WORKERS in Spain will be able to enjoy 14 public holidays in 2026 – including four long weekends. That includes 12 official work holidays plus two additional days chosen by each municipality. Four of the days off fall on a…
MALAGA’s top tourism boss slammed Madrid after chaos erupted at Malaga Airport during the Christmas rush. Francisco Salado, president of the provincial council and head of Costa del Sol’s tourism board, accused the central government of “disorganisation” and a shocking…
As the tourist season winds down and many holiday homes along the Costa Brava are left unoccupied, a different set of challenges begins to emerge. While the region’s winters are milder than in much of Northern Europe, empty properties remain…
FLIGHTS carrying holidaymakers to northern Spain on Saturday morning were forced to divert after a sounder of wild boars ran onto the runway. A Coruña Airport in north-western Spain was temporarily closed after the animals breached the runway’s perimeter, forcing…
THE body of a woman was discovered on a popular Malaga beach early on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene after fishermen spotted the body lying on Playa de la Caleta, opposite Paseo Maritimo Pablo Ruiz Picasso…
A DODGY past for a British expat caught up with him after he was detained on an International Arrest Warrant at Alicante-Elche airport. He was wanted for offences committed in the UK between 2018 and 2022 when he worked as…
This article was first published 27 May, 2022 ANYONE who has a country property probably knows well the sticky footed lizards known as geckos. Happily living off bugs and flies, they spend their daytime in nooks and crannies waiting for…
By Jon Clarke and Alessio Ghirlanda AS anyone in the restaurant trade knows, the world’s leading chefs lead the charge at home over Christmas. It’s just a whole lot simpler – and quicker – and the end result is usually…
By Jon Clarke and Alessio Ghirlanda THE leader of Gibraltar has been forced to apologise after he was heavily criticised over his actions in an £8million public inquiry into the ‘forced’ retirement of the enclave’s former police chief. In a…
ACROSS Marbella hundreds will be ringing in the new year at the most luxurious galas, dinners and parties – here are the hotels they’ll be heading to and what they’ll be offering. Marbella Club Hotel Having paid 1,270 for a…
