SEMANA SANTA, Spain’s holy-week, is a celebration of ancient tradition and pagentry that is rarely seen in the world today. The seven-day celebration transforms Spain’s streets into a living procession to showcase its most religious tradition. You may be surprised if you have just arrived in Spain. Drums suddenly fill a quiet street. Candles flicker and a long line of …

Mayor Lara looks to new safety measures for schools Credit: Ayuntamiento de Benalmadena Benalmadena’s local authorities have improved traffic around El Tomillar School to improve safety for students and their families during peak times. The results were inspected on-site by the Mayor Juan Antonio Lara, councillors, and local police. The improvements are focused on improving pedestrian areas, and smoothing vehicle …

HOLIDAYMAKERS planning to visit Spain this weekend will be given a boost by a group airport staff who have suspended their strike until next week. Groundforce airport workers have called for a permanent strike starting Friday, March 27. This has been postponed to Monday, as part of an interim truce.  From then, staff affiliated to Spain’s three major trade unions …