Ex-Albox mayor back in court
By Richard Torné
A disgraced former mayor of Albox is to go on trial accused of misappropriating public funds.
Socialist Rogelio Mena, who was barred from...
Hospital crisis deepens
By Emma Randle
A shortage of specialists and other medical staff is bringing Huércal Overa’s La Inmaculada hospital to crisis point, according to the provincial...
Bitcoin buzz reaches Vera
By Emma Randle
Buying a beer in a popular seafront bar on Vera Playa need not involve scrabbling around for a few euros any more...
Brit determined to clean up countryside
By Emma Randle
An expat’s mission to clear rubbish from the Tabernas desert has ballooned into a potentially national clean-up campaign in a bid to...
Brit teacher in sex abuse case freed
By Richard Torné
A British schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing an under-age female pupil in Roquetas de Mar has been released on bail, reports say.
Father-of-two...
Boars killed by poachers in Turre
By Richard Torné
Police are on the hunt for poachers after the badly decomposed bodies of four wild boars were found caught in illegal traps...
Unholy row over convent works
By Emma Randle
The restoration of the historic convent in Albox has sparked fears over the building’s safety after opposition parties accused the mayor of...
Hospital to compensate dead patient’s family
By Richard Torné
A court has ordered the Poniente hospital to pay more than €53,000 in damages to the relatives of a patient who died...
Weathering the year out
By Emma Randle
A retired geologist in San José has published his annual report for the weather, after taking daily readings for the 22nd year...
EU bans credit card surcharges
By Dave Jones
THE European Commission has banned surcharges for consumer debit and credit card payments made online - and in shops - anywhere in...
Almería’s airport traffic soars
By Richard Torné
More than one million passengers used Almería airport in 2017, marking the busiest year since 2008, according to the latest official data.
The...
Mojacar prom bounces back
By Emma Randle
Mojacar council has launched its controversial plan for the second phase of the town promenade for the second time, after opponents managed...
Fat cat mayor
By Richard Torné
Almería city’s mayor, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, is the fourth highest paid council head in Spain, earning more than €82,000 a year, according to...
Espionage thriller to be shot in Almería city
By Richard Torné
A new action blockbuster starring Jude Law and Blake Lively will be shot in Almería city, the provincial council has confirmed.
British-made espionage...
COSTA ALMERIA NEWS
R.I.P Jack Troughton – a journalist and a gentleman
Messages of condolence have been flooding in for Jack Troughton, who tragically passed away yesterday (Friday).
Jack was a campaigning journalist who made his name...
