THE IRISH flag was raised in a special ceremony in Torrevieja’s Plaza de la Constitucion on Friday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The honour of hoisting the green, white, and orange flag went to Frank Durcan from Castlebar in County Mayo. He was a well-known political figure in the area, holding a county council seat […]
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SPAIN has entered a period of long-term drought following another mild winter and low rainfall numbers. State meteorological agency, Aemet, said on Friday that the latest drought started at the end of last year with little signs of anything changing. It comes on the back of another mild winter which Aemet classified as ‘warm’. Despìte
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YOU’LL be aware of the frequently referred term net zero, but let me introduce you to jet zero. Governments have stated their intention to switch to sustainable aircraft fuel by 2050. This date is destined to be a year of reckoning. That’s because it’s 27 years away and politicians can kick problems down the road
Disparities in pay between men and women in Andalucia vary by over 15% depending on province. While the gap is just 12.5% in Almeria, it rises to as much as 28.3% in Huelva. And while the difference in salary in Malaga (19.8%) is close to the national average of 20.05% it means men make €20,003
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VOLKSWAGEN’S electric car battery company PowerCo has started construction on its new plant at Sagunto in Valencia province which will become operational in 2026. The factory will be on a 150 hectare site on the Parc Sagunt II industrial estate which will also house a battery recycling plant. King Felipe presided over a ceremony on
Motorists are ditching their cars for bikes to save money, especially after the government scrapped the 20 cents per litre fuel discount. About 20 million people or 57.1% of the population already use their bikes on a regular basis, according to Spain’s Bicycle Barometre. But that figure is projected to be higher as many Spanish
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TO THE relief of hundreds if not thousands of people across Spain, this week the Spanish Cabinet finally approved a deal on driving licence exchange with the United Kingdom. The move brought an end to the more than 10 months of hell endured by foreign residents of the country with UK licences, after they were
WHAT makes Jennifer Cunningham Insurances so different? A good question and I can offer you a number of answers. I started my company nearly 30 years ago, working from home and developing the business slowly over a number of years. Once established, I employed staff and rented a large office in Javea port, where I
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A Guardia Civil lieutenant in charge of the Oliva barracks is one of 21 people arrested in the Valencian coastal town for making and distributing illegally-produced cigarettes across Spain. The lieutenant has been charged with cooperating with a criminal organisation. The Levante newspaper has reported that a Guardia officer had filed a complaint against him
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for recording videos of women in changing rooms and toilets at an Alicante shopping centre. A victim complained to the Policia Nacional that she was changing in a female locker room at a shop when she spotted a mobile phone poking round the door focusing directly on her. She
