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...
Summer tourist boom
By Richard Torné
The province is experiencing a boom year in tourism after independent figures revealed soaring visitor numbers.
According to data from the Spanish airports...
Cuevas desalination plant repairs could be halted by nesting wildlife
By David Jackson
A plan to repair the Cuevas desalination plant has been released, almost five years a flood in 2012 severely damaged the recently...
Hotel complaints soar
By Richard Torné
There has been a sharp rise in the number of complaints against hotels in Almería, the Junta de Andalucía has said.
In 2016,...
Hungry for justice
By Emma Randle
An aggrieved film director has gone on hunger strike after claiming Huércal Overa council refused to honour an agreement for him to...
Police close to breaking point
By Richard Torné
The police in Almería are severely undermanned and unable to deal with the growing number of migrants entering the country by sea,...
New UK routes announced
By Richard Torné
Budget airlines Ryanair and Jet2 have announced new summer routes to Almería airport.
Irish carrier Ryanair last week said it would be launching...
Woman critical after being badly burnt
A 29-year-old woman was fighting for her life this week after her home was allegedly doused with petrol and set alight by her partner,...
Bid to entice shoppers to hill-top village
By David Jackson
The business association ‘Mojacar es pueblo’ has launched a New Year's campaign to attract shoppers and diners to the village.
The association is...
Migrant surge causes rescue centre chaos
By Emma Randle
Migrant centres in the province are “overflowing” this month after a further influx of people attempting to enter Spain illegally from north...
Sorbas dry spring plight goes to UN
By Emma Randle
The plight of residents in the Sorbas village of Los Molinos where the Rio Aguas natural water supply is drying up was...
Brits clean up in Huerta Nueva urbanisation
By David Jackson
Owners of the Huerta Nueva urbanisation opposite the village of Los Gallardos had a busy Saturday last week as they organised a...
Mojacar’s spending criticised
By Emma Randle
Plans to build a new multi-million euro town hall and resurrect proposals for a beach bypass road in Mojacar next year proved...
Priors in court shock
By Richard Torné
An elderly British couple whose house in Vera was unjustly demolished almost a decade ago have expressed disgust after being awarded almost...
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...
