October 2022

A PETITION calling for the Cap Blanc military zone to be preserved has collected 46,000 signatures. It was handed over to the Medi Ambient environmental department yesterday. Although the land has been declared a Natural Area of Special Interest and a Special protected Zone, the possibility for development is considerable. Lighthouse of Cap Blanc with […]

THE Queen of the South is glamorous Teresa Mendoza, who rises from poverty to run a multimillion-euro drug empire from Marbella. The Queen of Ronda is 39-year-old Maria del Mar Mellado, who rises from boredom to run an international drug ring in the sleepy Cadiz and Malaga sierras. Both stories involve cartels, cocaine, passion, jail

I FEELthat it is appropriate to speak about Queen Elizabeth instead of insurance this month. I have been overwhelmed by the reaction of people in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.  As we know the Queen loved Balmoral, where she has spent many happy days growing up and having her family there, with no press

THE Mar Menor lagoon has been given ‘personhood’ status in an effort to provide better protection for the threatened ecosystem. A total of 1,600 square kilometres of the lagoon and nearby Murcia coastline will now be legally represented by a group of local officials, residents of the area and scientists. The lagoon has suffered massive

EVERYONE seems to be talking about the climate crisis at the moment. There were devastating forest fires during the summer, practically all over Europe, due to a rise in temperatures this summer. In addition, there is the gas crisis, triggered by the Ukraine war. Russian president Vladimir Putin has already turned off Europe’s gas. This

WHEN the annual list for the top 100 chefs in the world came out last month, it made for proud reading for Spain. There were an incredible four Spanish cooks in the global Top 10, while seven made it into the Top 20. That Madrid’s culinary genius Dabiz Munoz had won for his second year

JUSTIN Bieber has cancelled the concerts of his ‘Justice World Tour’ for the next four months, including the two dates scheduled in Madrid and Barcelona. Last September 6, Bieber, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, said he would not continue with the tour because he had relapsed again in his health problems

A group of Dutch men suspected of brutally killing a tourist in Mallorca last year have all denied laying the fatal blow.  Four of nine suspects went before a judge this week in the trial of two brawls that led to the death of 27-year-old Carlo Huevelman in July 2021. They told a Dutch court

AFTER stumbling through the second half of September, the pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate then collapsed at the end of the month following the UK government’s mini-budget. Over the last two weeks, GBP/EUR slumped from €1.156 to a two-year low of €1.087, before recovering some losses and wavering at around €1.118. It has since bounced

Flat Puerto Santiago, Tenerife   1 beds   1 baths € 237,000 This beautiful property is located in the heart of Puerto Santiago, only three minutes walking distance to the nearest beach. The apartment has been completely refurbished in 2022 and is offered for sale as new. All the materials used in this refurbishment, including