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The Queen of eliminating clutter, Brandi Freeze, explains how her company Airy Spaces can work miracles for you this spring

WHEN clutter takes over it starts innocently: a drawer that won’t close, a chair overtaken by things meant to be dealt with ‘later’ or a

8 Mar, 2025 @ 11:00

Property·Sponsored

Earthquake rocks Spain’s Andalucia: Alerts are sent to phones and ‘terrified’ locals report ‘houses shaking and furniture moving’

THE government of Andalucia has sent mobile phone alerts to thousands of locals after an earthquake struck this morning. The quake had a magnitude of

27 Feb, 2025 @ 11:27

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Revealed: New favoured drug route for ‘narcos’ in southern Spain – as police plead for more weapons

A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. The semi-rigid boat, known to be used by drug

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:52

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Earthquake in Portugal shakes multiple cities in Spain’s Andalucia

A MAGNITUDE 5 earthquake has been felt in Sevilla and other Andalusian locations. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicenter was 17 kilometers south

18 Feb, 2025 @ 12:19

Environment·Lead·Nature

Violent Albanian gang stole more than €10m by robbing luxury homes across southern Spain

A VIOLENT Albanian gang has been arrested in connection with at least 16 robberies from luxury homes in southern Spain that netted items worth at

31 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

AT LEAST 16 taxi drivers operating out of Sevilla airport have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a ‘mafia-style’ cartel that fixed prices.

9 Jan, 2025 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

THE National Geographic Institute(IGN) recorded a 2.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning on the border of Sevilla and Cadiz provinces in Andalucia. The epicentre was

8 Jan, 2025 @ 12:31

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

‘Shut up foreigner!’ Locals in Spain clash over ‘anti-guiri’ artwork as graffiti in Sevilla vows to ‘vomit out tourists’

ARTWORK demanding ‘guiris‘ to ‘get out of our neighbourhoods’ has sparked debate on social media in Spain. Guiri is a word used to describe tourists

17 Dec, 2024 @ 19:28

Andalucia·Lead·National News·Travel News

Johnny Depp returning to Spain for special festival screening of his movie about an artist looking for recognition

AMERICAN film star Johnny Depp will be spending this weekend in Sevilla to showcase his latest movie in the European Film Festival as well as

6 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Celebrity·Lead·Sevilla

Huge rollercoaster over a lake is planned for major theme park in southern Spain

SEVILLA’S Isla Magica theme park will get a 25-metre-high rollercoaster over its lake plus two new swimming pools. The ride will reach a top speed

26 Oct, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Too soon? Christmas lights are already being put up around major city in Spain’s Andalucia

CHRISTMAS lights have started being erected on Friday in Sevilla- up to six weeks before they are expected to be switched on. Decorations have appeared

18 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

Spain’s Sevilla threatens to cut off water supply to 5,000 illegal tourist flats

Sevilla approves crackdown on Airbnb-style flats – but left-wing councillors say it’s not enough

SEVILLA has approved a law that will majorly restrict the granting of licences for Airbnb-style flats. The City Council today ruled that the number of

17 Oct, 2024 @ 19:54

Lead·Property

Medical helicopter catches fire in Spain: 75-year-old patient dies after suffering horrific burns – as family demands mammoth payout

A 75-YEAR-OLD man has died after suffering serious burns in a medical helicopter fire in Cordoba province last August. He passed away at Sevilla’s Virgen

3 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cordoba·Lead

West Nile virus is detected in a Malaga village – as Junta confirms ninth death from mosquito borne disease

THE West Nile virus has been detected in a second Malaga province municipality as a ninth death has been confirmed in Andalucia. The region’s health

1 Oct, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Missing British father is found alive and well after vanishing from Spain’s Andalucia

THE family of a British man have breathed a sigh of relief after he was found alive and well on Monday evening. James Moore (pictured

30 Sep, 2024 @ 18:09

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

Irish tourist, 29, suffers serious burns during freak accident at her friend’s wedding on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN Irish tourist has been hospitalised after suffering serious burns following a freak accident at her friend’s wedding on the Costa del Sol last week.

25 Sep, 2024 @ 17:44

Costa del Sol·Lead

Humiliating police blunder in Spain: Major city loses almost HALF its patrol cars overnight after ‘bosses forgot to book their MOTs’

THE city of Sevilla was left with 45 fewer police cars on Wednesday following a blunder by the force’s headquarters. Dozens of Policia Local patrol

25 Sep, 2024 @ 16:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

New direct flights between Istanbul and major city in Spain’s Andalucia begin this month – this is how much they cost

IF you are a long-term resident of Andalucia, you might be interested to hear that very soon you will have the chance to take a

11 Sep, 2024 @ 12:19

Sevilla·Travel News

‘Guiris go home’: High school in Spain’s Barcelona files police reports for hate crimes over offensive graffiti messages

A HIGH school in Barcelona has taken legal action after offensive graffiti against foreigners and ‘posh’ people has repeatedly appeared on its walls. The Barcelona

4 Sep, 2024 @ 10:05

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Olive thieves are caught in the act while trying to flee with half-tonne haul in Spain’s Sevilla

THE Guardia Civil has thwarted the theft of nearly half a tonne of olives in Sevilla province that had been illegally harvested by seven pickers.

3 Sep, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

‘My head was exploding’: Young mother, 26, recalls her West Nile virus hell in Spain after being turned away by doctors SIX times and developing encephalitis

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has recalled her horrific ordeal after becoming infected with the West Nile virus in southern Spain. Melody S.R (pictured above speaking to

3 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Sevilla

Fears of rat plague in Alicante: Pests are spotted in popular square currently being redeveloped

Plague of rats forces park closure in Spain’s Sevilla as locals claim ‘there’s more rodents than children’

A SEVILLA park was closed on Friday due to a plague of rats with council workers carrying out an in-depth treatment to get rid of

30 Aug, 2024 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla

China to invest €2 billion into hydrogen energy plant in Spain’s Andalucia

CHINESE company Hygreen Energy will back three major green hydrogen projects in Andalucia including a €2 billion investment for an energy plant in Huelva province.

29 Aug, 2024 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead