Cruising along the Costa Blanca can be more terrifying than you think, writes Loraine Gostling
I had never been a risk-taker, I was pretty comfortable financially, I liked my job and everything in life was settled and safe, but just
British MPs rally round Brits living in Spain who lost millions in dodgy Mallorca currency firm collapse
Premier FX, based in Palma, ceased trading last July, leaving behind millions in unpaid debts
Summer on the Costa del Sol may have to be spent indoors to avoid beach hut blazes and killer bacteria, writes Giles Brown
If you do own a beach club in Marbella, you are probably in the mood for celebrating that it is still standing
Alicante is the second-dirtiest city in Spain, according to new research
Alicante came out worst in Spain for ‘rubbish left around containers’ and second-worst for ‘animal excrement’
Belinda Beckett raises a toast to the sherry merry month of May in Spain, with its free-flowing booze and outdoor eating
With barrels of rebujito hitched to the back of the tractor-drawn wagons you can refresh yourself as you walk/dance/stagger along the route
ABSOLUTE MELTER: Heatwave hits Spain’s Andalucia as temperatures soar to 35C
SUMMER temperatures appear to have arrived to inland Andalucia early this year after the mercury reached as high as 35C today. The sweltering weather is
EXCLUSIVE : Over 96% of Madrid’s hotels FULL as prices skyrocket to €26,000 for two nights on Champions League weekend
A two night stay on the weekend of May 31 to June 2 could be the most expensive ever in Spanish (even European history)
BEWARE OF THE BIRDMAN: British pensioners on Costa del Sol issue warning after bizarre ‘bird poo’ robbery
The couple from Yorkshire, were walking home in Benalmadena when they were showered in a brown liquid
WATCH: Spain’s longest urban slide on Costa del Sol SHUTS just 24 hours after opening as users battered, bruised and friction burned
The 38 metre slide is now being described as ‘s**t’, while other have joked that ‘it kills children’, following the horrific injuries
Exploding rum cocktail leaves three expats in Spain hospitalised with third degree burns in bizarre drinking session
A Policia Nacional spokesperson told the Olive Press they are now ‘trying to find out more details’ about the contents of the drink
OPINION: After an expat nursery was forced to close, we must cut red tape so bureaucracy does not put people off Spain
The fact such worthy enterprises can be crushed by such arbitrary town hall decrees is both disheartening and sickening
Politics aside, Andalucia’s new right-wing coalition is good news for taxpayers, writes Adam Neale
The change in direction is designed to make Andalucia more attractive to investors, both national and international
EU Ministers to discuss the trade of dirty electricity between Spain and Morocco amid links to controversial REE project in Granada
It comes as anti-pylon campaigners wrote to the Minister of Ecological Transition and Spain’s European Commissioner to demand an end to all electrification projects
The International Vote is important in Mijas, where a third of the population are foreign, writes Bill Anderson
He built the first stretch of boardwalk on the entire Costa del Sol which can be, and is, enjoyed by everyone regardless of their social
CULT OF MERCADONA: After a string of expat robberies we shine a light on the murky side to a Spanish supermarket success story
While the company professes certain essential values for its staff to grow on a ‘personal and professional’ level, there are numerous reports suggesting otherwise...
Man arrested for murder on Costa Blanca after his wife found ‘suffocated’ and naked in bed with rose on her chest as he fled to airport
She had denounced her husband in 2009 for an assault, and subsequently received a restraining order that expired in October 2010
British soldier and football coach guilty of intent to supply £3,000 of cocaine outside Gibraltar ‘military establishment’
After his initial arrest in February outside a ‘military establishment’ police also used ‘specialised sniffer dogs’ to search two locations
Spain’s longest urban slide has just been built on the Costa del Sol and it looks AMAZING
The new area has been completely privately funded, with the budget capped at €298,839, and €28,000 for the slide
British comedy legend Freddie Starr found dead at his Costa del Sol home
Starr was also written into history after the Sun’s famous headline, ‘Freddie Starr ate my hamster’ on March 13 1986
Freddie Starr dies in Spain
LEGENDARY British comic Freddie Starr has passed away at his Andalucian home. The notorious comedian was found dead at his Costa del Sol apartment by
Europol help police in Spain dismantle cryptocurrency money laundering ring
It comes as bitcoin worth €37 million was stolen by hackers from one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges
Which? reveals WORST car rental firms British holidaymakers in Spain should avoid this summer
“One wrong turn at airport arrivals could easily make or break your holiday”
Man in Spain dies of heart attack during hair transplant just moments after receiving anaesthetic
The clinic, which has been giving men their hairlines back for over five years, said it was ‘affected’ by the tragedy
I’LL NEVER RETURN: Man in Spain denied entry to supermarket at 21:59, as it shut at 22:00, sparks national debate
The supermarket giant issued an apology, surprising many, as people are often turned away from businesses just before closing time
British expats forced to close popular Marbella nursery after town hall ‘mistakenly’ rejects licence
Popular expat nursery Wonderland forced to shut after six years due to council error
British expat claims tyres were slashed by malicious beggar in Mercadona car park on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The woman claims the man slashed her tyres in the Alhaurin el Grande supermarket after she refused to pay him €1 for the use of