AT LEAST 951 migrants have died while trying to reach Spain by sea in the first half of 2023 according to a Spanish migrant rights group. Caminando Fronteras said the total includes 112 women and 49 children and compiles its figures from families of migrants as well as official rescue statistics. It said in a […]
A BENIDORM cannabis club operating from city centre premises has been closed down for selling drugs- mainly to foreign tourists. Licensed cannabis associations are permitted under Spanish law so long as they are members clubs with people smoking their own marijuana. Five people aged between 20 and 28 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional
Torrevieja, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 169,900 We present to you a charming 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house located in a privileged and completely private area of Torrevieja, with 99m² built and divided into two floors, this property has a 210m² corner plot, garden, terrace, and community pool Although it needs partial renovation, this
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UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash. In June, the jobless total fell by over 50,000, to 2,688,842. Government figures show that 54,541 new workers were registered in the Social Security system, making a total of 20,869,940, its highest number ever. And unemployment among people under 25
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TWO firework factory workers in Vilamarxant sustained serious injuries after an explosion on Thursday. One of the men was a professional pyrotechnician and the other employee worked in maintenance. The blast happened at a self-contained work hut at Pirotecnia del Mediterraneo shortly before 9.00am. The injured men were taken by helicopter to the burns unit
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A CHILD who was abducted by his biological father while on holiday in Portugal a year ago is thought to have crossed into Spain. Jayden Pearson, 14, was seen most recently in Portugal and is believed to have been near the Spain border. The Doncaster-native is slim, 5ft tall (152cm), with blue-green eyes and blonde-light
REGIONALLY-RUN public transport journeys in the Valencian Community will continue to be free for those aged under 31 years until the end of the year. Acting president, Ximo Puig, confirmed the decision on Wednesday which also maintains a 50% general discount for all users of regional transportation: Metrovalencia, the Alicante Tram, the Castello Tram, and
TEEN darts prodigy Nico Bado will be one of four players from Gibraltar looking to cause an upset at the World Darts Federation European Cup in Austria. The Rock’s Minister for Sport Steven Linares saluted the national youth darts team after they went to the singles, double and team tournament in Vienna. It followed Bado’s
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GIBRALTAR is hoping to attract more conferences and corporate events after tourism chiefs put on a stand at the Meetings Show in London. Gibraltar Tourist Board (GTB) CEO Kevin Bossino led the UK’s leading exhibition for events, business meetings and incentives. Held at the Exhibition Centre in East London, it brought together up to 1,500
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A PENGUIN has made an epic detour and ended up on a beach in the tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos. Penguins are an unusual sight in southern Spain and so the appearance of one, waddling along one of Torremonlino’s most crowded beaches, La Carihuela, is a most unpresidented sight, and left beachgoers last Monday, July
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