November 2023

GIBRALTAR wants to take a leaf out of the handbook of Malta’s promotion of its own language to give ‘Llanito’ a lift in the near future. The Rock’s own recently formed National Book Council (GNBC) travelled to the Malta Book Festival recently and said they were ‘impressed’ by the desire to promote Maltese in literature. […]

A DEAD otter that appeared close to the Small Boats Marina in Gibraltar is believed to have been killed by a passing vehicle. A vet who conducted a postmortem on the European Otter close to the sea found that it had a fractured leg and internal bleeding. Otters are normally found in the nearby rivers

MARBELLA City Council has opened a new stretch of its coastal promenade development- nearly 200 metres long- between Avenidas Jardines de las Golondrinas and del Naviero. Mayor Angeles Muñoz and Works councillor Diego Lopez visited the area and said that ‘with this new work we go forward with our objective of uniting the 27 kilometres

GUSTS of over 90km/h could smash into Gibraltar all day Thursday as part of a cold front associated with Storm Ciaran moves into Iberia. The Met Office Gibraltar forecast the rough weather and warned of ‘flying debris’ brought by the storm as it grows throughout October 2. A government weather warning said the wind speeds

PALMA residents are up in arms after a crazed barber who has terrorised them with machetes, swords, and even hairdressing razors has once again been released from jail. He has roamed the streets topless in a maniacal state, threatening neighbours with the chilling cry: “I’m possessed by the devil. I’m going to kill you all.”

ANYONE AGED 60 and over- and of any nationality- can buy a Renfe ‘Gold Card'(Tarjeta Dorada) at any Renfe station in Spain to enjoy rail travel discounts of up to 40%. You just need to show your passport as a proof of your age and the card is yours for €6. Renfe has announced renewals

THE ANDALUCIA region has the largest number of foreign immigrants housed by Spain’s central government, accounting for 9,874 people. That’s followed by the Canary Islands with 6,363 and Catalunya with 6.023. The mainland figures include those transferred from the Canaries after making perilous boat journeys, as well as people from Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. The

MALLORCA is facing a weather alert for Thursday as Storm Ciaran looms. The island can expect fierce winds of up to 110km/h and colossal waves that could reach nine metres high. Named by the UK Met Office, Storm Ciaran has pummelled all of Western Europe. It has brought with it the lowest sea-level pressure seen

A THOUSAND people took to the streets of Palma to demand ‘less tourism, more life’, ahead of an EU tourism summit being held in the city.  On Monday, October 30, protestors marched from Porta de Santa Catalina to Passeig Born, where a manifesto backed by 77 groups was signed.  The manifesto, read by author and

VALENCIA’S record in encouraging new designs has helped it become a UNESCO Creative City in an announcement made on Tuesday to coincide with World Cities Day. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a laboratory of innovative ideas and experiences, in which, every four years, the different members produce a report in which they propose their