THE president of the Junta de Andalucia has confirmed the region is on track to receive thousands of Afghan refugees. Juanma Moreno said that it was a ‘source of pride’ that two US military bases in Andalusia would be used to receive Afghans who have worked for the U.S. government, Bases Moron de la Frontera […]
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Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Boucharlat will play a recital in l’Alfas del Pi (Valencia) on Friday, August 27. He will perform works by Bethoveen, Saint-Saens and Debussy among others. The event is part of the fourth ‘Concerts a la Lluna de l’Albir’ Festival, organised by the Department of Culture in collaboration with the Classical Music
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CASTELLON Province suffered a freak storm this week that caused severe flooding and triggered hailstone warnings in many areas. Peñiscola was the worst hit, witnessing a deluge in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday August 25) that left up to 60 litres of rainfall per square metre in just 40 minutes. Streets turned into
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FRENCH actor Marion Cotillard will receive the honorary Donostia Award for Best Actress at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival in September . The 45-year-old Parisian is considered ‘one of the most international French actresses in contemporary cinema’, said San Sebastian Festival organisers. Cotillard made her film debut in the 1994 French romantic drama
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A serial robber who plundered over 20 Costa Blanca homes was caught in a special Guardia Civil operation in El Campello. The 45-year-old man has been charged with committing 22 robberies. 18 break-ins were in El Campello but he struck three times in Denia and once in Mutxamel. Complaints poured into the Guardia Civil over
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COVID-19 case figures for the Valencian Community have shown unvaccinated teenagers and young people dramatically pushing up infection rates. The region as a whole now averages 244.65 infections per 100,000 people. Spain’s average comes in at 305.61 and the Valencian region now has the third lowest rate in the country. After 47 consecutive days of
ARRIVALS to Andalucia from international airports reached 545,200 passengers in July, 12.4% of the national total. According to data released by Turespaña, this figure places the region as the fourth destination behind the Balearic Islands, Madrid and Catalunya. Additionally, international passenger arrivals to Spain reached almost 4.4 million people in July, more than double that
DRESSED in gaudy clothes and a face full of make-up, they dart about the ring leaping out of the path of a charging bull as the crowds of spectators watch on. But unlike the hushed reverence of an audience commanded by a matador in his suit of lights as he stares down a half-tonne beast,
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A WOMAN is under investigation for the poor conditions in which she kept her horse in the Sevillian municipality of Lebrija. According to a press release issued by the Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) the owner of a horse is being investigated for animal abuse after her horse was found in ‘deplorable hygienic-sanitary’ conditions
