December 2022

Fighting nature with nature: Primary school employs bats to combat plagues of mosquitos biting the children

A primary school in Malaga has come up with a novel way to combat plagues of mosquitos that have been biting the children during playtime: bats. The Los Guindos Early Childhood and Primary School have contracted a company to install four boxes made from ecological wood for the flying rodents, which then feed on the swarms. The

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CARVING a name for itself – how Trevelez, one of Spain’s highest villages, has built a tourist trade around its famous cured ham

THE perfect destination for meat eaters, hikers, and day trippers alike, Trevélez is a high point of La Alpujarra and one of Spain’s highest villages at 1,476 metres (behind Valdelinares, Teurel, at 1,695m). Located to the west of the Rio Trevélez, on the southern slopes of the mighty Mulhacen, Trevélez benefits from cool, clean air

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New signs unveiled in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre in bid to protect ducklings crossing road

Alhaurin de la Torre in Malaga has installed roadside signs to try and protect the ducklings in the area. The City Council, through the Department of Operational Services, has installed specific signs in the municipal park area asking motorists to slow down and to warn of the presence of these birds and the danger of

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Rock leaders hail ‘great friend of Gibraltar’ as UK Speaker of House of Commons visits

UK Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle met with Gibraltar’s political leaders Friday on a flying visit to the Rock. Hoyle was in the British territory as part of his role as Honorary Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister met with the Speaker of

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Gibraltar looks forward to rosy future with Easyjet after CAPA world aviation summit meeting

GIBRALTAR tried to shore up its relationship with Easyjet in a meeting held with its UK boss during the CAPA aviation summit. The summit was held on December 1-2 at the Sunborn floating hotel in Ocean Village with top speakers attending from the industry. Minister for Tourism Vijay Daryanani opened the conference and used the

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Barcelona to become first city in Spain to levy ‘Amazon tax’ in bid to empty streets of delivery vans

BARCELONA is to become the first Spanish city to implement a so-called ‘Amazon tax’, which will target online sellers such as the American e-commerce giant as well as postal services whose revenues exceed €1 million a year.  The aim of the levy is to tax these companies for the use of public space by delivery

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Embassy: UK licence holders will have to take ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ to exchange document for Spanish one 

THE BRITISH embassy on Friday provided more information about how driving licence exchange will work once an agreement between Spain and the UK has finally been reached post-Brexit. Among the steps UK licence holders resident in Spain will have to take are a ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ and in some cases a ‘brief interview with a

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Man stuffs blanket down girlfriend’s mouth and points gun at her in Spain’s Valencia

A Spaniard, 24, has been jailed after threatening his girlfriend with a gun and trying to suffocate her in front of their nine-month-old son in Valencia. The Policia Nacional went to the couple’s home in the Exposicio district of the city on Thursday after getting a call that a woman was being held against her

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Migrant reaches Spanish soil from Morocco by flying over border in paraglider

WOULD-BE migrants trying to reach Spanish soil from North Africa will go to desperate measures to get across the borders at the exclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla. This was clear to see once again in June, when a mass storming of the fence at Melilla left more than 20 dead and dozens missing.  But

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