DURING the festive season many of us put off dealing with niggling health issues, but the Bodyworks Health Clinic is urging you not to. The team at their San Pedro de Alcantara Clinic is encouraging you to start off the new year by taking charge of your health, and beginning in the best and healthiest …
A GARDENER accused of starting a massive forest fire that swept across the Costa del Sol in 2012 is facing seven-and-a-half years in jail. More than 10 years after the blaze that killed two, hurt four, destroyed or damaged 347 properties and burned more than 8,500 hectares in Mijas, Marbella, Ojen, Monda and Alhaurin el …
Over a tonne of cocaine was discovered in the Port of Barcelona disguised in a shipment of cocoa powder. The bust was made after the Guardia Civil received a tip-off about a criminal organisation that was smuggling cocaine into Spain through the port of the Catalan capital. Further investigation revealed that a merchant ship carrying …
ROMANCE scammers conned €30,000 out of a Riola woman who thought she had developed a relationship with a soldier stationed abroad. The victim made contact with a man via a well-known social network last August and quickly built up a bond with her that turned into an online romance. He spun her a yarn that …
Woman in Spain’s Valencia tricked out of €30,000 by online romance scam Read More »
THREE small towns in the Spanish Pyrenees are staging the ancient festival of Joaldunak to ward off evil spirits and to waken up the ‘forthcoming spring’. The celebration is held annually on the last Monday and Tuesday of January in Ituren, Zubieta, and Lantz. The event has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an invaluable …
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TWO 15th century paintings looted from Poland during World War II that ended up in Spain’s Galicia region, have been sent back after 79 years. They were on display at Pontevedra Museum following the 1994 purchase of an art collection owned by collector Jose Fernandez Lopez. Pontevedra Provincial Council vice-president, Cesar Mosquera, said: “We’re helping …
Two Nazi looted paintings displayed in Spain are returned to Poland Read More »
The Costa del Sol is notorious for its drug activity, but perhaps no other photo sums it up better than this one. Dozens of petrol cans used to refuel narcotic boats transporting drugs to and from Spain and Morocco have washed up on a Manilva beach this morning. Strong winds sweeping north from Africa overnight …
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AS of yesterday, January 30, chess tournaments are being played across schools in Malaga province. More than 60 primary schools in Malaga are taking part in the 4th School Chess League organised by Fundación Unicaja, in collaboration with Chess Attitude. The tournament, which takes place during school hours, will see some 6000 schoolchildren put their …
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IN a rare incident, drivers on the A-7 dual carriageway as it passes through the town of Marbella in Malaga, were surprised to find the road full of €50 notes. A bag containing €20,000 in €50 notes apparently blew open and scattered the A7 in Marbella yesterday morning, Monday, January 30, shortly before 11:30am. According …
