January 2022

A CATALAN ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees has been named among the eight most affordable ski resorts in Europe by Lonely Planet. While the travellers’ bible chose Borovets in Bulgaria as the resort with the best party crowd and Vogel in Slovenia as the top choice for beautiful views, Spain’s Boi–Taüll was named the […]

MALAGA airport is seeing a gradual growth in passenger numbers in line with the recovery in air travel demand. In fact, it’s estimated that Malaga Airport-Costa de Sol, the main airport in Southern Spain and gateway to many tourist destinations in Andalucia, will receive a total of 7,854 flights between January and February 2022, an

CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain. A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have dismantled a group of drug smugglers seizing four helicopters. FLYING HIGH: Drugs seized from helicopter in Torremolinos In addition, a fleet of cars, trucks and firearms were found. The gang

GIBRALTAR’S Eva Carneiro quit her dream job as medic to the Chelsea team after a very public bust-up with then-manager Jose Mourinho. The ‘Special One’ from Portugal had been furious after the doctor had ran onto the pitch after Eden Hazard went down with an injury during a crucial moment in stoppage time against Swansea

Spain’s most acclaimed director has announced that he will make his first feature film in the English language and that Cate Blanchett will star in the lead role. The Oscar winning director confirmed that the project, an adaption of Lucia Berlin’s ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’, is already in the early stages of development. The

GIBRALTAR has moved one step closer to having a new five-star Hilton hotel as planning permission was filed for the site of the old Caleta Hotel. The landmark Caleta, a four-star hotel built into the cliffs overlooking Catalan Bay, closed its doors on December 31 after almost 60 years and will be demolished to make

TORREVIEJA Council plans to put some life back into the beleaguered La Plasa Food Market in the heart of the city. They have instructed a local engineering study to draft an appraisal on the cost of reinstating the ground floor (only) of the once-popular building. The remaining three floors will continue to remain mothballed, after

Penthouse Punta Prima, Alicante   2 beds   1 baths € 105,000 This immaculately presented 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom penthouse apartment is ideally situated overlooking parkland. Located in the popular area of La Cinuelica, Punta Prima, just a short walk to a great selection of local amenities and within a short drive to a selection

SOME of the most sought-after stocking fillers of the past century have gone on show in a nostalgic new toy exhibition in Malaga. Vintage childhood favourites of all shapes and sizes, dating back to the 1950s have been included in the playful new display at the Andalucian Museum of Education (MAE). Looking back at the

SPANISH law says new rules affecting business can only come into effect in January or July – which makes a lot of sense, right? But as it’s January, we’re thinking of all the laws that don’t make a lot of sense. Like France’s ban on calling your pig ‘Napoleon’, Samoa’s ban on forgetting your wife’s