Birgitte Mellentin in her Alhaurín studio. Hailing from Denmark, although most of her family is Norwegian, retired theatre and movie set designer Birgitte Mellentin from just outside Copenhagen has continued her artistic drive with her paintings, setting up a studio in the heart of the Guardalhorce Valley in Alhaurín el Grande. Birgitte: ‘I always paint even if it‘S not a …

Spain’s pension system is less than one month away from its first test. Before 1 April, the independent authority for fiscal responsibilities (AIReF), will present a report assessing the effect of new measures aimed to delaying the retirement age and balancing pension books. This analysis will be crucial to know if it is necessary activate the ‘closure’ clause and take …

Congratulations to Alan and Jenny Boardman, tireless Costa del Sol fundraisers for those in need on raising more than twice as much as they had set out to collect on their ‘Waterdrop’ campaign for children in a school in rural Uganda. Many of our readership will remember how successful the couple was with their Eyedrop initiative. They rallied the Costa …