Court upholds ban on Albox mayor
By Emma Randle
Almería’s high court has upheld a sentence against Albox mayor Rogelio Mena banning him from holding public office for two-and-a-half years after...
Ready to recycle in Arboleas
By Emma Randle
Arboleas has a new household waste site for recycling and the safe disposal of items that cannot be thrown away in domestic...
Fury grows over controversial beach bar
By David Jackson
Opposition MPs from the C's party are trying to force a debate in the regional parliament over a tender for a chiringuito...
Dead dog shame
By David Jackson
Local animal charities have rounded on the environmental police unit Seprona after it refused to investigate the death of an Alsatian that...
Almanzora Palace shambles
By Emma Randle
Cantoria council took the first step in years towards repairing the historic Almanzora Palace this week - but any hopes conservationists had...
Albox woman run over and killed
By Emma Randle
A 35-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with manslaughter after running over a 73-year-old woman in Albox last Sunday.
The woman...
Quake shake-up
By Dave Jamieson
A strong earthquake, the second major tremor in four days, rocked much of the coast of Andalucía early on Monday morning (January...
Pig killers face animal cruelty charges
By David Jackson
A video of two pig farm workers from Húercal-Overa killing 72 piglets by jumping on them has made the town notorious across...
Therapy behind bars
By Emma Randle
Young men in Almería’s El Acebuche prison will take part in a pioneering project combining art and animals to help them reintegrate...
Socialists back plan to buy derelict hotel
By Richard Torné
Mojacar council should buy the abandoned El Moresco hotel using public money “to stimulate local tourism and create jobs”, the Socialist PSOE...
Promotional videos cause consternation
By David Jackson
Roquetas and Carboneras have presented promotional videos at this year’s Fitur tourism fair in Madrid which have caused much comment.
Roquetas de Mar...
Dog rescue centre in crisis
By Emma Randle
Dogs at an animal rescue charity in Huércal Overa are in danger of being left homeless after the death of the charity's...
Albox town hall to go solar
By Richard Torné
Albox council is set to become the first local authority in the province to rely on solar energy to power its town...
Why do the Spanish black up one of the Three Kings?
By David Jackson
It's the greatest family festival in the crowded calendar of Spain – Epiphany, when the three Kings are reputed to have reached...
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...
