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Couple set sail from Spain’s Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean and didn’t know about extent of coronavirus...

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 24 Apr, 2020 @ 14:21

A COUPLE who had set sail from the Canary Islands to cross the Atlantic ocean on a sailing boat did not know about the extent of the coronavirus crisis until they reached land.

Gibraltar

‘Rowing Marine’: Injured British veteran smashes Atlantic rowing record after months training in Gibraltar

Tim McNulty - 11 Mar, 2019 @ 12:26

He survived three tours of Afghanistan before losing a leg in 2014, when he was hit by debris on the M3 while helping a motorist

Environment

Potentially record-breaking HURRICANE heading towards Spain

Jed Neill - 12 Oct, 2017 @ 16:48

Category 1 storm is building in the Atlantic approximately 760 miles southwest of the Azores and moving northeast.

Travel News

Britain’s Captain Calamity stranded in Spain after leaving passport onboard abandoned vessel

Rob Horgan - 20 Dec, 2016 @ 12:43

Crew stranded in Spain after skipper falls ill and leaves passports on abandoned ship

Environment

Plummeting temperatures and heavy rain expected across Spain from tomorrow

Laurence Dollimore - 11 Oct, 2016 @ 11:08

Temperatures could drop between six and 11 degrees by tomorrow

Politics

Promises made: How Pablo Iglesias and Bernie Sanders have a lot in common

Mario Alegria (Columnist) - 27 May, 2016 @ 13:15

Is the far left conning the masses?

Cadiz

Blown away by Tarifa and the Costa de la Luz

Iona Napier - 12 Jul, 2015 @ 13:00

Fifteen years after her first taste of Tarifa, Iona Napier returns to the wind capital of Europe and well, once again, gets... blown away

La Cultura

Totally wild in Benalmadena

Tom Powell - 4 Oct, 2014 @ 19:00

With butterfly and crocodile parks, sealife centres, a theme park and the more conventional Parque de Paloma, Benalmadena boasts a huge range of outdoor attractions

Cadiz

High time for a kitesurf on the Costa de la Luz

Iona Napier - 13 Jul, 2014 @ 10:30

Europe’s top kitesurfing spot is on the Costa de la Luz, writes Jared Garland

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