November 2022

FORMER Spanish king Juan Carlos I has reached a new deal with Spain’s Tax Agency over hunting trips he enjoyed after he abdicated in 2014. The former monarch has accepted a fine on the basis that he should have declared flights that he was given as gifts by businessmen in order to attend the hunts.  […]

HOME sales in the Valencian Community in the third quarter of 2022 have reached levels not seen since before the bursting of the real estate bubble. Sale increases have come in tandem with house price hikes despite the current economic situation. The Association of Valencia Real Estate Agents said there were 26,343 sales between July

JIJONA is to become the home of a pioneering artisan ice cream research centre. The small Alicante Province town boasts the biggest number of artisan ice cream makers of any Spanish municipality. Jijona is also famous for producing turron(nougat) prompting mayor Isabel Lopez to proclaim that ‘we will be the sweetest place in the world’.

SPAIN’S National Police were called on Saturday to an apartment in the centre of Madrid, where they discovered a man had hung himself in his bathroom. Just two days later they were back in the same property, and made an even more grisly discovery. In a padlocked room was the body of 20-year-old escort Milena

TWO canyoners died on Mallorca on Monday after being swept away by a strong current in the Lassarell torrent in Pollenca. A third person was saved by her boyfriend before he died. Heavy rains throughout Monday caused the water flow to rise significantly, surprising the canyoners. The section of Lassarell where the accident happened is

Despite its success, many still wonder if social media marketing is worth their time and effort. After all, with so many other things to do, it’s hard to justify spending time on something that may not produce tangible results. But if you use it correctly, social media can be a helpful tool for growing your

A drunken mother with two children in a stroller caused problems in Valencia on Saturday after crossing roads with red traffic lights- forcing motorists to suddenly brake. The woman, 37, then assaulted two Policia Nacional officers who came to arrest her. Passers-by called emergency services after seeing her in an intoxicated state. She had to

SUNCRUISE Andalucía aims to promote Andalucia as a top cruise tourism destination. Tourism via sea along southern Spain is what Suncruise Andalucia, an Association composed of the Andalucian Ports belonging to the Ports of Spain system, aims to promote with a cruise itinerary along the Andalucian coastline. “The aim of this association is to turn

Any performer at the very highest level will admit that when the time comes to call it a day, their only hope is that they get to bow out on their own terms. Nobody wants to be forced into retirement or have a once-glittering reputation tarnished by decisions that are out of their control. It

The olive, which has always been a symbol of the Mediterranean, is now starting to represent the harsh challenges of living in a hotter, dryer world.  Spain is the largest producer of olive oil and produced 1.4 million tons of it in 2021.  But the country’s agricultural minister Luis Planas has warned that figure could