March 2023

The Spanish National Police have arrested 21 men between the ages of 15 and 22 for their involvement in violent gangs.  They are alleged to have committed violent robberies, serious threats and bodily harm.  The majority of the victims have been minors who were threatened and in some cases attacked with bladed weapons in recreational […]

SPAIN welcomed 4.1 million foreign tourists in January to slightly beat the total three years earlier- weeks before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The figure was 0.2% up on January 2020 with total expenditure rising by 9.2% to reach €5.2 billion, according to the National Statistics Institute. With Covid travel restrictions still in place

THE former Duke of Palma – and jailbird – Inaki Urdangarin is reportedly asking for €25,000 a month from his soon to be ex-wife, the Infanta Cristina. The two split by ‘mutual agreement’ just days after photos were published of him with another woman. Although they announced they were to be divorced in January 2022,

In the middle of February, Ireland and then Portugal announced that they were cancelling their versions of the so-called “Golden Visa” scheme. This program gave residency to non-European Union citizens who invested a certain amount of money in the country. The programs generated substantial foreign investment in both countries, with Portugal profiting almost €7 billion

A four-month police probe to bring down a big counterfeit clothing distributor has resulted in three Murcia City arrests. Over 70,000 fakes with a retail value of over €10 million were removed by the Policia Nacional from addresses in the San Andres area of the city. Well-produced bogus-branded sportswear items started appearing last year in

WOMEN in Gibraltar had a packed discussion at the Garrison Library on how to increase their role in society recently. The talk, led by Minister for Equality Samantha Sacramento, marked the beginning of the month when Gibraltar will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. The focus of the discussion was, ‘Where are the women

A UK author, illustrator and publisher led a course to boost 40 children’s creative skills in Gibraltar during the mid-term break. Accord Literary and The Rock Retreat organised the Young Writers’ Workshop over three days at John Mackintosh Hall teaching the students the building blocks of storytelling. UK-based illustrator Eleanor Taylor Dobbs, author Frances Moloney

Finestrat, Alicante   2 beds   2 baths € 204,000 Terraced house in Sierra Cortina a few minutes from the Villa Aitana Golf hotel Bungalow with two floors, two bedrooms and a small plot in the popular urbanization of Sierra Cortina, Finestrat. On the first floor there is a toilet, kitchen with laundry, a spacious

SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang also had assistance from a Russian couple and their son who provided them with vehicles for their robberies. The group have been charged with seven burglaries in Catral, Guardamar, the

VALENCIA’S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland’s CityJet to form Europe’s largest regional airline. It’s the second time that European Commission permission has been granted after a 2019 go-ahead was suspended due to the Covid pandemic. A new holding company will be formed with both brands being maintained across