August 2023

GIBRALTAR’S government says it will toughen up passport border checks next week after Spain introduced a new regime without warning on Thursday. They have promised a ‘reciprocal and incremental’ response if no explanation is forthcoming. The government says that a significant number of passports are being scanned including those held by Gibraltar resident red card […]

THREE British tourists have been arrested after a woman was allegedly drugged and raped at a hotel in Magaluf. The trio were arrested on Friday as they attempted to board a flight to Manchester, reports Ultima Hora. The alleged attack happened at the BH Mallorca, the same hotel where a holidaymaker this month claimed she

Nowadays, finding someone who hasn’t even heard of probiotics is very rare. Although knowledge about probiotics is not widespread, the health benefits of these microorganisms are on everyone’s lips. Unlike drugs or food supplements, probiotics don’t only provide the body with the compounds it needs. These microorganisms have properties linked to certain adequate amounts in

A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s cities make the list. Rather than looking at the number of visitors at a destination, they investigated the ratio of inhabitant to tourist.  Spain is a country of 47 million inhabitants

ALGECIRAS Mayor has once again spoken about the latest fishing controversy between Spain and Gibraltar and has asked the Spanish Government to ‘take a stand.’  Conservative Jose Ignacio Landaluce has shown his disappointment over the lack of an official statement from Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the ‘harassment’ La Linea fishermen are suffering.“It’s about

THE Civil War might have been over, but in August 1948, 75 years ago this week, the 200 residents of a tiny white village became what could be described as casualties of war. When right wing dictator Franco’s forces won in 1939 they still had to contend with uprisings – and they did so with

AN ancient technology dating back to Persia 3,000 years ago has been resurrected in an experiment to cool the streets of Sevilla. With temperatures regularly topping 40C each summer it is a problem that has long tormented the citizens of the Andalucian city. In fact present day residents are better off in the narrow alleys

AN ALICANTE company that runs secure parking areas for motorbikes and mopeds has gone down the crowdfunding route to help it expand across Spain. Mimoto opened its first park in 2018 and in March it announced franchise plans for 18 openings in four cities. It has also listed Malaga, Sevilla, San Sebastian, Zaragoza, A Coruña,

THIS summer, when you reserve a sunbed and then walk away, it seems that you scrape away the thin veneer of civilisation which separates us from the savages we once were. In fact, just the prospect of being deprived of a plum spot by the pool on a beach – err pool – holiday is

THE summer of sin refuses to end as yet another Brit is arrested in the Balearics, this time for sexually assaulting a flight attendant during a flight to Ibiza. The 42-year-old man, with surname Raja, was detained upon landing at the airport on a Jet2 flight from Manchester on Thursday morning, according to police sources.