Featured Articles

Every month writers from the UK and Spain submit a number of articles of general interest. In this section you will find a small selection of some of the best.

 

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Race for Life – Sunday June 3rd

Sponsored by Albergue 'Casa de la Mina'. In support of Cudeca and Cancer Research UK. Cancer touches many of us and so when...
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Here’s One I Made Earlier…!

Andy Wilkes talks Blue Peter and how T.V can come with its own set of problems!  When we were younger, my sister and I...
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Stress……What Is It?

Nina explains how to spot stress and how to keep it under control.  What Is Stress?Stress is a feeling that's created when we...
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Forwards Faster Please

I am sure some of you have seen the latest Honda advertising campaign, “More Forwards Please” featuring the robot ASIMO (Advanced Step in...
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Cómpeta Group Builds A Himalayan Prayer House

Residents of Competa are looking for sponsorship and help to raise funds for volunteer work in Nako.  In May this year a group...
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Walk to Acebuchal

Duration: 2.5 hours from Cómpeta village Distance: 13km Grade: Moderate Terrain: Good track, not too steep  The walk to the 17th century hamlet (aldea) of Acebuchal on...
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Spotlight on Almachar

If you are unimpressed by “risking your life” to visit the white villages of the southern Axarquia you should take a trip to...
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Gordon’s Nice “F” Word

    Chef Gordon Ramsay Calm down! It's not what you think. The “F” word I refer to in this context is “free”. Life as you all now...
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Christmas shopping the easy way

This Christmas, many of us that live in Spain will cram large toys into our suitcases, take them back to the UK (or other...