A RECENT report from Business Insider has proclaimed two Andalucian towns are some of the most affordable places in Spain for buying and renting homes. An area of Cadiz has been highlighted for its great house prices. Photo by Jordi Vich Navarro on Unsplash READ MORE: Why is the luxury property market booming in Marbella […]
By Mark Stucklin IN a mysterious way Covid-19 turned out to be a real tonic for the Spanish property market, boosting local, and in particular foreign demand to extraordinary highs in the wake of the pandemic. The two best years ever for property sales involving a foreign buyer were 2022 and 2023. Using Land Registry
FIVE Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling 2,802 fake items to unsuspecting buyers- mainly tourists. Those detained- four men and a woman- were all Chinese nationals. Counterfeited goods included toys, watches, clothing, accessories and jewellery all with bogus labels pretending to be well-known trusted brands. An inspector for a group that protects industrial
INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at his luxury villa in Altea on Tuesday as part of a swoop against drug trafficking and money laundering in the north of Alicante province. CHARRINGTON(Facebook image) The Informacion newspaper has
VALENCIAN president, Carlos Mazon, has not ruled out introducing domestic water restrictions in the region as the drought continues. Mazon emphasised there are no immediate plans but would not dismiss the option due to a ‘lack of solidarity from the Spanish government’. The regional leader said there are 50 water transfers in operation nationally, ‘some
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The Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital has opened new facilities dedicated entirely to the care of pediatric patients. The recently built space is located in an independent building a few metres from the main hospital building, at number 28 Avenida Severo Ochoa in Marbella. Some 500 square metres have been dedicated to the unified Outpatient Consultations and
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GAMBLING has soared among young people in Spain since the Covid pandemic according to the Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling The number of people aged between 18 and 25 years having a flutter has risen by 41% since 2019. The average amount of bets has also gone up from €215 per year in 2019
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A CRIMINAL gang importing drugs from Morocco to Spain on two helicopters has been busted by the Guardia Civil and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. Nine people have been arrested in Andalucia including two pilots who are experts in night and low-altitude flights. Both helicopters-worth €900,000 each on the black market- have been seized along with
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FOR five days this month, around 70 police officers have scoured deep woodland around a charity facility that ran programmes for sex offenders in Germany. They hope to find clues to what happened to five-year-old Inga Gehricke, often described as the ‘German Maddie’. And it is not just that the two girls looked so similar
NOMAD Marbella is reopening its Lounge tonight with a party filled with fantastic live performances. The venue in Nueva Andalucia will feature thrilling performances by Ian Van Dahl, Samira Mighty, Pink Panda and Jamie Lee Harrison. The event is sponsored by Volcan Tequila and promises to be a night to remember. You can receive two
