THE last time I’d luxuriated in Alpine-style bliss in the Sierra Nevada was a decade ago, and right next door. When El Lodge reopened after a stunning refit in 2012 I was lucky enough to take my family – including two young children – as the season kicked off. It had gone swimmingly, even despite […]
DOZENS of airport workers are being investigated in Spain for allegedly robbing cash, jewellery and other items from suitcases of unsuspecting tourists. A total of 14 workers have been arrested while a further 20 remain under investigation. The Guardia Civil launched an investigation after receiving a slew of complaints and denuncias from travellers from the
EVERYONE loves churros and a burger, but have you ever thought of pairing the two? That’s just what a popular restaurant has done in Andalucia, southern Spain. The so-called ‘churroburguer’ is available from today and has certainly got social media talking. The unusual dish is the mastermind of Vidal Ramos and Jose Maria Mora, respective
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A NEW hotline will allow people in Gibraltar to report ‘empty or abandoned’ governmental rental flats to its housing department. The move is part of what Minister for Housing Pat Orfila called ‘no-nonsense approach to getting the job done of helping people’ in a government statement. Orfila said she was ‘determined’ to solve the problem
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ISOLATED gusts of upto 80km/h could blow into ‘exposed locations’ in Gibraltar on Saturday morning, making travel ‘difficult at times’, its government warned. The Gibraltar authorities, that are advised by the local Met office, predicted the ‘strong easterly flow’ could bring gusts of up to 74km/h. Average wind speeds might vary from 56 to 63km/h,
A HOTEL in Spain’s Andalucia region has been named among the best in the world by the respected Traveler magazine. The Hacienda San Rafael in Sevilla province is rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s greatest hotels and cruises on the latest list of the 75 best places to stay in 2024 from the Conde
VOLUNTEERS at a well-known expat charity are raising concerns over how it is run. Current and former staff claim the president of Estepona Age Concern is running it like a ‘private business’. They insist president Marie-Andree Gleeson, 58, is failing to act transparently and is offering scant care to the local community. The Olive Press
A JURY in Spain has absolved two National Police officers in Madrid of any wrongdoing after they smashed down a door in March 2021 to break up a party that was in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. The lawsuit was filed against the police in July of the same year by a British resident of Spain
THE family of a missing British man is launching a fresh appeal to find him before Christmas. Gary James Watson, 53, vanished while on holiday on the Canary Islands in Spain on March 17. He was last seen walking along Avenida Las Playas and Avenida Italia in Puerto del Carmen, Las Palmas. Police are still
THE BRITISH teenager Alex Batty, who went missing in Spain in 2017 but was found this week near Toulouse in France, has told his grandmother “I want to come home”. The youngster vanished from Marbella during a vacation six years ago, and had not been heard from until now. Batty, who is now 17, left
