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A goodwill adoption of two cats turns sour as the creatures terrorise columnist Loraine Gostling’s Christmas decorations

So this is Christmas, and what have I done? The truth is… not much. You see, something dreadful happened to us that stopped me getting

22 Dec, 2019 @ 10:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Amanda Butler’s Christmas has come early, with the election of Boris Johnson helping Mallorca’s property market get moving again

I guess Boris really was the best outcome with at least one decision being firm

22 Dec, 2019 @ 10:00

Columnists·Lead·Mallorca·Property

The shocking tale of how the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre evaded ‘gypsy’ owners hunting down a rescued horse, writes Susan Weeding

WE lost our Sophia a few days ago. We’ve had many dramatic rescues over the years, but Sophia was the start of it all. Nine

21 Dec, 2019 @ 17:30

Columnists·Environment

As the dreaded ‘C’ word rears its festive head, Loraine Gostling reminds us that C also stands for Charity

The ‘C’ word is just around the corner and, for the past couple of weeks on Javea Connect, the annual appeals have started to help

8 Dec, 2019 @ 21:25

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding

FORGET what you’ve heard. The Spanish police do care for animals. My husband Rod has been there on the front line with Policía Nacional, their

8 Dec, 2019 @ 21:18

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

As Boris Johnson sets his sights on No 10, Amanda Butler looks towards the sale of one of Mallorca’s grandest homes

Having performed a market appraisal, I would have valued it last year somewhere in the region of €9m

8 Dec, 2019 @ 16:47

Columnists·Mallorca·Property

Adam Neale discusses Plusvalia and how land is valued and taxed in Spain

It is important to note that the tax is only applied to the value of the land, and not to the property on it

8 Dec, 2019 @ 15:55

Columnists·Property

After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Marbella needs to take a long, hard look at the problem before it spirals any further out of control

8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:59

Columnists·Crime & Law·Malaga

Tancrede de Pola looks ahead to brighter days after a tricky 2019 for mortgages in Spain

As the new year beckons, there are some positive changes to mortgages in store

8 Dec, 2019 @ 10:31

Columnists

SPENDING IN SPAIN: It’s tougher saving than shopping, but you’ll be investing in your future, writes Jonathan Holdaway

If you can allocate a portion of savings into some fairly simple, low-risk investments, it will make money for you while you sleep

8 Dec, 2019 @ 07:27

Business & Finance·Columnists

Specsavers launches ‘food for those in need’ campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Mallorca

Bancosol are particularly in need of the following non-perishable foods – oil, milk, tinned foods and meals, beans and pulses

7 Dec, 2019 @ 18:12

Columnists·Health

EXCLUSIVE: Hero who chased and tackled ‘killer’ at club stabbing on Spain’s Costa del Sol is Gibraltar Chief Minister’s security guard and ex-soldier

“It was really violent and there was literally a river of blood as his attacker must have hit an artery”

3 Dec, 2019 @ 08:53

Columnists·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine Gostling

Before I begin, I just have to give you a quick update on the new KFC in Ondara (avid readers will remember last week’s food

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:21

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

These two little ponies are deeply in love and they go everywhere together. They’re both disabled, and they are inseparable. Fudge was the first rescue

30 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

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Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

EVERY rescued animal has a story to tell, but I do believe Manolo’s to be one the most horrific cases of psychological animal abuse. In

10 Nov, 2019 @ 18:19

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

With Javea Connect Facebook members getting nasty over a new restaurant, Loraine Gostling turns to John Bercow for advice

So, what has been going on these last weeks with the happy ‘connectors’ on my Facebook group? What makes people talk to each other? What

10 Nov, 2019 @ 17:50

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Sea police injured during clash with hashish smugglers in Gibraltar waters

TWO Royal Gibraltar Police officers have been hurt after objects were thrown at their faces from a boat believed to be carrying cannabis resin.

10 Nov, 2019 @ 14:44

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

A trip to the hospital in Spain has turned Giles Brown into a bookworm with six pack abs and restored his faith in humanity

Spraining an ankle is not a training programme that I would recommend, but there is an upside!

