SPAIN’S Iberian wolf population has undergone a significant 26% increase since 2014, as reported in a recent study. The study, conducted by the Artemisan Foundation, claims that there are currently around 400 wolf packs throughout Spain. This is equivalent to an estimated population of around 2,800 individuals. The majority of these populations are in the […]
PEDRO Ximenez wines, produced from a grape grown in the Andalucian municipality of Montilla, are in line to be named an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The mayor of the town, Rafael Llamas, has announced that he is applying for the recognition as the production process makes Pedro Ximenez unique. The intensely sweet, dark dessert
SOMETHING awesome this way comes for the residents of San Pedro Alcantara. The sister town of Marbella is yet again upgrading its charm thanks to the addition of a new barrio – aka neighbourhood – called El Ingenio. Across the road from the La Colonia shopping centre, and next to the historic sugar factory, extensive
Late September: practically its own season. Bright, fresh days with the memory of water – the downpours of last week, which stopped summer dead in its tracks – still present in corners of the land where the sun seldom reaches, still damp, the soil still dark after rain. How the grass revives, brave little blades
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Estepona, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 395,000 A very exclusive residential complex of 70 homes (with 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms) make up this new development of new construction located next to the sea, in the new development area of Estepona West. You can choose between ground floors with a garden, apartments
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ATTACKS on police officers in the Balearics are at their highest in 16 years, with approximately 500 incidents reported last year. The Spanish Police Confederation (CEP) blamed the numbers on a loss of respect for authority. It added ‘attacking a police officer is apparently almost cost-free’ as ‘hardly anyone ends up in prison.’ Convictions of
THE longest bridge in Spain can be found in Cadiz, and it goes by the name of the Constitution of 1812 Bridge, or simply the Pepa Bridge. This colossal structure stretches a remarkable five kilometres, linking Cadiz with Puerto Real, with over three kilometres of it extending over the waters of the Bay of Cadiz.
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THANKS to bullfighting and other traditional fiestas that involve cruelty to creatures, Spain has not always enjoyed the greatest reputation when it comes to animal welfare. But that is something the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to remedy earlier this year, when a new animal welfare law was approved by Congress in
GIBRALTAR could get more powers to control its own affairs and international status under plans presented by the GSLP/Liberal coalition ahead of the October 12 election. Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said he had been working both with the UK and other British overseas territories to try to come up with a new constitution for
TEMPERATURES across Andalucia will reach highs of up to 31C today as the so-called ‘summer of San Miguel’ arrives this weekend. Each year a bout of rainfall will typically hit much of Spain before one last blast of heat and clear blue skies ahead of the beginning of autumn in October. The phenomenon, following rainy
