May 2023

This summer at Shackleton International School we are holding our famous Summer School, with interesting projects and workshops in science, technology, music, art, as well as water games and field trips. We believe that learning should be an enjoyable and immersive experience, which is why we offer a Summer School designed for children from 3 […]

MALAGA’S star hiking trail, El Caminito del Rey, has announced that as of today, Friday May 5, tickets will be put on sale to cover the summer season. El Caminito del Rey (The Kings Path), one of the most spectacular natural sites in Malaga, has announced it has put tickets on sale to cover the

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the second in the whole of Spain with the most blue flags, only surpassed by Valencia and ahead of Catalonia and Galicia. The iconic ‘Blue Flag’ is one of the world’s

A BRITISH woman drowned at Javea’s El Arenal beach on Thursday afternoon. The 76-year-old victim was having a day out with her family when tragedy struck at around 2.00pm. She got into difficulties in a shallow part of the sea and lost consciousness. An eyewitness phoned emergency services as the woman’s relatives brought her out

MALLORCA’s famous Beach Rugby tournament has come and gone again for another year, leaving behind a trail of battered bodies and broken shot glasses. Over 100 teams and clubs, varying in size from eight to 60 players, brought their brand of chaos to Magaluf for the three days of rugby and boozy rampages. Teams came

A TWO-YEAR Policia Nacional investigation has culminated in the arrest of five people who distributing child pornography from their homes in Alicante. Two of the men have been jailed included the two ring leaders who also acted as drug dealers. The police probe started in the Madrid area in 2021 when a man complained that

SPAIN’S political parties are focussing their attention right now on the upcoming regional and local elections, which will be held across much of the country on May 28. But a general election is also due to be held this year, probably in December, and the outcome of that poll is likely to depend on what

A FEMALE bullfighting protester was dragged out of the ring during a demonstration on Tuesday by a man who is standing to be a local councillor for the conservative Popular Party (PP) at the upcoming local elections on May 28.  The incident, which was caught on camera, took place in the municipality of Anchuelo, located

Mercadona has announced the hiring of almost 200 employees for the summer season (May to the end of September) in Baleares. The Valencian supermarket chain has advertised 100 positions in Mallorca, 50 in Ibiza and 40 in Menorca across 49 shops.  Salaries start from €1,507 and no previous experience is needed, as training will be

A ‘Ndrangheta member who allegedly coordinated large drug shipments from the Costa del Sol to Italy has been arrested in Benalmadena (Malaga).  The arrest is one of the 132 detentions that have been made all across the globe as part of the ‘Operation Eureka’. The arrested, an Italian with close links to Ndrangheta leaders in