February 2023

During this time of year, it is very common to hang clothes inside the house, so sometimes it is difficult to tell if the garment is wet or just cold. In reality, humans cannot feel humidity, just a change in temperature. However, according to ThermosenseLab, a research unit on tactile sensitivity at the University of […]

NOISE pollution has been cut at a l’Alfas del Pi urbanisation in Alicante provincie after the installation of 200 metres of acoustic barriers. The €108,000 project has reduced traffic noise from the Cami de la Mar filtering across the Tossalet urbanisation. Residents have long campaigned for something to be done and the local council agreed

AN unseasonable winter mixture of mild temperatures followed by cold weather have caused vegetable production to fall in Spain. Almeria, which accounts for 40% of the country’s vegetable exports, has seen big crop reductions. Tomatoes produced in the region have fallen 22% over the first five weeks of 2023 compared to the same period last

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VALENCIA is putting together the finishing touches to preparations for the annual Fallas celebrations which start on March 1. Special street lighting is being erected around the city centre ahead of the festival which will run until March 19- the day which celebrates Valencia’s patron saint, San Jose. The Fallas originated from an old carpenter’s

FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves will remain in prison ahead of his trial on alleged rape charges. Alves, 39, lost an appeal to be released on bail which was heard before a Barcelona court. He’s been accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman inside the bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub on December 30. A bail

As a third of the world is set to go into recession this year, Spain, like other European governments, is looking for ways to weather the financial crisis. Recently elite world leaders met at the annual Davos meeting to discuss a wide range of topics, including trade and the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act.

MALAGA’S first ever public and mixed bathing spa, El Balneario Nuestra Señora del Carmen, hopes to soon boast the status of Heritage of Cultural Interest (BIC in Spanish). El Balneario de los Baños del Carmen first opened its doors on July 16 1918 and became a huge success. The Baños del Carmen had a tram

THE Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga is organising a programme of guided tours in conjunction with Andalucia Day, February 28. Andalucia will be interpreted through a selection of works in the Museum’s Permanent Collection that will transport the visitor to 19th-century Andalucia through landscapes, festivals, traditions and scenes of everyday life in the streets and courtyards

JET2.COM, the UK’s third largest airline, continues to strengthen its commitment to the Costa del Sol market. The British low-cost leisure airline has reported that they will offer more than 360,000 seats on its flights to Malaga this summer—15,000 more seats compared to last year. This 4% increase in seats positions Malaga-Costa del Sol as