CASTELLON is once again being hit by severe storms, just days after part of a residential block in Peñiscola collapsed killing a teenager when 60 litres of rain per square metre fell on the town in just 40 minutes (as reported by The Olive Press). The province is on orange alert for flooding since yesterday […]
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FRESHLY baked loaves of bread, buttery croissants, coffee percolating on the counter, these are the smells that will greet you if you choose to take a visit to one of Sotogrande’s most popular restaurants, Foodisiac. Owned by Laurence Forcione and his wife, pastry chef Adina, the restaurant first became famous as an all-day-dining hot spot,
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A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him, 13 of which were for domestic violence on five different female victims. The Spaniard was caught after ‘pimping out’ his current partner outside an Alicante area takeaway. The abuser held
THINGS are looking up for the economy of the Valencia region. Two developments have hit the headlines just days apart from each other that suggest the situation may not be as bad as initially feared. On one hand, foreign investment in Castellon Province is at its highest level of the last decade, and on the
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THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and holiday-makers joined forces some 12 days after dead fish and marine life started appearing on local beaches. It’s impossible to work out how many people joined the chain but organisers
AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster was collected by police after flying into Manchester Airport last night(August 29), accompanied by a woman. Lancashire Police issued an appeal to track her down last Friday after she went
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THERE are many restaurants along the wide seafront of Valencia, but Casa Patacona is definitely a case of ‘save the best for last’. Found in Patacona, it has amazing sea views, three great terraces, one in front, one inside and the third – the best – on the second floor, a private area for events,
Year after years, thousands of foreigners from all around the world decide to start their new life in Spain. And there is enough reason for that: a country that offers ideal weather conditions all the year around, with a delicious gastronomy, tons of expats communities and friendly people who make you enjoy social interactions much
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TYPICALLY, and tragically, animal abandonment peaks in the summer months and the coronavirus pandemic has heightened the numbers all the more. Data from the Colectivo Andaluz Contra el Maltrato Animal (Andalucian Collective Against Animal Abuse) indicates that 24,000 dogs and about 3,500 cats were abandoned last summer. This summer the numbers have increased by an
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THE Battle of Jarama in February 1936 during the Spanish Civil War served as a brutal reality check for the anti-fascist volunteer army known as the International Brigades. Most of the fighters lacked military experience, having been drawn to the war because of their political convictions, and attempting to hold back the professionally-trained Spanish army
