ANIMAL rights activists in Spain have launched a last-ditch attempt to save 38 beagle puppies from slaughter after the animals were used in a pharmaceutical trial. The dogs underwent clinicial trials in a study by Barcelona University which contracted the controversial laboratory Vivotecnia to carry out the tests. Last year the clinic was at the […]
COVID passports will continue to be used in the Valencian Community past the current January 31 expiry date. The EU COVID certificate is needed for indoor access to hospitality and entertainment venues. The Cantabria region has decided to scrap its use but speaking on Thursday, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said the passport would stay as
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SPANISH animal experts said on Thursday they were preparing to conduct an autopsy on a 12-metre-long whale that died after getting stranded at the La Rada beach in Estepona. The fin whale, weighing around 70 tonnes, apparently beached itself after getting injured, a rare phenomenon in the area. “It is not common to find whales
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TWO people from Madrid aged, 18 and 21, have been arrested in Alicante after travelling there just to violently rob elderly women in the street. The duo have been jailed after being charged with four counts of robbery with violence. The Policia Nacional said tracking them down was not easy because they stayed in Alicante
SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the species as being of ‘critical conservation importance’ in 2018. In 2021, 105 females accompanied by 759 chicks were recorded during the breeding season, distributed mainly in Andalucia (50.4%) and Valencia
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A CRIMINAL gang that made off with proceeds from a Starlite concert last summer has been busted by police in Marbella. The gang is thought to be behind the audacious theft of €70,000 cash from the safe following the August concert of Argentinian popstar Nathy Peluso. Argentine singer Nathy Peluso during a performance at the
SEWAGE water analysis in Valencia City is suggesting that COVID-19 cases have peaked in the sixth wave of the pandemic. Testing doesn’t detect the coronavirusf, but just a very small fragment (about 0.1%) of the virus’s genetic material, called RNA. Sewage plants send wastewater samples to laboratories who then do a quick analysis of RNA
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TERRACE TAX will not be charged for outdoor seating areas of bars and restaurants throughout Orihuela and Orihuela Costa. The extension of the suspension will continue until June 30, 2022. Rafael Almagro, Orihuela’s Treasury Councillor announced the news on Wednesday, January 19. SUSPENSION EXTENSION: Rafael Almagro, Orihuela’s Treasury Councillor with the city mayor, Emilio Bascuñana
ORIHUELA and Orihuela Costa have seen unemployment drop to levels not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPING: Victor Valverde with colleagues in the Office of Employment The city’s Department of Employment has recorded a reduction of 13% at the end of 2021, compared to the same in 2020. Orihuela Costa contains
