TAXI industry professionals have said an exam for prospective drivers is too hard to pass. And the Mallorca’s taxi driver association says this is one of the main reasons why it is taking so long to hail a cab on the island. The association’s president Biel Moragues said ‘it makes no sense that we need […]
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A 20-YEAR-OLD man in Sevilla has been arrested for making a narcotic cocktail. His cocktail of choice, known as a ‘purple drank’ is a cocktail first popularised in 1960s Texas. The accused falsified medical prescriptions in order to obtain cough syrup – containing codeine, an alkaloid of opium – which is an essential ingredient of
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Penthouse Nuestra Señora de Jesus, Ibiza 4 beds 2 baths € 630,000 Spacious bright 145 m2 penthouse located in the heart of the small town of Jesús a few minutes from Ibiza town, the Roca Llisa golf course and the friendly Talamanca beach. Fantastic open views of the surroundings and Dalt Vila. Large
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By Livia Cockerell UNCARING bosses better watch out – 80 employment inspectors will be posted in Mallorca to monitor working conditions this summer. During high season, employment breaches, particularly concerning temporary workers, are not uncommon. President of Mallorca Francina Armengol and employment minister Iago Negueruela have reinforced the Inspection Plan following two years in which
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All his family holidays were spent in Marbella. Jorge Hinojosa takes us on a trip down memory lane – with plenty of stops for food and drink along the way MARBELLA has always been like a second home to me. My family visits every August to escape the heat of Madrid and have done so
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FRENCH budget train-service Ouigo hopes to bring its high-speed trains to Andalucia by the end of 2023. According to Federico Pareja, the industrial and advertising director of Ouigo Spain, the firm expects to function its high-speed connection between Andalucia and Madrid by the end of 2023, with stops in Sevilla, Malaga, and Cordoba. Speaking at
ANDALUCIA is not all it’s cracked up to be. Or so it seems to a wealth of tourists who have taken to TripAdvisor to express their disappointment at some of the region’s top hotspots. After all, it’s always a let-down to find an ancient Roman ruin that’s just a pile of old stones, a prehistoric
BY Livia Cockerell Since the Murcian Health Service initiated a breast milk donation service back in March 2021, around 1,000 litres of milk has been donated to 160 babies in the region. If a baby is premature, complications with the mother can sometimes mean that she is unable to provide breast milk immediately to the
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BENALMADENA is to set up new smoke-free zones, the town hall has confirmed. A motion was tabled earlier this week proposing the creation of smoke-free places which could see smoking banned in places frequented by minors, such as parks, playgrounds, plazas and green areas. The idea comes from a popular initiative by the Spanish Association
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BY Livia Cockerell MALAGA town hall has rejected proposals for a tourist tax in the city. Podemos, who fronted the plans, claimed a tax on tourists would generate up to €10 million from tourists staying overnight. The party claimed taxing each tourist €1.50 per night would generate €7.5 million per year. Regions such as Catalonia,
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