GRAB your broomstick, don your witches hat, it’s time to fly up to the bewitching mountain village of Soportujar. The village, in the heart of the Alpujarra region, is rapidly becoming known as Spain’s village of spooky vibes. A sort of theme park based on ‘brujas’ (witches), the idea was cooked up by Soportujar’s councillors […]
BARGES set about pumping out fuel oil after most of the diesel was finally pumped clear from the beached OS 35 bulk carrier at Catalan Bay. The Captain of the Port said that only five tonnes of diesel in the engines remained aboard, and he was now looking at all options to remove all low
THE word ‘bandit’ typically evokes an image of a stealthy robber in black, stealing money and other treasures. But in Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were so much more. They were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers. The bandits played dangerously along the line of separating good and evil and terrorizing and
30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures released on Friday by the Ministry of Health broke down the fatalities to 5,000 in Valencia Province; 3,819 in Alicante Province, and 1,181 in Castellon Province. 20 Covid deaths have
She portrayed herself as nobility from a long Moorish/Andalucian bloodline. Yet birth records indicate she was 100% Irish, born in County Sligo to “common stock”. She claimed her name was Maria Dolores (“Lola”) Montez, but her birth certificate states her official name as Eliza Gilbert. She was considered to be breathtakingly beautiful, intelligent, courageous and
A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva. The assault happened in late July but details have only just been released by the Guardia Civil to coincide with the arrest and jailing of a 31-year-old Spaniard. He was denied bail by a Gandia judge
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A GIBRALTAR man who swung a machete at police officers before running away has been jailed for six months in court. Ziade Attou, 36, of Paradise Ramp, was recently released from prison after serving 15 weeks of his 24 week sentence after Magistrates gave their verdict. Police officers first spotted Attou with the machete in
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THE National Institute of Hurricanes in the USA has warned Spain that a hurricane might hit the north of the country from Tuesday September 5 to Thursday, September 8. A new storm called Juliette is due to arrive in Spain from the Atlantic and there is a 50% chance of it becoming a tropical cyclone.
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BENIDORM’S Pride Festival starts on Monday with a return to big-style celebrations that were cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. An extensive programme of events has been organised for the city’s 12th Pride Festival between September 5 and 11. Organisers and Benidorm council are expecting 20,000 visitors over the six days including people from the
A man with a violent criminal record broke a restraining order to try to kill his ex-partner at her Silla home. Guardia Civil officers went to the property and were confronted by the 32-year-old Spaniard brandishing scissors and a glass bottle. The woman had been seriously injured after getting clubbed in the head and around
