A MAN has been sentenced to 80 hours unpaid work and disqualified from driving for eight months for speeding at 100mph and drink driving. Simon McIntosh was arrested after the high speed incident in which he swerved across the carriage way in Line Wall Road. A RGP spokesman said that drink drivers ‘are putting themselves […]
IT’S no surprise the death of Rocio Wanninkhof in 1999 is still fascinating armchair sleuths, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke, who wrote a book on the case. Mention the Rocio Wanninkhof case around Spain and expect plenty of raised eyebrows. Everyone has an opinion on the murder of the attractive half-Spanish, half-Dutch teenager on
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms after the swish of a pen left an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra stripped of protective status. They claim the bureaucratic error – deliberate or not – now leaves the Darro Valley vulnerable to the construction of a motorway, a luxury hotel and urbanisations. The Junta has confirmed the valley
CLEANLINESS might be next to godliness but Spain’s Catholic Church ignores demands from sexual abuse victims to air their dirty washing in public Spain’s Catholic Church is dragging its feet on launching an independent inquiry into the shocking sexual abuse carried out within its ranks over the past 70 years. Along with Italy, the country’s
TOURISM business leaders in Marbella are demanding action to halt erosion that threatens to wash away beaches in the popular seaside town on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Associations representing hotels and restaurants are supporting the movement called ‘Marbella por sus playas’ to call on authorities to press on with projects to regenerate the town’s beaches.
OLDER motorists in Spain face more frequent driving licence renewals in plans confirmed by the General Directorate of Traffic(DGT). No indication has been given over what the new validity periods will be or when they will come into force. Speaking at an elderly mobility conference, the DGT’s Maria Jose Aparicio said licence renewal periods will
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GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was forced to deny that Christmas had been cancelled on the Rock after sensationalist headlines claimed the government had done so in a panic over rising Covid-19 cases. He turned to Twitter with a meme of the Grinch, the Dr Seuss character who stole Christmas, and wrote: “Surprised I even
POLICE are trying to stop a group of coronavirus-infected Dutch tourists from leaving Spain after they stopped self-isolating in the Extremadura region. They were staying at a country hotel in Navas del Modroño in Caceres Province. One of them became ill and tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. All of the Dutch tourists got
THREE British MPs have defended themselves against charges they turned up to an official event in Gibraltar drunk. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he was ‘disappointed’ when it was alleged that MPs Drew Hendry, David Linden (both SNP) and Charlotte Nichols (Labour) were worse for wear when they arrived on the Rock for Armistice
SEVERAL Spanish regions are reporting an increase in coronavirus cases as the incidence rate continues to rise. It has now surpassed 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time since mid-September. According to the latest figures, released on Wednesday, November 17 by the Spanish Health Ministry, there are currently 2,260 Covid-19 patients in hospital,
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