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Just when you thought the party was all over, San Sebastian shows up

PALMA’S patron saint, San Sebastian, will be the reason to continue the party just a little while longer, with the world’s biggest street party to take place next Tuesday evening (January...Read More

Owners of unauthorised Axarquia homes may go to the UN

THE owners of some 50,000 unauthorised homes in the Malaga countryside, most of them in Axarquia, continue to fight to have their rights recognised.
The threat of demolition still hangs over homeowners’...Read More

Javea fishing fleet has voted to remain

JAVEA fishermen said “Thanks but no thanks” to offers to leave the fishing port.
Three or four developers competing for the concession to run the port are so keen to turn the entire port...Read More

Mojacar mourns a long-standing expat

MOJACAR’S oldest resident Colonel Hubert Finch TD passed away after a short illness.
Bertie, who had lived in Mojacar for the past 35 years, was distinguished this past August by receiving from...Read More

The Hotel School Estepona restaurant reopens its doors

MAYOR of Estepona Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, pledged the council’s commitment to the Hotel School at a ceremony on January 12, as they prepared to reopen their doors, Thursday January 14.
The restaurant...Read More

Ground control to Major Tim

MAJOR Tim Peake has carried out the first official spacewalk under a British flag, making history just outside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock, although the trip was cut short...Read More

Battle rages in Burkina Faso

FOREIGNERS were among the top targets as 20 people were killed when a branch of Al-Qaida targeted the west-African nation of Burkina Faso.
The attack took place last night, January 15, as Islamic...Read More

UK economic slowdown continues

CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborne, in an interview with BBC Radio 4, made it clear that in his opinion a slowing global economy means that the UK is by no means in a position to be complacent,...Read More

Suspected Daesh involvement in Jakarta attacks

UPDATE: After dramatic pre-dawn raids and three further arrests in the city of Depok this morning, January 15, an Indonesian man connected to Daesh has been named as the mastermind of Thursday´s attacks...Read More

Queen's official 90th birthday celebrations to include a ticketed outdoor picnic on The Mall

ONE THOUSAND Tickets for a not-for-profit event to celebrate the Queens official birthday will be available to the general public for £150 (€195) per person.
Peter Phillips, the only son of HRH...Read More