FORMER La Liga player Hugo Mallo will go on trial this summer after being charged with inappropriately touching a female mascot before a match in 2019. Mallo, who denies doing anything wrong, was a Celta Vigo player when the alleged incident happened before a La Liga match away to Espanyol at the Cornella-El Prat stadium. […]
A NEW Life in The Sun will feature two British expats juggling life between Portugal and Gibraltar. READ MORE: This is the best all-inclusive hotel in Spain – according to the World Travel Awards The Channel 4 programme has launched its latest series featuring a cohort of aspirational British expats. Pauline Olivera, 58 and her
A HARMLESS jellyfish-like creature called a salp has been washing up on Andalucian beaches in vast quantities, bringing the risk of a sticky, foul-smelling mess. Swarms of the translucent animals have been observed along the Costa del Sol, from Almeria to Gibraltar. The Manilva City Council reported on Tuesday on social media that large quantities
PHYSICAL exercise and sport are useful tools in the fight against cancer with Spanish doctors saying a bit of daily exertion can reduce the risk of developing a tumour by 30%. Even if a patient is suffering from cancer, it still improves the quality of life, reduces the side effects from treatments and increases the
SPAIN’S Murcia region has banned schoolchildren from switching on their mobile phones in classrooms with other areas of the country only allowing them for emergency reasons. Catalunya has also decided to implement a ban along the same lines. Murcia’s Education Minister Victor Marin said: “The possession of mobile phones in the classroom has no legal
FARMERS across Spain are set to join European-wide protests as agricultural organisations called for an “ambitious shock plan” to improve deteriorating conditions. The main farming organisations and trade unions, the ASAJA, COAG and UPA, have agreed a calendar of demonstrations that will take place in the coming weeks. The announcement comes as anger mounts within
FUENGIROLA-BORN chef Juanjo Carmona has won a top national prize for creating the best seafood dish in Spain. Carmona is the man behind the Cavala restaurant in the Soho area of Malaga which opened over four years ago. He was victorious in the third-ever ‘Sea Cooking’ contest organised by Madrid Fusion Alimentos de España as
BENITAGLA in Andalucia offers a very different pace of life compared to most towns and cities, probably due to the fact it has a population of just 53 – the smallest in the region. There are no bars or shops in the municipality, which covers six square metres of the Sierra de los Filabres, deep
THE gay mayor of a small Cordoba province town claims he’s been stopped from being the town crier for a local religious brotherhood because he’s married to a man. Juanma Poyato is the elected civic leader of the mountain community of Zuheros with a population of over 600 people. PICTURESQUE ZUHEROS He says that the
A BRITISH couple were flabbergasted when a restaurant in the Canary Islands charged them a staggering €137 for a plate of five king prawns. Dean Cadywould, 55, and his wife Kerry, 47, decided to break with their usual routine and try out a new restaurant for a change after ten years of visiting Playa Blanca
