March 2023

Putin’s ex-wife racing against the clock to sell Marbella properties as EU sanctions loom

THE former wife of Russian president Vladimir Putin is ‘urgently’ selling two luxury Costa del Sol apartments in a bid to dodge EU sanctions coming down on her property empire. Lyudmila Ocheretnaya’s two residential complexes, located on Marbella’s Golden Mile in the Lomas del Rey development, have been put on the market for a combined […]

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New study: Frightening statistics show high obesity levels among Spanish children

Spanish children spend 294 minutes per day on screens during weekends, according to an alarming new study.  The 2022 PASOS Study on Physical Activity, Sedentarism, Lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish Youth followed a previous study from 2019, which tracks obesity incidence rates and other health indicators among Spanish children. The study found more children were

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2 bedroom Bungalow for sale in Pulpi with pool garage – € 164,000

Pulpí, Almería   2 beds   1 baths € 164,000 Los Narcisos apartments are located within a short walking distance of Playa Los Nardos y Playa La Entrevista, on the Almería coast, close to the municipality of Águilas and Vera. It is a complex designed to offer large interior spaces, with beautiful gardens and squares

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Go out into the and world spread your wings with CLIC International House’s CELTA English teacher training in Cadiz

More and more in this interconnected world, language skills are an integral part. And big business, too.  At CLIC International House, a network of over 150 schools worldwide, you can learn the language you need to speak, be it Spanish or another. But if English is your mother tongue or something you’re fluent in, you

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Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm

WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, said: “The walkway is in a very poor condition having supported many pedestrians who are now inconvenienced by its state.” PEREZ ON SITE(Benidorm Ayuntamiento image) The project covering an area

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Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana

AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain. The tragic incident took place this Monday, February 27, on the road linking the towns of Aznalcazar and Bollullos de la Mitacion (Sevilla), in the vicinity of the Doñana Natural Area. Ecologists in Action, who have confirmed

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Bomb squad deactivates Spanish Civil War hand grenade in Malaga river

BOMB disposal experts have detonated a mortar grenade from the Spanish Civil War that was found at the mouth of the Guadalmedina river in Malaga city. The artefact was found yesterday afternoon, Tuesday February 28, by a fisherman who was in the area. Police explosives specialists from the TEDAX squad were notified and swiftly arrived

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March marks beginning of increased cruise activity in Spain’s Malaga port

THE cruise activity in the port of Malaga accelerates this month and will mark the start of what promises to be an intense spring season. Following two typically quiet months for cruise activity to Malaga, the international seaport will welcome 15 cruise line stopovers this month by 10 different ships. This movement of vessels is

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