ONCE again Brits who have made their mark serving the British community resident in Spain have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. This time honours have been awarded to Lloyd Milen, the British Consul in Barcelona who receives an MBE and Pamela Sheila Twissell-Cross who also receives an MBE for her ceaseless work […]
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IT has been a year marked yet again by the coronavirus pandemic, with much of our daily coverage focusing on the ever changing rules, updates on infection rates and the progress of Spain’s vaccine drive. We have also reported this year on some extraordinary natural disasters beginning with Storm Filomena in January, which left much
BRITISH film producer and director, Denis O’Dell, who worked with The Beatles on their debut movie ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ has died at his Almeria Province home, aged 98. His son, Arran O’Dell, said his father passed away from natural causes overnight in San Jose, Cabo de Gata. Denis O’ Dell had a long association
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TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent burglars, one of whom is aged under 18, struck in businesses like restaurants, tobacconists and pharmacies, as well as private homes and parked cars. They have been arrested and remanded
THREE members of the same family have tragically died from suspected gas poisoning while they were asleep in their home in Castilla y Leon. The family were found dead in their home in Carbajal de la Legua on Thursday evening shortly before midnight. Emergency services found one woman and two minors who are believed to
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A GROUP of 19 desperate refugees have been rescued off Granada this morning. It comes after a dinghy boat was spotted southeast of Cape Sacratif at around 7am. Salvamento Maritimo rescued the immigrants, a group of 19 men, roughly three miles out from theCape at around 8am. The refugees were brought back to the safety
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A blockbuster thriller movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal will have its location base at a Petrer sports stadium car park. ‘The Interpreter’ will be directed by Guy Ritchie for STX films. Gyllenhaal will play an American soldier who returns to Afghanistan to rescue an interpreter that he befriended. Guy Ritchie was inspired to make the film
ALICANTE’S Three Kings Parade will go ahead this Wednesday afternoon with extra COVID-19 safety measures. A number of Valencian Community towns and cities including Valencia have opted to cancel the traditional celebration due to health concerns. Alicante’s parade will be altered to follow regional health ministry guidelines. This year’s event was cancelled due to the
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AN UNDERBUILD in Orihuela Costa was raided this week as Local Police found a plantation of marijuana. Some 216 plants were discovered growing in the sub-basement of a home on the popular Las Ramblas Golf Course urbanisation. DISCOVERED: 216 marijuana plants in Las Ramblas underbuild The dealers had spread the plantation throughout two rooms, plants
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