August 2022

A British man, 74, died from a heart attack after being pulled out unconscious from the water at Moraira’s l’Ampolla beach on Friday. It’s not known whether he was a local resident or a tourist. Lifeguards saw the bather lose consciousness and took him to dry land. They began to perform resuscitation on him, having […]

WELL you’ve made it this far… and only a few days to go. Be content that the majority of heatwaves are behind us and the so-called ‘mad month’ of August is nearly at an end. But beware; it’s usually now, during the final throes of the long hot summer, that the real ‘mala leche’ (or

WRISTBANDS for Gender Violence in Andalucia stands at 38% of the national total. The statistical report prepared by the Coordination Unit against Gender Violence of the Delegation of the Government of Spain in Andalucia closed last June with 1074 active control bracelets in compliance with protection and restraining orders imposed by the Gender Violence Courts.

SPAIN’S national Met Office, AEMET, has forecast a change in the weather in Andalucia after a sweltering summer, with rain expected as of tomorrow, Tuesday August 30. According to the AEMET forecasts, this week (August 29 to September 4) will begin with showers and storms in the centre, east and north of the peninsula. From

ANDALUCIA has finalised the last weekend of August with zero traffic fatalities. As August holidays come to an end, Andalucian roads have been heaving with traffic as people have returned home from their summer holiday. Fortunately, Spain’s Directorate-General for (DGT) has announced that this last weekend of August, covering from 3pm last Friday, August 26,

THE Gibraltar Government has completed an extensive restoration of the ‘City Under Siege’ exhibition on the Upper Rock. The face-lift highlights military graffiti at the building which dates back to the early 18th Century and includes 11 new interpretation panels for visitors. Located in one of the first ever buildings erected by the British on

MARINES in Vietnam used to deal with the insanity around them by imagining that it wasn’t real life. It was an acid drenched inversion of reality and they would count down the days until their tour of duty would end and they would return to “The World”. As I enter the third week of August

REVELLERS in Ibiza got a surprise when British star Robbie Williams got up on a stage during a concert earlier this month. The crooner joined his pals Flynn Francis and Tim Metcalfe, whose band Lufthaus were performing at brand new venue 528 Ibiza. [embedded content] “It was a dream come true to have one of

I HAD feared the worst after a trio of Covid vaccines and a week layed out with the virus in the spring, following an Easter holiday in London. A typical male hypochondriac, I was convinced I had picked up long Covid and was about to sink into a serious health slump. While my sense of

Villa Pinar de Campoverde, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 245,000 Beautifully presented detached villa with private pool situated near the popular Rio Seco natural area and a few minutes walk to the traditional Spanish restaurant, sports facilities and nature trails. A few steps at the front of the property lead you into