February 2023

DID  you know that it is the property owner’s responsibility to inform the Catastro department of its errors? Also, it is the Catastro office which informs town halls and land registries of their calculations, not the other way around. Where do they get their calculations? For urban properties where roadways, walls and fences exist these […]

FOR 20 years the Swedish School Marbella has been giving its students the very best education – 20 years of excellence 2003 – 2023. Founded in 2003, the school offers Swedish-speaking children the excellent education that they would receive in their native Scandinavian country. This means that not only is the school certified by the

Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona   2 beds   1 baths € 111,700 Apartment of 77 m2, built, 2 double bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen-dining room, terrace Corner, all exterior Furnished and equipped. parking and storage A CANDY… See full property details

IT was the phone call that you think that you will never get, and afterward pray that you never do again. Halfway through a nondescript working weekday my mobile buzzed into life. I was halfway through throwing the assorted detritus of my desk into my bag, and so debated taking the call, but when I

KNOWN as the capital of the Alpujarra, Órgiva is a cultural melting pot with residents of 65 different nationalities living and working together. Raul Orellana is the acting Partido Popular mayor. He urges English-speaking residents to exercise their right to vote and help decide the town’s future. Says Raul: “The period to register in the

THE Zoobotanico de Jerez celebrates its 70th anniversary—growing from a small animal exhibition in 1953 to a zoo of national reference. What began in 1953 with the exhibition of a few animals has become a catalogue of almost 200 species. Seven decades in which the Zoobotanico de Jerez has become a national reference point and

IN the late 1980s, when I was a secondary school pupil in England, there were no smart devices. Phone calls were made from a landline in your parents’ lounge, and they could hear your conversation.  Writing was done with pens and pencils, while typewriters were used in offices, and the internet was still a sparkle

SHAKIRA’S first diss song against her ex-partner, former Barcelona football player Gerard Pique, was a worldwide smash. The track has racked up more than 350 million views on YouTube and became the most-streamed Latin song on Spotify.  You would be forgiven for thinking that this kind of success was enough for the Colombian superstar to

LEADERS of Gibraltar along with government staff held a one minute’s silence outside their offices Friday to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia and Governor of Gibraltar David Steel bowed their heads to mark the tens of thousands of war casualties. The Gibraltar Governor marked the occasion with

FARMERS in the Valencian Community are appealing to retailers and customers to buy Spanish when it comes to oranges. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) says that cheap imports from countries like Egypt are appearing in the region and may have ‘confusing’ labels that lead consumers to believe they are purchasing local products. AVA-ASAJA has