September 2022

TWO men escaped with minor injuries after their small plane crashed in the Mutxamel area of Alicante Province on Wednesday afternoon. Their two-seater craft ended up next to the CV-800 Xixona road close to the Riodel industrial estate. LUCKY ESCAPE(Mutxamel Ayuntamiento image) The pilot and his passenger were from Bilbao and Vitoria in the Basque […]

For signs that the travel industry is finally emerging from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, look no further than the latest data released by Irish budget airline Ryanair.  According to Eddie Wilson, the CEO of Ryanair DAC, the carrier is expected to exceed its pre-Covid passenger record in Spain for this financial year

While the use of facemasks as a means of preventing the spread of Covid-19 has long been abandoned in the United Kingdom, in Spain it is still a regular sight. Currently, people in the country must wear a covering when on public transport, in taxis, in healthcare settings and pharmacies, among other settings. But could

THE Chief Minister of Gibraltar has welcomed the UK appointments of Lizz Truss as Prime Minister and James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary in government statements. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo also thanked Boris Johnson for his support for Gibraltar during the COVID-19 crisis and EU talks. Picardo offered Truss his ‘warmest congratulations’ and called her ‘a

A big rise in 2021 hate crime numbers was down to pandemic restrictions and ‘radicalised’ political debate according to the office of Spain’s Attorney General. Hate crimes leapt up by 27% last year compared to 2020, with a 175% increase in hate crime-related online comments or recruitment to extremist groups. New protocols have since been

HOME repossessions in Spain caused by mortgage payment defaults have fallen for the first time in nearly two years. Figures released on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics(INE) covering the second-quarter of 2022 showed 3,165 repossessions. That’s a fall of 4.1% compared to the April-June period of 2021 and is the first drop after

A Castellon Province man has been given a ten-year jail sentence after a teenage boy committed suicide due to constant harassment via the WhatsApp messaging app. Vicente Paradis, 62, from Moncofa sent the 17-year-old boy hundreds of messages, some of sexual or aggressive nature. It got too much for the youngster who took his life

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SUECA’S International Valencian Paella Contest returns after a two-year pandemic break on Sunday. 42 chefs from 12 countries will battle it out to create the world’s best paella. It’s Spain’s oldest gastronomic contest and will be held in Sueca’s Paseo de la Estacion. The Valencia region is the home of a traditional paella and all

ONE of the hottest-ever summers in Spain has caused reservoir levels to drop to their lowest capacity since 1995. The Environment Ministry said that reservoirs are averaging 35% capacity as several parts of the country continue to endure a drought. That’s despite massive downpours recorded in parts of Spain in March and April on the