Orange wars
An emergency meeting will be held in Rincon de la Victoria to address the issue of huge orange patches appearing on beaches, caused by anchovy
Foot in
Torrox youngster Jessica Fernandez, 19, has received a medal of honour from the town hall after joining a professional women’s football team in Italy.
Torreguadiaro blaze tears through 100 hectares
40 homes were evacuated and cars and property were damaged
Durham miners
A group of miners from Durham are heading to Spain to share their expertise on the industry with striking miners in Leon.
Solar flight
A solar-powered plane has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar as part of the world’s first transcontinental flight by a zero fuel aircraft, between Madrid and
Rafael Nadal to carry Spanish flag at London Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 gold medallist and world number two was chosen by the International Olympics Committee today
Gunfight at…Iceland Fuengirola
IT’S like the last stand at the O.K. Corral… Here the Olive Press is closed in at all angles at Iceland Fuengirola by malicious supermarket
Speed limit on Spanish B roads to be reduced to 90 km/h
80 per cent of accidents occur on secondary roads, said the Interior Minister
Congress calling
Carlos Divar, the President of the Supreme Court, is to appear in Congress to answer questions over his weekend trips to Marbella paid for with
Rubbish fine
A Mijas resident has been fined €20,000 for illegally dumping a truckload of garden waste for the second time.
Jailhouse rock
The Concerto Malaga chamber orchestra has performed a concert of classical music to inmates in Alhaurin de la Torre prison.
Living it up on the Levante
Wendy Williams takes a ride up Almeria’s Levante coast
Lost in translation
Eloise Horsfield looks at the perils of making mistakes in a foreign language and why it pays to get a translation right…
Book exchange in Spain
Online bookstore Books4Spain has joined forces with London's Instituto Cervantes
Speeding up
Mijas mayor Angel Nozal has launched a campaign to have the speed limit on the A-7 restored to 100kph after it was reduced to 80kph
Knock down the Algarrobico, says IU, as High Court returns Natural Park protection
After local town halls insist on opening illegal hotel in Carbonaras, IU party hits back
New AA group for Costa de la Luz
Alcoholics Anonymous is now running an English-speaking help group in Vejer.
Net benefit
Representatives of Gibraltar’s fishing commission and Spanish fishermen have held the first meeting of the joint technical working group set up to resolve the fishing
Remembering women in Spain’s conquest of the New World
They Didn’t Go Alone, at the National Naval Museum until September 30 tells the story of Spain's first female admiral, Isabel Barreto
Queen adopts Granada ‘mutt’
The Queen of Spain adopts a dog from a shelter in Granada
Smurf year
Juzcar has received 130,000 visitors in the year since the village was painted blue to promote the Smurfs in 3D film.
Drunk British woman arrested after driving into Guardia Civil vehicle
The 45-year-old was five times over the limit
Zara wins legal battle against shoe designer
The Spanish fashion giant was accused of copying shoes by French designer Christian Louboutin
Call The Police!
British star Sting is heading to Marbella
Tackling the internet trolls in Spain
Police called in over internet hate campaign which claims expat is a ‘wanted criminal’
Tree party
Children in Nerja dressed in 19th century costume to celebrate 125 years of the araucaria tree, which was first planted there in 1887 after being