August 2022

Man who fell down well in Spain’s Malaga rescued after his dog barks for help for six-and-a-half hours

A YOUNG dog who was rescued at just 15 days old has returned the favour after saving her master’s life one year on. Joaquín Gallardo was exhausted and on the verge of giving up after he fell down a well and was left floating for six-and-a-half hours in an isolated part of Rincon de la […]

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Gibraltar finally given official city status 180 years after Queen Victoria awarded it

THE UK has finally recognized Gibraltar as a city as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 180 years after the fact was omitted from official lists. Despite missing out on this year’s competition to be one of 39 towns to become a city, National Archives research revealed that Queen Victoria had awarded Gibraltar city status

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Costa Blanca airport in Spain gets rated among Europe’s best

SPAIN’S Alicante-Elche airport has got the fourth-highest ratings in Europe in a travellers survey. Online vacation home rental company Holidu compiled ratings and reviews from Google Maps to produce a definitive list of passenger favourite airports. Athens in Greece came top, followed by Zurich in Switzerland, and Oporto in Portugal. Fourth is Alicante-Elche aiport with

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Police probe major boat gathering in protected waters of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is probing an unauthorised party involving over 100 boats in a specially protected area of the Mar Menor lagoon. The gathering happened on August 20 and 21 in waters around the Isla de Ciervo. Guests enjoyed a concert put together by a firm that specialises in putting together boat parties. The vessels

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Boogie nights: Sacked Tory minister Michael Gove pictured partying in Ibiza

EX- minister Michael Gove has  been spotted raving in Ibiza in one of the most expensive clubs on the island. The 55-year-old was photographed on the dance floor at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel. The minister, who was fired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last month, chose the Balearic Island for a holiday with his children

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La Oveja Verde – buy an ongoing hotel business with potential to sell separate apartments in the beautiful Alpujarra in Spain’s Granada

THE Oveja Verde complex occupies a prime site at the entrance of the Alpujarran town of Pitres, in the popular municipality of La Taha, which lies close to the Sierra Nevada national park. This area is popular with visitors of many nationalities, as well as permanent residents from Britain and northern Europe. La Oveja Verde

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Lorry driver from Spain’s Murcia in Dutch barbecue tragedy was not drunk before swerving to avoid hitting van

A Murcia lorry driver was sober when his truck careered off a dike in the Netherlands and crashed into a community barbecue, killing six people. The driver, 46, worked for the Spanish freight company, El Mosca, out of their Murcia region depot at Molina de Segura. The accident happened on Saturday evening in a village

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Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang attacked during brutal home invasion in Spain

A masked gang robbed and assaulted Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at his home on Monday morning. It was the second robbery at the player’s house in two months. The first break-in saw several luxury watches taken when nobody was at home. In the second incident, four hooded men threatened and attacked the ex-Arsenal star and

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