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Nope, this isn’t a clever marketing ploy involving coupons or “advantage” points to get you to consume more – it’s actually true.

Well, that’s according to a recent study carried out in June this year by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) The study showed that shoppers buying usual household goods and foods can save more than 1,300 euros a year, just by changing their shopping outlet. However, that’s not all – in some major cities the possible savings are even greater (such as in Madrid) where the price gap between the cheapest and most expensive stores is so wide and quite shocking that shoppers in these areas could pay 3,200 euros less by buying at the bargain outlets! Read more »

Great news for frequent flyers coming to and from Malaga Airport. The new train stations that have been inaugurated are geared entirely toward the new Terminal 3 at Malaga airport – dubbed the “gateway to the Costa del Sol” – and aim to increase accessibility to the terminal and comfort to the users of the airport.

Trains on the C-1 Malaga-Fuengirola Cercanías line now stop at the new underground station just 30 metres from the new Terminal 3. Which saves a long walk with heavy suitcases! The plans for the second runway at the airport heralded the creation of two new underground stations, one at Terminal 3 and another in the Guadalhorce industrial estate. Read more »

In August this year The Traffic Department (DGT) in Spain launched a new system to ensure that foreign drivers caught by fixed radar devices are forced to pay on the spot, therefore these foreign drivers caught speeding on Spanish roads will no longer be able to escape paying the fine just because they live outside the country or are difficult for authorities to track down.

The new system involves radar equipment that can recognise foreign licence plates and automatically notify the nearest Guardia Civil patrol car, including a photograph of the speeding vehicle. The officers can then pull over the vehicle and fine the driver – fines which could go up to as much £500! (€600) The unlucky ones who cannot come up with the payment instantly could face having their vehicle immobilised. Read more »

Have you ever looked at person walking down the street in the tightest hipster jeans and smallest t-shirt and thought their clothes looked sprayed on?

Well, the future is now – and recently a Spanish fashion designer, Manuel Torres – in conjunction with chemical engineers at Imperial College London – has come up with just that idea.

Quite far from the idea of body paint – which is old news, and closer to the spray on latex which was devised for condoms in 2006, this revolutionary product uses combined fabric elements of short fibres mixed with polymers, which is then dissolved into a solvent that allows it to be sprayed from an aerosol can or high-pressure gun.

With regard to the latex spray on condoms, in case you were interested – well they never got past the prototype stage. One of the reasons was the hissing sound the contraption that sprayed the latex made but the main reason was that liquid latex takes 2-3 minutes to dry…which was deemed to be a mood-killer. No, really? Read more »

The famous Irish rock band U2 around singer Bono already started their 360º Tour through Spain with the start in San Sebastian on Sunday 26th September. On Thursday 30th September they will go to Seville to the Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja. The concert was initially planned for the 29th September but was put back a day due to a country-wide strike on 29th September over the government’s proposed labour reform.

The U2 360° Tour is named after the 360-degree staging and audience configuration it uses. The stage set makes use of a massive four-legged supporting rig that has been nicknamed “The Claw” and has set a world record for the largest concert stage structure. With this configuration the stage is being placed closer to the center of the stadium’s field than usual. The stage has no defined front or back and is surrounded on all sides by the audience which can increase the venues’ capacities by about 15–20% and the audience is even closer to the stage.

The opening act of the concert will be the band Interpol, an American indie rock band formed in 1997 in New York City.

Tickets for the U2 360º Tour in Seville are still available from 55 Euro at www.ticketmaster.es, but hurry up, they will sell out before the concert.