Trip Advisor’s annual Traveller’s Choice Awards has ranked Mallorca as number seven for those looking for a nature getaway. The site highlights its pristine beaches and coves, spectacular mountain ranges and “rustic countryside” as some of the “dreamy island’s” offerings. Mallorca is one of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations, in the first 11 months of […]
SPAIN just failed to make it on the podium in a ranking of property investment in Europe for 2023, coming in fourth place – but up three from last year. The UK came in first place, followed by Germany and then France in a survey by real estate firm Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis. Madrid and
THE OWNERS of illegal properties in the Valencian village of Lliber are cautiously optimistic that their decades-long battle to regularise their homes may finally be nearing a positive outcome. On the day that a meeting was held last week in the municipality to provide residents with information about a regional scheme that can legalise the
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A Malaga council is facing a class action after it allegedly ‘cut off’ the water supply to dozens of homes in an idyllic white village. Lawyers have been called in after the affected homeowners in Archez were left without running water for nearly three weeks. British expat Gail Gilkes told the Olive Press when she
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AN Alicante fire rescue dog which sniffs out missing people found an 80-year-old woman who was missing for a day. The lady had fallen and was taken to the Hospital de Sant Joan de Alicante. Kira the dog is part of the canine team belonging to the SPEIS Alicante unit consisting of firefighters specialising in
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DISGRACED construction magnate Ruben Otero has blamed the collapse of his company on the war in Ukraine in a letter to employees. The embattled developer went on to say an ‘increase in building materials’ had taken its toll on his schemes along the Costa del Sol. As many as 130 staff are now facing collective
AFTER THOUSANDS of people came out to protest on Saturday, the Madrid regional government has put a Metro expansion plan on hold that would have seen hundreds of trees cut down in the city’s Río park. The transport department in the regional government, which is run by the conservative Popular Party, has opted to carry
A WOMAN has been arrested by police in Madrid after leaving her four-year-old daughter home alone at night so that she could go to work. The child has since been placed into care, while the suspect is facing charges for child abuse and neglect. The authorities were alerted to the incident in the Ciudad Lineal
A new windfall tax on excess profits made by banks and energy companies in Spain could net more than the €3 billion forecast for this year. The measure introduced in the wake of extra profits generated by the effects of the Ukraine war and the energy crisis was anticipated to make at least €6 billion
TWO travelling thieves stole dozens of mobile phones from people enjoying last weekend’s Alicante Carnival celebrations. The men, aged 20 and 35, kept a notebook with information about cities across Spain and their special events, which they visited with the aim of robbing people. The Policia Nacional ran a special security operation during the Alicante
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