May 2023

Masked gang in Spain rob villa belonging to Valencia footballer Justin Kluivert

THREE masked men robbed the villa of Valencia footballer Justin Kluivert on Wednesday night and assaulted two women inside the property. The break-in occurred at around 11.15pm with Kluivert away with his teammates to play a La Liga match on Thursday in Mallorca. There were two women in the home on the Torre en Conill […]

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Bendinat Veterinary Clinic celebrates its 20th anniversary

A GREAT party to celebrate Bendinat Veterinary Clinic’s 20th anniversary took place last weekend.  Located in Calvia, near Palma, it was established in 2003 by British vet Nick Murgatroyd.  Over 150 people, including current and former workers, clients and obviously, their pets, attended the event.  “I would like to thank my loyal clients and my

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Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk that had partially lodged open the door. Officers discovered it was a dead pig, whose meat was destined for human consumption. The driver had no proof of where the animal came

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Top Benidorm attraction joins anti-bullying campaign to help children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Terra Natura animal park has joined forces with anti-bullying group AcoSOS to fight the problem in Alicante province. It’s estimated that three out of ten children suffer different types of bullying at school and often don’t tell anybody what has happened. AcoSOS is an Alicante non-profit association that helps and advises families, who have

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New urban bus service could start in Costa Blanca city in Spain before year’s end

DENIA council has approved plans for a new urban bus network consisting of four routes that could start running as soon as the end of the year. Finance Councillor, Paco Rosello, described it as an ‘ambitious’ plan and though having an urban bus network is mandatory for cities of over 50,000 residents, Denia is pushing

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Woman in Spain’s Granada has miraculous escape after pallet of cement falls onto car

A WOMAN in Granada had a miraculous escape on Tuesday after a pallet carrying bags of cement fell from a crane and crushed her car on the street below. The accident happened in Cañaveral street after a cable snapped, sending the 1,000 kilos of material plummeting toward her Smart ForFour.  The emergency services explained that

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New Natural History museum plans to open this autumn at Parson’s Lodge in south of Gibraltar

A NEW Natural History Museum is set to open this autumn at the Parson’s Lodge building overlooking Camp Bay in the south of Gibraltar. Gibraltar Government announced the project after its National Museum in Bomb House Lane ran out of space for new exhibits. It will leave the current museum site to cater for culture

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CLIMATE CHANGE: Government propose smart traffic light system and greywater recycling to reach Net Zero

A SMART traffic light system to stop cars polluting the air while in a queue and greywater recycling systems for new developments could soon help Gibraltar reach carbon neutrality. A Net Zero meeting hosted by Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia floated these latest ideas to help the Rock lower carbon emissions. Ministers for the Environment

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