A young drug dealer fired four bullets from a stolen Guardia Civil gun into the back of a dissatisfied client in Alicante. The 22-year-old’s violent response caused no serious injuries as the shots didn’t hit any vital organs, though the victim was hospitalised. The assault happened in the Requena area of Alicante on May 27. […]
AN Almeria Province teenager has been arrested for extorting €7,000 from a 10-year-old boy. The 14-year-old bully was detained by the Guardia Civil in Berja. Another 14-year-old boy from Adra is also being investigated. They’re accused of running an extortion racket that threatened to beat up the youngster if he did not give them money
A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic recycling awareness campaign, part of the ayuntamiento’s Environment and Street Cleaning project. ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE: Students at the sailing school Some 30 children attend the school every week where as well
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GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls slaughtered in the ring. Socialist mayor, Ana Gonzalez, announced an end to the spectacle on Wednesday at the close of the annual Begoña fiesta which saw three corridas take place
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A Spaniard was decapitated after a Balearia ferry smashed into his small inflatable dinghy in Ibiza harbour. The Guardia Civil said the incident happened at around 11.30 pm on Tuesday (August 17). Another person on the eight-metre dinghy was rescued and taken to hospital with minor injuries and shock. Guardia Civil divers spent yesterday trying
ONE of Spain’s most endearing attractions is the fantastic range of beautiful dishes on offer at bars, cafes and restaurants throughout the country. But which, out of them all, is the meal most posted on Instagram? In first place is the flexible and iconic Valencian rice dish, paella. SEAFOOD PAELLA: Photo Credit, Olive Press With
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A gang of Alicante drug dealers turned a squat into a secure compound to avoid being caught by the police. Five people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after creating a sophisticated drug distribution network. Their headquarters were based in an illegally-occupied apartment in the northern part of Alicante. Entry to the flat was
THE city of Merida boasts the best-preserved Roman ruins outside Italy, and without the crowds. Founded in 25BC, Augusta Emerita as the city was then known, served as the capital of Rome’s westernmost province, Lusitania. Today a modern city stands where Romans once dwelled, architecturally unremarkable except for the very notable fact that Roman ruins
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Brexit is derailing plans made by British students to spend their year abroad at universities in Spain, it has emerged. Just weeks before thousands of students are due to start the academic year in Spain, many are still waiting for visas to be issued, a requirement in place since the end of the transition period
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FRYING PAN OF SPAIN: Reporter Elisa Menendez in Ecija’s deserted main square AS expats have been warned of scorching temperatures this week on the Costa del Sol, thank your lucky stars you’re not in Écija, or the ‘frying pan of Spain’. Nestled in the heart of Andalucia, rumour has it this little, historic town received
