Cars crushed by falling bricks in severe gale
By Richard Torné
Two vehicles were badly damaged by falling masonry on Turre's main high street during last weekend's strong winds.
The incident happened in the...
Turre’s ruling coalition teeters on brink
By Richard Torné
Turre council's fragile coalition will collapse unless mayor Maria Isabel López backs a project to pave the town's main avenue before the...
Palace deadlock broken
By Emma Randle
New hope has dawned for the future of the derelict Almanzora Palace in Cantoria, after the council announced an agreement with the...
Roquetas mayor in corruption probe
By Richard Torné
Pressure is mounting on Roquetas de Mar mayor Gabriel Amat to resign after it emerged he is to be investigated over his...
Priest in sexual abuse blackmail claim
By Richard Torné
A priest is claiming he was blackmailed by a woman and her teenage son into handing over more than €50,000 to prevent...
Almería tax income collapse revealed
By David Jackson
The collapse of the Spanish economy caused a massive drop in the amount of taxes collected from across Spain. But a new...
The price of free access
The Alcazaba fortress in Almería has received more visitors than ever so far this year amid claims the monument could be missing out on...
Political pact to solve water problems
By David Jackson
The two major political parties have entered into a gentleman’s agreement to work together on a joint plan to improve water management...
Fat cat mayor
By Richard Torné
Almería city’s mayor, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, is the fourth highest paid council head in Spain, earning more than €82,000 a year, according to...
Roquetas slammed for ‘sexist’ image
By Emma Randle
Roquetas’ rebranded tourism image launched this...
Young thugs kill park duck
By Emma Randle
A duck was stoned to death in an Almería city centre park last week, according to reports in the Spanish press.
The incident...
Cat foils cat burglars
By Richard Torné
A pet cat became an unlikely hero at the weekend after disturbing burglars who scaled up a 10-metre high wall to break...
Hospital pays out over patient death
By Richard Torné
The family of a 70-year-old woman who died after undergoing an operation at Torrecárdenas hospital has received €120,000 in compensation from the...
No let up for Leo
By Emma Randle
A young cancer sufferer from Vera has been diagnosed with two new tumours five weeks after an operation to remove the last...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS
R.I.P Jack Troughton – a journalist and a gentleman
Messages of condolence have been flooding in for Jack Troughton, who tragically passed away yesterday (Friday).
Jack was a campaigning journalist who made his name...
