December 2022

Government limits drone flying in Gibraltar as people flock to buy them as Christmas presents

AUTHORITIES have warned people getting drones for Christmas they will need insurance and written permission to fly them in Gibraltar. The government said drones are a danger to planes flying in and out of Gibraltar airport, can cause problems in built-up areas and can harm birds and monkeys. Also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), […]

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Maya Ruiz-Picasso, eldest daughter of Spain’s legendary painter dies at 87

MAYA Ruiz-Picasso Walter, the eldest daughter of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who served as a model and inspiration for many paintings and drawings, has passed away this Tuesday, December 20, at the age of 87. The announcement was made by the family lawyer Richard Malka, who limited himself to making public a brief statement from

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Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New Year period. 920 officers will be part of the initiative across the region- with over 350 allocated to Alicante City. The aim is stop thefts from shops and customers and the

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More ski lifts, new hotels and even a ‘glamping’ site: What Spain’s Sierra Nevada has in store for the future

FANS OF skiing, snowboarding and all things Alpine are in for a treat over the coming years, as Sierra Nevada in Spain’s Granada province will make changes aimed at turning it into one of the best resorts in the whole of Europe. The 20/30 strategic plan for the next 10 years was presented in Madrid

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Spain’s first ‘non-roundabout’ to be constructed in Costa Blanca’s Alicante

AN innovative ‘non-roundabout’ will be built in Alicante next year which will keep pedestrians and vehicles out of each other’s way. It will be the first ‘non-roundabout’ in Spain and will be constructed in the Las Atalayas area of the city. The €270,000 project will take five months to complete. Alicante’s development councillor, Mari Carmen,

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Football coach accused of sexually abusing five boys in Spain’s Murcia region

A 29-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually assaulting five boys aged between 12 and 16 who he coached at a Murcia football club. He supervised youngsters at the EDMF Churra club and up to 2018 at Plus Ultra- a team from Llanos de Brujas. The man was fired from Plus Ultra for ‘inappropriate conduct’

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Cepsa will use recycled water to power new green hydrogen plant in Spain’s Andalucia

ENERGY giant Cepsa says a new green hydrogen plant to be built at the San Rogue Energy Park in Cadiz Province will be powered by recycled water. The company has signed a deal with Aguas y Servicios del Campo de Gibraltar (Arcgisa) to use water which would normally be lost. That will come from a

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Alhama de Granada’s 400 square metre Nativity scene one of largest in Spain

THE nativity scene of Alhama de Granada, with some 2,500 pieces and an extension of 400 square meters, is one of the largest Nativity Scenes in Spain. They say that faith moves mountains and in this case, the priest of the Church of Carmen in Alhama de Granada, Víctor Manuel Valero, together with the aid

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Five-metre tall Christmas tree made from 600 balls of wool adorns town square in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

A fully-knitted Christmas tree has taken pride of place in an Alicante Province town square with not a pine needle in sight! The five-metre tall tree was the idea of Catral’s La Replaseta neighbourhood association and now adorns the town’s Plaza de Santa. Last year, a group of crochet stitchers from the group made seasonal

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Masks back in force at Gibraltar health facilities and elderly people’s homes to stop disease spread

MASKS are back in force at Gibraltar’s health facilities and elderly people’s homes to stop the spread of seasonal flu, COVID-19 and other diseases. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) will now enforce the mask rule for all areas of the hospital, primary care centre (PCC) and Elderly Residential Services (ERS) homes. In a statement, the

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