January 2023

A NEW Gibraltar government plan will ‘make cycling and walking the natural choices for short journeys’ by creating new bicycle routes and improving walking areas. Minister for Transport Paul Balban said the Active Travel Strategy would make streets safer and more comfortable for cyclists and pedestrians. He said it was ‘an evolving document’ that was […]

A Spanish doctor will be extradited over accusations he helped the military torture prisoners during a right-wing dictatorship movement in the 1970s. The country’s High Court approved that the doctor, Carlos Americo Suzacq, be extradited to Uruguay following a request by a Montevideo court.  It came after the testimony of eight victims who alleged the

IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by the Valencian Community’s Ministry of Agriculture. The incident happened in 2021 and Valencia conservation and nature group Adensva says it’s the first time that Iberdrola has been sanctioned over an

ONCE a year, on January 17, a strange crowd gathers on a street in Madrid’s fashionable Chueca district. For several hours, unusual pilgrims gather at the door of the Church of San Anton, for this is the feast day of the patron saint of animals and the day when priests offer a blessing to the

The new travel requirements for entering Spain have sparked confusion among post-Brexit Brits as to whom it affects and when it actually starts. The introduction of the ETIAS regime will complicate the visa-free entry to the EU Brits have enjoyed since freedom of movement ended in 2020. As recently as the start of January 2023,

FROM cave paintings to church frescos to modern murals of epic scale, countless artists have left their brush marks on Spanish architecture down the centuries for visitors to enjoy today. They’re not all frescos in the strictly technical  sense but whether classical or street art, some Spanish murals are downright impressive. Frying pan masterpieces IT

AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and the drugs were distributed in the Spanish provinces of Cadiz and Malaga, as well as in the Ile de France region, which includes Paris. Police found that the network had

78.8% of people who bought a second home through Valencian Community real estate agencies in 2022 were foreigners while 70.1% of those who acquired a property for investment purposes were also non-Spaniards. However, total purchases of second homes and those destined for investment experienced a decrease compared to 2021 figures, according to a new regional

A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration in Madrid.  It all started last Thursday, when the far-right Vox party – the junior partner in the government – announced a new protocol for pregnant women in the northern

A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with several police patrols drafted in following the incident in the early hours of last Saturday morning, The couple, aged 41 and 47, had apparently only lived together for a month.