June 2023

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas and the Orihuela Costa were raided, resulting in the detention of three British men and a Romanian woman, aged between 23 and 33 years. SAN MIGUEL ARREST The Guardia operation […]

MIDNIGHT champagne-smashing and fireworks blasting have left residents in Malaga fuming of the christening of the new ship in Malaga port. The launching of fireworks last Wednesday night, May31, from a cruise ship christened in the Port of Malaga has caused unease, controversy and an official response. For well over fifteen minutes at midnight last

RESEARCHERS have found up to thirteen marine and freshwater shells in the Ardales Cave that were ‘carefully transformed’ into ornaments between 25,000 and 30,000 years ago by the first Homo sapiens. According to a study recently published in the environmental scientific journal Environmental Archaeology, humans of the genus Homo sapiens wore necklaces and earrings made

KILLER whales are being tagged with GPS trackers with the aim of monitoring their position and reduce interaction with vessels. One of the approximately sixty orcas that live in Spanish waters, especially in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Galician coast, has already been tagged with a small, harmless, non-invasive GPS device embedded in its

I CAN and have eaten snake’s blood for lunch and worms for dinner but breakfast is sacred. On a weekend, ideally it would include lashings of Bovril drizzled over hot-buttered brown toast…I could push it to the Holy Grail of crispy crumpet at Christmas….or perhaps even a sneaky Welsh cake with a full height glacier

THE NIGHT of Saturday 3 June marked the start of one of Granada’s most famous and historical events. Attracting thousands of visitors annually, the fiesta of Corpus Christi is an important part of the city’s cultural history. The celebrations were inaugurated shortly before midnight, with some rainfall doing nothing to deter the revellers. The event

La Cala Golf, Málaga   2 beds   2 baths € 297,500 Beautiful garden apartment located within an exclusive gated community – arguably one of the most prestigious private communities on the coast; La Cala Golf Resort. The apartment has a large lounge which opens onto a wonderful terrace, with simply stunning views of the

THEY’VE already opened four hotels in Mallorca this year… now the Leonardo group has opened a trio of new joints in Ibiza. The hotels in San Antonio and two in Santa Eulalia means in just seven years the Israeli group has opened 17 joints in Spain. Over the last year, the chain has bought eight

THE end of the school year is just around the corner and for those families seeking a sea-side holiday, it’s always an idea to check for the most child-friendly destinations. Choosing a good beach that brings together all the essentials for young and old, is sometimes more tricky than it seems. Fortunately the travel section

MASK rules will be closer to pre-pandemic from Monday than at any time since COVID-19 first broke out in Gibraltar, health authorities announced. From June 5, all healthcare professionals, staff, patients and visitors will no longer be required to wear masks in all areas of St Bernard’s Hospital, the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) said. It