Carboneras power plant killing 177 people a year
By David Jackson
More than 1,500 preventable deaths a year can be attributed to pollution from the nation's 15 coal fired power plants, according to...
Junta warns Brexit will hit Andalucía’s farmers
By Richard Torné
Andalucía could lose €190m in farm subsidies as a result of Brexit, the regional government has warned.
The UK is a net contributor...
Olula school under bullying spotlight
By David Jackson
The mother of a 12-year-old boy in a school in Olula del Río has accused the education authorities of ignoring her son’s...
Couple rescued in Mojacar rains
NEWS Staff Reporter
The Guardia Civil rescued two people who were trapped by rising waters in a Mojacar river bed during last week's rains.
The incident...
Councils demand ‘residencia’ office in Vera
By David Jackson
More than 20 local councils have issued a joint call for a centre for resident and national identification documents (Udeye) be established...
Brit determined to clean-up Europe’s only desert
By Richard Torné
A British expat is on a mission to clean up one of Almería’s most emblematic landscapes - the Tabernas desert.
Julian Phillips, a...
Body of missing British hiker found
By Richard Torné
The body of missing British hiker David Oldman has been found by a group of hunters in a field in Huércal Overa,...
Football hooligans go on rampage in Almería
By David Jackson
Police were caught off-guard last Sunday after a planned riot broke out between football hooligans ahead of a match between UD Almería...
Cantoria’s ex-mayor found guilty…again
By David Jackson
Almería’s second penal court has found Pedro Llamas guilty of breaching contracting guidelines during his tenure as mayor of Cantoria.
The two offences...
New check for speeding drivers
By David Jackson
Cameras to control the average speed of motorists are to be installed on two stretches of motorway in the province for the...
Marathon fundraiser for sick child
By Emma Randle
A waitress from Villaricos is walking nearly 30 km from Carboneras to Villaricos next month to raise funds for a three-year-old who...
Cameroonian man cleared of mass murder
By Richard Torné
A Cameroonian man who went on trial last month accused of murdering six migrants has been cleared of all counts of homicide...
Italian film star receives award
By Emma Randle
Veteran actor and director Terence Hill has started filming in the province this week just after receiving a lifetime achievement award from...
Top UK musician drowns in Níjar
By Richard Torné
A top British rock musician has drowned while on holiday in Níjar.
Session guitarist Michael Casswell, 53, who played in the West End...
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...
