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Large House for 62,500

It’s tough getting a mortgage for a house, especially a young couple, with the average price per square metre in Spain costing 2,355 euros, so when an offer for a 5-bedoom dwelling on the Costa Tropical comes up for 62,500 euros…

Covering The Coast in Concrete

The Costa Granadina (as it was known) was spared the brick deluge that swamped the Province of Málaga in the 60s and 70s, eating its way along the coast, but even today, brick-fo-brick’s sake continues over the border in the Axarquía.

EU Blocks Cheaper Gas for Spain

When the Russian invasion of Ukraine broke out in 2022 Spain was able to use a mechanism that allowed it to contain the price of electricity and lower a soaring electricity bills for consumers.

Abseiler Dies in a Barranco

An abseiler lost his life in a narrow series of cascades in the Barranco de Trevélez where it passes through the municipality of Carataunas. The Guardia Civil has repeatedly warned people about how dangerous this area is.

Drug Runners Mock Law Enforcement

The younger drug runners that man the refuelling RIBs (petaqueo) for filling up the drug-carrying ones for their return trip, are boasting on TikTok and belittling the efforts of the Guardia Civil and Coast Guards.