January 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious title in 2024 but just five made the cut. To gain a place, the towns must meet some 40 conditions including heritage, urban planning, harmony, cleanliness, preservation of facades, traffic, […]

Villa Puig de Ros, Majorca   4 beds   3 baths € 656,000 With a strategic location and impressive views, this property redefines the experience of living in Puig de Ros, just 10 minutes from the airport and with all the services at your fingertips This cozy semi-detached house offers you serenity with a large

THE tidal wave of cocaine engulfing Europe has seen its price nearly halve in Spain due to overproduction in Latin American countries. An enormous surge in cocaine shipments through ports like Valencia, Algeciras, and Barcelona – bound for the European market – has dramatically increased supply and reduced the drug’s value. The price of cocaine

FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in woodland and forced an immediate precautionary evacuation of 125 homes in the Altea Hills, Mascarat, and Maryvilla urbanisations. Residents were allowed back to their properties on Saturday afternoon. The AP-7

TWO teenagers have been arrested for a broad daylight armed robbery on a petrol station in Estepona last week. The pair had made off with €2,000 from the till, with police recovering only €350 after the youths had gone on a spending spree. One of the youngsters freely admitted to police that he had been

A COMPREHENSIVE study by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Investigation has shined a damning light on the economic status of young people in Spain. According to the latest statistics, young people who are the breadwinners of their households make 15% less than the national average, and more than half struggle to

THE SPANISH Civil Guard is investigating a man from Valladolid province after he allegedly abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish container. The authorities used DNA from the baby dogs to track down its mother and her owner.  The incident took place on November 14, when a passer-by in the municipality of La Parrilla, who was

SPANISH tennis hero Rafa Nadal will have to miss the upcoming Australian Open so that he can receive more treatment to his hip, after a new injury was detected after the Brisbane International tournament.  Nadal, 37, had only just made his return to the tennis circuit after missing nearly a year due to a hip

A GOYA-nominated actress has revealed she is living on a park bench in Marbella and is often forced to beg for money at traffic lights.  Monica Cervera, 48, is best known for her lead role in the 2004 Alex de la Iglesia film Crimen Ferpecto. Her performance in the comedy-horror saw her nominated for ‘best

SPAIN’S National Police on Friday arrested 10 members of a suspected pimping gang that forced 16 women into prostitution in Sevilla and Cadiz provinces.  The gang is suspected of recruiting the women from other countries before bringing them into Spain, where they were forced to sell their bodies 24 hours a day, seven days a