September 2023

SPAIN and the Balearics have always attracted both British and German tourists. Yet, issues such as economic conditions, higher prices of holidays, the heat, and destinations in other countries have steered potential holidaymakers away from Spain this year. Consequently, British and German tourism in Spain is yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Through July of […]

TWO FIREFIGHTERS from Marbella will be travelling to Morocco to assist with rescue efforts after the devastating earthquake that hit the North African country on Friday night.  Sergio Hernandez and Antonio Medina, along with the latter’s dog Rasty, will be making the journey to work as volunteers via the NGO Firefighters for the World.  Medina

SPAIN’S population swelled by an impressive half a million people in the last year – a boom that was driven almost entirely by foreigners. According to the latest Continuous Population Survey (ECP), the country’s population surged by 537,611 individuals between July 2022 and July 2023. But Spanish nationals accounted for a paltry 3% (13,524) of

SPAIN’S national High Court has accepted a case filed by the public prosecutor against the now ex-Football Federation chairman, Luis Rubiales, over his unsolicited kiss with women’s team player Jenni Hermoso after the World Cup final on August 20.  The criminal complaint from the prosecutor states that the 46-year-old may have committed offences of sexual

A YOUNG British man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught in possession of four different drugs in Spain’s Ibiza. The holidaymaker, who was seated on a bench at Sant Antoni de Portmany old town, hid something when he saw a police patrol walking towards him.  Officers asked him for his ID and searched

FOUR YOUNGSTERS were killed in Barcelona on Sunday after they were hit by a Rodalies commuter train as they tried to cross the tracks. A further three people who were with the group were taken to hospital suffering from panic attacks after the incident. Two of the victims were aged 22, another was 21 and

ALARM bells are being rung once again over the state of the Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Malaga, as its levels drop to just 8%. Currently, the reservoir holds just twelve cubic hectometres of water, a grim situation that in just a matter of months could see the region with almost no water for its

CAMBRIDGE University will hold a presentation about Gibraltar’s culture and writing on September 12-13 for international academics. Minister for Culture, Professor John Cortes, will head the Gibraltar Literature Symposium titled ‘Llanito Culture and Writing’ at the university’s Faculty of English. The Ministry of Culture said in a statement that it will focus on ‘language use,

THE Moorish Castle was lit green in solidarity with Morocco on Saturday as Gibraltar expressed its concern for the strong earthquake that struck the Marrakesh area killing nearly 2,500 people. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo expressed how the ‘the significant loss of life and damage will be received by all of us here in Gibraltar with

A BRITISH tourist has been saved from drowning on a popular beach in Spain’s Mallorca.  A heroic lifeguard rescued the 57-year-old Englishman after seeing the bather’s wife screaming for help at Santa Ponca beach. .  Her husband, who she says has a “terrible fear of water”, was drowning after he started feeling unwell. The brave