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British teen makes history in Spain’s Andalucia by being first girl to finish under par in prestigious tournament

AN 18-year-old Brit shot herself into the record books as she won the Girls Junior European Open Golf Championship at Andalucia’s El Paraiso course. Holly

16 Dec, 2018 @ 17:00

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Marbella mansion where One Direction made debut among top 10 most viewed properties this year

THE Marbella mansion where boyband One Direction made their debut performance has been one of the most viewed properties of 2018. On the market for

16 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Property

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution. The vintage veto, coming into effect

16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Health·Lead

Banksy gets ‘Banksied’ as gallery in Spain exhibits art without his permission

THE work of one of the world’s most controversial graffiti artists is being exhibited without his permission in Spain. But the guerilla artist, who is

15 Dec, 2018 @ 16:00

La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia among top 20 global travel destinations for Airbnb customers

ANDALUCIA is among the top 20 most sought-after travel destinations in the world for Airbnb customers. According to the property portal, Spain’s southernmost region was

15 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

Cordoba·Entertainment·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla·Travel News

Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists

AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish 5,000 pigeons amid complaints from restaurant and hotel owners that they are driving away tourists. Cadiz is set

15 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Environment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News

Brits to pay €7 to travel to EU countries after Brexit

UK travellers will not need a visa but a separate document which lasts three years will be compulsory

14 Dec, 2018 @ 17:58

Lead·Travel News

WATCH: ‘Narco terrorists’ BOMB Marbella carwash and are then arrested in Sweden

POLICE have arrested three Swedish men who set off two bombs in Marbella and Benahavis. Spain’s Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional worked with the Swedish

14 Dec, 2018 @ 14:17

Crime & Law·Lead

ORANGE ALERT: Balearics and Andalucia on standby for strong winds and rain tomorrow while snow predicted across Spain

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET have warned that the Balearics and parts of Andalucia will be on orange alert tomorrow, meaning ‘important risk’. An AEMET spokesperson

13 Dec, 2018 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home

A BODY has been found in the search for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged just two days before catching his flight home.

13 Dec, 2018 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Specsavers and Plastic Free Seas charity join forces on Costa del Sol for mammoth beach clean up

A COSTA del Sol beach clean up is set to take place this weekend in a bid to tackle the growing problem of plastic waste

13 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Nature

Why a ‘new’ British vegan milk has outraged Spain

OH dear, Brits have annoyed Spanish foodies. Again. Just two weeks ago, Morrisons’ cheesy churros became a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. A

12 Dec, 2018 @ 17:37

Food & Drink·Lead

REVEALED: What’s really behind the surge in ‘narco terrorism’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol as record €100 million cash and 40 tonnes of drugs seized

Udyco has cost the illegal drug trafficking economy €100 million in 2018

12 Dec, 2018 @ 15:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Round-up of Costa del Sol’s best Christmas lights in 2018

MALAGA does Christmas like nowhere else, but it’s not the only place on the Costa del Sol with a spectacular display of festive sparkle. The

12 Dec, 2018 @ 15:13

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

COLD FRONT: Yellow weather warning for strong winds in Malaga TOMORROW while snow predicted across Spain

The warning is in place until 5pm tomorrow

12 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREXIT: British applications for Spanish citizenship soar 232% as Theresa May faces no-confidence vote

THE number of Brits applying for Spanish citizenship has tripled since 2015 when David Cameron reiterated his promise of a Brexit vote. After the Tory

12 Dec, 2018 @ 12:21

Lead·National News·Politics

PEED OFF: Dog walkers on Costa del Sol to be FINED for not cleaning up pet’s urine in new crackdown

The town hall said the move was aimed at reducing the odor of dog urine

12 Dec, 2018 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Costa del Sol financial firm set to become listed on Nasdaq stock exchange

A COSTA del Sol-based financial firm will make a public offering on the NASDAQ exchange. Woodbrook Group, a rapidly-growing firm of financial consultants who have

12 Dec, 2018 @ 11:35

Business & Finance

The most beautiful village in Mallorca has been named

FORNALUTX is officially the most beautiful village in Mallorca, according to the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain. On New Year’s Day, 11

12 Dec, 2018 @ 10:56

La Cultura·Mallorca

Police free pregnant teen sold by parents for €8,000 to Romanian family in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE have freed a pregnant teen who was sold by her parents to a Romanian family in Andalucia. The 16-year-old’s mum and dad flogged her

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Commissioner Espino with Pres of Balearic Gov Armengol

Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics

THE NEW Police Commissioner of the Balearic Islands took office this week with a pledge to crack down on domestic abuse and gender violence. The

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:03

Crime & Law·Health·Mallorca

Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say

POLICE believe the Irish mafia member who plunged to his death in Marbella took his own life. Michael Cumberton, 30, a prominent member of the

11 Dec, 2018 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national

11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

WARNING: Police in Spain ramping up roadside alcohol and drug checkpoints THIS WEEK

POLICE across Spain will intensify their roadside spot-checks from today until Sunday, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has announced. The ramping up of the

10 Dec, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead

Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley

ALL around the Guadalhorce Valley you will find vegetable gardens, orchards and fields of crops. And with such a fabulous range of local produce it

10 Dec, 2018 @ 17:24

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Truck DESTROYS archway entry of urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

https://www.facebook.com/1537600309642149/videos/2124715434507167/ THIS is the moment a truck completely destroyed the entry to an urbanisation on the Costa del Sol last week. The short clip shows

10 Dec, 2018 @ 16:23

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