A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don’t want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads and a negative effect on the local environment. The Valencian government has published a favourable environmental impact study for the 32,000 m2 site to resume activity at Las Majadas near Villamartin. […]
SPAIN is grappling with a rise in youth suicides that poses serious questions about the country’s child mental health services, new figures show. Last year, 22 youngsters aged 10 to 14 tragically ended their lives – the highest figures since 1991. And calls to child helplines have grown nearly five-fold in the space of just
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THE POLICIA NACIONAL in Alicante have arrested two men who robbed a group of French tourists. The Algerian nationals aged 20 and 29 took a small amount of money from three men in the city. The thieves were spotted running away by a police patrol and were stopped for questioning. Exactly at that moment, the
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The gambling industry has long been a fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurial ventures. In recent years however, Spain has emerged as a true hub for gambling start-ups, where a confluence of innovation, investment, and unique ideas has given rise to a new wave of success stories. We will explore the landscape of Spanish gambling
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THE SOCIALIST PARTY on Wednesday rejected outright a proposal from the conservative Popular Party for a two-year government headed up by its leader, Alberto Nuñez Fejioo. The Galician politician presented a plan to caretaker prime minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday, in a bid to end the deadlock caused by the inconclusive July 23 general election. The
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THE MOTHER of embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales was hospitalised last night, during a hunger strike she began earlier this week in protest against what she called a ‘witch hunt’ against her son. Angeles Bejar was taken to a hospital in her home city of Motril, Granada province, after suffering a panic attack, according
AN 85-year-old man has died in Caceres from Legionnaires’ disease, with six others affected and hospitalised. As of Tuesday, August 29, four patients are currently under close observation at San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital. Among the affected individuals are an 85-year-old woman and three men aged 76, 71, and 55. Additionally, two 65-year-old men have
THE Government of Gibraltar has reacted to Spain’s diplomatic protest over the ‘serious incidents’ involving Spanish fishermen in the waters surrounding the Rock. A note verbale that was dated August 28 and that has been seen by Spanish daily El Pais voiced a ‘vigorous protest’ on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is
LEGENDARY Spanish painter Pablo Piccaso’s penchant for women will be featured in a new BBC TV documentary series, ‘Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast’ to be screened on BBC Two this autumn. Malaga-born Picasso, who died in 1973, was regarded as painting some of the finest masterpieces of the 20th century but many branded him
ONE OF British television’s most successful and popular actors is coming to the Costa del Sol this September to shoot a drama series about- British television! David Tennant is one of an all-star cast filming Jilly Cooper’s novel Rivals set in the ruthless world of television back in the 1980s. The Scottish actor shot to
