I have just returned to Marbella from a two week trip to London, Northampton and Nottingham, England, and boy is it good to be back. I have lived in Spain for 15 years, but still enjoy a trip back to the old country at least once a year to stock up on M & S [...]

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Following the success of the Calahonda Business Fair in March, Marleen Gosselin is organising another fantastic fair, this time focusing on the important issue of Health & Beauty. This fair will offer Health & Beauty businesses on the Costa del Sol an affordable way to promote themselves, as well as giving stressed out residents the [...]

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Despite the slowdown in property sales and the drop in house prices, the rental market in Spain is actually booming.
There are still thousands of people moving to Spain each year in search of a better lifestyle and looking for accommodation. As decreases in house prices are expected to continue, people are cautious about buying and [...]

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‘Miss – there’s a goat in our yard!’ It could be a school production of Tennessee William’s The Rose Tattoo.  Instead, the cry comes from a young student scrutinizing the animal calmly munching grass outside the gymnasium. The year is 1978 and there are 11 pupils on the school’s roll. Earlier, the establishment’s two teachers [...]

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Having spent Christmas and New Year in England this year, I can honestly say that I have never felt colder in my life! Ok ok I know we are talking about England in December and January, but it was enough to freeze hell over.
Perhaps it didn´t help that we decided to take a trip down [...]

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