July 2021

BARÇA star player Gerard Pique’s family investment company has secured a deal worth around €50 million to build a five-star hotel in a prime Malaga location. The luxury hotel will occupy the site of the Old Andalucia cinema, which was reportedly sold to the family company for €20 million by Inversiones y Acquisiciones de Hoteles […]

Galicia is an autonomous community in the northwestern corner of Spain with its own culture, language and tradition. It has so much to offer: unforgettable sites, relaxing beaches and mouthwatering cuisine, and for those sweltering in the heat elsewhere in central and southern Spain, cooler climes! So, here are 10 reasons why you should put

CORONAVIRUS outbreaks in Malaga’s care homes are on the rise again with 14 infections in two weeks. The Delta variant—the most virulent of the four variants so far uncovered—has made its way into old people’s homes in Malaga. Senior residences had seen a dramatic drop in fatalities and infections since Spain’s vaccine campaign gave maximum

THE incidence rate in the tourism hotspots of Marbella, Estepona and Malaga city has shot up to alarming numbers. All three municipalities have exceeded the incidence rate of 1000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days and face a possible curfew from 2am to 7am if the situation does not improve. The current

In the autumn of 2020, many of us were captivated by «The Queen’s Gambit» series, which tells the story of wunderkind Beth Harmon. Over the seven episodes, the audience experienced many ups and downs and the main character worrying about her future fate and relationships. However, apart from a great storyline, excellent shooting and a

A fresh set of COVID-19 infection figures are tentatively suggesting a possible slowing down of new cases in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures today(July 27) recorded 1,876 new infections compared to 2,112 cases on July 20, and 1,553 infections on July 13. Yesterday’s weekend infection total did not go up as much in comparison

BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hotels have had their best week for room occupancy this summer according to the Hosbec hoteliers association. Figures for July 19-25 show 67.5% occupancy in Hosbec member hotels that are open in the Benidorm area. As in previous surveys, domestic bookings are keeping hotels in business, accounting for 85.2% of all

STUDENT Pilot Oliver Daemen became the world’s youngest person to travel to space at the age of just 18, after he trained at the One Air pilot school, in Malaga. The Dutchman joined billionaire Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, and 82-year-old Wally Funk (part of Mercury 23 in the ‘60s and now the oldest

€30 million will be spent on major changes to the CV-95 between Orihuela City and San Miguel de Salinas on the southern Costa Blanca. It’s a key route used by residents and tourist travelling between the coast and inland Vega Baja centres. The Valencian government abandoned improvement plans in 2007 due to the recession and

THE ex-lover of Spain’s scandal-hit former-King Juan Carlos is suing him in the High Court in London for damages accusing the old monarch and the Spanish intelligence of ‘harassment, threats and defamation’. Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 56, had a well-publicised affair with the 83-year-old monarch that came to light when it emerged she accompanied King Juan