Shaggy dog tales from the Adana shelter in Andalucia
WHEN people discover you are an ADANA volunteer, there are phrases that you should expect: “That’s AMAZING!” Quite right! Best day of the week! “I
Spain’s Andalucia makes over 38000 phone calls offering preventative care to vulnerable individuals at high risk of heatstroke
THE JUNTA’S health service, Salud Responde, has made more than 38,000 calls to vulnerable individuals at high risk of suffering heat-related illnesses, such as heat
EYE ON IBIZA 2022: Where to stay and where to eat on the Spanish island
MINIMUM spend lunches at €250-a-head, €700-a-week hire cars, Michael Gove on the dancefloor. Yikes! Is it any wonder Ibiza’s been a little quieter this summer.
The late flamenco singer, Camaron de la Isla, has his own museum
A museum in San Fernando (Cadiz) to honour late flamenco singer Camaron de la Isla has thrown the artist into the spotlight three decades after
GBP/EUR exchange rate crashes as UK mini-budget triggers run on the pound
AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the UK
Guardia Civil agents injured while catching hash smugglers in Gibraltar Campo city
TWO Guardia Civil officers were seriously injured while chasing a van loaded with hashish that was trying to escape from Getares beach in Algeciras. Police
Partido Popular of Marbella will ask the Spanish government to declare Marbella’s promenade a ‘space of public interest’ in a bid to ‘avoid its demolition’
MARBELLA’S governing Partido Popular (PP) has called an urgent council meeting to demand the city’s paseo maritimo (promenade) be declared a ‘space of public interest,’
UK Gambling Commission fines Gibraltar-based Betfred nearly £3 million for not checking on hooked gamblers
THE UK’s Gambling Commission has fined Gibraltar-based online betting company Betfred £2.87 million for failures of its subsidiary Petfre. According to the Commission, it failed
Gibraltar port gives owners May 30 ultimatum to remove oil-polluting ship from its coastal grave
THE OS 35 shipwreck must be fully removed from its location 700m off Catalan Bay by May 30 next year, the Captain of Gibraltar Port
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ibiza / Eivissa town – € 320,000
Apartment Ibiza / Eivissa, Ibiza 2 beds 1 baths € 320,000 Nice flat in Ibiza town, in Los Molinos, close to Figueretas beach
Ryanair has announced that it will operate 17% more flights to Malaga this winter
Ryanair has announced that it will boost by 17% the number of flights scheduled from Malaga this winter. It is expected that more than two
Father of next Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was jailed for 9 years in Spain for trafficking 1,500 kilos of hashish
FRANCESCO Meloni, father of far right Italian politician and winner of the recent general election Giorgia Meloni, was once jailed for what was at the
British man extradited from Spain to face far-right terror charges
A British man arrested in Spain and charged with terrorism offences will face court today (September 30). Kristofer Thomas Kearney, who had been based in
PREHISTORIC SPAIN: Late Neolithic site discovered in Malaga’s Alhaurin de la Torre
AN excavation has uncovered what could be the oldest open-air site of the late Neolithic in the Bay of Malaga. As reported by the city
First snowfall of the season in Spain’s Sierra Nevada
THE Sierra Nevada ski station in Granada, southern Spain, has recorded its first snowfall of the season. With two months to go before the official
EXPOSED: Man accused of stealing €80,000 of holiday items from bride and 12 British hens in Mijas is a Cuban squatter illegally living in Spain and linked to Florida burglary gang
A WELL known Cuban criminal is believed to be behind the burglary of a Spanish holiday Airbnb that left a British bride and her 12
Spain’s oldest man dies in León senior home at the age of 110
Spain’s oldest man, Antonio Alvarado, has just died at the age of 110 years old. According to Spanish news agency EFE, he passed away in
Madrid event with dwarf bullfighters cancelled after just 37 tickets are sold
For many Spaniards and foreigners alike, the mere idea of a bullfight in the 21st century is offensive enough. But one featuring bullfighting clowns with
Explainer: The Spanish government’s latest tax plans
With regional elections approaching, governments in Spain’s autonomous regions have recently been announcing tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy and some for lower-income households. According
Gibraltar government slams military for closing down the airfield at short notice, diverting flights
THE Gibraltar Government has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that the Ministry of Defence has closed down Gibraltar Airport on Thursday afternoon, forcing flights to be
Malaga council to ban popular tourist activity from beaches
Tourists will soon be fined from jumping into the sea off rocks along a popular stretch of coast in Spain. Malaga council will introduce the
Sewage plant could be back on track after Gibraltar government restarts bidding process
GIBRALTAR has been forced to restart the bidding process for the much delayed sewage plant after the company it was dealing with last time went
Guardia Civil officers shocked after a man accused of exhibitionism decided to attend a trial completely naked in Valencia
A MAN due to stand trial for ‘exhibitionism’ was turned away from court when he arrived totally naked. Alejandro Colomar, 29, was due to appeal
Divers are removing more ‘oil pockets’ from the stricken ship off the Gibraltar coast as cleaning continues
DIVERS have found and are trying to remove ‘oil pockets trapped within the frame of the hull’ that could still be leaking into the sea
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Peniscola with pool garage – € 189,000
Villa Peñíscola, Castellón 3 beds 1 baths € 189,000 Villa with garden and barbecue in private urbanisation with communal swimming pool, gardens and
Caves of Nerja in Spain’s Malaga named ‘Tourism Ambassador 2022’ on World Tourism Day
THE famous Caves of Nerja (Cuevas de Nerja) are without doubt, a tourist emblem of the municipality and the entire province of Malaga and in