May 2023

Knife-wielding muggers terrorising Costa del Sol town finally apprehended

A PAIR of violent armed muggers who have been terrorising the streets of Estepona have finally been arrested. The repeat offenders had three outstanding warrants for arrest when officers from the Specialized Crime and Violence Unit caught up with them. The suspects’ modus operandi involved brandishing a knife to intimidate their victims before making off

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Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work

IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The work has been progressing recently to upgrade the Mascarat tunnels on the road between Altea and Calpe to meet European safety requirements backed up by EU funding. The 100 metre-long

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Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca probe drugs gang exporting millions of euros of marijuana amongst animal feed

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested for being part of an Alicante province drugs trafficking gang that exported marijuana mascarading as animal feed to Ireland and Sweden. The Policia Nacional operation in association with the UK National Crime Agency and the Garda in Ireland saw a Spaniard detained in Dublin last November and 120 kilos of

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Telegraph Travel names two coastal towns in Malaga as two of best in Spain

MALAGA welcomes plenty of British holidaymakers each year thanks to its sunny climate, sandy beaches and vibrant culture. There are plenty of coastal towns in Spain worth visiting and the British newspaper The Telegraph has compiled a list of the 20 best coastal towns in Spain that ‘cannot be missed on a trip to the

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Spain’s Patios of Cordoba will open their gates to the public as of today, Tuesday May 2

A TOTAL of 63 Cordoba courtyards will open their gates to the public as of today, Tuesday May 2nd and will remain open until Sunday May 14 2023. These secret courtyards are privately owned, hidden behind the homes, doors and walls of the city, but for one week of the year they are opened and

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Spain’s Nerja Cave opens doors to immersive virtual reality experience

THE Nerja Cave, one of the most visited monuments in Malaga province, has inaugurated the largest Virtual Reality Room in Spain. From now on, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy this exciting 360º immersive experience which shows how humans lived 35,000 years ago on Earth. It is a unique and innovative experience that will

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Guardia Civil captain suspended for working as a pilot for Spain’s Vueling Airlines without permission

A Guardia Civil captain has been suspended after getting caught working as a pilot for Vueling Airlines.  The high ranking officer was employed from April to August 2020 by the airline while he was a lieutenant stationed at Barcelona-El Prat Airport.   It is believed he piloted over 30 commercial flights, mostly domestic, although he also

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One woman dies and almost 40 injured in bus accident in Spain’s Huelva 

A MOROCCAN WOMAN has lost her life after a bus taking seasonal workers to a field overturned in Almonte (Huelva) this morning (Monday May 1).  Almost 40 female seasonal workers and the bus driver have been injured in the accident.  Three of the workers are reported to be seriously injured.  All the wounded have been

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A quarter of children in Spain say bullying went on at schools in previous academic year

A REPORT into bullying at schools in Spain reported 24.4% of students believing it went on at their institution in the 2021-22 academic year. The survey published by the Mutua Madrileña Foundation and ANAR Foundation on the eve of Tuesday’s World Day against Bullying said the figure was up on the 15.2% logged in the

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