July 2023

Take to the road

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Woman tries to set herself alight because she could not board ferry at Spain’s Valencia

A 37-YEAR-OLD woman tried to set herself alight at the Port of Valencia in front of her young son after discovering they could not board a ferry to Algeria. The incident happened on Tuesday morning with the Algerian national who lives in Bilbao arriving at Valencia with her son, 7, to catch a ferry to

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Scrapping wealth tax, no commitment to pension rises, and an end to the ‘Iberian exception’: The Popular Party lays out its policies should it win power

The conservative Popular Party (PP), which is predicted in the polls to win the upcoming general election on July 23, has this week made its electoral manifesto public. Among its commitments is the overturning of ‘sanchismo’, as the policies of the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez are known. The PP leader, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, presented the

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Spain’s Maritime Rescue service pulls 187 migrants from waters off the Canary Islands’ coasts

SPAIN’S Maritime Rescue service last night pulled around 187 migrants out of the waters off the coasts of Canary Islands of Tenerife and El Hierro, according to the 112 emergency service.  A total of 159 people were taken to the port of Los Cristianos in Tenerife, thanks to assistance by the emergency services and the

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Irish murder suspect in girlfriend killing in Spain’s Catalunya has links to Kinahan crime gang

A 30-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist who was arrested in Salou on Sunday over the killing of his girlfriend is said to have links to the Kinahan crime gang. He was scheduled to appear in court today over the homicide. As previously reported by the Olive Press, Kirsty Ward, 36, had apparently been strangled by her unnamed

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3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Costalita with pool – € 495,000

Costalita, Málaga   3 beds   3 baths € 495,000 Renovated three bedroom townhouse located within a sought after community on the New Golden Mile. This spacious beachside property is set within a well maintained gated community with multiple pools and mature gardens. The property is split over three levels, and briefly comprises; stairs to

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Partido Popular leader Feijoo to create National Water Authority if he wins Spain’s general election

THE Conservative opposition Partido Popular(PP) will create a National Water Authority if it wins the July 23 general election to deal with Spain’s water supply issues for farmers and other sectors. Despite opposition from some environmentalists, the party feels that defending farming and irrigation is a potential vote winner. The PP led by Alberto Nuñez

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SMEs’ costs have soared near 30% in only the last two years 

EXPENSES for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have increased by 27% in Spain in the last two years.  SMEs costs’, on the rise since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, experienced a further 2.2% year-over-year increase this year’s first quarter.  These figures have been provided by the Spanish Confederation for Small and Medium-size Enterprises (Cepyme),

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Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid

FAR-RIGHT party Vox and an eviction company called Desokupa have been making use of a murder in Madrid to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the fact the two suspects in the killing are Spanish.  On Monday, the pair are alleged to have stabbed to death the owner of a clothing store in the central Tirso de

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