Lionesses, but her weak 84th-minute penalty was stopped by USA keeper Alyssa Naeher

3 Jul, 2019 @ 11:50

Lead·Sport

Figuring out your next career move: Where to start from?

Whether you’re looking to challenge yourself or you simply hit a wall in your professional career, a good way to get ahead is to study

3 Jul, 2019 @ 10:19

Business & Finance

Black cab rapist John Worboys learnt Spanish in prison and was planning new life on Spain’s Costas

He could have obtained permission to travel abroad from probation officers after a parole board deemed him to be no longer a danger

2 Jul, 2019 @ 13:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Man drowns in sea at Costa del Sol beach

Authorities responded to the incident on Monday after a call was made to emergency services at 8:20pm

2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:56

Lead·Malaga

Woman crushed to death by boulder as she enjoyed sunset with boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

The pair were sat on the seafront when the boulder gave way and fell on them, killing the woman instantly and crushing the man’s legs

2 Jul, 2019 @ 12:24

Lead·Mallorca

Surveillance helicopter catches man travelling at 223 km/h while ‘on drugs’ near Gandia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SURVEILLANCE helicopter has caught a man travelling at 223 km/h on the AP-7 motorway near Gandia, on the Costa Blanca. The Pegasus helicopter from

2 Jul, 2019 @ 00:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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