Police warn drivers: hiding your number plate could cost up to €6,000. Credit : Ammatar, Shutterstock It began as a cheeky, cheap trick. Some drivers – mostly bikers – have been using face masks to cover their number plates, hoping to slip unnoticed past low-emission zone cameras. But Spain’s police have made it clear this week: what might look like …
Read More »Mayors protest against the closure of C1 between Malaga & Fuengirola
COMMUTERS from Malaga to Fuengirola must navigate the ups, downs, and peaks of the rail network now …
Speeding control measures in Spain are underway
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Spanish football club president who renamed team Flat Earth FC quits after ‘chasing Muslim players with leg of Iberico ham’
THE president of a Madrid-based football club has stepped down in disgrace after a video emerged of …
Costra Tropical no longer welcomes naturalists
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A giant ‘cosmic laser’ just reached Earth after 8 billion years
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Lacking pet parrot who lives with proprietor within the Basque Nation is discovered secure and sound ‘on vacation’ in La Rioja
A PARROT that escaped from its house within the Basque Nation final week has been discovered secure …
Sevilla’s famous April Feria is set to kick off with ‘early summer’ heat and highs of 34C
The arrival of the high pressure ridge will send temperatures soaring. Next Monday, the traditional …
The €1 Casa Lola charity croquette campaign backing Sarah Almagro
Casa Lola group has launched a new charity initiative in Malaga in collaboration with Marbella-born …
British dual national stranded in Spain after passport rule shock
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Six of the 25 restaurants in Spain that are featured on Tripadvisor’s Best of Spain list come from Malaga.
When it comes to eating on the Costa del Sol the Michelin-starred restaurants get all the attention, but this year Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice ‘“Lo mejor of lo mejor” (best of best) The list highlights six hidden gems that locals call. The platform’s 2025 selection names Budare Venezuelan Food in Malaga city, The Geranium in La Cala de Mijas (with British …
Read More »Hurricane Erin hasn’t finished with Spain yet: Storm remnants could change the forecast in this week
NASA satellite image of hurricane Erin over Atlantic. Iberia should only experience its remnant moisture, cooler air and less heat. Credit : BEST-BACKGROUNDS, Shutterstock The weather in Spain is about to change. The weather in Spain is about to change. What Erin means to Spain’s skies It’s not a hurricane, but there is still enough energy to cause a shift …
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