January 2023

POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was tasered. His robbery spree started shortly before 8.00 am at the La Valle de Aspe service station. Waving a gun at the station employee, he demanded all the takings, but […]

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Chinese stocks have really had a disastrous year. The value of the country’s biggest companies, such as Alibaba and Tencent, have been reduced by billions of dollars, and businesses have reported their lowest annual growth rates on record. Most of the difficulty can be attributed to the government’s lengthy COVID-zero policy, which locked down the

THE Policia Nacional believe an elderly couple may have entered into a suicide pact after their bodies were found in their Palma apartment. The landlord decided to check on the two men- both aged 81- on Tuesday after not hearing anything from them for two months. He got no reply when he knocked at the

THE most exciting day of the year for Spanish children is fast approaching, the Three Kings Day celebrated on January 6, with the Three Kings parade on Thursday, January 5 one of the most magical nights of the year for children and adults alike—unless it rains. Fortunately, for those who are looking forward to the

AFTER two years of water-down festivities due to Covid, Malaga’s Three Kings parade will return this year full of surprises and plenty of sugar. One of the most impressive Three Kings Parade in Andalucia is the one in the capital of the Costa del Sol and this year it will be all the more special

AN unidentified ‘lage feline’ feared to be an albino jaguar or a Siberian white tiger is on the loose in the Benharas area of Los Barrios (Cádiz). Since it’s sighting on Monday, January 2, images of the large cat have gone viral and residents in the area of Los Barrios are panicking about a possible

SPAIN’S longest-running Three Kings parade and celebrations gets into full gear in Alcoy on Wednesday. The Alicante Province city’s first recorded parade was in 1866 and is classified as a ‘Tourist National Interest Festival’ and an ‘Intangible Asset of Cultural Interest’. The Alcoy event is believed to be the longest-running documented Three Kings celebration in

SPANISH police have arrested 43 people who were smuggling toxic electrical waste from the Canary Islands to Africa. Amongst the 5 tonnes of waste were electrical materials destined to be melted down rather than disposed of safely. The criminals loaded maritime containers with old vehicle parts, household goods, and a huge amount of electrical waste

BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, says he’s pleased that the plan- ‘Benidorm Vision 360’- will get the bulk of what it needs. “This is a very ambitious project with four phases