CHILDREN at International Montessori School in Sotogrande learn both English and Spanish effortlessly in a curriculum taught in both tongues. It’s been operating since 2020, and previously functioned as a child education centre. But when the space moved in 2019 they expanded their services to become an education centre authorised by the Andalucian government as […]
DESPITE the wet spell in December, the water levels of the Axarquía’s La Viñuela reservoir remain critical. The reservoir reached an all-time low of 9.1% at the end of last year, and though that figure went up to 11.2% after torrential rains last December, supply for the population reliant on La Viñuela can only be
NEW planning guidance will force private developers in Gibraltar to make sure their buildings care for the public good. The new government policy paper will make sure all buildings are shorter than the current E1 tower on Devil’s Tower Road. They will need to have shops, spas, restaurants, cafes and cultural venues at street level
JUST over one year after the Russian invasion, a total of 1,832 Ukrainians have jobs in Andalucia. The figure was confirmed yesterday, Thursday March 9, by the Government delegate in Andalucia, Pedro Fernandez, and refers to those displaced by the conflict who have been granted temporary protection status, which includes a two years residence and
FAR-RIGHT Vox has called for Spain’s secretary of state for equality to be sacked, after she shared a video from Wednesday’s International Women’s Day march of a group of youngsters chanting insults against the party’s leader. In the recording, Angela Rodriguez is seen taking a selfie video of herself before moving the camera onto the
Holidays to Mallorca could become a third more expensive than last year as the island seeks to ditch ‘budget Brits’. Juan Ferrer, president of action group Palma Beach Quality Offensive, made the warning to German newspaper Bild, adding: “Due to the island’s location, prices on Mallorca rise even more than on the mainland.” Efforts to
A MOUNTAIN hiker in Castellon province turned down a €400 reward after discovering a fanny bag containing €8,000 in cash on a trail. Marga Marco Fernandez went on the Pico Pipa walk in the Vall d’Uixo on Tuesday and spotted the bag which she picked up. She glanced around to see if she could spot
THE NUMBER of violent acts suffered by medical professionals in Spain hit a new high in 2022, with a total 843 physical or verbal assaults registered. That’s according to the Medical Association of Spain (OMC), which has been tracking the statistics since the year 2010. The figure for last year was up 38% from the
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TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas. A 22-year-old man and his 42-year-old mother were arrested by the Guardia Civil last November, with the British man detained a second time in early February, along with an 18-year-old
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REPRESENTATIVES for Corinna Larsen have roundly denied news stories published today in Spanish media that the businesswoman will be taking part in a documentary about her former lover, Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I. Vanitatis, the society page of online daily El Confidencial, ran a story earlier on Thursday in which it claimed that Larsen,
