News archive for March 2010
Local train line services reach Alameda station again
After two years of closure for construction works to carry out expansion to the tunnel and comprehensive remodelling of installations, the Cercanías trains which provide local service are, as from last Tuesday, stopping at the Alameda station (next to the post office) which is the closest stop to the town centre. The service provided is […]
Preparations for the Easter week processions
Normal everyday life practically grinds to a halt this Sunday as the Semana Santa celebrations take over. For the entire Holy Week, or at least Thursday and Friday in smaller places, the main streets will be lined with people watching the processions. In the city of Malaga, there will be several processions every day from […]
Spanish beaches get facelift
The weary eyes of Félix Ojeda gaze angrily at the Atlantic Ocean. The storms which have battered the whole of Spain in recent months are the cause of his bitter look. The fury of the waves, the wind and the rain carried away his small beach bar called Tucán in Matalascañas (Huelva) which was the […]
Face lift for beaches before Easter holidays
The rain endured during the past months in large parts of Andalucia have not only resulted in countless homes being destroyed and as much as 427,000 hectares of agricultural land suffering damade but also in endless kilometers of beaches which have been washed away or littered with vegetation, debris and other rubbish. With Easter only […]
Marbella think tank launched
The “Think Tank Advisory Group” comprises representatives and foreign business groups in the area, among which are the Centre for Tourist Initiatives (CIT), the British Chambers of Commerce and German-American Club and Dutch Business Club The City Council, through the municipal delegation of Tourism, has launched an advisory group, called the “Think Tank Advisory Group”, […]
TV censorship condemned
Environmental organisations in Spain on Monday condemned a decision by the Environment Ministry to censor a television documentary on the construction of illegal housing on the Mediterranean. The programme which was to be aired on TVE, the public television station, shows an infinite number of ecological disasters caused by the actions or failures of various […]
Spain turns to top chef to boost tourism
Spain has called in its world-renowned chef Ferran Adria to help spice up its image as a tourist destination in what analysts say is a shrewd move to revive a key recession-hit industry. Adria, the Spanish guru of avant-garde cuisine, is the face of a new campaign to promote Spain’s cultural and gastronomic strengths and […]
Decline in Spanish house prices slows
On Tuesday official data issues showed that Spanish housing prices eased their slide in the fourth quarter of 2009 but analysts say an oversupply of homes still weighs on prospects for a recovery in the key sector. The National Statistics Institure (INS) say home prices fell 4.3 percent as compared to other years in the […]
New airport terminal gets off to an early start
Getting off to an early start has been the order of the day for the new Terminal 3 on the first full day after it’s inauguration. It was officially opened yesterday by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia. Thirty flights and 3,700 passengers went through it in its first 12 hours. The director of the […]
Developers owes communities millions
The financial crisis is leaving communities of residents with mounting debts. Their lack of income however is not just due to individual owners getting behind with their monthly fees but developers of new buildings who have stopped paying community fees for the numerous apartments that they have failed to sell. This trend has been confirmed […]