The prices of private housing fell 4.8 percent in the second quarter of 2011 in Andalusia

The prices of private housing fell 4.8 percent in the second quarter of 2011 in Andalusia in relation to the same quarter last year, reaching 1514.2 euros per square meter, while nationally there has been a decrease of -5.2 percent to 1752.1 euros, according to the Ministry of Developme...

e trips to Andalusia

British tourists, in the last year accounted for 19 percent of the foreign market and seven percent of all travelers in Andalusia, also recorded the largest share of visitors aged 45 and over (65.1% versus 48.5% of total). However, according to the Balance of Year 2010 prepared by the Tourist Board, this market was the most active issuer in the Internet when collecting information about the destination, 64.6 percent versus 46.4 percent...

AIfos owners face three years in prison A British couple have taken them to court after an off-plan property was not constructed

The prosecutor is demanding a three year prison sentence for those responsible from the AIFOS architecture and real estate promotion company, Jesús Ruiz Casado and his wife, who have been accused by a British couple of keeping the money they paid for an off-plan home in Benalmádena which was never built.According to the provisional conclusions of the prosecutor, those responsible agreed a deal to build the home in February 2005, as part...

British teenager has been stabbed to death in a Spanish holiday resort.

Andrew Milroy died from a single stab wound to the chest in Lloret de Mar during the early hours of yesterday morning.Police are thought to be hunting a gang of French youths of north African origin Andrew is said to have had an altercation with.The killing happened in the shopping centre of Lloret de Mar during the early hours of Sunday morningHis mother Jackie, originally from Richmond, Surrey, has spoken of her devastation.She runs American...

Spanish police have seized (EURO)25 million ($35 million) in the house of a suspected international money launderer

Spanish police have seized (EURO)25 million ($35 million) in the house of a suspected international money launderer in what they say is the biggest seizure of cash in a raid in Spain.Seventeen people were arrested in Spain and four in the United States in the operation over the past four days.A police statement Monday said the money seized in Madrid was found underneath a floor in a house.A U.S. prosecutors statement Thursday said the alleged...

The remains of 59 people have been uncovered in a mass Civil War grave

The remains of 59 people have been uncovered in a mass Civil War grave which has been excavated over the past week in an area known as La Legua, in Aranda de Duero, Burgos.The work was carried out by volunteers from the local Historical Memory Association whose spokesman, José María Rojas, told Europa Press that, although the grave was prepared to hold more bodies than were found, part of it was never used.It’s understood that the victims...

Mayors angry as speed limit falls to 80km/h on Costa del Sol

The Partido Popular Mayors of Marbella and Mijas have asked for explanations from the Ministry for Development, after the speed limit on the coastal A7 road was reduced last Friday from 120km/h to 80 km/h. The Mayors claim it is a measure which has not been announced previously, and they reject the idea in letters sent to the Ministry.As well as from the Mayors, there have been protests from representatives of the tourist sector, the Mancomunidad,...

Katrina Kaif, one of the hottest stars of Bollywood is in Spain to shoot for her forthcoming movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' with Farhan, Hrithik and Abhay.

Katrina Kaif, one of the hottest stars of Bollywood is in Spain to shoot for her forthcoming movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' with Farhan, Hrithik and Abhay.Perhaps, the actress was never amused anywhere in the world while shooting as much as she did in the beaches of Spain. Not since she was asked to pose with semi-dress, but looking at the number of people...

British veterans of Spain's Civil War honoured

Their spirit and convictions undiminished by age, British veterans of the Spanish Civil War were honoured this weekend at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the epic conflict.The International Brigades fought for the Republican side against fascism. And though General Francisco Franco won the 1936-39 war, the deaths of their colleagues was not vain and the eventual return of democracy in Spain had made it all worthwhile,...

MARBELLA Town Hall estimates that there are some 400 billboards in the town, of which most are illegal and on private land.

 The Councillor for Public Highways, Jose Eduardo Diaz, announced that the town hall plans to create a municipal law which will require billboards to be legalized or removed. It will give companies or owners of the billboards eight days to comply with the law, and those who fail to do so will face fines of up to €1,500. There will be a group of Public Highway Inspectors to make sure that the laws are abided by and enforced...