News for Nottingham…from Mojacar
By Emma Randle
Mojacar expats have featured on a UK television news program this week in a special report compiled by a Nottinghamshire reporter on...
Almería leads the way with blue flag beaches
By David Jackson
Almería is the province with the highest number of blue flag beaches, having obtained 25, followed by Cádiz (23), Málaga (22), Huelva...
Online petition launched to stop Ohanes bull fiesta
By David Jackson
A centuries old tradition in the mountain village of Ohanes is under threat after an online petition to ban it went viral.
The...
The right to roam
By Dave Jones and Dave Jamieson
EXPENSIVE roaming charges holidaymakers pay to use their mobile phones in another European country have been slashed following intervention...
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...
A load of bull?
By Richard Torné
Green party Equo has blasted the ruling Partido Popular administration for agreeing to subsidise bullfighting workshops ahead of a decision by the...
Water strategy chaos
By David Jackson
Almería has found itself in the disturbing situation of having spent €620m building five desalination plants that nobody wants to use while...
Holland in tomato pesticide alert
By Richard Torné
The Junta de Andalucía has opened disciplinary proceedings against an agricultural firm in Almería after two export shipments of tomatoes to Holland...
Politics gets personal
By Emma Randle
A council meeting in Cantoria turned into a domestic row last Thursday (April 28) after the mayor expelled her husband from the...
More chiringuito applications than ever before
By David Jackson
The regional government says it has received applications for 16 new chiringuitos, or beach bars, to be installed on the beaches of...
Priors’ compensation a ‘hollow victory’
By Richard Torné
A retired British couple whose house was demolished in 2008 despite having planning permission have won their case against Vera council.
Len and...
Water rates set to soar
By Emma Randle
Socialist councils across the province are up in arms at a proposed water price hike by public water company Galasa, after it...
Road rage driver to go on trial for attempted murder
By Richard Torné
A man who repeatedly ran over a moped rider before smashing into a rubbish lorry and seriously injuring a council worker during...
No go for new shopping centre
By Emma Randle
A new shopping centre and residential development planned next to Torrecárdenas hospital in Almería city centre has been blocked by the courts.
The...
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...
