WHEN Victoria Jenkins’ partner Lee did a runner leaving her and their son on the Costa del Sol, she didn’t think life could get any worse. But the expat family have been evicted after their €320,000 home was sold at auction without their knowledge over an unpaid property tax. The Essex mum from Chelmsford had […]
THE Balearic Islands has said that eradicating drunken tourism will be one of their main goals for next year’s holiday season. Tourism minister Iago Negueruela admitted that although it has so far proved difficult to tackle this so-called ‘tourism of excesses’, a more concerted effort would be made to ‘improve the quality of certain hotspots in
THE first week of October sees sizzling, summer-like temperatures in inland areas of Malaga province. The heat is back in Malaga this Wednesday, three weeks after the official arrival of autumn, with several parts of the province expected to see highs of 30ºC throughout the day. Weather agency AEMET forecasts anticyclonic, dry and stable weather
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THE COVID-19 pressure on the healthcare system in Malaga province continues to drop. The number of patients in hospitals with the disease has dropped to 74, with just 18 people in Intensive Care Units (ICU)— the lowest it has been since August 23 of last year where there were 71 patients in Malaga’s hospitals. According
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SPAIN‘S cabinet has agreed on a new law to control rents charged by landlords who own ten or more residential properties. The measure will now have to be passed by Congress, which is not a certainty as the ruling PSOE-Unidos Podemos coalition does not have a majority. The draft law features tax incentives of up
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SPAIN’S King Juan Carlos, football club manager Pep Guardiola, crooner Julio Iglesias, and at least five politicians are among around 600 Spaniards under scrutiny after being named in a secret trove of documents about offshore finance known as the ‘Pandora Papers’. The papers also put the spotlight on Russian oligarchs and at least one Italian
BEACH drones could be used at all Valencian Community beaches next year after a pilot scheme saved six lives during August and September. Valencian Interior and Justice Minister, Gabriela Bravo, branded the experiment in ten municipalities as a success. The units were used from early August in Cullera, Gandia, Alboraya, Denia, Javea, Benidorm, Guardamar, Burriana,
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Apartment Torrevieja, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 174,000 Apartment for sale on the seafront in Los Locos beach with panoramic sea views from the terrace and living room. Spacious apartment in very good condition and with 101 m2. The apartment is located on the 3rd floor and has a living room, three
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A teenager has been arrested for setting fire to a Spanish flag in the centre of Murcia City. The man, 19, was detained by the Policia Nacional for committing a ‘crime of outrage against Spain’. Spain’s current Security Law means the potential for a fine as high as €30,000. The incident happened in mid-September but
AN Elche bakery robber has been arrested after police spotted him in the street with flour stains on his clothes. The man, 42, forced his way into the premises with the help of a screwdriver. He stole some money from the cash register before running away. Unfortunately for him, he triggered an alert with cameras
