January 2024

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Flamingos with pool garage – € 440,000

Apartment Los Flamingos, Málaga   2 beds   2 baths € 440,000 This property is exceptionally located on one of the most beautiful areas in Marbella “Los Flamingos Golf Resort” with its exceptional panoramic sea views and views of Gibraltar. This spacious apartment is located at the highest point of the Los Flamingos urbanization, near […]

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‘On my way to blow up the plane’: British tourist faces a €22k fine after joking to his mates via Snapchat that he had a bomb on his flight to Spain

A BRITISH teenager whose private joke accidentally provoked a bomb scare on a flight from London to Spain is set to be hit with a huge fine. The 20-year-old – who was 18 at the time – is accused of making a bomb hoax via Snapchat which saw a Spanish Eurofighter scrambled to escort the

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Plans for new energy storage batteries could prevent future power cuts in Gibraltar, say experts

PLANS to set up energy storage batteries at the North Mole Power Station could prevent future power cuts in Gibraltar. The ten new prefabricated containers would be installed south of the power station that would provide electricity to homes in the event of a generator failure. They would replace the current system of back-up diesel

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Oldest working painter in Spain dies at 111: Daughter reveals the secrets to his longevity – after he incredibly survived being shot in the head during the Spanish Civil War

RENOWNED Spanish painter Luis Martinez Torras passed away on Sunday, January 14 at the age of 111. He leaves behind a rich artistic legacy and a career that saw exhibitions in some of Spain’s most prestigious collections.  The maestro, who has been called “the grandfather of Galicia”, is the northern region’s oldest man. He was

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Rapper Daddy Yankee will receive €1m in compensation from a hotel in Spain’s Valencia over a 2018 robbery

A VALENCIA hotel has been ordered to pay almost one million US dollars in compensation to the rapper Daddy Yankee after he was robbed of his jewellery in August 2018. The singer’s lawyer appealed to the Valencia Provincial Court after an earlier ruling from a lower court exonerated the Melia Valencia Hotel from making any

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These are the streets in Marbella that will fall under the new Low Emissions Zone – all you need to know about the rules and charges

LIKE many other Spanish cities, Marbella is soon to get its own ZBE, or low-emissions zone, which will be implemented in a bid to reduce the use of cars and lower pollution.  The measure was approved by Marbella City Hall back on October 10, and will apply to the historical quarters in Marbella and San

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Outrage as huge gym is forced to close in Spain’s Marbella: British expats are among members with items locked inside the building while many fear they will not have their pre-paid memberships reimbursed

STAFF and members of a huge gym in Marbella have been left concerned and outraged after the establishment suddenly closed its doors without warning, with many personal items still locked inside.  The Plaza del Mar Centro Wellness gym was shut down on Friday, according to website Marbella 24 Horas, after the National Police evicted the

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These two cities in Spain’s Andalucia saw record-high costs of buying and renting property in 2023

LIKE much of Europe, Spain’s real estate market ended 2023 with record-high prices throughout the country, with the Andalucian cities of Malaga and Cadiz registering particularly jarring numbers for both rentals and sales. According to monthly data released by housing marketplace and research group Idealista, the costs of housing in Malaga and Cadiz have reached

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Meet ‘Madrid cat’: The newly discovered species of feline with exceptionally powerful jaws that stalked the plains of Spain 15 million years ago

A NEWLY discovered species of feline that roamed central Spain around 15.5 million years ago has been dubbed ‘Madrid cat.’ Officially known by its Latin name, Magerifelis peignei, it was a powerful creature around twice the size of your house cat – and boasted an unusually ‘strong bite when hunting.’ The new species was discovered

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Violent gang members who robbed dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca are finally arrested

A HOME robbery gang has been arrested in two Alicante province towns and charged with 21 burglaries as well as drug trafficking. The Guardia Civil detained four men- aged between 30 and 40- in Callosa d’En Sarria and La Nucia, with all of them having criminal records. A Callosa home was broken into with the

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