August 2021

AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so we rented a DER black and white television, at the bank-breaking monthly price of 25 shillings(€1.45). Unfortunately, most of the time was spent jumping around the room trying to get the […]

1,733 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend according to today’s(August 30) pandemic figures for the Valencian Community. That compares to 2,340 new cases the previous weekend and today’s total is just over a quarter of the 6,645 infections declared on August 2. Alicante Province accounts for 849 of the weekend’s new cases, with

AN inflatable boat could barely stay afloat off the Murcia coast as it struggled to carry its clandestine cargo of over two tons of hashish. A Guardia Civil marine patrol intercepted the suspicious craft off Monte de las Cenizas in Cartagena last Saturday morning(August 28). Officers already had their hands full as they were dealing

A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has laid out six important steps that will help Europe reach its goal of cutting emissions to net zero by 2050. These include cutting our driving by 4%, our flying by

SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent to banking unions talks of a staff ‘restructuring’ process. Management and unions are due to meet on Thursday. A source told Reuters that around 1,800 jobs are potentially threatened. That’s

By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and plenty of you get in touch.  Two centuries ago Great Britain led the global industrial revolution. Today, Boris Johnson’s government claims to be leading the charge towards net zero by

THOSE seeking guidance when buying a home in the prestigious enclave of Sotogrande need look no further than BM Sotogrande. The luxury real estate specialists have some of the most desirable properties that can be found in the leafy urbanization and pleasure harbour on their books. As the ‘original top-of-the-market property developers’ in the area,

A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower section of the El Monostil excavations in Elda, which is one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. Art teacher, Eva Maria Mendiola spent four months restoring the

A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not dangerous to humans. That doesn’t apply though to green lizards, who they enjoy eating. A major concern is that UK holidaymakers in the last two decades have fuelled the problem

A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew was tracked by the Policia Nacional in a surveillance operation. Crew members stuck tiny pieces of barely-visible transparent tape on front doors. If the tape was still there a few