January 2023

‘Fascists out,’ cry Madrid students over appointment of regional premier as distinguished alumni

HUNDREDS of students, professors and other staff at Madrid’s Complutense University came out to protest on Tuesday morning against the designation of the regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, as a distinguished alumni.  Despite the massive police presence at the centre of learning, with as many as 11 riot vans present, the protestors were able to […]

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‘I was horrified’: Man’s desperate attempt to rescue neglected dog near Marbella

Dog-lover Adi Jain needed to stop and help as soon as he heard the desperate yelps of a dog trapped in a mangled metal fence in his small town of Monda.  The resident of the Malaga province town, near Marbella, immediately phoned his friend and knocked on the doors of his neighbours in the pouring

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Police find 27 endangered tortoises at Valencia house in Spain

A man is being investigated for keeping 27 endangered tortoises at his Valencia home. The Guardia Civil visited the property and discovered the animals. 25 were from the species known as Testudo Graeca(Greek or Blackberry turtle) which is present in the Mediterranean area and North Africa. The other two were examples of the African spurred

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A portrait by Spain’s Picasso of his daughter could fetch €15 Million at upcoming Sotheby’s auction in London

PABLO Picasso’s portrait of his daughter Maya, painted on February 4 1938 when she was two and a half years old, is expected to fetch between €15 million and €20 million at an upcoming Sotheby’s auction in London. Picasso painted 14 portraits of Maya between January 1938 and November 1939, and the ‘Girl with a

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Municipality in Spain’s Huelva registers lowest urban temperature this Monday in all of Andalucia

AROCHE, a municipality in the Sierra de Huelva, has recorded the coldest urban temperature this Monday in Andalucia—a very chilly -4.8ºC at 8:40am. The freezing temperature in Aroche was only surpassed by the Sierra Nevada station, which recorded -10.7ºC at 09.30am. The Huelva town, famed for being one of the coldest towns in Andalucia, was

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Spain’s Malaga to plant more than 6,000 trees in 2023 reforestation campaign

THE 2023 Reforestation Campaign has begun in Malaga City—and will see a total of 6,387 trees planted throughout the year. The work will be carried out by the Parks and Gardens Service of the City Council and forms part of a four-year project lead by Perica Obras y Servicios, SA and Explotaciones La Misiones SLU

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Sign of Confusion: Disgruntled residents complain about caravans parked around the mouth of the River Torrox – but what does the warning sign really mean?

Furious locals in Torrox have been left bamboozled by a perplexing sign that does not make it clear if the dozens of caravans parked up in the region are there illegally or not. As many as 44 caravans have been counted around the riverbed of the River Torrox in front of the apparent ‘no entry’

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Help for homeless boosted during cold snap in Spain’s Costa Blanca area

ALICANTE City Council has joined forces with the Cruz Roja to provide extra help for homeless people during the current cold weather. Low temperatures are expected to continue for at least week and extra accommodation is being provided. Alicante’s social action councillor, Julia Llopis, said: “We have enabled 50 more beds by opening a second

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