THE Andalucian Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has authorised the extension of the COVID-19 passport until January 31 in all places where it is already mandatory to present it. Since December 20, proof of a COVID-19 certificate of vaccination, recovery or a negative test, has been required to access the inside spaces of […]
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SPAIN is famous for its cornucopia of home-grown produce but you won’t find all its exotic offerings down at your local supermarket. Here we sample some of the more surprising specialities in its culinary larder, from the awesome to the gruesome… Percebes – DANGEROUS DELICACY PERIL: Dangerous to farm, percebes fetch €200 a kilo Found
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A helicopter pilot and his colleague were rescued on Thursday after their aircraft crashed into an Alicante Province reservoir. The helicopter, which belongs to a private company, was doing practice manoeuvres in scooping up water from the Amadorio reservoir, some ten kilometres inland from the coastal town of Villajoyosa. The pilot lost control of the
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TOURISM in Spain in 2022 could generate 88% of the income seen in the last pre-pandemic year of 2019 according to the Exceltur tourist industry association. The prediction comes as the sector gears up for next week’s Fitur international tourism fair in Madrid. Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Spain was the second most visited country
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ORANGE farmers in Alicante Province say crop prices have collapsed because of cheap imports from South Africa and supermarkets getting rock-bottom deals. The Alicante Young Farmers group, Asaja, says that a kilo of locally-grown Navelina oranges is now sold at a wholesale price of just seven cents per kilo, compared to 20 cents in previous
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AN anonymous e-mail to a Policia Nacional anti-human trafficking website has led to the bringing down of a major Murcia criminal gang. Police have arrested 26 people in Murcia and a person in Toledo. Nine of the group have been jailed including the two ringleaders of the illegal enterprise. The Policia Nacional freed 19 South
143 motorists failed alcohol tests conducted by the Guardia Civil on Valencian Community roads in December. Drink-driving was the major road safety issue with excess alcohol dominating the total of 213 traffic infractions spotted by the Guardia’s traffic division. QUICK BOOZE CHECK (DGT Image) Just three motorists were caught for drug-driving while the second biggest
A drug trafficker on the run from Norwegian justice was greeted and arrested by the Policia Nacional after touching down at Alicante-Elche airport. The 38-year-old Lithuanian man had a European Arrest Warrant out against him for committing crimes against public health. He was part of a gang in Norway that made and sold drugs including
THE number of children hospitalised with mental health problems in the Balearic Islands has risen by almost 60% during the past year, shocking new figures reveal. According to new data there were 30,000 more children between the ages of seven and 18 admitted with a psychiatric problem in 2021, with issues ranging from eating disorders
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ANTIGEN test kit prices in Spain will be fixed to a maximum of €2.94 from Saturday. The measure announced by the government will take effect a day after it is published this Friday in the Official State Gazette. The move is response to prices reaching around €12 over the Christmas period when the test kits
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