THE Alamillo Park in Sevilla will welcome the 26th International Dog Show and 44th National Dog Show this September. The event is organised by the Sociedad Canina de Andalucia Occidental (Canine Society of Western Andalucia) with the collaboration of the Ministry of Regional Development, Infrastructures and Territorial Planning. An event which will take place on […]
AN archaeological dig in the Puca area of Petrer has uncovered two walls of a farm house dating back to the Middle Ages. The farmhouse, known as an alqueria, formed the centrepiece of a Muslim settlement. Excavations have been carried out for decades to try to find the building. Plaster on the wall suggests the
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POLICE in Spain are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic crash on AP-7 on the Costa del Sol. The incident happened around 9.10pm on Thursday, 19 August, 2021 near Benalmádena and involved a motorcycle and a car. The 51-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene and his next of kin have been informed. This
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THE devastated family of a young woman are determined to find out why she died suddenly at a hospital in Spain. The 20-year-old repeatedly visited the emergency room at the Costa del Sol Hospital after she tested positive with coronavirus on August 4. She visited the emergency room five times in total but the family
IF you are a tree-hugger, then hurry along. You will probably like this show. The Spanish sculptor Mariángeles Lázaro Guil is obsessed with the natural world and her latest work of art, created five decades into her career, could hardly look more at home amongst the breathtaking beauty of Gorafe’s natural park. Internationally celebrated artist
FROM THE ARCHIVE: By Clive Muir and Sue Eatock ANYONE who has a country property probably knows well the sticky footed lizards known as geckos. Happily living off bugs and flies, they spend their daytime in nooks and crannies waiting for the dark so that they can come out to feed. But did you know
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THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July last year. Brexit meant that the green certificates available to citizens of EU member states would no longer be issued to Brits entitled to residency in Spain. Those who had
THERE are two less than complimentary phrases that spring to mind when you say Albacete: ‘Albacete, caga y vete’ (Albacete, shit and go) and the more parental advisory option: ‘Albacete, no vete!’. The most populated city of Castilla-La Mancha is, to say the least, a bit of an underdog. But now they are pivoting towards
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NORWEGIAN has announced its flight schedule for the next summer season, which will run from March 27 to October 29, 2022. Nine airports in the Spanish network of Aena have entered the route map of Norwegian for next summer—up from five this summer, and will see an increase of flights between Spain and the Nordic
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A YOUNG British expat woman died hours after being dismissed by doctors and told to go home after waiting 14 hours at a Torrevieja Hospital for treatment. Rachael Firth, who worked as a live-in carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca, sought help at A&E on Saturday, August 14, after suffering days of pain. HAPPY TIMES: Jane
