June 2023

The Granada coast to host Europe’s largest vertical mural when it is completed in July

Europe’s largest vertical mural, on Spain’s south coast, is just weeks away from completion. Covering over 6,000 square metres, Les Rivages de Almuñécar, by the well-known artist Jose Ríos, is being painted on three 12-storey buildings.  The mural depicts a figure of a dog walking on the beach, the silhouette of a woman and the

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Big success for 2022 Youth Cultural Bonus in Spain as applications are invited for 2023

SPAIN’S Youth Cultural Bonus for 2022 which provided €400 per head to invest in culture to young people who reach 18 years has distributed more than €37.5 million since it started being issued last October. 277,754 people who turned 18 during the qualifying period for the 2022 Bonus applied for the money- around half of

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Young woman alerts police from her bed as burglar empties drawers of her home in Spain’s Andalucia

A YOUNG woman who lived with her mum in Spain’s Malaga called the police while a burglar was in her home emptying out her drawers to find something of value to steal. At one point, the man even came into her bedroom and she pretended to be asleep as he rummaged through her belongings. The

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Iconic ‘Dude with sign’ social media guy makes guest star appearance at Marbella beach bar

THE Instagram pouters and influencers of one Marbella beach bar met their match when true social media royalty showed up. The iconic ‘Dude with sign’ caused a storm when he raised up his trademark piece of cardboard at the Playa Padre chiringuito on Sunday evening. American influencer Seth Phillips, better known as @dudewithsign – or

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Police corner four male suspects who allegedly tried to break into a Gibraltar senior citizens’ club

POLICE arrested four people in Gibraltar who allegedly tried to break into the senior citizen’s club on Town Range. Police Response Team 1 arrived on the scene at 4am after getting reports of the four men at the popular spot where elderly people meet during the day. As soon as the four suspects saw the

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Man jailed for slashing neck of passer-by who refused to give him cigarette in Spain’s Valencia

A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been convicted of attempted murder in a Valencia court after he slashed the neck of a man who refused to give him a cigarette. The assailant has been given five years and a day in prison and ordered to pay €15,210 to the victim who now suffers permanent tiredness in one

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‘Buenas tardes, le llamo de…’: The days of irritating cold calls could finally be over in Spain after new law passed

NUISANCE cold calls interrupting you at dinner or while driving are set to become a thing of the past with a new law that comes into effect at the end of June. With people in Spain receiving an average of almost 20 unwanted calls a month, the new General Telecommunications Law aims to tackle this

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The Waterboys among star-studded performers at 2023 San Javier International Jazz Festival in Spain’s Murcia

SAN JAVIER in Murcia will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first staging of the San Javier International Jazz Festival this summer. The event which has established itself as one of the best of its kind in Spain will feature 22 concerts over 15 nights between June 30 and July 23. There will also be

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