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...
Rental property register comes into law
By David Jackson
Tourism inspectors are collecting evidence on unlicensed rental properties ready for a future crackdown, after only 60 rental apartments in the province...
Baby killer on trial for rape
By Emma Randle
A man convicted of killing a 16-month-old baby girl in Fiñana in December 2012 is facing trial again this week in Almería...
No decision on water rates until after elections
By David Jackson
The economic crisis affecting water company Galasa was laid bare last week after electricity was cut off to its offices.
Visitors to its...
Through the roof
By Richard Torné
Environmental pressure group Ecologistas en Acción has called on Murcia’s regional government to drastically reduce carbon emissions after ozone pollution levels exceeded...
Girl burned in street acid spill
By Emma Randle
A school girl suffered serious burns after falling down in a puddle of cleaning acid on a pavement in Almería city two...
Unlocking doors to a better life
By Emma Randle
An innovative therapy project in El Acebuche prison came to a successful conclusion last week after 12 weeks of personal development activities...
Guardia raid illegal cock fight
By David Jackson
The regional government will fine the organisers of an illegal cock fight in Viator between €2,000 and €30,000 apiece.
More than 120 people...
A-7 drivers regularly break speed limit, says report
By David Jackson
Drivers monitored on Almería’s main motorway, the A-7, consistently break the speed limit and are “dreadful speeders”, according to a new study...
Carboneras in illegal €28m land deal allegations
By Richard Torné
The public prosecutor has launched an investigation into an alleged 28m-euro land transfer deal involving Carboneras council and the town’s second biggest...
Cortijo Cabrera land grab bid stalls
By Richard Torné
Turre mayor's land grab bid in Cortijo Cabrera has hit the buffers following a confidential council report advising against the move on...
Missing Almería girls found safe
By Emma Randle
Two teenage girls who disappeared from Olula del Río nearly two weeks ago were located by Guardia Civil agents in Madrid on...
Landmark Zurgena planning trial kicks off
By Emma Randle
The trial of 25 people in a massive case of alleged planning fraud in Zurgena started in Almería this week, with four...
Ray of hope for long-stay expats
By Dave Jones
BRITISH citizens fighting a legal battle for the right to vote in the EU referendum took their case to the Court 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...
