A BUS strike by almost a thousand transport workers in Almeria Spain is threatening to dampen Christmas festivities in the Andalucian province and surrounding communities. The threatened walk-out is scheduled to start on December 3 and carry on until January 10. This is the busiest period of the year for bus travel, both locally and […]
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FOURTEEN Spanish autonomous communities have so far been put on alert for severe weather conditions due to storm Arwen this Saturday, November 27. Three of the worst affected communities- Cantabria, Navarra and the Basque Country- are on maximum warning (red) due to the extreme risk of heavy snow. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) issued amber
A YOUNG man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death next to a busy Madrid train station. The attack took place around 6.15pm on Thursday at Cercedilla station. Emergency services raced to the scene after receiving calls that a man was injured and medical teams tried
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The night sky above Malaga lit up on Friday thanks to this year’s spectacular Christmas lights switch-on event. Hundreds of festive revellers packed Calle Larios to take in the occasion, which was hosted by journalist Maria Casado and featured a huge structure made up of 22 arches and thousands of strings of lights. It’s fair to say that
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BOSSES of Barcelona’s transport system are looking at ways of running the city’s buses on sewage. They want to turn sewage sludge left over from waste water treatment into biomethane in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. EU funding through the Nimbus Project is being used to try and create greener public transport. According
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BRITISH aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has stopped off in Mallorca for a spot of rest and relaxation. The Royal Navy vessel is on the return leg of her maiden Carrier Strike Group (CSG21)deployment. She moored in Palma on Friday to give her crew a mini-break before she heads past Gibraltar for home waters. Recently
BRITS visiting Spain will have to be fully vaccinated before they are let in from December 1. Spain has changed its entry requirements for UK citizens due to a surge in COVID cases across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. At present people who have a negative test or who can prove they have already
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Residents on the island of La Palma were struck a new blow when lava flow engulfed a cemetery during a sudden magma surge and covered the graves of 3,000 people forever. It was an event that grieving relatives had feared with some lobbying authorities to exhume graves and transfer remains to a safe place before
HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have proposed the use of COVID certificates to enter hospitals and care homes. Before it can come into law, however, it first has to be ratified by the Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia. The Junta is requesting that the Covid Vaccination Certificate, Recovery Certificate or negative PCR test (carried out
