Costa del Sol cowboy builder had previously racked up thousands in fines with car he was borrowing from expat
Sunderland-born Maddison accumulated the charges during April 2018, while he was driving the car without permission
RANKED: The 5 best towns to visit along Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2020
It’s obvious why Brits and Europeans have been flocking there for decades
CASTING CALL: ‘Blond-haired’ extras urgently needed for Benidorm TV series TOMORROW (Dec 17) with €70 pay
BLOND-HAIRED extras are urgently needed in Benidorm tomorrow (Tuesday, December 17) with a promise of €70 pay. Directors for a brand-new, Spanish-language production of Benidorm
Need a spot to sit by the fire this Christmas? Harris Furnishings has 5 stunning sofas to suit every interior
THE SOFA is one of the unsung heroes of Christmas. Every family needs a spot to snuggle up by an open fire, a place to
How will British travellers flying to Spain’s Malaga and Palma de Mallorca be affected by Brexit?
From new barriers to special baggage reclaim areas, hotspots like Palma de Mallorca and Malaga were feared to be among the most affected
Police to step up drink driving crackdown during Christmas on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICIA Local in Estepona will be stepping up their measures against drink driving this Christmas. According to police, there will be daily checks throughout the
Rock climber falls to his death in Spain’s Cordoba
A ROCK climber has fallen to his death in Cordoba. The 51-year-old died yesterday while climbing in the mountainous La Algaida area in Carcabuey. Emergency
WARNING: Do not do THIS while eating prawns in Spain
A health body has sounded the alarm over high levels of cadmium (Cd) in the crustacean
Spain’s Malaga on track to experience driest year ever as reservoirs remain half full
Until now, the driest year ever was in 1985 when 267 litres of rain per square metre fell in the regional capital
PUTT A RING ON IT: Spain’s top golfer Jon Rahm weds university sweetheart Kelley Cahill in front of his caddy at intimate fairytale ceremony
The world number three’s dream wedding comes after a 2019 in which he was also crowned European Tour Golfer of the Year
‘CRITICAL CONDITION’: Child in coma with alcohol poisoning after passing out from booze session near Murcia railway line
The youngster was attended by Policia Local officers and two ambulances before being rushed to the University General Hospital
WATCH: Spain’s Got Talent star nearly dies as he fails to escape from straitjacket in locked underwater box
The performer admitted he had ‘spent four minutes in cardiorespiratory arrest’
EL CLASICO: 3,000 troops to police Spain’s most important football fixture as HUGE Catalan protests planned for Camp Nou
Fears of civil unrest caused the fixture, which was due to be played in October, to be rescheduled for this week
BROLLIES OUT: Week of rain coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia starting TOMORROW as Aemet issues weather warnings
IT’S beginning to feel a lot like winter. That Indian summer is long behind us as we head into the third week of December, with
“Disappointed” – UN secretary general laments COP25 climate summit result as key decisions POSTPONED until next year
U.N. CLIMATE talks ended Sunday with a compromise that sparked widespread disappointment, after key decisions on the rules for an international carbon markets were postponed
HATE CRIME: ‘Gay man’ hospitalised after group of young men use fake dating profile to lure him to secluded road before violently robbing him in Spain’s Andalucia
A MAN has been hospitalised after being lured to a secluded road and violently robbed by a group of young men on the outskirts of
40-year-old dies in brutal car crash on the N-332 between Pedreguer and Gata de Gorgos on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has died in a brutal accident between two vehicles on the N-332, near the Alicante Gata de Gorgos. The accident happened around 23.45
Lionel Richie to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2020
The US singer-songwriter is one of the first big names to be announced for Marbella's annual summer Starlite festival
‘King of Algeciras port’ brought down in HUGE win for Spain’s drug war after cops seize half a tonne of cocaine and €700,000 cash hidden inside a pool table
While he was arrested several times throughout his career, nothing quite stuck and his run ins with the law only made him more determined
URGENT: Expats with houses on Javea mountainside urged to check properties for signs of man missing for FOUR DAYS on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS with houses on the Montgo mountain region of Javea have been urged to check their properties for any sign of missing man Miguel Ángel
Family ties forging the way for Costa Blanca business built on traditional values
KEEPING it in the family has been the key to the success of local estate agency, Casas Manuel. “You’d think that working with your mum,
Guns N’ Roses are coming to Spain’s Andalucia in 2020
Tickets will go on sale on Friday December 20 at 10am at livenation.es, Ticketmaster and El Corte Ingles
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From the RAF to a ‘flying’ carpet business – Brit couple still enjoying life after a decade of business on the Costa Blanca
WITH successful military backgrounds behind them it’s perhaps no surprise that Gary and Kate Russell would launch a business in Spain with flying colours. After
Spanish bishop wins court case against Catalan bishop who ‘nicked his art’
The ruling comes after a decade spanning legal battle between the two dioceses, which began in 1998
Spain’s richest man, Zara-owner, Amancio Ortega, adds another couple of billion to his fortune ahead of Christmas
Clothing firm Zara brought in 70% of sales for Inditex, which also owns Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear and Stradivarius