TENERIFE has decided to postpone its famous carnivals until June. The festivities, previously scheduled for February, have had to be postponed due to an increase in the number of COVID infections on the island. Municipal sources indicated a possible date between June 4 and June 26. This will have a format of contests and galas […]
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IF you want to stay healthy, stay married. This is the message from a new study which shows that men who live alone for seven years or longer are more at risk of an early death, heart attacks and dementia. The study of more than 4,800 people aged 48 to 62 examined their divorces and
SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have released a video of the dramatic rescue of a man who suffered a stroke while hiking Mallorca’s famous Puig de Galatzo. The 73-year-old man was hiking with three friends when he became ill on the route to the peak in the Sierra de Tramuntana. Guardia Civil and Mallorca Fire Brigade rescue
Penthouse Serra, Valencia 2 beds 2 baths € 125,000 Nice preowned penthouse and in perfect condition, in the same urban area of Serra, facing South, with views of the Sierra Calderona from its fantastic terrace of 21 m2.The 78 m2 house is divided into a livingdining room, kitchen, 2 double bedrooms and 2
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DURING the year 2020, when in spring Spaniards suffered the strictest lockdown in Europe, unable to leave their homes except to seek medical treatment or purchase essentials, the biggest killer amongst the under-50s wasn’t COVID but suicide. In fact that year, Spain recorded the most deaths by suicides since the turn of the century. According
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POLICE in Spain have confirmed the arrest of one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives. Joshua Hendry, 30, was cuffed in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara on Thursday after police noticed a man matching his description out walking a dog. Hendry has an international arrest warrant against him for his extradition to Britain on charges of
NOBODY likes a false friend. They’re a thorn in our relationships, and a downright disaster when it comes to language learning. Of course, in linguistic terms a ‘false friend’ is any word that sounds familiar to us but means another thing entirely. Like when you try to say you’re ’embarrassed’ in Spanish and end up
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PARENTS have slammed Valencia’s Education Ministry for not providing replacement teachers after a Costa Blanca infant school was forced to stop lessons. All six teachers from the infant section of the Colegio Muixara in La Nucia have caught COVID-19 meaning children have to spend the day in the cold playground. Youngsters have been told to
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CONTRARY to popular belief there are no laws in Spain the grant squatters rights to illegally occupy a house. But that doesn’t mean Spain effectively manages its problems with okupas. In fact, every year the issue of squatters is getting worse. Criminal complaints against squatters grew 40% between 2015 and 2020 – a year in
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NEW rules come into play from February 1 in Spain that mean vaccination certificates are only valid if you have received a jab against COVID within the last nine months (270 days). This means that all travellers who had their last dose more than 270 days ago, will need to have a booster shot to
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