Dolphins endanger local fishing sector
OPERATORS of fishing boats working out of Caleta de Vélez have asked Vélez-Málaga and Algarrobo town halls for help in coping with dolphins that...
Nationwide taxi strike
A nationwide taxi strike will take place in Spain tomorrow (Tuesday, May 30) and drivers in the majority of resorts - including Benidorm drivers...
Plainclothes cops root out bin rule breakers
BENALMÁDENA town hall has confirmed to CDSN that rubbish bins are being monitored by a plainclothes local police patrol.
The cops are targeting rubbish rule...
How’d you like to step in that!
THE opposition Costa del Sol Sí Puede (CSSP) party in Torremolinos has launched what it calls a ‘Cut the crap’ (‘Acabar con la mierda’)...
Alleged fake-banana cocaine gang gets off due to police slip-up
FOUR men accused of smuggling cocaine stuffed in fake bananas have been acquitted after Málaga’s provincial court found that police failed to maintain a documented...
Council stir over crime wave claims
BENALMÁDENA town hall has hit back at comments made by the opposition Partido Popular claiming the town is in the midst of a crime...
UK on highest terror alert
THE UK terror threat level has been increased to critical, meaning more attacks may be imminent.
Military personnel are being deployed to protect key sites...
Friends of a paralysed cyclist plead for help
A LOCAL cyclist’s friends have sent out a desperate plea to fund an air ambulance to Scotland, following a tragic accident which left a...
Benidorm campsite blaze
One woman has been seriously burnt and six caravans and cars were destroyed in a fire at Camping El Racó in Benidorm yesterday. A...
Callback for Banderas
SEVERAL hundred people gathered in Málaga’s Plaza de la Constitución last Thursday evening to show support for locally born actor Antonio Banderas who had...
Inland water concerns as Campillos crisis continues
THE Campillos council is planning to bus local residents to Sevilla today, May 25, to protest outside the regional parliament over the ongoing water...
Consumer group calls Movistar price hike ‘illegal’
A CONSUMER group says the latest price rise announced by Movistar is “illegal”. The telecoms giant last week sent text messages to customers whose...
CIOMijas robbed and vandalised in overnight break-in
INTRUDERS smashed their way into the closed-down CIOMijas hotel and leisure industry school in La Cala de Mijas on Sunday night and stole items...
Costa hearts go out to Manchester victims
Residents in many Costa Blanca towns have been supporting minutes of silence organised by local councils to show solidarity towards the victims of the...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
