A GERMAN expat turned the gun on himself after shooting his daughter-in-law and grandson in a row outside their home in Formentera. The 82-year-old man, who had reportedly lived in the island since 2019, was rushed to hospital with a gunshot to the head but died soon after arriving on the morning of Thursday, January […]
AN Italian bank robbery gang wanted for a €344,355 stick-up at a Murcia bank in October has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of the detained crew was the son of a man who suffered the indignity of his artificial leg falling off during a bungled Alicante robbery in September. The five detained Italians
POLICE clashed with dozens of young people who gathered in the streets to celebrate the end of a restrictive curfew in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalunya. More than 200 youths were moved on by police after being mobilised by calls on social media to join a mass botellon planned in Barcelona’s Plaza de Virreina on
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THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy. Farmers came from across Spain. Photos: Cordon Press A motorcade of tractors crawled down the Paseo de la Castellana while other farmers rode in on horseback or drove carts pulled
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EMERGENCY services rescued a British couple after one of them suffered an injury close to a popular viewpoint in hills above Benidorm. The Brits, both aged 70, had hiked on Saturday to the ‘Benidorm Cross’ on top of the Sierra Helada to enjoy some spectacular views of the area. BENIDORM CROSS(Benidorm Ayuntamiento image) They got
ROJALES Local Police are investigating extensive vandalism at the area’s natural park of El Recorral. The park serves the immediate town of Rojales and the largely British expat community of Ciudad Quesada. IMAGE: Rojales City Council Damage and theft occurred at various points throughout the area popular with walkers from all over the region. IMAGE:
SAN FULGENCIO, in the heart of Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja area, is to grant a 90% tax rebate on the installation of solar panels in homes throughout the municipality. Similar rebates will also be offered to those improving accessibility for the disabled in their houses. CHEAPER TO INSTALL: Thanks to 90% tax rebate The city
THE massive whale which was found dead last week in Estepona may have died as a result of ingesting plastic, an expert has revealed. The fin whale, weighing around 70 tonnes, and more than 12-metres long was found stranded last Thursday on the beach of La Rada, in the municipality of Estepona. According to marine
HOME and garden giant Leroy Merlin are the latest to jump onto a new craze for prefabricated houses in Spain. The perks are clear: for as little as €5,000 you could own your own home. The new prefabricated houses from Leroy Merlin are also modular, meaning you can keep on building and expanding. It’s a
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