August 2023

Hippy crack ‘epidemic’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Expats and locals blast empty cans of ‘laughing gas’ and balloons left strewn across streets ‘every morning’

A FEARED ‘hippy crack’ epidemic is leaving the streets of the Costa del Sol littered with gas canisters and balloons, it was claimed today.   Locals in Marbella have taken to social media to complain about the mess that they claim to have seen almost daily this summer season.  ‘Hippy crack’, also known as ‘laughing gas’, […]

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High rentals charged by tourist apartments are forcing young people out of Costa Blanca city in Spain

SANTA POLA council has been told to sort out an ‘uncontrolled rise in tourist apartments’ which is raising rental costs and allegedly forcing younger people out of the municipality. The Mes Santa Pola political party wants the Partido Popular-run authority to become ‘aware of the problem’ and to regulate the number of holiday apartments. It

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Malaga and Granada among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living 

MALAGA and Granada have been named among Spain’s top 10 cities with the highest cost of living.  According to a study carried out by savings platform Kelisto on the most expensive cities in the country, Granada and Malaga rank sixth and 10th respectively.  The website analysed a total of 17 factors to establish the final

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4 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Coin with pool garage – € 375,000

Coín, Málaga   4 beds   2 baths € 375,000 Beautifully presented family home in a valley and just a 10-minute drive to the town centre and its historical whitewashed village. The main detached house has two double bedrooms, with a third easily possible, one of the bedrooms comes with an en-suite and a further

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New heatwave to hit Andalucia and Baleares over the weekend and next week 

AN alert has been issued in Andalucia and Baleares due to a new heatwave that will affect the regions over the weekend and next week.  Thermometers in a number of municipalities in Andalucia will reach 43? on Sunday, while Mallorca will experience 38? in some areas.  “Most of Spain will experience a rise in temperatures,

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Elderly people withdrawing large cash amounts from banks robbed by men who spied on them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO street thieves have been arrested in Calpe close to a bank where they stole €4,000 from an elderly man last May. The men of Columbian nationality, aged 29 and 53, were caught by the Guardia Civil after they and another associate were spotted behaving suspiciously around the premises. One of the trio exited the

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TRUE PASSION: Foodisiac in Sotogrande has gone up another level

PASSION for their craft has always been the hallmark of Laurence and Adina Forcione at Sotogrande’s stylish eatery, Foodisiac. This has shone through in the quality of the gourmet dishes on offer as well as the comfortable and stylish interior of the restaurant. But the duo are never satisfied to rest on their laurels, whether

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Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management

TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez. The hospital was run by contractor Ribera Salud for 16 years until October 2021 when it came under Valencian Health Ministry managerial control. It won a stream of awards for being one of

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British girl, 18, ‘is gang raped by French tourists’ in Spain’s notorious Magaluf resort: Alleged attackers ‘recorded assault on their phones’ and ‘left victim with grip marks on her arms’

A BRITISH teenager has been gang raped by a group of French tourists at hotel in Magaluf, it is claimed. The 18-year-old told Guardia Civil that six men attacked her at around 5am on Monday morning, while recording the assault on their mobile phones. The alleged victim met the Frenchmen at a party before leaving

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