Costa del Sol Spain

Early forecasts warn those preparing for Semana Sana in Andalucia to prepare for more rain.  The online weather portal Eltiempo.es has issued a preliminary prediction suggesting a ‘slightly more rainy’ Holy Week for the southern Iberian Peninsula.  Rainfall may increase in several areas during the week-long religious festival, which runs from April 13th (Palm Sunday), to April 20th (Easter Sunday). …

Friday, 28th March 2025 at 10:25 Now is the time to switch over to Daylight Saving Time. On Sunday, 30 March at 2am, the clocks will advance by an hour to 3am. This change will allow the sun to shine even later into the evening as the days are getting longer. The sun is rising and setting later. Daylight Saving …

One thousand, two hundred kilometres over six days in a tuk-tuk from Chennai to Goa in India – that’s what Talk Radio Europe’s Hannah Murray did alongside 53 other exceptional, entrepreneurial women on 18 tuk-tuks. The Sisterhood is a group of female leaders and trailblazers who are passionate about raising money for underserved Chennai communities. The Sisterhood group, in partnership with MMRT42, …

Local activists claim that foreign property speculators are now posing in the role of locals to search for properties on sale in Mallorca. An anti-tourism group claims to have identified the troubling trend via posters that have been put up around the island canvassing from residents only – no real estate agents. A poster like this circulates in Palma, Santa …

Next week, rain will return to some parts of Spain when the clocks advance ahead of Tuesday’s start of April. In eight days, after a rainy March that saw some areas of the country hit by storms and flooding, a new front will arrive. The storm is expected to bring more rain and wind. READ MORE RAINY Day (Cordon Press …

A SAILOR is threatening to kill an orca this summer if lasting solutions are not found to the dangerous ‘interactions’ in the Strait of Gibraltar that have been crippling vessels. Sailors in the area are becoming increasingly angry as they feel their livelihoods may be threatened by a pod orcas that targets yachts and catamaran boats. The warning follows a …

Firefighters find stranded hiker Credit: Bomberos de Marbella. A Dutch man in his middle age was rescued by a rescuer on La Concha Mountain, which overlooks Marbella, from a treacherous area near a sheer drop cliff.  Due to the dangerous terrain and the worsening weather, the Marbella Fire Department’s daring rescue operation lasted nearly four hours. The hiker who had …

Thursday, 27 March 20, 25 at 17:55 Jana, Konrad Laurence, and Martinho. In March, the electricity price rollercoaster was caused by a series of storms which hit Spain over recent weeks. The rain and clouds were particularly heavy. The absence of wind, and in particular sun in the first half was notable. In March, photovoltaic renewable energies produced nearly three …

According to a new report, SEVILLA is one of the top 100 cities in the world to visit. Its mix of history, culture and fine restaurants has made it a top destination. Forbes magazine. Forbes has used an article by Euromonitor International To produce the ratings. The magazine stated that “55 different metrics were analysed, covering six fundamental areas, including …

Thursday, 27th March 2025 at 14:09 The French authorities, in collaboration with Guardia Civil and National Police, as well as the Mossos d’Esquadra, (Catalonia Police Force), have arrested Allal El Mourabit. He was a jihadist convicted on charges of glorifying terrorism. While serving his sentence, he escaped after removing his electronic tags. He then murdered three farmers with a machete …