SPANISH fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his eccentric clothing designs and for founding one of the world’s best-known fragrance brands, died on Friday, aged 88 at his home in Porsall, France. Born in the Basque Country in 1934, his family exiled to France in 1939 following the Spanish Civil war which saw the execution […]
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PLANS for 2,200 new homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa have been formally re-submitted by the developer, Gomendio. There have been some slight amendments to take account of a largely-positive Valencian government environmental impact study report last July and there appear to be no legal obstacles remaining to stop the project from going
SPANISH customs officers who scrambled onto a Gibraltar beach chasing smugglers allegedly fired shots as they were pelted by rocks, a social media video showed. Two Spanish customs agents were injured in the incident, one seriously, after the a band of smugglers threw rocks as big as 20cm long at them from Eastern Beach. Gibraltar
A RUINED sugar factory will be getting a new lease of life as part of a project for a residential home for the elderly. Marbella council is spending a total of €10 million on the project – €6 million for the planned home and €4 million to restore the historic Trapiche del Prado mill. While
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A violent mugger who robbed a woman by putting her in a choke hold until she lost consciousness is on the run in Sevilla. Security footage captured the moment the thug crept up behind the unsuspecting victim in Cerro del Águila in the early hours of January 20th. The man stalked the woman for several
AN erratically-driven lorry was pulled over in the Murcia City area with the driver found to be six times above the alcohol limit. The Elche-bound truck started its journey 30 kilometres away in Librilla, zig-zagging between lanes on the A-30 motorway. The booze-filled driver veered off an exit onto a bank and damaged road signs.
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Police have arrested 19 people for smuggling immigrants and drugs across from north Africa into Spain on taxi boats. They charged up to 5000 euros for transferring the immigrants to points along the Almeria coast. Cocaine, methamphetamine and stolen mobile phones would also be sent in vessels back to Algeria, where the drugs would sell
A woman who lost €500 in an Elche street got her money back and had a surprise meeting with the person who found it. The Policia Nacional arranged a handover at their Elche station which produced plenty of emotion from both women. A pedestrian called the police after she found an envelope lying in the
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LEADING environmentalists from Gibraltar will be speaking in a conference and wine gala dinner at the Rock’s own Sunborn floating hotel on March 16. The Planet Future Foundation, an international non-profit organisation registered in Florida will premiere a documentary at the conference on the impact of climate change on Gibraltar. Pancho Campo, who heads up
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Los Alcázares, Murcia 2 beds 1 baths € 95,000 FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT for sale on the popular gated development of Albatros in the seaside town of Los Alcazares. It is located less than 10 minutes walk from the beach and the central square with all facilities. The property comprises of lounge/dining area, equipped
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