Two dead and dozens rescued as rain swamps Costa
TWO people were killed and dozens were rescued from flooded areas around Málaga and Cádiz provinces as torrential rains hit southern Andalucía on Sunday...
Frigiliana is one of Spain’s ‘Rural Wonders’
FRIGILIANA has come third in a contest to find Spain’s 'Seven Rural Wonders', organised by the travel website Top Rural. The award was accepted...
Local Briton awarded for ultra-race achievement
A 53-YEAR-old British resident of Alhaurín de la Torre has received an award from the Andalucían Mountaineering Federation in recognition of his achievement in...
Villajoyosa vice
THE Guardia Civil this week dismantled an alleged dangerous criminal organisation in Villajoyosa following a Hollywood-style kidnapping.
Two men and four women have been arrested...
American mom, 50, is Spain’s powerlifting champ
A 50-YEAR-old American mother of two who lives in Benalmádena will be defending her title at the European Classic Cup powerlifting competition this weekend....
Cash payment limit dropped to €1,000
THE CABINET will tomorrw (Friday) approve new measures to fight fiscal fraud, including a new limit on payments in cash to €1,000.
Currently, cash payments...
World heritage ‘Fallas’
VALENCIA’s main fiesta was added to Unesco’s Immaterial World Heritage list on Wednesday.
The panel of representatives from 24 different countries finally decided to include...
Costa deluge
MÁLAGA was hit by its first major rainstorm of the season last weekend, causing flooding and damage in some areas but bringing a welcome...
Weekend food drive collects nearly 500,000 kilos
FOOD donations made in Málaga during last weekend’s collections in the province’s supermarkets totalled between 450,000 and 500,000 kilos of goods. The 'Grand Collection'...
Opposition join forces to scrap PP ‘gagging law’
THE PP government this week began to feel the consequences of no longer having an overall majority as all left-wing and nationalist parties joined...
Double or nothing
BENIDORM town hall this week relaunched its efforts to secure greater funding from the central government, following repeated and failed attempts to be declared...
Judge hits schoolboys with ‘sexting’ fine
TWO school pupils have been fined €2,828 after a court found them guilty of ‘humiliating’ a classmate via the WhatsApp mobile phone messaging service.
The...
Lets ‘wipe away’ gender violence
WIPING away gender violence is the idea behind a new initiative launched this week by several local councils consisting in distributing serviettes bearing the...
Jávea and Calpe beauty spots listed
THE Valencia regional government has finally begun the process to list Calpe's Baños de la Reina Roman site and Jávea's Portitxoll island area are...
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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...
