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Yagüe to Roca: “I’ll always do what you think is best”
H. Barbotta/J. Cano
More from the town hall scandal in Marbella. As the tapes are released that expose the conversations between Rocca and Marbella's mayor Yague. Conversations reveal that Yagüe followed instructions given by the former planning consultant even when it came to her own career
October 2, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
Detectives had been listening in on “Malaya” conversations for months
Héctor Barbotta / Juan Cano
Revealing transcripts of telephone calls between the main protagonists of the Marbella Town Hall corruption scandal have been included as evidence in the Malaya case details
October 2, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
Malaga will be connected to five major cities by high speed train by 2010
Ignacio Lillo | Sur in English
The AVE train link with Madrid will be in service by the end of next year when the line is complete. Journey time between Malaga and Barcelona and Malaga and Seville will eventually be reduced by half.
September 5, 2006 | Read more... | Category: Local Infrastructure
Where the tourists stay in Malaga
Javier López R. | Sur In English
Most of our summer tourists stay in hotels during the month of July. Apartments, camp-sites and houses in the countryside are used less during the height of the summer season
September 5, 2006 | Read more... | Category: Travel & Tourism
Spanish resorts building up to a Costa del Disney
Jon Clarke, Malaga The Times Onine
DISNEY is drawing up plans for a possible park on the Costa del Sol which could transform the area’s tourist industry.
August 23, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
Release: Property Guide Spain!
Announcing the launch of the Property Guide Spain! A unique online resource that provides the complete “HOW TO” on buying, selling Spanish property and relocating to Spain in English (with Dutch, Danish and more languages coming soon).
July 15, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
Police operation strikes corruption at the heart of Marbella Town Hall
SUR
Marisol Yagüe, Isabel García Marcos, Juan Antonio Roca and two councillors are among 21 people arrested on corruption charges related to the re-zoning of land in the town.
April 20, 2006 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features
Spanish Property News Roundup March to April
Mark Stucklin / News provided by Spanish Property Insight
Here is a the monthly round up for all the related news to Spain´s proprety market. If you need further information then visit Mark´s site.
April 8, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
The rise in water consumption is out of all proportion in the province of Malaga
Pilar Q. Quirós / SUR
The demand grew by 25 per cent between 2000 and 2005
A record 148 cubic hectometres was taken from the reservoirs last year
March 18, 2006 | Read more... | Category: Local Infrastructure
Spanish Property News Roundup February to March
Mark Stucklin / News provided by Spanish Property Insight
Here is a the monthly round up for all the related news to Spain´s proprety market. If you need further information then visit Mark´s site.
March 1, 2006 | Read more... | Category: General News
Residential tourism boom expected to continue for at least ten years more
Sur in English
The foreign market accounts for more than a third of total demand. Residential tourism is a growth industry; no question about that. It has increased by 50 per cent over the past decade on the Southern Spanish coastline, and one of the promotional companies that identified this boom at the right time was Metrovacesa.
December 7, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Travel & Tourism
Spanish Property News Roundup November to December
Mark Stucklin / News provided by Spanish Property Insight
Here is a the monthly round up for all the related news to Spain´s proprety market. If you need further information then visit Mark´s site.
November 8, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Building and construction news
Tourists buy homes after ten visits
In the next six years, one million holidaymakers will make their home here
Cristina Gonzalez: Sur in English
July 4, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Real Estate and Investment
New high speed train to Malaga on schedule
PM confirms that the AVE will reach the coast by 2007
Antonio Roche: Sur in English
He says all the schemes for the province will be “in place in time”
July 4, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Infrastructure
Stepping up low-cost flights is the key to the German market
The Secretary of State says that one in every four passengers on these airlines flying to Spain comes from Germany
Pilar Martínez: Sur in English
July 4, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Spain's Economy
Hoteliers and speculators search for the last free spaces on the Costa de la Luz
Hoteliers and speculators search for the last free spaces on the Costa de la Luz
Jorge Garret: Sur in English
Town Halls in Cadiz and business people are making plans for tourism in areas that have so far remained virgin territory, such as Trafalgar, El Palmar, Punta Paloma and Los Lances
There is no more land left for building in the municipalities of the Cadiz Bay area
July 4, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Building and construction news
End of an affair: How British package tourists are staying away from Spain
Cheaper rivals and holiday homes push costas into decline
June 18, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Travel & Tourism
Bank of Spain estimates that house prices are overvalued
Bank of Spain governor says house prices overvalued, but he sees gradual and orderly cooling off in the Spanish property market.
June 18, 2005 | Read more... | Category: General News
Cracking the Real Estate Code
Is your agent really working for the enemy? A user's guide to home economics (and how to beat the expert industry).
May 29, 2005 | Read more... | Category: General News
Malaga Airport Upgrade
Costa del Sol Property MALAGA'S AIRPORT TO GET UPGRADE AT LAST
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Infrastructure
The marvellous magic of Malaga
Sophie Wilson - www.stuff.co.nz
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features
PM confirms that the AVE will reach the coast by 2007
He says all the schemes for the province will be “in place in time” Read Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Infrastructure
Europeans increasingly buying second homes
The trend for Europeans buying a second home is growing, but it is probably not the time to buy as an investment, according to the European Housing Review.Read Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Demographics
Why Simon Cowell and more than 750,000 Britons vote for Spain
Cheap flights and the enduring strength of the euro have meant that investors in property on the Coastas are virtually guaranteed ongoing healthy returns. Or so it is claimed. Martin Baker weighs up the evidenceRead Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Travel & Tourism
Fishing through the centuries
Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. Fishing is as much part of Malaga as its ancient history, and three marine biologists have now written a book on the art of fishing in Malaga watersRead Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features
The vermillion landscape of Almogía
Ravines and gorges form a beautiful landscape, along with the Casasola dam Read Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features
A Mozarab kingdom
The municipality of Ardales is the ideal place to spend a sunny day hill-walking
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features
Spain scourged by the worst drought for over half a century
Rainfall from September to March was 37 per cent below the average
The ground in Andalucia is now extremely dry due to lack of rain
Last winter was the driest in the country as a whole since rainfall records started in 1947
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May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: General News
Average’ Marbella residents protest at the media’s mafia image of their town
They are pushing authorities to fight back against the recent negative press. These are ordinary citizens who work hard to make Marbella prosper Read Article...
May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: General News
Airport surveys reveals that British tourist share continues to rise
Passengers numbers are not increasing as fast as four years ago
The UK is the only country to maintain its growing share of market
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May 15, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Travel & Tourism
Benarrabá: a privileged place in the Genal Valley
Areas like Las Buitreras and the Bajo Genal are some of the natural attractions of this mountain municipality. Read Article...
May 11, 2005 | Read more... | Category: Local Andalucia Features