AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for 18 months in addition to hunting and fishing for the same time period. The Guardia Civil discovered he was marketing the endangered toads at €15 each and seized 23 of […]
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A 51-year-old Betera man has been arrested after neighbours claimed he systematically abused his 80-year-old father. They said the elderly resident suffered harassment, beatings, and verbal abuse for years, but he never reported the incidents due to fear and a lack of evidence. One of the neighbours though managed to record an assault on a
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RISING inflation means people are having to give up pets they can’t afford, animal shelters say. According to local animal shelters, everything related to products and material for pets has seen a price increase of between 35 and 40%, with pet food going up by about 25-30%, leading to a bump in the number of
ESTEPONA City council has put out to tender the works for the construction of a new stretch of coastal corridor in the area of Cristo beach. The works have been given a €617,967 budget and includes the construction of a 12.30 metre long and 3 metre wide wooden footbridge next to Doncella Beach. The new
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A FIRE that broke out in central Madrid in the early hours of December 26 was likely caused by a surge in power consumption, sources close to the investigation told news agency Europa Press. As well as causing smoke to flood the area around Plaza de Callao, electricity was also cut off to some 500
DROUGHTS, flash floods, forest fires, torrential rain… This year has seen a series of extreme weather events not just in Spain, but in many other parts of the world too. In the face of the dangers that these events pose to our homes, an insurance price comparison website has put together a guide of which
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THREE airports in Spain have been named in the world’s top 100 for shops and restaurants according to the AirHelp Score 2022 rankings. Madrid came top in Spain thanks to its array of Terminal 4(pictured above) fashion stores and is placed 33rd in the world. Barcelona occupies slot 86, and Alicante-Elche airport is six places
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THIS footage shows the spectacular rescue of a hiker who had got stuck on a zipline in Gaucin. Malaga province firefighters from Manilva and Algatocin were called in at 3.15pm yesterday (December 27) to winch the unfortunate thrill-seeker to safety at the Castillo de Aguila. One firefighter climbed along the line to reach her, then
Apartment Benissa, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 264,000 Apartment for sale in Benissa costa, situated in La Fustera, 1,2 Km from La Fustera Beach and from services (supermarket, restaurants…). It has an area of 93 m2 and consists of 2 bedrooms, 1 large bathroom, living dining open plan kitchen and a terrace
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FOR THE government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the proces, as the Catalan independence drive is commonly known, is now the past. There will, for now, be no more talks between the central government and regional politicians, and there is no possibility of a referendum on Catalunya’s secession from Spain. The shift in policy by
