January 2023

Wales wizard and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale announces his retirement from football at the age of 33

Former Real Madrid star and Wales legend Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from club football at the age of 33. The four-times Champion’s League winner, who Real Madrid made the most expensive player in the world in 2013, has ended his 12-month contract with Los Angeles FC after six months. Bale was fresh off […]

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Spain wants extension of ‘Iberian exemption’ on gas prices used in electricity generation

SPAIN wants the European Commission to extend its temporary cap on prices for gas and coal used by electricity generation plans which is due to end on May 31. Known as the Iberian exemption, Spain and Portugal have subsidised power production costs to bring down electricity prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Headless and handless corpse washes up on Marbella beach in front of horrified diners

A group of Sunday afternoon diners made a macabre discovery after the headless and handless corpse of a woman washed up along the beach where they were eating. The horrifying incident took place at around 5pm in front of customers at Club 200 restaurant in Marbella, who quickly called the police. As well as missing

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2002 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began. The state meteorological office Aemet said on Monday there were no precedents from its regional observatories in Alicante and Valencia which have kept data for 150 years. 2022 recorded an average daily temperature of 16.9 degrees- 1.6

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Costa Blanca city in Spain has largest number of registered Ukrainians in Spain

TORREVIEJA is home to the largest Ukrainian community in Spain according to municipal padron figures. The Costa Blanca city has always been a big draw for international residents with 121 countries registered- making up 45.55% of the 91,000 population. Ukrainians always had a strong presence in Torrevieja but number shot up with an influx of

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Big revamp of main bus station in Spain’s Valencia City set for March completion

A major renovation programme at Valencia’s main bus station will be completed by the end of March. Over €560,000 is being spent on much-needed improvements on the Avenida Menendez Pidal building that entered service in the early 1970s. The project is being carried out by Valencia’s Public Works ministry with the objective to create a

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Andalucia leads the way for traffic accident deaths in Spain as number of fatal crashes up 4% nationally

Andalucia has won the dubious crown of traffic accident king of Spain after recording the highest number of fatalities in the country in 2022, according to a new government report. A total of 202 people died in traffic accidents in the southern autonomous community, making up nearly 18% of the 1,145 deaths in the country

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British-run horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca makes New Year appeal to get EU cash boost

THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre at Rojales has appealed for money to pay for new shelters ahead of an expected hike in building material costs. Erecting the shelters will not only help the animals but would allow the centre to get a farm licence that in turn would make it eligible to apply for

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1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa Teguise with pool – € 142,000

Costa Teguise, Lanzarote   1 beds   1 baths € 142,000 Bright and renovated 1 bedroom apartment in Costa Teguise This nice 1 bedroom ground floor apartment with pool views is located in a residential complex in the center of Costa Teguise, not far from the main promenade and the beach. The secure complex offers

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Spain’s Coin to get its own specialised dog park—with a surface area of almost 1,000 square metres

POOCH owners in Coin will soon be able to take their furry friends to the town’s first recreational area specifically designed for dogs. Construction has already begun on Coin’s first dog park, a facility of almost 1,000 square metres located in the Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente urbanisation. The specialised dog park, of 991.45 square

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