September 2022

King Felipe of Spain leads centenary celebration off the shores of Cadiz

HISTORY doesn’t record the welcome Elcano received after sailing around the world, but today’s Centenario V celebrations, in the seas off Cadiz would be hard to beat. The Spanish captain Elcano completed the voyage that Magellan planned, sailing his ship, the Victoria, back to the Cadiz port of Sanlucar de Barrameda on September 6, 1522,

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TV pirate on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded providers of over €210,000 via UK-based scheme

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a Denia-based man who sold pirated premium UK TV services. He’s believed to be a British national but there has been no confirmation from authorities. Police said the technological infrastructure was remotely run from the UK. Legitimate providers were defrauded of over €210,000 in income with over 2,300 subscribers. Potential

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3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Puigpunyent with garage – € 650,000

Townhouse Puigpunyent, Majorca   3 beds   2 baths € 650,000 Fantastic house located in the center of the beautiful town of Galilea, a few meters from the town square where we find the church, a playground and restaurants. It is distributed over two floors where we find a bright living room, three bedrooms, two

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Sevilla couple spend summer holiday robbing cars at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

A Sevilla couple used their August holiday to rob 16 cars parked at Costa Blanca beaches and used stolen bank cards in Benidorm businesses. The man, 37, and woman, 35, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil and charged with 19 offences. It’s believed they committed many more robberies which cannot be proven. The husband

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EXCLUSIVE: Millionaire football ace needs to knock down part of his new Ibiza villa

LIONEL Messi may have to knock down part of his new seaside villa in Ibiza. The Argentinian football legend is also likely to be hit with a large fine for undertaking illegal works at his €11million mansion, near Cala Tarida. The former Barca star, now with PSG in Paris, bought the home in February this

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Woman rescued off coast of Spain after being swept away by current and spending six hours in the sea

A 30-year-old woman was rescued in the early hours of Monday from the sea off the coast of Barcelona, after she was swept out by strong currents while enjoying a Sunday-night dip. The woman had spent more than six hours in the water before being spotted by a cargo ship.  The alarm was raised by

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Spain looks to introduce low-cost shopping basket containing up to 30 basic foods

A senior government minister wants to set the price of up to 30 basic foods to create a low cost shopping basket. Labour and Social Economy minister, Yolanda Diez, who is also the second deputy Prime Minister, made the pledge on Monday despite food prices not coming under her remit. “Food is a huge problem

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