September 2022

THE death of the Queen and the way the British TV channels clicked into ‘rolling news coverage’ many hours before the official announcement yesterday reminded me of my three decades working for the BBC and its procedures for royal deaths. I already knew the Queen had passed by early afternoon on Thursday having exchanged messages […]

ANDALUCIA is truly a magical place.  The southernmost region of Spain, it boasts world-renowned beaches, stunning landscapes and heaps of historical sites spanning millennia. It’s no surprise that, away from inland gems like Ronda, Cordoba and Sevilla, its coastal resorts are a hit with tourists. Spanning from the Portugal border in Huelva right up to

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from Alicante University have found the remains of a large Roman villa on a dig site in the Sogair area of Altea. The discovery came as a surprise as the main purpose of the excavation was to examine how land was used for farming in ancient times. Altea mayor, Jaume Llinares, said: “The remains

GIBRALTAR’S leaders have met with the UK’s new Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Minister for Europe Leo Docherty while in London. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia met the new key figures as part of talks over a new EU/UK treaty in the British capital. Talks over a treaty are still

FEMALE soccer referees in Spain have gone on strike over demands for increased pay. The match official’s made their move late on Thursday with the domestic women’s league due to start its first round of matches on Saturday. In a statement, the referees said they had ‘taken the decision to not work any matches of

LEADING members of the Gibraltar community led by the Chief Minister, have expressed their sadness over the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo spoke about the ‘sadness’ and ‘deepest condolences’ his government felt for the death of the Queen at the age of 96-years-old. The reigning British monarch died at

BEEKEEPERS in Mallorca have lost the entire summer honey harvest due to the high temperatures. The honey sector employs 255 people on the island. Image Pxhere The heat caused a decrease in the production of Honeydew – the food that bees need to survive. The President of the Association of Beekeepers, Garrit Parra explained there

IT’s been a year since Shackleton International School opened in Valencia and it just keeps on growing. The Burjassot school is an offshoot of Superfriends English nursery that has provided early learning for youngsters up to the age of six for the last decade. The school – five years in the planning – was a

Apartment Alfaz del Pi / L’Alfàs del Pi, Alicante   2 beds   2 baths € 159,000 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN ALFAZ DEL PI. Last floor of the building.The apartment is in a quiet area of Alfaz, a few steps from one of the schools and walking distance to supermarkets. The complex has communal pool

A Valencia-based sextortion gang that netted €104,000 from users of an escort site has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The ringleader was arrested in Valencia along with two colleagues in the area. Seven other people who acted as ‘financial mules’ for the plot have been detained in Albacete, Lugo, and Madrid. Investigations started