Local
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
...decision that highlighted the shameful situation in a total of 17 areas of the country dates back to 2011, although the fine came seven years later, when the European Commission got tired of waiting for Spain to make progress. Estepona and part of
Sport
Rob Palmer
It's like the day the two school bullies are picked to play together on the same team on the school playground - brace yourself for the partnership of Luis Suárez and Diego Costa. For years the 'bruise brothers' have been kept apart but now there ... farewell, just a streamed video and online thank you from the club he served for six years. And there lies the issue. He stayed a season too long. Like the rock stars, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Carles Puyol he should have departed the stage leaving the crowd ... wanting more. Now he hooks up with football's other bad boy, Diego Costa. The biggest surprise in researching for this column is discovering that the Brazil-born striker is still only 31 years of age! Costa was sent off on his Atleti debut, served his
Local
AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ
...urban development law, Ley de Ordenación Urbanística de Andalucía (LOUA). Included in SOHA's proposals is a reduction in the time after construction, from the proposed 20 years down to 12, beyond which licences would not automatically undergo detailed ... years, he pointed out, could see up to 600,000 official documents of 300,000 Andalusian homes potentially reviewed, which would hold up the process for many and lengthen uncertainty. Getting AFO status allows irregular homes to connect to mains supplies
Local
Tony Bryant
The Virgen del Carmen municipal swimming pool in Torremolinos reopened last week after undergoing extensive reformation work. Following years of delays, the work, which began in January and cost 138,000 euros, included the installation of a new
Opinion
JEREMY BLATCH
Markets are a reflection of human behaviour and endeavour. In financial markets and in an economy, nothing happens in a vacuum. Eleven years of central banks' money expansion while maintaining artificially low interest rates has pushed up asset ... during the past 30 years is 7%. In spite of the recent rally in gold, US ownership of gold and precious metals is still only around 0.5%. If this figure were to reach the 30-year average, the price of gold would quadruple. Gold is an insurance against
Sport
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
...tournament of the season, Davidovich will take on a new partner in the form of the 36-year-old, 15 years his senior, who is eighth in the doubles rankings having won eight doubles titles (Valencia in 2004, Umag in 2008, New Haven in 2009, Barcelona and San
Local
Héctor Barbotta
...beach. There is no other record of a loggerhead turtle laying eggs on the Costa del Sol for the last 80 years. The news of this important, even extraordinary event, soon reached the Andalusian marine sustainable management centre (CEGMA), who arrived to
Education
Rachel Haynes
Sitting in front of an empty page or a blank canvas can be terrifying. You’ve been told you have to write a poem, a story or an essay, or draw or paint something to hold up for all to admire, or criticise. The words don’t always come, your teacher ha
Local
Pilar Martínez
...change in model. "It would put an end to long-term, seasonal fixed contracts and see a move to short-term six- month contracts, and so fuel increased seasonality in the next three or four years. These funds are only motivated by return on investment,"
Opinion
ANDREW J. LINN
One thing heavy on everyone's hands these days is time. People have so much of it that they have reverted to doing things that they had almost forgotten about, like reading books. Those with proper libraries can appreciate the moment the glass doo