Wrong-way driver arrested
By Nuria Pérez
A drunken female driver who travelled for 17 kilometres in the wrong direction on the motorway has been detained by the Guardia...
Luxury golf resort planned for Sorbas
By Emma Randle
A project to construct a golf course and high-end tourist resort in Sorbas has resurfaced after being put on the backburner since...
Notorious double murderer arrested
By Richard Torné
A convicted killer who was handed a 45-year prison sentence in Bolivia for murdering his girlfriend and a drug lord has been...
Pensioners cope with fall in sterling
By David Jackson
Expats living off their British income are lamenting the passing of the previous year’s boom, but so far are not noticing too...
Roquetas bypass set to open
By David Jackson
The first phase of the Roquetas de Mar bypass will open to traffic tomorrow, Friday (July 30), connecting Las Losas with the...
Junta’s wall of shame
By Richard Torné
Emergency repairs on the historic walls of the Alcazaba fortress have begun amid accusations the regional government is failing to maintain Almería’s...
Going for gold for Tito
By Emma Randle
Mojacar’s Socialist PSOE party is calling for well known resident Tito del Amo to be posthumously awarded the town’s prestigious Indalo...
Brits in Murcia guaranteed health care
By Emma Randle
Murcia regional health service has guaranteed the provision of health care to British citizens living in the region in an attempt to...
Planning law changes passed by the Junta
By Dave Jamieson
A major amendment to regional planning laws aimed at ending the threat of demolition for many homeowners whose properties were built illegally...
Appointment of Albox mayor ruled illegal
By Emma Randle
Albox council has been thrown into disarray after the regional high court declared the appointment of its current mayor “illegal” this week,...
Baby rescued from locked car
NEWS Staff Reporter
A three-month-old baby locked inside a car under the blazing sun while the parents went shopping has been rescued by quick-thinking Guardia...
Protest over crumbling Alcazaba fortress
By Richard Torné
About 100 people staged a demonstration outside Almería city's Alcazaba fortress at the weekend to demand the full restoration of the decaying...
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...
Water crisis deepens
By David Jackson
The driest province in Europe is starting to suffer as water runs out amid decades of aquifer over-exploitation and a lack of...
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...
