January 2023

2 bedroom Villa for sale in Majanicho with pool – € 185,000

Majanicho, Fuerteventura   2 beds   2 baths € 185,000 Majanicho – Origo Mare – 2 bedroom semi-detached property located in a beautiful setting with communal pools, sports facilities and plenty of open space! The Location: Sat within the development of Origo Mare which is a stones throw away from the local fishing village of […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Mystery Cuban man arrested in case of decapitated woman washed up in Marbella

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch A Mystery Cuban called Michael has been arrested alongside a man who murdered and decapitated a Colombian expat and dumped her in the sea off Marbella. The builder worked with Leonel Herrera, 45, who has admitted killing his ex-girlfriend Natalia Mosquera, 46, on January 8 before chopping off her

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Elderly ‘lone wolf’ arrested for sending letter bombs in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a former Vitoria City Council official for sending six letter bombs late last year. The 74-year-old Spaniard was detained on Wednesday on a Mirando de Ebro street, in the Castilla y Leon region. Police and bomb experts have searched his home. On Monday, US Pentagon sources were quoted by the

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Direct flights between Spain’s Malaga and New York with United Airlines now on sale

TICKETS for United Airlines’ new direct flight from Malaga to New York are now on sale on its website and via travel agents. In the first week of June, the North American airline will begin to travel from the capital of the Costa del Sol to the Big Apple, with air fares starting at an

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Tickets on sale until summer for star hiking trail Caminito del Rey in Spain’s Malaga—including two major holiday dates

EL CAMINITO DEL REY, one of the most spectacular natural sites in Malaga, has announced it has put 74,800 tickets on sale to cover the period between March 28 and June 25 for travel agencies and establishments as well as for the general public. Tickets can be purchased on the official website at a price

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First day of Mallorca Hells Angels trial sees 34 of nearly 50 defendants cut deals with the prosecutor

THE FIRST day of a massive trial of members of a Hells Angels chapter based in Mallorca saw 34 of the nearly 50 defendants cut deals with the public prosecutor.  The court proceedings got underway on Monday in Spain’s national High Court in Madrid, but delays to the start of the trial gave the gang

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Cold snap due to continue in Spain, as temperatures fall as low as -18C in parts

SPAIN is due to see several days of even lower temperatures than those it is already experiencing, as a weather front moves in from the Atlantic and a storm named Hannelore arrives.  The mercury plummeted in the first few weeks of the year thanks to storms Gerard and Fien, with conditions expected to get warmer.

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Eagle will land to scare off pesky seagulls from Costa Blanca castle in Spain

DENIA is deploying shock tactics by getting an eagle to cut the seagull population around the city’s castle. Lokimica- who run Denia council’s pest-control services- has spent the last three years puncturing seagull eggs to stop new birds being born in the castle. That’s reduced their presence by around 200 but has not totally solved

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Real life Shawshank: RGP officer recalls the incredible story of the prisoner who tunnelled a hole out of his cell and wandered Gibraltar each night 

A PRISONER who painstakingly tunnelled a hole to escape his cell each night and wander the streets of Gibraltar was only given away after he was spotted by someone from the Rock’s parole board. The incredible story – straight from the Shawshank Redemption, a film released just the year before – only recently came to

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