August 2021

AN Irish gang boss implicated in the notorious Regency Hotel boxing event shooting in Dublin has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was detained by undercover police yesterday afternoon (Thursday, August 12) in the resort town of Fuengirola. Spanish police working with Irish cops pounced on the 58-year-old as he […]

A Russian man had a lucky escape after a boat explosion blew him into the water at Altea’s Greenwich Marina. The blast happened at around 7.30 pm yesterday evening(August 12). The victim, aged in his 50s, was working on his seven metre-long boat’s engine. One theory is that a mixture of gases in a confined

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain blazes in northeastern Spain as low humidity combined with a heatwave caused tinderbox conditions across much of the country. Weather alerts were in place across most of Spain on Friday as temperatures soared across the peninsula with a heatwave that has enveloped southern Europe. On Thursday firefighter teams in northeastern province

A blue shark that swam close to the shore of Benidorm’s Poniente beach yesterday has popped up a a few kilometres south at Villajoyosa. Villajoyosa’s Police Air Unit spotted the 2.5 metre long female shark this morning(August 14) at Cala Bol Nou, which is a 200 metre-long beach flanked by two cliffs. Bathers have been

AN Expat has slammed his insurance company after it demanded receipts for stolen jewellery that had been in the family for 100 years. Brian Snell, 83, woke up one February morning to find his Costa Blanca villa had been burgled and his late wife’s jewellery had been stolen along with cash. DISTRESSED: Mr Snell (top

OUT-OF-TOWNERS from Andalucia, holidaying in Malaga, are invited to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week—no prior appointment needed. The Andalucian Health Service (SAS) will be organising several mass vaccinations campaigns in Malaga, starting from Monday August 16. Specifically for over 16 year olds, residents of Andalucia, holidaying in the province of Malaga. With Malaga being

CORONAVIRUS cases are maintaining their downward trajectory according to today’s(August 12) figures for the Valencian Community. 1,593 infections were reported today, compared to 2,073 cases a week ago, and 2,968 on July 29. The new case total has almost halved over a three-week period. Today’s total is also 36 lower than yesterday. Six deaths caused

A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments. The Guardia Civil, Policia Nacional, and Swedish police have arrested 71 people over four phases of their investigation which started three years ago. Authorities also seized large amounts of cash, drugs,

Picturesque locations in Madrid attract millions of tourists every year. The ancient history of the heart of Spain is felt in every corner of this never-stopping-to-develop city. Madrid is a unique mixture of the ancient architecture and modern technologies that make it very interesting to both art lovers and those who want to check out

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due to be released on licence in late August having served just a third of the five years and eight months jail sentence he was given for conning a woman out