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A DRUGGED DRIVER has been arrested for plowing into a group cyclists in Calpe, killing one. A 20-year old Spaniard was charged with homicide and causing injury, as well as violating the road safety regulations. On Sunday, around 11.30am, a collision occurred between 20 people on the N-332 in Altea direction just outside of the Mascarart Tunnel. READ MORE EMERGENCY …

Watch the frightening moment when a bull attacked people during Easter celebrations in Spain. A woman has been seriously injured and at least two others hurt after the 570kg bull, called ‘Vaporoso’, broke through safety barriers during the Toros del Aleluya celebration in Arcos de la Frontera, Cadiz province, on Saturday. Online footage shows chaos as people are knocked down …

TODAY, you could drive through the little town of Lucena, halfway between Córdoba and Granada, without really noticing it, but on April 21 in the year 1483, a major battle was fought here. Spain was a Muslim-controlled territory for nearly eight centuries. You can hear it in Andalucian placenames (even ‘Gibraltar’ comes from Arabic) and more so when people speak. …

The iconic Tres Xemeneies Barcelona’s cultural future will be shaped by the power plant. The 1970s relic is named after the three massive chimneys that it has (that’s Tres Xemeneies Since its closure in 2011, the Catalan language website has been collecting dust. What? Tres Xemeneies Now, this is what it looks like But not much longer. Marvel and the …

FORGET your croissants and cronuts – Malaga’s latest sweet spot is for four-legged foodies! Dulces para Perros, the city’s first-ever bakery dedicated entirely to dogs, has opened its doors – and tails are wagging all over town. Located on Avenida de los Guindos 29, this brand-new canine cake shop is serving up delicious, handcrafted treats made especially for pups – …

The Spanish government is taking a major step to provide healthier school lunches in order to fight obesity and overweight in children. A new law passed this week bans the sale of soft drinks, processed food and pastries in schools.  In a new initiative, all schools, both public and private from preschool through high school, must provide five nutritious meals. …

PABLO PICASSO’S artworks are now displayed in galleries thousands of kilometres outside of his home town of Malaga. Several of the most important pieces adorn Asian collectors’ walls. Recent winning bids for his artworks have been going to the east.  “Buste de femme” (1953), a portrait of Picasso’s partner and muse Françoise Gilot, was put up for auction for the …

Construction of new homes in Alicante has reached its highest levels since the bubble burst. COATA, Alicante’s Official College of Technical Architecture, has revealed that 2,727 new homes were built in the first three months of 2018. This is a 53% rise compared to the same period in last year. READ MORE ALICANTE CONSTRUCTION Comparing quarter to quarter, the increase …

Refurbishing the hiking trails Ruta de los Viajeros Romanticos According to the provincial council, a new race between Ronda & Casares is scheduled to begin after Easter.  It has allocated €811,000 to completely restore the 58-kilometre hiking trail which passes Alpandeire, Atajate, Benadalid, Benalauria, Algatocin, Benarraba and Gaucin . The historical route from Gibraltar up to Ronda was called The …

According to a report from Copernicus (the European Climate Agency), nearly 70% of the victims who died in EU countries due to flooding in 2024 did so during the devastating floods in Valencia. In the Valencia flood disaster, which was caused by DANA in October last year, 232 people died. Fatalities also occurred in the provinces of Albacete, Cuenca and …