• Leslie Thomson, with his bagpipes, on 'his' hill in Benalmádena.
    Leslie Thomson, with his bagpipes, on 'his' hill in Benalmádena. (Rodolfo Carballo)

    Bagpipes in Benalmádena: the mysterious sound that plays every Sunday

    The Scotsman from Argentina: Leslie Thomson takes traditional Scottish music up and down the coast with his bagpipes. For the past 20 years he's rehearsed in a place that has become known simply as 'Piper's Hill'

    Carlos Zamarriego
  • Malaga actor Antonio Banderas joined forces with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2023
    Malaga actor Antonio Banderas joined forces with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2023. (SUR)

    Andalusian influencers

    The actor from Malaga who has challenged stereotypes in Hollywood

    Writing in the Hollywood Reporter in February 2023, Antonio Banderas said, “One of the things that I always loved about Puss in Boots is that he’s a hero with an accent...it is one of the greatest joys of my life"

    Jennie Rhodes

The Bottom Line

A prayer for public transport

Columnist Jennie Rhodes welcomes the long-awaited drop in bus fares but argues that cheaper tickets will do little to solve the fifteen years of stress, poor signage and station chaos that continue to plague local passengers

Jennie Rhodes

The Music Maker

Safe as ours is

Columnist Peter Edgerton marks International Password Day by questioning the sanity of three-month updates and the insidious difficulty of identifying bridges in tiny internet photos

Peter Edgerton

The Euro Zone

Awaiting a response

Columnist Mark Nayler highlights the awkward timing of Spain’s request for EU protection against American sanctions as Madrid simultaneously faces a legal showdown with Brussels over its discriminatory property tax rules

Mark Nayler

Food and drink

Line of duty

Columnist Andrew J. Linn explores the blend of politics and social engineering that keeps Spain a boozer’s paradise and explains why wine and cava escape the heavy duties found in Northern Europe

Andrew J. Linn
  • The Music Maker - opinion

    Shipshape and bristling fashion

    Of all holiday choices, with the honourable and obvious exception of wild camping in the Cairngorms, taking a cruise would almost certainly be the one I'd least like to get involved in

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line - opinion

    Lies, damned lies and statistics

    The figures produced in the article by 'Automovilistas Europeos Asociados' are far removed from the truth and are at best misconceived and at worst blatantly inaccurate

    Peter Sanderson |
  • The Euro Zone - opinion

    Bending the truth?

    Anyone's CV is bound to feature at least one instance of exaggeration. Is this harmless tinkering with the truth, or lying? Where's the boundary between acceptable exaggeration and pure fabrication?

    Mark Nayler |
  • La Liga: entertainingly unpredictable
    Marcus Rashford. (EFE)

    A Look at La Liga - opinion

    La Liga: entertainingly unpredictable

    Barça's administration have been working overtime to field the strongest team. On the eve of the season, it is looking unlikely

    Rob Palmer, commentator ESPN |