Processions proceed once more
The Easter pageants are back after two missing years due to the pandemic.
Colourful, moving and passionate – the processions form an integral part of...
EasyJet pilots set to strike in Spain
THE SUMMER of discontent in the airline industry in Spain is set to continue with easyJet pilots calling nine days of strikes for this...
Tourism tax gets the go-ahead
The so-called ‘tourism tax’ (tasa turística) has been passed by the regional parliament in Valencia and is due to come into force in a...
All the luck of the lottery in Mijas
Mijas experienced a truly odds-defying moment of lottery luck on Saturday. A special National Lottery draw that was held at the town's own municipal theatre in...
Satellite devices to track local orca population
A STUDY launched this week will use satellite tags to track the movements of the orca whale population of the Strait of Gibraltar and...
Málaga swimmer is first European around Manhattan
CHRISTIAN Jongeneel of Málaga has become the first Spaniard and first European to complete the gruelling open-water swim around Manhattan in New York. He...
Property sales to Brits fall by 16%
THE sale of Spanish property to British nationals has fallen by around 16 per cent since Brexit. Comparing year-on-year figures, the drop is recorded...
Chemical blast
A DRAMATIC explosion at a chemical factory in Valencia's metropolitan area forced schools to shut, thousands of employees to evacuate and destroyed six warehouses.
The...
Guardia save unconscious British pensioner
AN ENGLISH lady, aged 74, who had not been seen by her neighbours in Teulada for several days, was found seriously ill in her...
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’...
Buyers with cash in hand
THE MAJORITY of properties sold on the Costa Blanca are still bought by buyers with funds in hand - without needing to take out...
Toddler left alone on school bus for five hours
AN INVESTIGATION is ongoing in Rincón de la Victoria into how a three-year-old girl was locked in a school bus for almost five hours.
The...
Campaign grows against Tarifa car park
A PETITION calling for the Junta de Andalucía and Tarifa town hall to stop the construction of a parking zone and chiringuito on a...
Brave Betty battles on
WICKED street thieves snatched centenarian Betty Guinness’ handbag in a daylight robbery leaving her “shaken”...but not stirred.
The 100-year-old Javea resident was attacked on her...