Dance music festival pumps €6m into economy, say organisers
By Richard Torné
The Dreambeach dance music festival ended in Villaricos this week amid record attendance figures.
According to the organisers, 160,000 people flocked to the...
Assault weapons seized in raid
By Richard Torné
A 51-year-old Moroccan man has been charged with illegal firearms possession after the Guardia Civil seized two AK-47 semi-automatic rifles at his...
Almería goes Beatle-mad
By David Jackson
Almería's tourism chiefs are exploiting the province’s links with The Beatles to the maximum and will be present at this week's Liverpudlian...
Alcalzaba director told to quit
By David Jackson
There are calls for the resignation of the director of the Alcalzaba fortress and that of the provincial director of culture after...
Big freeze causes UK food shortages
By David Jackson
Floods and snow across Almería and Murcia have devastated greenhouses and fields of tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and lettuces.
As a result, supermarkets in...
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...
Carboneras turned into war-torn Syria
By Richard Torné
A British film crew has been shooting scenes in Carboneras for an upcoming TV drama series on Islamic terrorism.
BAFTA-winning film-maker and writer...
Beach bar sun beds spark heated rows
By Emma Randle
Vera beach goers were up in arms this week after a beach bar cordoned off an area of sand at Puerto Rey...
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...
Tax office reveals biggest debtors in Almería
By David Jackson
The tax office has published its annual list of companies which as of December 31 of last year owed in excess of...
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...
Almería council scraps dog euthanasia by-law
By Richard Torné
Abandoned dogs classed as potentially dangerous will no longer be put down immediately on arrival at Almería city’s municipal pound after a...
Internment centre plan sparks anger
By David Jackson
Plans to locate a new foreigner internment centre (CIE) in either Almería city or Granada province have aroused anger from associations opposed...
Cuevas to host ‘biggest cable skiing’ facility in Europe
By Richard Torné
A Polish-owned firm will build the 'biggest cable skiing installation in Europe' in the rowing canal in Cuevas del Almanzora following a...
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...
