Consumer group slams toll motorway summer price hike
CONSUMER watchdog Facua has called on the government to take action over what the group calls “abusive” price hikes on the AP-7 Fuengirola-Estepona toll...
Speed trap makes €450 an hour
SPAIN'S most profitable radar speed trap is at kilometre 417.5 on the A-4 through Córdoba. It is placed a few metres beyond an 80...
Real Champs
Real Madrid claimed the 2016-17 La Liga title yesterday with a 0-2 win over Málaga. Zinedine Zidane's men needed at least one point in...
Home sales surge accelerates in first quarter
HOME sales in Málaga province jumped by 19.6% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, while the...
Torremolinos opens Foreign Residents’ Office
TORREMOLINOS town hall has opened an office aimed at assisting foreign residents and serving as their direct link with the local administration.
The Foreign Residents’...
Torremolinos starts new IBI tax subsidy
TORREMOLINOS town hall last week unveiled a new IBI property tax subsidy scheme to replace the previous subsidies that were cancelled late last year...
Police smash ‘biggest hashish gang in Spain’ but leader escapes
THE National Police and Guardia Civil have arrested 19 people in the break-up of what officials described as “the biggest hashish-trafficking criminal gang operating...
Payback for vendors
PROPERTY owners who lost money when they sold their homes, premises or land are entitled to claim back the ‘plusvalía’ tax, according to a...
House tax hunt
Tax office investigation shows Marina Alta has twice as many properties as inhabitants and off-the-radar pools, extensions and houses would fill a town the...
Málaga’s top speed traps
THREE radar speed traps in Málaga are amongst the Top 20 nationally that generated the most in fines during 2016. According to the traffic...
Roving drink-drive unit to patrol 10 inland towns
THE Traffic Department (DGT) has provided a patrol car outfitted with latest-generation alcohol testing equipment, to be shared by 10 towns in the Guadalhorce...
Málaga’s free cultural night is largest ever
MÁLAGA'S 10th annual 'Noche en Blanco' this Saturday, May 20, will offer around 220 free activities at 92 sites in the city.
The initiative to bring...
Hospital enlargement plan
Villajoyosa Hospital will get its long overdue expansion, but no date is set for work to begin.
Regional health department councillor, Carmen Montón visited the...
Jávea brings private prosecution over cyclists’ deaths
JÁVEA local authority will bring a private prosecution against the drunk- and drug-fuelled driver who killed three cyclists from TriLlebeig triathlon club and left...
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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...
