A JURY in Gibraltar has found four Spanish men caught with £11 million of hashish in local waters NOT guilty of importing the illegal drug. The four had, however, earlier pleaded guilty to being in possession of the two tons of cannabis resin, for which they could go to prison for up to five years. […]
SOME 6,500 people came out in Barcelona to protest on Thursday morning in support of independence for Catalunya. The demonstration coincided with a French-Spanish summit, at which Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and President Emmanuel Macron held a bilateral meeting. The slogan from the attendees was ‘Nothing is over here’, which is a direct response to
IT might not be able to get the parrot to do the talking, but a new app could revolutionise the way visitors experience Gibraltar’s little-known, pint-sized zoo. Jessica Leaper, manager at the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park (AWCP), said the app, created by a UK startup, will make it easier to visit and support the project.
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TORREMOLINOS has presented its LGBTQ Pride fair at Fitur, to be held from June 1 to 4, 2023. The calendar of events planned in the municipality to highlight its attractiveness as a LGBTQ destination and its commitment to diversity was announced yesterday, Thursday January 19, at Fitur 2023 in Madrid by the Torremolinos City Council.
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A €160 million megayacht has arrived in Malaga port. The megayacht ‘Vava II’, property of Ernesto Bertarelli, a Swiss-Italian billionaire has arrived at Malaga port and becomes the first Superyacht to berth in Malaga waters this year, 2023. The luxurious 96-metre vessel, built in 2012 at the British shipyard Devonport Yachts, boasts an exterior design
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A British expat has converted a Land Rover into a mobile home with a double bed and an indoor shower. It’s all in preparation for a mammoth road trip through Africa, with the 4×4, dubbed ‘the beast’, set to be her home for at least eight months when she departs in February. Katrina Smith, 55,
The hands belonging to the mutilated body of a Colombian woman savagely murdered and decapitated two weeks ago have been found. A man strolling the beach on Tuesday, January 17 discovered a hand in the sand near Cabopino, barely a kilometre up the coast from where the body appeared. The man alerted emergency services at
Costa del Sol residents are reaching the end of their tether with the disgraceful state of public transport in the region. With buses running roughly every two hours in the worst-served areas, residents without a car are finding their quality of life impacted and basic necessities incredibly difficult to take care of. Based on an
An enormous fire erupted in the La Bajadilla fishermen’s marina in Marbella last week, destroying around 80 pleasure boats worth millions of euros. The emergency alarm sounded at about 7pm yesterday, January 11, and saw dozens of police, firefighters and ambulances mobilised to the scene. It’s understood the facility, which belongs to Marina Marbella, is
CULLERA in Valencia Province has been chosen to host a 36th anniversary celebration for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags are awarded annually by an international jury appointed by the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education(ADEAC). The flags acknowledge beach quality and were first handed out in 1987. The ADEAC has now picked Cullera
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