October 2021

THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and staying illegally in Spain. It’s the latest in a series of airport arrests this year by the Policia Nacional. Officers detained a trio in August who distracted and robbed arrivals […]

MURCIA’S Ministry of Health wants the EU COVID certificate to be used to restore 100% indoor capacity in nightlife businesses and banquet/party venues. Current rules only allow 75% capacity but the ministry has submitted a request to the regional Supreme Court to allow venues to use the document to regain full capacity. If businesses do

TORREVIEJA has reopened its ‘Floating Museum’ with visitors being able to enjoy the attractions during pre-pandemic opening hours. REOPENED: Maritime museum in Torrevieja’s port And joining the submarine and patrol boats will be the sailboat, Pascual Flores, just arrived from a tour of Europe. Local Councillor for Culture, Antonio Quesada, announced the opening hours for

GUARDAMAR Council has demolished a sea front house to help in  the regeneration of its beaches and dunes. Positioned between the Babilonia and Vivers beaches, the ageing property was considered to be hindering the redevelopment of the virgin beaches. CLEARED: Guardamar Beach This area is also known for having two of the 20 nudist beaches

A BRAND new contemporary art museum has opened in the Born district of Barcelona adding yet another reason for art lovers to visit the Catalan capital in north-eastern Spain. © Adrià Goula /Moco The Moco museum – ‘mo’ for modern art and ‘co’ for contemporary – opened its doors on Saturday October 16 with an exhibition

A WOMAN from Malaga is behind a new form of exercise that is helping women rebuild their lives and get back to peak fitness after overcoming breast cancer. Sportswoman and entrepreneur Clara Santiago created Sincrobox, an exercise regime based on indoor cycling combined with martial arts that has specific benefits for cancer sufferers. Speaking to

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the emeritus King Juan Carlos to be open about his financial dealings. “I think it’s not necessary for the king’s inviolability to be recognized, it’s the product of another era, a legitimate

THE GIBRALTAR Government has issued a statement regarding the murder of the British Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, calling the violent act ‘an attack on our democracy as a whole’. Gibraltar’s chief minister, Fabian Picardo, has expressed his ‘deep sadness’ at the news of the death of the MP for Southend West and sent his

THREE male TV scriptwriters were awarded Spain’s Planeta prize for their work under the pseudonym Carmen Mola. The world’s highest paying literary trophy was awarded to Agustin Martinez, Jorge Diaz and Antonio Mercero in presence of King Felipe VI in Barcelona on Friday night at the Planeta awards ceremony. Fans of the novels, that centre

A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia Civil. The 45-year-old was in hiding in the Crevillente area of Alicante Province in an attempt to dodge five arrest warrants for fraud across Spain. His online attacks led to