Suspect in Lisa Brown’s disappearance goes missing
MISSING Scottish expat Lisa Brown’s former boyfriend, who is facing charges over her disappearance, is being sought by Spanish authorities after breaking his bail...
Puigdemont is out, but not down
CATALUÑA'S former president has finally acknowledged he will not be the region’s future president, at least for the time being.
Carles Puigdemont last Thursday announced...
Chippy blast shocks Benidorm
Several establishments and streets had to be evacuated in Benidorm's Rincón de Loix area today (Tuesday) after a gas explosion shattered the front of...
Police sniffed out €90m in criminals’ assets last year
A SPECIAL squad of the National Police in Málaga province last year rooted out over €90 million in assets of criminals, much of which...
On your marks….
Over 2,000 lycra clad competitors took part in the thirty-fourth joint Half Marathon and 10K run on Saturday evening and despite the rain, nearly...
Radar’s a fine little earner
THE 15 fixed radar speed traps in Málaga generate more in fines than those of any other province in Spain. Between January 1 and...
Marbella steps up pressure on stalled hospital expansion
MARBELLA town hall last week sharply criticised the Junta de Andalucía over the long-stalled project to enlarge the Costa del Sol hospital, after Junta...
Helicopter drug trafficking gang busted
AN INTERNATIONAL drug trafficking gang that used specially adapted helicopters able to carry loads of up to 900 kilos to transport drugs between Morocco...
Benidorm hostel blaze
Twenty people had to be evacuated in the early hours of Tuesday morning when a fire broke out at ‘Pension Pardo’ hostel on Benidorm's Calle...
Home sales surpass 30,000 for first time since 2007
THE number of home sales in Málaga province last year surpassed 30,000 for the first time since 2007, the year before the real estate...
Estepona hand-picks pest caterpillar nests from trees
TOWNS all along the Costa take annual measures against the pine processionary caterpillar – a pest that can cause allergic reactions in people and...
Pablo’s legacy carries on
PABLO Ráez, a 20-year-old Marbella man who turned his battle against leukaemia into a hugely successful campaign to boost bone marrow donations, continues to...
Never too late to learn
EIGHTY-year-old Miguel Castillo is a retired notary who survived a heart attack that nearly killed him. This episode caused him to change his entire...
Almond trees to be uprooted
ONE IN every four almond trees in the northern Alicante province will have to be uprooted and destroyed due to the Xylella Fastidiosa bateria.
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...
