Homebuyers are spending more in Sotogrande this year in good sign for 2019
WHO would have thought the weather would have been one of the main reasons the property market has been a bit up and down over
Why Sotogrande is more than the sum of its understated parts
ETCHED gracefully into the crown of Spain’s southern coast, Sotogrande shines bright like a diamond without ever being flashy. The country’s largest privately-owned residential ‘super-state’
Stars and ensembles of crickets come complementary with the hand-made Mongolian yurts at Yurtas Pepita on the Costa Blanca
I was skeptical I would see any stars as I turned down the bumpy dirt tracks of Chella, just outside the 30,000-strong town of Xativa.
Girl, 14, leaps onto balcony clothesline screaming ‘my father wants to rape me’ before neighbours break down the door in Valencia
A TEENAGE girl has risked death by leaping onto a balcony clothesline from her fourth-floor apartment in Valencia. The teen, 14, reportedly screamed ‘my father
Guardia Civil’s neat trick to quickly cool down the oven-hot air in your car in summer
GUARDIA Civil have issued a useful tip to cool down the baking-hot air that accumulates in parked cars in summer. The advice, issued via the
MADRE MIA! Experts blame ‘job security’ as Spain sees highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU
SPAIN has the highest proportion of over-40 first-time mothers in the EU as experts blame ‘job security’. Based on 2017 data from the EU’s statistics
Spain’s longest slide permanently removed from Costa del Sol after riders left bruised and burned
THE notorious longest slide in Spain has been removed from the Costa del Sol, following numerous accidents. The 38-metre chute, which closed after its riders
Babies among hundreds stranded on rescue ship as Amnesty International calls on Spain to intervene
A week after they were rescued from the Mediterranean, the 121 people, including 30 children and two babies remain aboard the overcrowded vessel
WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia
Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Costa Blanca daredevil killed after parachute failed to open in 150ft fall from cement factory in Alicante
A DAREDEVIL who snuck into an Alicante cement factory in the dead of night to jump from a 150ft chimney died after his parachute partially-opened.
WATCH: British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley praises expats in farewell speech but warns ‘GET REGISTERED’ before Brexit
After taking up his post in 2013, Manley is set to be replaced by Hugh Elliott on Monday August 19
More than 50km of cycle lanes planned for Spain’s Costa del Sol SCRAPPED by Government
Meanwhile the regional budgets for this year have earmarked a further €8.7 million for cycling lanes in Cadiz
Who wouldn’t want to buy in Sotogrande when it’s half the price of Marbella?
FEW people know Sotogrande better. Consuelo Silva has been helping people find the right properties in Sotogrande for 20 years. And she still thinks it
Sotogrande has developed a distinct food scene over the last few years and these restaurants are a must-eat
A DECADE ago you wouldn’t have dreamed of heading to Sotogrande to eat, unless you had a house there or had just embarked from a
Marbella waiter so ‘disgusted’ by ‘slave-like’ treatment of workers on Spain’s Costa del Sol he moved to UK to be a lorry driver
Jesus Herencias, who moved to the UK in 2004, said he tried to return to his hometown in 2016 but could not find decent employment
British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports
The airline has blamed a 'system problem' for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports
Spain’s Ronda to fine dog walkers up to €200 for not carrying bags and bottles to clean up mess
Also announced was the distribution of 500 bottles containing cleaning fluid, accompanied by instructions on how to clean up after pets
WATCH: Passengers use evacuation slides after British Airways plane fills with smoke and lands in Valencia
A BRITISH Airways plane has made an emergency landing in Valencia after smoke engulfed the entire cabin. Videos posted to social media show passengers using the evacuation slide
WATCH: Anti-tourist thugs smash holidaymakers’ cars with hammers and slash tires in Spain tourist hotspot
The group has also been known to pelt holiday buses with eggs and violently storm restaurants and squares with smoke bombs
Andalucia’s million euro campaign against gender violence slammed for stock pics and smiling victims
Critics have said the new campaign puts the responsibility of abuse on women and avoids addressing gender violence directly
Taxi driver claimed he was kidnapped and ‘forced’ to spend day’s earnings on wild night of drugs and prostitutes on Spain’s Costa del Sol – police weren’t buying it
The VTC driver told police in Fuengirola that a customer stole his daily intake and held him at knife point
NOT TRUE: Costa Blanca councillor responds to accusations that Denia’s new dog shelter will be a ‘kill station’ for abandoned canines
DENIA’S councillor for public safety has responded to claims the new municipal dog shelter will become a ‘kill station’. Javier Scotto today told the Olive
Outrage as ‘harmless’ fruit seller allegedly banned from plying trade on Gibraltar border in southern Spain while ‘scammers defraud tourists every day’ with ‘fake crossing charges’
Known only as Mario, the man has reportedly been selling treats - known as cocitos - on the frontier in La Linea for years
Father arrested at Spanish airport for ‘snatching’ two-year-old daughter from Brit children’s home after he ‘lost custody’
A DAD has been arrested in Spain for allegedly abducting his two year old daughter after he ‘lost custody’. The 44-year-old is said to have
WHERE’S WILLY? British expat describes horror at finding ‘dead body’ by Costa Blanca bin before realising it was a sex toy
A BRITISH expat has described her ‘shock’ at finding a bizarre ‘sex toy’ dumped by a Costa Blanca bin. Lesley-Ann Hutchinson approached the refuse area
FELINE GOOD! Volunteers praise ‘huge step forward’ by Costa Blanca municipality to officially authorise street cat feeders
CONTROVERSIAL street cat feeders in Javea may soon be given special IDs to carry on giving food to abandoned felines. It comes after the town