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Hundreds left sleeping on sports hall floor after ‘disgusting’ Costa del Sol evictions as mayor no-shows town hall protest

Hundreds left sleeping on sports hall floor after ‘disgusting’ Costa del Sol evictions as mayor no-shows town hall protest

Guardia Civil and Riot Police evicted hundreds on the Costa del Sol on Tuesday. More than 300 people have been evicted from a complex in Manilva on Calle Sarmiento, including more than half (180) of the homeless. After the protesters marched into the town hall, the local mayor refused to appear to address them. The nearby sports hall is currently …

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Will it rain? The experts’ predictions for Semana Santa weather in Spain (and why nobody knows).

Will it rain on the parade? What the experts are saying about Spain’s Semana Santa weather (and why no-one actually knows)

Andalucia’s streets will be awash with colour from Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 to Easter Sunday, April 5. According to ancient tradition, Semana Santa Every day must be marked with processions. Every Spaniard, however, dreads bad conditions. It is not possible to expose the precious statues of saints to rain. The processions are cancelled if clouds appear. Months of preparation …

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Social exclusion in Andalucía affects 23 per cent of the population

Social exclusion in Andalucía affects 23 per cent of the population

Social exclusion in Andalucía affects 23 per cent of the population José Luis Piedra Tuesday, March 24, 2026 16:11 Share According to the latest report on poverty and social exclusion by Cáritas Andalucía, 23 per cent of the population of Andalucía (nearly two million people) currently live in social exclusion. It is even more alarming to note that 10.2 percent …

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