British woman commits suicide
NEWS Staff Reporter
A 60-year-old British woman fell to her death from a balcony of an apartment in Vera Playa last Saturday morning, June 25.
A...
Palomares bombshell
By Richard Torné
The state prosecutor has shelved a complaint by environmentalists against the Spanish government over the 1966 Palomares nuclear accident.
The Ecologistas en Acción...
Ikea to open store in Almería city
By Emma Randle
Almería residents will soon be able to shop in their own Ikea store, after the Swedish furniture megastore signed up for a...
Let them know we matter
THIS week the Costa Blanca News group launches the petition ‘Tell the UK government you want associate EU citizenship’.
We are aiming to show Theresa...
Close shave
By Richard Torné
A Mojacar restaurant owner has spoken candidly about the evening a diner was wounded and almost killed after two bullets were fired...
Oria in shock at teenage girl murder
By Emma Randle
A 19-year-old Moroccan woman was shot dead at the door of her home in Oria last Sunday by a 28-year-old man in...
‘Adiós’ – Britons abandon Almería
By David Jackson
The number of British residents in the province of Almería has been plummeting since 2012 and is at its lowest level in...
Whale autopsy in Mojacar
By Adéle Land
Las Ventanicas beach in Mojacar came under the spotlight this week after the body of a whale was washed up.
The animal, a...
Expats disenfranchised in EU referendum
By Dave Jones
UP to two million expats will not be able to vote in the all-important EU referendum following a ruling by the Supreme...
Almería’s richest towns list published
By David Jackson
Almería, Carboneras and Roquetas de Mar are the three towns with the wealthiest inhabitants, according to statistics from the national Tax Agency...
New Mojacar parking threatens summer chaos
By Emma Randle
The announcement of 200 new seaside parking spaces in Mojacar last week has done little to allay fears about summer parking problems,...
Deadly caterpillar warning
By Emma Randle
The Guardia Civil has issued its annual alert against processionary caterpillars, with a campaign launched on social media warning dog owners their...
Woman vicar quits Almería parish
By Emma Randle
Mojacar’s female Anglican parish priest has resigned and returned to the UK amid claims she was hounded out by sexist parishioners.
The Reverend...
Rescue dog is star of Spanish TV show
By Emma Randle
Canine ‘heroine’ Meca who led rescue volunteers to a dumped puppy in Almería last month was a star again this week on...