A DEAL to increase wages in Malaga’s hospitality industry has been reached between trade unions and key employer groups today, Friday, August 8. The agreement came after days of negotiation, and just a few hours before the start of Malaga’s Feria. A major demonstration led by CCOO and UGT labour unions took place last August […]
A BIG weekend getaway started on Friday with 8.5 million car journeys predicted by Spain’s DGT traffic authority over the next five days. Tuesday is a national bank holiday commemorating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and it means that many people will take Monday off as well to create a long weekend. Roads to
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FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing on a section in Jerica. The Guardia Civil’s environment unit, Seprona, started an investigation after receiving reports of the dead fish on March 17. Officers went to the area and
TWO SECURITY GUARDS at the Benicalap municipal swimming pool in Valencia have been arrested for hate crimes after allegedly stopping her entering the facility because she was wearing a veil. Fadila Said took her two children aged 5 and 8 to the pool last month and claims she was racially abused. She alleges that the
THE ship that caused the latest oil spill that stained the whole southwestern coast of Gibraltar, the Gas Venus, has left local waters after putting down a £1.5 million cash bond. Captain of the Port John Ghio confirmed the cash covered ‘the costs of the oil spill response and cleanup operations’ in a government statement.
A FIRE is burning its way through the outer regions of Marbella’s Puerto Banus, beloved of the jet set class and high rollers in the Costa del Sol. Flames have been seen in urban areas near the Poligono de San Pedro and the smoke has been reported in Benahavis. Photos taken by alarmed residents in
FOOD and soft drinks in Spain are 10.8% more expensive than a year ago, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). Despite Spain having one of the lowest inflation rates in the eurozone, the price of groceries is now over 30% higher than four years ago, the summer before the pandemic. Inflation fell
A MANHUNT is underway after a British 17-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in Magaluf at the weekend. According to local media, the teenager hailed a cab in the Punta Ballena area at around 5am on Sunday (August 6). The driver allegedly began immediately touching his genitals while repeatedly offering him
IN a distressing incident near Sevilla, Spain, a horse has tragically lost its life while another was discovered in a state of exhaustion after becoming ensnared in a reservoir, prompting an investigation into the owner’s role in the incident. The tragic event occurred at a reservoir in La Puebla de Cazalla, a town situated not
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