Giant step for international school
A new wing of the Lady Elizabeth School was opened on Monday as part of a major investment in the British educational system available...
Fuengirola launches €1.5 million public works spree
FUENGIROLA town hall has kicked off the new year with the launch of five public works projects valued at a total of over €1.5...
Málaga’s Museo Picasso breaks visitor number records
THE queue of people snaking around the Palacio de Buenavista, home to the Museo Picasso Málaga, in the city’s old quarter, is a regular...
Marbella’s humanitarian firefighters get medals
NINE Marbella firefighters last week received Medalla de la Ciudad medals from the town hall in recognition of their humanitarian work in Lesbos, Greece,...
Costa Brits on top of the World
While most of us welcomed in 2018 drinking champagne and partying into the early hours, two local expats - Andy Mansell from Altea and...
‘Padrón’ alarm
THE LATEST figures published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) are definitely not good news for two of the Costa's most important towns:...
Flu kills five in Alicante Province
THIS winter's flu outbreak began earlier than in other years and it has already claimed five victims.
In Elda, two women and a man, all...
Benidorm main strip revamp revealed
THE MAIN artery running through Benidorm, linking the Rincón de Loix with the old town, is the busy and bustling tree-lined Avenida Mediterráneo.
Modernisation is...
Former Catalan vice president refused bail
FORMER Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras last week failed in his bid to be released from prison on bail while investigations into the region’s illegal...
Snow brings road chaos
TRAFFIC in Málaga and Granada was able to return to near-normal working on Monday after the first storm of the winter produced snow across...
Mijas announced as starting point for Vuelta a Andalucía
MIJAS will have a special Valentine’s Day this year after the town was announced as the starting point of the first stage of the...
Local drug-dealing ring amassed €5 million in real estate
POLICE have broken up a drug-dealing operation involving seven siblings and led by their 48-year-old aunt in Pizarra and a 51-year-old woman in Torremolinos.
The...
Hunting dog theft gang dismantled
A GANG that took orders for special breeds and types of hunting dogs before stealing them from towns in northern Málaga province has been...
Hospital chaos in flu epidemic
A FLU epidemic that is sweeping through Alicante province has collapsed hospital A&E departments and forced the postponement of scheduled operations.
Flu reached epidemic status...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
