July 2023

A CAMPAIGN group has confirmed it will take the ‘abhorrent’ development of 2,200 homes in scenic Cala Mosca to court.  Salvemos Cala Mosca refuses to give up and will keep fighting for the defence of ‘the last virgin kilometre of Orihuela Costa’. The controversial plan was stopped in 2008 because of its environmental impact, but […]

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo called Gibraltar a ‘financial rock’ as he announced the British territory’s fast recovery from pandemic and Brexit woes during his budget speech in the British territory’s parliament. He outlined integrity, stability, affordability and social justice as the four themes that guided this financial year’s budget. “I am very pleased that once

SPAIN’S state Correos postal service has sought to assure citizens that their postal votes will arrive in time for them to participate in the July 23 snap general election.  The poll marks the first time since the return to democracy in the 1970s that the country will go to vote in the summer months. The

ONE MAN was left dead and two other people injured on Wednesday after a train crashed into a vehicle at a crossing. The accident took place in the municipality of Lugo, Galicia region, at around 9am.  The Civil Guard told Spanish media outlets that the victim was aged 21 years old and a resident of

SPAIN’S airports operated by Aena closed the first six months of 2023 with 129,447,124 travellers, a total which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with the same period of 2022 and 1.2% up on the previous record year of 2019. The number of flights between January and June was 1,130,758, which is 10.5% more than

THE REGIONAL premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering a miscarriage. A brief statement about the incident from the regional government explained that she was eight weeks into the pregnancy, which had not been officially announced.  The pregnancy of Ayuso, who is 44, was considered

SUMMER has arrived with a blast of hot air and sizzling extremes. In fact, large areas of Spain are on alert once again for extreme heat as the country endures its second heat wave of the year. Despite the relentless heat, there are some destinations in Spain where it is possible to escape the sweltering

Marbella, Málaga   5 beds   3 baths € 450,000 “This 329m2 semi-detached house boasts 5 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 1 guest toilet. With a plot of land measuring 1165m2, there is ample space for families and friends to gather. Upon entering the house, you are greeted with a living room and a kitchen,

SPAIN’S Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has begun an investigation into weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda for possible side effects not mentioned in warning leaflets. It follows an alert issued on Tuesday by the European Medicines Agency(EMA) after Iceland reported three patients taking these drugs had suicidal thoughts or self-harm. Specifically, two who

A BRITISH woman from the Mazarron area of Murcia has accused her former employer- also British- of sexual and work harassment. The 46-year-old filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil on Monday after her boss’s wife found out what was going on and sacked her. The victim told the Guardia that she had worked for