September 2022

STERLING has fallen to a historic 37 year low against the dollar and a recent low against the Euro this week, after the UK government, headed by new prime minister, Liz Truss, and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, introduced a “mini-budget” that has sent financial markets into turmoil. On Monday evening, the government was struggling to […]

AFTER a fantastic week of tennis, including an emotional farewell from legendary Roger Federer, in the Lava Cup, the eight teams that will compete in the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals Knockout Stage, which will take place in Malaga on 22-27 November, are known. The Martin Carpena will host the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final

Residents and tourists in Benidorm can now access audiology services from global hearing provider Specsavers. The company supplied more than 530,000 hearing aids in 2021, operates in five countries worldwide and has now expanded to offer its audiology services in Spain. Specsavers expanded into audiology in the UK in 2002, and quickly gained a reputation

TOURISTS have returned in force to Malaga City after the pandemic—with 315,000 overnight stays recorded during the month of August. This week the National Statistics Institute (INE) has published the data for the number of visitors and overnight stays in hotels in the capital of the Costa del Sol during the month of August, with

THE Port of Malaga is looking forward to a busy autumn, with 113 passenger ships expected to dock in the city. The autumn cruise season in Malaga, which commenced on September 15, together with Spring, is one of the high seasons for cruise tourism in the Port of Malaga. According to data from the port’s

Spain’s National Police force has arrested three people who are suspected of stealing up to €46,000 worth of luggage from passengers outside Málaga’s principal train station, María Zambrano.  According to a statement released by the authorities, the suspects are all male and aged between 22 and 34 years old. They were taking advantage of moments

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested a woman in Madrid after she drove the wrong way up the R-3 motorway – in an apparent bid to avoid paying a toll.  Staff at a tollbooth on the R-3, which runs out of the city centre and joins with the A-3 to Valencia, advised the authorities that a

IT WILL be men versus women in a game of football on Spain’s Costa del Sol, but it won’t be your typical sporting contest.  The elderly men of Benalmadena will play against a group of women in a charity match on October 4 to raise funds for seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia.  The Alzheimer’s

Businessman Íñigo Onieva was spotted in a video kissing another woman, prompting online detectives to investigate the circumstances   Time Line:1. Engaño a mi chica 22 días antes de pedirle matrimonio2. Lo niego públicamente con ella al lado, con toda la soberbia y cara dura del mundo3. Reconozco la infidelidad y pido que no se le

Malaga’s reservoir water levels are much lower than last year, with one of the province’s main dams dangerously close to being declared a “dead reservoir”.  Viñuela’s reservoir is currently at 10.91% of its total capacity which is 164,37 cubic hectometres. The reservoir of La Viñuela, below minimum levels this autumn. Image Wikipedia In 2008, it