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one million Britons living in Spain some 74 per cent revealed that repatriation is now a distinct possibility

Friday, 29 January 2010

one million Britons living in Spain some 74 per cent revealed that repatriation is now a distinct possibility, according to a study undertaken by Moneycorp.Some 37 per cent of those surveyed admitted that they were already looking into returning to the British Isles.The house market crash has seen the value of homes on the Costa del Sol crash to below 65 per cent their original asking price.“Brits living in Spain are particularly affected...

advertising watchdog has criticised music magazine the NME for running an ad for a fashion brand that featured a man putting a gun to the head

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

advertising watchdog has criticised music magazine the NME for running an ad for a fashion brand that featured a man putting a gun to the head of a victim.Fashion brand Fly53's ad campaign ran across a double-page spread and featured a man gripping a second man by the throat while holding a gun to his head.The Advertising Standards Authority received a complaint that the ad was offensive, irresponsible and unsuitable to be displayed in...

Fernando del Valle was the toast of Marbella community

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Fernando del Valle was the toast of Marbella community. An aficionado of classical music, he plays a number of instruments proficiently, including the cello. His life was single of luxury, befitting his feelings – designer go as well as, a beautiful villa, the best schools for his children.Now, however, the multilingual Chilean-born lawyer, described by his friends as a ‘devoted nuclear family male’ along with a ‘person of great culture’,...

"Auken Report", which recommended EU sanctions against Spain if it did not act on illegal building and urban abuse

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Margarite Auken, Danish MEP for the Green party and author of the controversial "Auken Report", which recommended EU sanctions against Spain if it did not act on illegal building and urban abuse, demanded yesterday in open parliamentary session that the EU ask for an official report from Madrid on how it will protected property rights for people who have purchased illegal homes.The question, directed to the President of the European Parliament...

Councils on the Costa del Sol are urging foreign residents to register on the municipal electoral roll.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Many councils in Malaga fear tens of thousands of unregistered residents live in certain municipalities: in the case of Marbella, with an electoral roll of 140,000 people from 137 different nationalities, it is thought a further 100,000 people live without registering.The failure to register means councils are losing money, as the Spanish state gives subsidies to each municipality based on the size of its electoral roll.Marbella tourism...

snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada 3 metres of snow cover over the ski terrain

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

2 hours from Spain’s Costa del Sol are the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada , Europe’s Southern-most ski resort.December saw the heaviest rain for 50 years fall on the Costa del Sol, officially ending five years of drought in the region and filling the reservoirs to capacity. Although it meant a wet Christmas for Costa del Sol residents, it has led to wonderful conditions in the nearby mountains with the resort management, Cetursa SA, announcing...

Treasure of incalculable value has lain just off La Manga.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Buried beneath shells, rocks and sand, for 2,600 years, while the construction boom has been completely changing the surrounding landscape, a treasure of incalculable value has lain just off La Manga. 26 centuries later, archaeologists from eleven countries are bringing these antique objects to the light of day once again. The find appears to be the cargo of a commercial ship carrying ivory from African elephants, amber and lots of ceramic...

Spain is complaining" about the rule, "as more and more northern Europeans choose to retire along its Mediterranean coast."

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

"Most countries in the European Union offer universal health coverage for their citizens. And when a citizen from one EU country travels to, or lives in another one, they also are covered. But now Spain is complaining" about the rule, "as more and more northern Europeans choose to retire along its Mediterranean coast." NPR likens the situation along Spain's Costa del Sol to that of Florida, where many U.S. seniors with costly health problems...
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