January 2023

Orihuela Costa, Alicante   2 beds   1 baths € 139,000 Beautiful penthouse with balcony and terrace (private solarium) in Orihuela Costa in the Ciñuelica area, very close to all services such as supermarkets, shopping centers, restaurants, various shops, banks and the future Orihuela Costa ambulatory, perfect for living all year round , or as […]

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly wandered out onto a busy street in Mallorca, dropped his pants and exposed his private parts in front of dozens of schoolchildren.  Police received a phone call that the 39-year-old Spanish man was ‘causing problems’ on a road in the La Soledad neighbourhood. “He had dropped his

ARTISTS could soon have their very space in Gibraltar to create freely 24 hours a day, seven days a week, under government plans revealed this week. Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS) is calling out for anyone who is interested in renting low-cost studio spaces from the government. The Ministry of Culture proposal will include ceramics and

“MULTILINGUALISM is part of what makes Gibraltar”, its culture minister told a new group that wants to promote the benefits of speaking different languages. John Cortes met up with John Manuel Enriles and Dale Buttigieg who founded the Gibraltar Multilingual Society (GMS) recently. The Minister for Culture said he ‘fully supports’ the initiative. The two

THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come ‘shortly.’ Speaking in Zaragoza yesterday, Wednesday January 25, Simon suggested that an end to wearing masks in public could be made next week. Until now, the recommendation of the alert committee

TWO Catholic churches have been victims of suspected jihadist attacks, resulting in one person killed and one seriously injured. National authorities have said they are investigating a possible ‘terrorist’ incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two adjacent churches in the southern port city of Algeciras. The deadly attacks took place yesterday evening

A TOTAL of 45 officers from Spain’s National Police force could see the inside of a courtroom for their alleged excessive use of force during the illegal referendum on independence that was held in Catalunya on October 1, 2017.  It has taken a judge five years to investigate the events of that day, which were

An airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca has been added to the US sanctions blacklist for allegedly helping Iran sell the drones Russia has used to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Dubai airline iJet, also known as I JET Global DMCC, is accused of collaborating with US-sanctioned Iranian firm Safiran Airport Services (Safiran) to coordinate

BENIDORM got over two million hotel bookings last year according to the city-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The Hosbec Monitor report for 2022 says bookings were down by 5.7% on 2019 levels. The resort dominated the Valencian Community, accounting for 23.1% of the region’s reservations, with 48.7% of those coming from abroad. UK travellers dominated international

Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain.  About 7cm of the white stuff settled in Fornalutx on Monday, while the Sierra de Tramuntana mountain range recorded an icy -2.4 degrees.  The Balearic island’s highest peak, Major Puig, saw the