CASTELLON authorities have allocated €26,000 euros to the construction of a memorial statue which will pay homage to the victims of the Spanish Civil War. Socialist Mayor of Castello Amparo Marco said that the memorial would be “a space of dignity for the victims of the Franco regime, for the forgotten who deserve to be […]
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AN Iberian lynx has been killed in a fatal ‘hit-and-run’ near Doñana—prompting calls for more protection for the endangered species. The tragic incident took place this Monday, October 31, on the Pinares de Aznalcazar road in Sevilla, in the area surrounding the Doñana Natural Park. Ecologists in Action, who have confirmed that the lynx is
SPAIN’S ambassador to the UK has met with Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, about changing the new 90-day stay rule that affects British people coming to the Costa Blanca and Spain. Mazon was in London for the World Travel Market expo and is also president of the Costa Blanca Tourist Board. In a half-hour
POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of a guest at Madrid’s Westin Palace Hotel after his lifeless body was discovered in his room by hotel staff on Saturday morning. Hotel staff became concerned after the man, a 42-year-old Puerto Rican American, failed to leave the room after checking in on Thursday. Police were called as
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SPAIN’S high-profile director of Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, has said that he does not see the need for a third COVID-19 vaccine shot ‘in general’. Speaking this Tuesday in Zaragoza, Fernando Simon, stated that would be better to give surplus vaccine doses to third-world countries. “Only the arrival of a variant that creates
VALENCIA leader Ximo Puig has announced a plan worth €1.5 million designed to attract more British tourists to the province. He announced his “impact plan” during his visit to the World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Puig added that recovering the number of British tourists was a priority, he pointed out that in 2019 three
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A MAN has gone on trial in Sevilla for allegedly setting fire to his ex-boyfriend’s house after months of abuse and threats. Named publically only as Jose Manuel M.E and known as Rosaura de Algeciras , the man is accused of abusing and threatening his ex-boyfriend and then setting his fire to his house causing
A mother-of-two was arrested after her boyfriend fell from a fifth floor apartment balcony in Valencia City this Tuesday morning. He was taken to La Fe Hospital in a serious condition. The 32-year-old female faces a charge of ‘failing to help’ after eyewitnesses saw her standing over him on the pavement before returning to her
THE Belgian leader of notorious biker gang Los Bandidos-Spain has been arrested in Marbella after an 11 ton cocaine haul. He has been charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and membership of a criminal organisation. Spanish and Belgian police joined forces to investigate the gang and discovered they planned a massive cocaine shipment from South
Gibraltar is celebrating local authors during Literature Week which runs November 8 to 12 with a series of events held in the Charles Hunt Room of the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre. Each day at 11am and 7pm will see “an audience with…” events when local authors will be interviewed live on stage. A limited number
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