10 Nov, 2019 @ 12:15

Columnists·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with two top authors ahead of Gibraltar International Literary Festival this month

Find out how to tell stories and why literature is breaking down the boundaries created by racism

4 Nov, 2019 @ 18:42

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

CAUGHT: Brit who stole €1.5million at gunpoint cornered in Tarifa after two years on the run

Interpol wanted fugitive arrested by Policia Nacional getting off a ferry from Morocco from Gibraltar's highest valued armed robbery

2 Nov, 2019 @ 21:55

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: Insurance claims hit whopping 59,000 with 332 assessors mobilised after September gota fría, writes Jennifer Cunningham

This week I received an updated report from Spain’s Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS) with fascinating information after last month’s devastating gota fría ruined

31 Oct, 2019 @ 13:25

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca·Lead

Despite a family visit to the UK, Javea Connect’s Loraine Gostling is still stuck in her Facebook group complaint cycles

This week I am meandering from that green and pleasant land we know as the United (although now rather Untied) Kingdom. But, as admin on

27 Oct, 2019 @ 16:19

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding

Well, here we have the next instalment from the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales! Last week we castrated one of our 30-odd ponies,

27 Oct, 2019 @ 15:18

Columnists·Costa Blanca

Belinda Barbie Gains A Wheelchair And Loses A Leg

Wheelchair Barbie and her gender-neutral grandkids are nothing new writes Belinda Beckett

Today Barbie is the epitome of diversity with over 100 personas and counting.

26 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Columnists

Loraine Gostling’s hysterical histories on how ‘Chris’ Columbus thought he found Japan as Spain celebrates Dia de la Hispanidad

GREETINGS! And for those who have managed to pick up a copy of this week’s edition hot off the press, Happy Columbus Day! This chap

13 Oct, 2019 @ 15:00

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

As farmers as far as Germany chip in to save the rescue centre from famine, life begins again in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

AS always, it’s been another roller-coaster week here at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. Amazingly, we’ve caused quite an international stir. We have even

13 Oct, 2019 @ 11:53

Columnists

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A goodwill adoption of two cats turns sour as the creatures terrorise columnist Loraine Gostling’s Christmas decorations

Amanda Butler’s Christmas has come early, with the election of Boris Johnson helping Mallorca’s property market get moving again

The shocking tale of how the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre evaded ‘gypsy’ owners hunting down a rescued horse, writes Susan Weeding

As the dreaded ‘C’ word rears its festive head, Loraine Gostling reminds us that C also stands for Charity

Dramatic rescue of a badly beaten horse required TWO armed police and an ambulance on standby, writes columnist Susan Weeding

As Boris Johnson sets his sights on No 10, Amanda Butler looks towards the sale of one of Mallorca’s grandest homes

Adam Neale discusses Plusvalia and how land is valued and taxed in Spain

After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Tancrede de Pola looks ahead to brighter days after a tricky 2019 for mortgages in Spain

SPENDING IN SPAIN: It’s tougher saving than shopping, but you’ll be investing in your future, writes Jonathan Holdaway

Specsavers launches ‘food for those in need’ campaign on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Hero who chased and tackled ‘killer’ at club stabbing on Spain’s Costa del Sol is Gibraltar Chief Minister’s security guard and ex-soldier

COLUMN: A swingers request on Costa Blanca Facebook group sends admin scratching their heads at the rulebook, writes Loraine Gostling

COLUMN: Two disabled ponies find friendship at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

Locked in a cupboard in an abandoned warehouse, Manolo was one of the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s most traumatised rescues, writes Susan Weeding

With Javea Connect Facebook members getting nasty over a new restaurant, Loraine Gostling turns to John Bercow for advice

Sea police injured during clash with hashish smugglers in Gibraltar waters

A trip to the hospital in Spain has turned Giles Brown into a bookworm with six pack abs and restored his faith in humanity

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with two top authors ahead of Gibraltar International Literary Festival this month

CAUGHT: Brit who stole €1.5million at gunpoint cornered in Tarifa after two years on the run

DEAR JENNIFER: Insurance claims hit whopping 59,000 with 332 assessors mobilised after September gota fría, writes Jennifer Cunningham

Despite a family visit to the UK, Javea Connect’s Loraine Gostling is still stuck in her Facebook group complaint cycles

A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding

Wheelchair Barbie and her gender-neutral grandkids are nothing new writes Belinda Beckett

Loraine Gostling’s hysterical histories on how ‘Chris’ Columbus thought he found Japan as Spain celebrates Dia de la Hispanidad

As farmers as far as Germany chip in to save the rescue centre from famine, life begins again in Rojales, writes Susan Weeding

EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home

Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors

BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage

Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%

Walmart heiress’ spectacular €300m superyacht Kaos and its €30m support ship rock up in Puerto Banus

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