Costa Tropical News
Seven year old girl drowns in Almuñecar hotel pool
It happened at the Playacálida hotel on the Paseo de Velilla.
A seven year old girl has drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in Almuñécar.
First indications are that death could have been produced by a digestion problem. The child’s mother had to be attended to for shock and was herself taken to the [...]
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Sports News
Spanish clubs owe players 38 million euros
Spanish first and second division football clubs owe players more than 38 million euros in back pay for the 2007-08 season, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Spanish Association of Professional Footballers (AFE).
The figure jumped by 17 million euros in 2007, with relegated first division club Levante accounting for 16 million euros [...]
What's on Where
Fiestas del Virgen del Carmen
When:16 Jul 2008 (annual)
Where:Calahonda
The Andalusian seaside town of Calahonda holds a fiesta in honour of its local patron saint, the Virgen del Carmen. There is a nocturnal procession to the sea, where the statue is mounted in a boat and a ceremony takes place. Throughout the celebrations there’s plenty of drinking, dancing, flamenco and a [...]
Rant and Raves
The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly in the Stomach
Have a look at this load of old rubbish. I would have thought this sort of Spain bashing died in the seventies but no, it’s reared its ugly head again.
Spain: Olive groves, Toreros, Gazpacho, modern architecture, sandy beaches, misty mountain tops, involuntary bowel movements, nausea…
Say what? Nausea?
Yes it’s true. Spain has been named the [...]
Spanish News
An environmental group says the number of polluted or soon-to-be- polluted beaches in Spain is up by 15 percent from ...
Police in Spain said Wednesday they had seized 4.2 tonnes of hashish in the south of the country and arrested ...
A heatwave led Spain's national weather office on Wednesday to put seven provinces in the centre and south of the ...
Spanish police have seized a "weapons arsenal" that included submachine guns and automatic rifles during a probe of a drug ...
The paedophile who abused five toddlers has been sentenced to 58 years in prison. A Madrid court on Monday sentenced a ...
Tourist arrivals in Spain rose 2.6 percent to 26.6 million in the first six months of the year despite the ...
Police discovered the woman after responding to reports of a domestic dispute at the home. The duty judge in Jerez ...
Costa Tropical Tapas Trail
Pork Kebabs and Moroccan Style DiningOne of my local bars Torrera Alta is just off the main road from Castell de Ferro toward Lujar in the Costa Tropical. Now wait for it…. run by a South African (Leon) and his Spanish wife (Anna) they have a rural guesthouse offering B&B and self contained accommodation as well as a bar [...]
Property News
31 square metre flats in MálagaIt’s the new minimum size under the city’s new Urban Plan.
The new PGOU Urban Plan regulations for Málaga are to continue a ruling that any new flats constructed in the city must be at least 31 square metres big, with the average size of new build accommodation coming in at 70 square metres.
The new regulations [...]
Costa Tropical Business News
Skysat under new managementSkysat have been installing and maintaining satellite equipment on the Costas for over 25 years and now it was time for some new blood.
Steve parker has been business partners with Ben for a number of years and is now handing the reigns solely to Ben.
Steve said “It was time to hand the business to [...]
The Stupid side of Spanish Life
Málaga taxi driver fined for wearing pirate trousersFernando B. told the Diario Sur newspaper that he has a large mortgage and hopes he will not have to pay the 276 € fine.
alLocal police in Málaga have fined a taxi driver in the city for driving in Rafa Nadal style pirate trousers. It comes as article 41B of the local by laws [...]
TV about Spain
Selling Houses Abroad - 01 AugCONSUMER: Selling Houses Abroad
On: more4 (138)
Date: Friday 1st August 2008
Time: 18:55 to 20:00 (1 hour and 5 minutes long)
Property expert Andrew Winter is on an international rescue mission across Europe to help Brits struggling with their foreign properties. Simon and Joanne Garner sold up in the UK and moved into a villa fresh off the [...]
