Cabo de Gata swamped at Easter
By David Jackson
Cabo de Gata nature park looks set to receive its highest number of visitors ever this summer amid concerns the infrastructure will...
Albox corruption claims persist
By Emma Randle
The installation of a new mayor in Albox has not put an end to old bitterness after the opposition party accused the...
Teacher fired for porn and sexism
By David Jackson
A supply teacher in Serón has been sacked for allegedly showing teenagers in his class hard core pornography and advocating extreme violence...
Thousands living in squalor across province
By David Jackson
It is estimated that up to 4,000 people are living in conditions of absolute poverty across Almería province.
Mainly illegal immigrants, they form...
Could you survive a zombie attack?
By Emma Randle
The normally peaceful town of Huércal Overa will be invaded by 'zombies' at the end of May in a live action game...
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...
Teacher convicted of child abuse
By Emma Randle
The supreme court has thrown out an appeal by a teacher found guilty of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl pupil between 2003...
New study backs Sorbas ecocide claims
By Emma Randle
A new report published this week by a UK environmental action group has identified “serious threats” to the Sorbas nature park, backing...
Boom time for Almería airport
By Richard Torné
Almería airport has reported soaring passenger numbers for the second month running, civil airports authority Aena has said.
A total of 48,325 passengers...
Pedestrian safety fears in Roquetas
By Richard Torné
The death of an elderly woman run over in Roquetas de Mar earlier this month has sparked calls for an investigation into...
Sex offender round up
By Emma Randle
People who work with children are now obliged to obtain a certificate proving they are not included on a new register of...
Oria in shock at teenage girl murder
By Emma Randle
A 19-year-old Moroccan woman was shot dead at the door of her home in Oria last Sunday by a 28-year-old man in...
In by a whisker
By Richard Torné
Albox's first ever female mayor, Sonia Cerdán, was sworn in this week by the narrowest of margins after failing to muster more...
Football player dies during match
By Richard Torné
Almería was this week mourning the loss of a 33-year-old football player after he collapsed and died during a match at 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...
