ACROSS Spain archaeological treasures are emerging from the deep as a prolonged drought causes reservoir levels to drop to their lowest in decades. The severe drought parching Spain this summer is proving disastrous for farmers and has forced water restrictions on urban areas, but for those who enjoy seeking out historical sites there is a […]
FIREFIGHTERS say the Vall d’Ebo fire in Alicante Province has been brought under control on Friday- six days after it started. 12,150 hectares have been burned in a fire perimeter area of 100 kilometres. It has been the biggest blaze seen in Alicante Province for over a decade. There have been several flare-ups in the
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ANIMAL rights activists have demanded more checks of horse-drawn carriages at the Malaga fair after a horse collapsed recently. The Spanish political party PACMA, that fights against animal abuse, called out the ‘exploitation’ of horses being used at the annual summer fair. It followed a video that went viral on social media about a horse
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CUSTOMS officers from the Algeciras port have discovered the biggest haul of cigarettes arriving by container in Spain this year. Authorities found over 10.3 million cigarettes with a combined value of over €2 million from India hidden in the shipment from India. With the assistance of the National Police, they questioned a person connected to
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A British bar owner from Los Alcazares received multiple stab wounds on Friday after trying to stop a woman being assaulted in the street. The 44-year-old British man was taken to Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital after suffering several injuries including a wound to his neck. He’s reportedly not in any danger. A witness told La
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A farmer has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing arson due to gross negligence after throwing away used barbecue charcoal embers. The man ended up starting a forest fire that has burned for two days in the Petrer area of Alicante Province. He reported the incident on Wednesday and resources had to be
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FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to battle to control 12 twelve different wildfires raging across Spain on Friday, as a drop in temperatures brought little reprieve. It has already been the worst summer on record for fire damage with more than 280,000 hectares destroyed. A map produced by Nasa using satellite images from space is able to
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AUTHORITIES are keeping caps in place for high users of water for the time being as they struggle to handle a higher demand than usual for the essential resource. The Strategic Coordinating Group (SCG) ordered the restrictions during a Friday meeting that found water levels in Rock reservoirs had not reached a safe level for
AN owner has captured the extraordinary encounter between his dog and a dolphin as they played together in waters off Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia. The dog, which appears to be a Boxer-cross, wasn’t content with just watching a dolphin as it swam near to the dock but leapt into the water for a closer
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TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights. The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and forced workers into marathon daily shifts. All 16 employees were foreign with nine of them staying illegally in Spain. The Policia Nacional discovered the working conditions were well below the
