A SPANISH amateur athlete has smashed an incredible world record by pushing his mother in a wheelchair for 26 miles in under three hours. Dedicated Eric Domingo Roldan pushed himself – and his mother Silvia – to the max, in order to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis. His spectacular effort at the Barcelona Marathon on […]
AN ancient piece of fabric found inside a small cave hidden in the Sierra Morena hills, near Cordoba in southern Spain, is the oldest evidence of textiles in the Iberian Peninsula. Experts from the University of Cordoba have revealed that the fabric uncovered in Obejo is the oldest example of loom-woven textiles ever to be
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A Catholic bishop who fell in love with an erotic novel writer has joined a Barcelona-based pig semen exporter. Xavier Novell hit the headlines in September after quitting as Bishop of Solsona in Catalunya. He became Spain’s youngest bishop when he was appointed in 2010. Novell, 52, admitted he had embarked on a relationship with
SPAIN’S capital gains tax reform comes into force on Wednesday, November 10. THE royal decree-law with which the municipal capital gains tax is calculated came into force on Wednesday, November 10 after its publication on Tuesday, November 9 in the Boletín Oficial del Estado– official state bulletin (BOE). The decree sets out two options to determine
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PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target population inoculated(12 years and over) which equates to 78.7% of the total population. Addressing Congress this Wednesday, Pedro Sanchez said: “This Christmas is going be better than the last one
Villa Villena, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 150,000 Now reduced to just less than 150,000€ This really is remarkable value and only five minutes to Villena a fabulous town in inland Spain yet only 40 minutes to Alicante Airport and 5 minutes more to the beaches. There is no doubt that bringing
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A holiday rental home scammer pocketed deposits for Mar Menor apartments that were not available to let. The man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in San Javier. He’s been accused of at least 12 frauds and has four court warrants out against him for similar crimes in the Murcia region. The Guardia received
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THE air quality over La Palma has improved so much over the last few days that a resumption of classes on the island has been allowed. The Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday, November 9, that face-to-face classes can resume on Wednesday, November 10, in the educational centres of Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso,
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SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of the government’s reform efforts since 2011, the aim is to ensure the financial sustainability of the national pension system. Brussels is waiting impatiently for the pension reform, with which the
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CHRISTMAS is one of the most celebrated festivals of the year and Malaga is among the must-see places to visit over the festive season. Just days away from the switch on of its one-million-euro Christmas lights, Malaga City has been chosen among the 20 most beautiful cities in Europe to visit at Christmas. According to
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