November 2023

TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on the use of mobile phones for teenagers aged between 14 and 16 years old.  “We hope that [lawmakers] listen to us because […] we are at a time when this has […]

STRIKES by airport baggage handlers in Spain scheduled for December 5 and 10 have been called off. They had been timed to cause disruption during a period which sees two national bank holidays within three days. The industrial action was suspended after a meeting between airport operator Aena and trade unions held at the Intercondefederal

WHERE THERE are winners, there must also, sadly, be losers. And while 31 restaurants in Spain were announced this week to have won their first Michelin stars, another 11 have lost the gastronomic accolade.  At the Spanish Michelin Guide Gala 2024, which was held in Barcelona on Tuesday night, BACK in Marbella took its first

ALMOST half of Andalucia homeowners looking to sell their properties expect to be able to sell them in less than three months- despite the reality that on average in Spain it takes five months to seal a deal. The 44% regional figure comes from the Tiko property portal- a company founded in 2017 that uses

ISRAEL has indefinitely recalled its ambassador in Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used a television interview this morning to express ‘genuine doubts’ that Israel is respecting international humanitarian law with its response to the terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7.  The move to recall ambassador Rodica Radian-Gordon was announced by Israel’s Minister

CALVIA council wants to buy a disused Magaluf hotel to demolish it and then create an open space amidst the busy nightlife zone, but it could cost them at least €1 million. The authority has had initial talks with the owners of the Teix hotel which has been closed for the last few years. The

AS SPAIN’S real estate sector continues to contract for domestic buyers due to higher interest rates, foreign purchasers are getting a higher percentage share of the property market. According to figures from the Property Registrars for the period between April and June 2023, non-Spanish residents represented 14.94% of all home purchases in the country- one

GIBRALTAR’S Governor said it was ‘innappropriate’ to comment on a letter send by almost two dozen whistleblowers that have accused the Royal Gibraltar Police of making their lives difficult. Some 22 former and currently serving officers made the claims in an astonishing open letter to the Governor and Police Authority.  The group are demanding an

FEARS are growing for a missing 22-year-old who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol almost one week ago. Adrian Fernandez was last seen in Fuengirola on November 25. The young man suffers from mental health issues and his family are desperate to know that he is safe. MISSING: Adrian Fernandez Adrian has not been seen

TWO new flights from budget airline, EasyJet, are set to connect the UK and Mallorca next year.  Already available to book, the flights will set off from Belfast and Southampton from next spring. For Southampton, the route to Palma airport will launch on May 2, 2024 while Belfast’s flights will start on June 24.  Flights