February 2023

Acoustic barriers erected to cut noise pollution on Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

NOISE pollution has been cut at a l’Alfas del Pi urbanisation in Alicante provincie after the installation of 200 metres of acoustic barriers. The €108,000 project has reduced traffic noise from the Cami de la Mar filtering across the Tossalet urbanisation. Residents have long campaigned for something to be done and the local council agreed

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Spain’s vegetable growers are struggling due to mild and then cold winter

AN unseasonable winter mixture of mild temperatures followed by cold weather have caused vegetable production to fall in Spain. Almeria, which accounts for 40% of the country’s vegetable exports, has seen big crop reductions. Tomatoes produced in the region have fallen 22% over the first five weeks of 2023 compared to the same period last

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Santa Ponsa with garage – € 420,000

Santa Ponsa, Majorca   2 beds   2 baths € 420,000 This beautiful apartment has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, It is located on the second floor with a spacious living room and a terrace overlooking the pool. It is located in a well kept community with mature gardens, several terraces, barbeque places and a direct

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Spain’s Valencia in final countdown for annual Fallas celebrations

VALENCIA is putting together the finishing touches to preparations for the annual Fallas celebrations which start on March 1. Special street lighting is being erected around the city centre ahead of the festival which will run until March 19- the day which celebrates Valencia’s patron saint, San Jose. The Fallas originated from an old carpenter’s

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Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves remains behind bars before rape trial in Spain

FORMER Barcelona footballer Dani Alves will remain in prison ahead of his trial on alleged rape charges. Alves, 39, lost an appeal to be released on bail which was heard before a Barcelona court. He’s been accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman inside the bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub on December 30. A bail

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Los Baños del Carmen, a century-old spa in Spain’s Malaga, on its way to being declared Heritage of Cultural Interest

MALAGA’S first ever public and mixed bathing spa, El Balneario Nuestra Señora del Carmen, hopes to soon boast the status of Heritage of Cultural Interest (BIC in Spanish). El Balneario de los Baños del Carmen first opened its doors on July 16 1918 and became a huge success. The Baños del Carmen had a tram

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Carmen Thyssen Museum in Spain’s Malaga to celebrate Andalucia Day with open day and free guided tours

THE Museo Carmen Thyssen Malaga is organising a programme of guided tours in conjunction with Andalucia Day, February 28. Andalucia will be interpreted through a selection of works in the Museum’s Permanent Collection that will transport the visitor to 19th-century Andalucia through landscapes, festivals, traditions and scenes of everyday life in the streets and courtyards

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Jet2.com to offer more than 360,000 seats on its flights to Spain’s Malaga this summer

JET2.COM, the UK’s third largest airline, continues to strengthen its commitment to the Costa del Sol market. The British low-cost leisure airline has reported that they will offer more than 360,000 seats on its flights to Malaga this summer—15,000 more seats compared to last year. This 4% increase in seats positions Malaga-Costa del Sol as

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