British expat launches project to clean up ‘layer of filth’ on Almeria’s Tabernas desert
He is hoping to raise awareness and get more local support for the campaign
Grandfather kidnaps his own family including six-month-old grandchild at gunpoint in southern Spain
He used a loaded pistol to threaten them
Funeral specialists Golden Leaves extend its cut price special offer
The offer is continuing due to overwhelming demand
200 families to be evicted from homes to make way for turtle dwelling in Almeria
2,200 people have signed the petition
British man fights off child abductor who snatches toddler in Spain hotel
Mancunian Shaun Kennedy was left with a bloodied face, a swollen hand and a twisted knee after fighting off the child snatcher
Michael Fassbender film Admiral’s Creed filmed in Almeria and out soon
The film about the Spanish Inquisition stars Hollywood greats
Greenpeace activists found not guilty for defacing Algarrobico hotel in Almeria
The 28 campaigners painted the words ´hotel ilegal´ on the complex
Almeria undertaker Golden Leaves opens new office in Turre
Golden Leaves new office is located on Avenida de Almeria
The Priors: How tranquility turned to tragedy
The Priors spent their life’s nest egg building their dream home - Tranquility - before it was bulldozed in a cruel error after a swish
World famous harmonica player kicks off Spanish tour in Estepona tonight
The Texan will be head north through Spain before jetting home
The Priors’ expat property saga continues as town hall appeals compensation payout
EXCLUSIVE: Vera Town Hall in Almeria appeals against €425,000 compensation payout
Expat couple the Priors to be reimbursed for Almeria home demolished in 2008
Expat couple the Priors should receive more than €425,000 from Vera Town Hall
OPINION: Take the Algarrobico down
Almeria resident Lenox Napier argues succinctly that the creation of jobs is more important than protecting mere ‘scrub’
Spanish government and Andalucian Junta will unite to demolish hotel el Algarrobico
Cost of razing luxury complex and restoring Almeria site put at €7.18 million
Dutch estate agent disappears with thousands of euros of expats’ money in Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Search on for rogue estate agent who has vanished with up to a million euros in deposits
Malaga province set for cold and snowy Valentine’s weekend
A polar air mass is on its way
Guardia Civil launch new stolen car detection system
The video system can identify, with 98% accuracy, the registration of any car, even it is travelling as fast as 180kph
Andalucia ticket bags €4 million winning El Gordo lottery prize
Almeria ticket wins main prize as two tickets in Seville and one in Cordoba bag second cash bonanza
Spain’s empty homes to be filled in three years
There are currently 389,000 vacant new builds across the country
Mushroom picking: A chance to reconnect with our hunter-gatherer past
It is essential to go with experts. Some mushrooms are toxic, and telling them apart is often tricky
Cooking with the sun
Exhibitions in October showcased the outdoor ovens in Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada
‘El Horrible’ Algarrobico hotel in Almeria named one of ‘world’s ugliest hotels’
The 400-room monstrosity, built on a virgin beach in the Cabo de Gata natural park, features on a list of the world’s 20 most ill-conceived
HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones finishes Spanish filming
Stars sign off with celebratory cake showing all five Spanish locations
A7 heaven as final section near Granada opens
The 1,440km A7 now encompasses Malaga, Motril and Almeria
USA agree to clear up Palomares nuclear waste 50 years after disaster
Dubbed the ‘worst nuclear accident in US history’, the town of 16,000 - half of whom are British expats - was covered in nuclear waste
One dead in Almeria explosion
Fire-fighters are still tackling the blaze which was started following an explosion at 9.30am