Why do we bury the sardine after Carnival?
By David Jackson
It's a bit of a bizarre custom. The mad heady days of carnival are finished off by the solemn burial of the...
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...
Wild campers block Cabo de Gata
By David Jackson
Níjar council says the problem of wild camping across the Cabo de Gata nature park is “out of control” and has demanded...
Jail for fake claims couple
By Dave Jamieson
A British court has imposed jail sentences on a couple who submitted a fake illness claim after holidays on Mallorca.
In the landmark...
Homes from hell
By Emma Randle
About 5,000 Brits are living in “appalling” conditions in Mazarrón in Murcia, according to the Socialist PSOE party, which is urging the...
Mojacar prom battle continues
By Emma Randle
Protesters against the proposed Mojacar promenade extension have fired another shot across council bows, alleging the project does not comply with economic...
‘Big guns’ arrive for French-made western
By Emma Randle
American actor Jake Gyllenhaal arrived in the province this week ready for four weeks of filming in the province.
The Hollywood star, who...
Olive growing ‘causing desertification’
By Richard Torné
Up to 20 per cent of Spain's land mass has degraded due to desertification and one per cent is actively degrading, a...
Tortoise sanctuary rolls on
By David Jackson
Several homes, a dozen cortijos, two quarries, 500 hectares of farmland, greenhouses and more than 40,000 fruit trees are to be expropriated...
Tuna poisoning cases soar above 100-mark
By Richard Torné
A processing line at a Vera fish firm has been closed by the Junta following a food poisoning outbreak and rising numbers...
Expat attackers face jail for Partaloa robbery
By Emma Randle
Two Partaloa residents originally from England and Ireland are facing a combined prison sentence of eight years after allegedly attacking a British...
Quake safety alert
By Richard Torné
Experts are calling for a study on buildings vulnerable to earthquakes following the recent spate of tremors in southern Andalucía and the...
Sophia Loren wows fans in Almería
By Emma Randle
Hundreds of people gathered outside Almería’s Cervantes theatre last weekend to see world famous actress Sophia Loren unveil her star in the...
Hospital crisis deepens
By Emma Randle
A shortage of specialists and other medical staff is bringing Huércal Overa’s La Inmaculada hospital to crisis point, according to the provincial...
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...
