September 2023

THE Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport has recently been awarded the ‘Best Airport in Europe’. This prestigious recognition was presented at the start of September by the Airports Council International (ACI) during a Gala Dinner held in Incheon, South Korea. At this event, Laura Navarro, Director of Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport, received the award in the […]

RUSSELL Brand told addicts to ‘admit their f****d up behaviour’ and apologise during a series of talks about recovery it has emerged – including in Spain. The under fire comedian, 48, gave a talk at the Ibiza Calm clinic back in 2018, following the release of his book Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions. The book

La preparación adecuada del motor para el invierno es fundamental para garantizar que su vehículo funcione sin problemas y evite posibles daños en climas fríos. Un aspecto esencial de esta preparación es seleccionar la viscosidad adecuada del aceite del motor, ya sea 5W30 o 5W40, para una protección óptima durante los meses de invierno. Para

Platja d’Aro, Girona   4 beds   3 baths € 845,000 Beautiful villa surrounded by a natural setting of great beauty, at the top of the Mas Nou hill, with good connections to the towns of Platja d’Aro and Calonge with their beaches. The house, in rustic style with exposed stone and wooden beams, is

NEARLY all of Spain’s 23 women’s football players on the national team have agreed to end their boycott and play against Sweden in the Nations League. The World Cup winners had been demanding wide-reaching changes in the Football Federation before they would get back on the pitch, but 21 of them have now dropped their

THE SUMMER season has ended abruptly, unexpectedly and without any explanation at the Marina d’Or tourist complex in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón province. The hotel and leisure sites at the massive Ciudad de Vacaciones shut down on September 17, cancelling any pending reservations.  Marina d’Or was due to continue operating until December, but the company

THE REGIONAL government in Valencia is to investigate a bullfighting festival after the line-up including so-called ‘dwarf bullfighters’, a form of ‘entertainment’ that is on its way to being prohibited by law in Spain.  The justice department in the Valencian administration, which is run by far-right Vox after it reached a governing deal with the

ALICANTE-ELCHE Miguel Hernandez Airport has achieved a significant milestone in its history during the month of August, recording its highest-ever passenger numbers, tallying 1,702,139 individuals. This figure surpasses the previous record set in August 2019, which stood at 1,692,011 passengers. This substantial increase of 12.6% compared to the same month last year, 2022, reflects the

FOLLOWING the tragic occurrence of two gender-based killings in the Valencian Community within less than 24 hours, the Alicante City Council has observed a moment of silence. Yesterday, Tuesday, September 19, saw the Alicante City Council join the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP) in condemning the recent gender-based murders of two women in

THE body of a young woman found dumped by a zebra crossing in Torremolinos has been identified as a 21-year-old expat.  Anne Mathea Morken, from Norway, moved to Spain only a year ago before being found strewn across the road near the entrance of an apartment building in Playamar.  A popular student and keen skier,