THE Andalucian High Court (TSJA), has supported the Junta’s request to impose a 7 day lockdown from 2am to 7am, in the two holiday hotspot towns of Marbella and Estepona. The measure came into effect at 2am last Saturday. The TSJA has ruled that the enforced curfew is ‘suitable’ and ‘necessary’ in order to protect […]
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THE Spanish Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) is warning holidaymakers to be careful when renting an apartment for the summer in order to avoid falling prey to fraud. Common tricks used by conmen include posting adverts for inexistent properties and pocketing the deposit, phishing – posing as companies or official government bodies to obtain
MARIA Isabel has announced that she has quit music to focus on her mental health. The singer who won the Eurojunior festival in 2004 announced that she was retiring from music due to problems with anxiety. The 26-year-old from Ayamonte in Huelva took to Instagram to share the news. She explained to fans that she was
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PODS of dolphins, flying fish and pilot whales. These are just some of the wonderful species you might see on a yacht excursion into the Med. While it cannot be guaranteed, the 30-years of experience of skipper Pete Ashworth at Marbella Yacht Charters means you will certainly get a wonderful flavour of a life on
THE devastated family of a young man savagely beaten by a gang of 12 has spoken out about their heartache. Their 23-year-old son was left in critical condition after the attack shortly before 3am on Sunday in the Basque Country. The gang of out-of-control teen thugs videoed themselves as they assaulted the man in the town
IT wasn’t quite what I wanted to hear as I prepared to have a go at cooking Spain’s signature dish: “The first time you cook a paella, you never get it right.” Yet this novice cook needed to try; I was in Valencia, after all, the home of paella. Even before we started, it was
HE has supported a host of famous acts, including George Benson, Simply Red and Michael Bolton. But now Paul Maxwel has an amazing show of his own to demonstrate why he has the nickname ‘The Piano Man’. Tinkling the ivory since he was nine years old, the Marbella-based expat has a huge, fitting concert at
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SO my son arrived and is now staying until September. We miss our kids when we’re not with them, but it doesn’t take long for us all to slip back into our old ways. This means me generally in the kitchen constantly cooking and clearing-up, with him in his room after already becoming bored of
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Driving with flip-flops, barefoot or without a t-shirt behind the steering wheel could land drivers with fines, warns Spain’s Department of Traffic (DGT). According to the DGT, during the summer season, safety at the wheel is relaxed and clothing or footwear not suitable for driving are often used, putting drivers at risk of breaking the
ADANA dog shelter in Estepona is struggling to reach their monthly donation target after it was banned from fundraising at the weekly Sunday market in the town’s port. Volunteer John Tarrant has been going to the market every weekend for 12 years but since it reopened after Covid-19, while all the other stalls were allowed
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