A BRITISH expat has rescued a newborn puppy that had been left abandoned inside a knotted carrier bag in the hills of Manilva, on the Costa del Sol. Louise Friend, from Staffordshire, and her son Theo were walking their dog Skippa when they heard a strange noise. “My son found a knotted carrier bag near […]
A MAN chased a motorcyclist down Gibraltar roads in his car after an argument until the rider fell off and crashed into another vehicle. Police on the Rock are now looking for witnesses that saw the chase down Line Wall Road after officers arrested a 38-year-old man on Tuesday evening. The incident took place at
Palma de Mallorca, Majorca 1 beds 1 baths € 340,000 This fabulous ground floor apartment in Palma de Mallorca has a beautiful private garden and it is located in a privileged residential area, close to the golf courses, in the quiet La Vileta neighborhood. The attractive apartment has a constructed area of approx.
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GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as marijuana farms has resulted in nine arrests. The Guardia Civil carried out four simultaneous raids in Alicante, Altea, and Castalla with eight of the detainees being jailed. At the time
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UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy. In July, unemployment fell by almost 11,000 people and a total of 21,945 jobs were created. A total of 20,869,940 people are now under the Spanish Social Security scheme, its highest
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year ago, according to the Weekly Hydrological Bulletin. Spring rains helped improve reserves but the figure is below the 58.7% average of the last 10 years, with serious issues continuing in
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE PORT of Valencia could become the home of Spain’s first large-scale vertical solar energy park. Tests are being carried out for two months on part of a wall at the North Dock with the aim of exploring the feasibility to install a much larger unit. The project
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When it comes to sports such as football, the difference and popularity in Britain and Spain is minimal. When it comes to horseracing, however, that is a different story. British horse racing has a long and storied history, dating back centuries and although Spain also has a long history, it has never quite reached the same
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LAST July witnessed scorching temperatures across Andalucia, making it the fourth warmest month in the region since 1961, as reported by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). The average temperature for the month soared to 27.7ºC, a significant 1.7ºC degrees above the usual norm. Evidence of the extreme heat was apparent with temperatures surpassing 44ºC at
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THE Port of Gibraltar restarted bunkering operations Wednesday evening as government workers and volunteers cleaned oil off rocks and beaches after Monday’s spill. Captain of the Port John Ghio revealed that ‘between 1,000 and 2,000 litres of very low sulphur oil’ had spilt into the sea. Most of it then collected on the shorelines of
