Business booming for Spain’s agro-foods industry
Food products of Andalucia – and in particular Malaga – guarantee increased jobs and income during difficult times
Transparency
Town hall workers’ salaries in Frigiliana are to be published on the official website, in response to attempts by the socialist opposition leader to ‘discredit’
Thanks, Euro Weekly News… We’re flattered!
At least ten news stories have appeared on the EWN website - with almost exactly the same wording - within 36 hours of us posting
Fish hook nearly killed my JJ on Spanish beach
EXCLUSIVE: Expat forced to shell out €950 after dog swallows fishing tackle near Cabopino
Smoked out
The Gibraltar Government is clamping down on the overselling of tobacco, marking the areas of Laguna and Glacis as ‘special zones’ under the Tobacco Act.
Andalucia’s historical dune gardens on verge of disappearing
Coastal allotments will disappear completely within two years if more is not done to preserve them warns academic Ruben Sanchez
Casa care
Part of the Casa del Rey Moro in Ronda has been closed to the public after bad weather caused its facade to collapse.
Financial regulator moves to protect investors in Spain
Spanish banking regulator CNMV introduces new measures to protect investors
Strictly on the Costa del Sol!
Tickets are now on sale for the grand final of a media dance competition... Have 16 left feet learnt to conquer the dance floor?
Good sports
Gibraltar and La Linea are developing a scheme to encourage cross-border sporting events under the name ‘sport without frontiers’.
Malaga gives generously for food appeal
Bancosol appeal collects 225 tons of dry foods instead of 150 expected
Donana National Park launches raccoon-catching programme
Programme launched to catch ‘smelly and aggressive’ mammals after unwanted pets are released into the wild
Tree effort
Mijas Town Hall has begun its annual reforestation campaign to replace trees in the areas worst affected by wild fires.
Volkswagen makes Spanish ‘Herbie’
The Escarabago 53 is VW's latest Beetle, available only in Spain
Expats help out collecting food for the needy throughout Malaga
La Gran Recogida has been taking donations of dry foods in stores throughout the province - and the nation - today and yesterday
Lunch break
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has hosted business dinners in Casablanca and Marrakesh to attract potential Moroccan investors to the Rock.
Fly ban
A 62-year-old British grandmother has been banned from flying with easyJet after a flight attendant claimed she ‘assaulted’ her while boarding a flight in Murcia.
Costa journalist Mike Souter appears at UK court on 18 child sex offence charges
Travel writer's case referred to the Crown Court, where he will appear on December 14
Learn about España with Books4Spain
To mark 100 years of Spanish anarchism, the Olive Press lets you in on a valuable source to read-up on the subject and many other
Plane pain
A Swiss woman has been taken to hospital in Madrid after being stung by a scorpion on an Iberia flight.
Coastal plan to prevent building within 500m of sea in Andalucia
Under the protection plan, launched this week, no new building projects can be launched and all existing plans will need to go through rigorous tests
A century of Spanish anarchism
It is exactly 100 years since an anarchist shot dead Spain’s prime minister. As Eloise Horsfield discovers, the anarchist movement once counted over two million
Picasso camera snapped up for €1.7 million
World's most expensive camera produced hundreds of pictures of famous Spanish artist
Taxman clamps down on residents of Spain with overseas assets
Hacienda closes in on tax evaders, requiring all residents to declare offshore assets over €50,000 by the end of March
Spanish flamenco star fronts food campaign
Estrella Morente will help in bid to collect 150 tons of food this weekend
Passionate Women in Spain
British artists' work celebrating the female spirit goes on display in Andalucia