News archive for February 2010
British couple killed when roof falls in
A British couple died this afternoon after a house collapsed on them in the town of Rubite near Motril in Granada. Christopher and Christine M. aged 64 and 63 respectively from nearby La Mamola were visiting friends in Rubite when the roof of the dining room fell in. The owners of the house, another British […]
Misery continues in Andalucia
The Guadalbullón river in Las Infantas (Jaén) has burst its banks today, depositing mud in streets, houses, shops and warehouses, whilst in Marmolejo and Andújar they are preparing for the worst this afternoon, as the river Guadalquivir continues to rise, flowing at an alarming rate (1,500 cubic metres per second). The water has now reached […]
More internet users than TV viewers
RESIDENTS in Spain now spend more time on the internet than they do watching the TV, research has shown. Mediascope Europe revealed that people living in Spain spend an average of 13.6 hours a week surfing the net for leisure, rather than work, purposes. Spain falls into fifth place behind the Danes, at 14.6 hours; […]
Museums in Malaga
CAC Malaga c/ Alemania Tel: 952 120 055 Opens Tues to Sun 10am to 8pm Free entry: www.cacmalaga.org Centre dedicated to art of the 20th and 21st centuries PICASSO Museum Malaga Palacio de Buenavista c/ San Agustin 8 Tel:952 127 600 Opens Tues to Thurs 10am to 8pm, Fri & Sat 10am to 9pm, Sundays […]
Make your vote count
If you keep up with the UK news, you´ll be aware that an election has to take place before the 3rd June this year. What you may not be aware of, is that you may still be eligible to vote, even if you live abroad. There are only a small number of British expatriates on […]
Junta launches new website to sell property
The Junta de Andalucia has just launched a new website www.tuviviendaenandalucia.es which shows potential buyers some of the many properties which were left unsold after the once booming construction industry was hit by the financial crisis and offer favourable conditions to encourage sales. The scheme offer properties, on average, 20 per cent below the market […]
Rain causes chaos in Malaga province
Heavy rain earlier this week caused flooding in several areas of the province as rivers broke their banks. Monday´s downpour caused chaos all over the province of Malagawith people even being airlifted our of their flooded homes. In Alhaurin de la Torre, a third of the usual total annual rainfall, 215 litres per square metre, […]
Supermarkets increase security
Supermarkets are being forced to increase security to fight a new breed of shoplifter in the face of rising food theft. The shelves are stacked high with everything you need and lots of things you want. All around people are filling their trolleys with the week’s shopping, basic necessities and little treats. But, for many, […]
Fight bad banking practices
Luis Pineda, the Ausbanc president encourages clients with “abusive” floor clauses in their mortgages to try to negotiate with the bank or go to court He says that rights are not gifted but conquered. The president of Ausbanc, the Association of Bank Users, encourages consumers to launch a “sensible battle” against banks to stop malpractice […]
Malaga airport – new terminal with best food & shopping
Six thousand square metres of bars, cafeterias and restaurants and 2,800 square metres of shops. With the opening of the new terminal building Malaga Airport is to become a first class commercial centre with an advantage to make most traders’ mouths water: more than ten million visitors a year, which could soon grow into 20 […]