January 2023

SIERRA NEVADA now exceeds 30 skiable kilometres thanks to the opening of El Rio piste. The opening of Sierra Nevada’s most emblematic slopes, El Río, now makes it possible to ski down the 1,100 metres that separate the upper station of the Zayas ski lift (near the Veleta peak) and the Pradollano development. Until now, […]

SEVEN Gibraltarians have received OBE and MBE recognition for their services to the community in the New Year’s Honours List. King Charles III named Maria del Lourdes Bocarisa, Stephen John Cumming, Ahmed Ben Tahayekt, Edgar Antonio Triay, Daniel D’Amato and Rose Suissa on this year’s list. Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo gave the hardworking recipients

THE port of Malaga, one of the oldest seaports in the Mediterranean, expects to receive 315 cruise ship calls in 2023. According to recent data, the expected cruise ship calls to Malaga port this year, 2023, is an increase in relation to last year and previous years. In addition, a total of 17 cruise ships

JANUARY is always the time when clothes shoppers in Spain can pick up a bargain in the big sales. Once Friday’s Three Kings holiday is out of the way, the next day sees the official start of the winter sales running until March. Some big chains are already offering discounts but the majority will wait

WHILE I’m here in Spain, I’m eager to make the most of the three day weekends that I have and do a bit of travelling. I have ambitiously pinned a map of Andalucia to my wardrobe door and I often find myself day dreaming at all the touristy towns I want to visit. So far I’ve

NEW home prices in Spain last year produced a 7.1% annual rise- the biggest increase since 2007. The Sociedad de Tasacion real estate appraisal company predicts price rises will continue during 2023 but it expects the rate to slow down due to the economic situation. It said new builds were fetching an average €2,732 per

NEW car sales in Spain have plunged to a nine-year low due to rising costs and logistical issues. Just 813,396 new vehicles were sold in 2022- the lowest total in nine years. December deals were down by 5.4% compared to the previous year and 35.3% lower than before the pandemic in December 2019. A lack

TWINS aged nine are expected to make a full recovery after being poisoned by their mother in Barakaldo in the Basque Country’s Bilbao area. The 39-year-old woman- named as Ana- then unsuccessfully tried to take her own life by cutting her neck several times. All three were admitted to the Hospital de Cruces in Barakaldo

TO cap off a ‘miserable six months’ Spain’s manufacturing economy remained mired in contraction territory during December. Factory activity continued to fall, although there has been a  drop in the rate of decline for new orders. S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing was up to 46.4 in December from 45.7 in November. But

A 62-year-old woman was kidnapped from her Sant Llorenc home on Monday after telling a knife-wielding intruder that she had no money. The victim was taken to a Cala Millor petrol station owned by her husband with staff chasing off the criminal. The Guardia Civil in Manacor are now trying to find the assailant. The