August 2022

Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area

SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city’s patron saint fiestas. The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting club application was turned down for September 10 and 11. A 2016 Sueca referendum overwhelmingly rejected bullfighting events being subsidised by the council. The bullfighting club applied for permits in

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Spain’s oldest known iron sword ‘rescued’ from illegal internet auction

A JEWEL of Spanish military history has been ‘rescued’ from an illegal internet auction. The item, of great historical relevance, is believed to be the oldest iron sword known to date in Spain, dating from the early Iron Age, and had been put up for sale on the internet at an initial price of €1,200.

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Sticky wicket: Cricket boom in Spain brings back memories of family legend for one expat

Cricket is now the second most popular sport in the world after football. No summer village green back in Old Blighty would be complete without a cricket match. Having first made an appearance in South East England in the middle of the 16th century cricket is now experiencing something of a boom even here in

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Spanish councils in Campo de Gibraltar area given cash to help male violence victims after gruesome Sevilla stabbing

LOCAL councils will get an €85,600 boost to fight violence against women in the Bay of Gibraltar, the Cadiz provincial government said in a statement. The figure follows the Spanish national left-wing coalition’s plan against gendered violence that doubled its funding to over €613,000 for the area in 2021. The latest funds would aim to

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Body of missing person found with gunshot wound to the head in Spain’s Malaga Mountains

THE body of a missing Spanish man has been found in Los Montes de Malaga with an alleged gunshot wound to the head. According to police sources, a body was discovered yesterday morning, Tuesday August 30, in the Malaga region of Los Montes, near the Guadalmedina riverbed. The victim had a large wound to his

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Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed to bathing for third time this summer due to faecal contamination

MALAGA City Council has closed Sacaba beach, in the western area of the capital of Malaga, to bathing this Tuesday, August 30, after a water sample taken there has shown high levels of fecal bacteria. At the request of the Ministry of Health of the Junta, Malaga City Council has swiftly acted in accordance with

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Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals

CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also getting pricier for tenants according to a survey from real estate property portal Fotocasa. Rentals in Calvia, which includes tourist spots like Magaluf and Palma Nova, average out at €19.43

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Fire-ravaged Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante Province gets cash boost

NEW support of up to €2 million has been promised to the fire-hit Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province. The pledge came on Tuesday in a meeting between 15 mayors from local municipalities and Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon. Fire destroyed 12,150 of land in the fire started by a lighting strike on August

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