December 2023

OFFICIALS have confirmed Andalucia is experiencing its longest drought since 1961.  The drought started almost eight years ago in 2016.  Though prolonged, it is not the most intense drought to have hit the region.  It comes after a press conference was held today, Monday December 18, by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET). It follows the […]

A 75-YEAR-OLD woman died in hospital in Spain’s Basque Country region this weekend after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a hunter while she was in her home.  The tragic accident took place in the municipality of Deba, in Gipuzkoa province, according to a statement released by the Ertzaintza regional police and reported

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THE National Geographic Institute reported a Monday morning earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale in the southern Costa Blanca. It happened at 10.27am with the five-kilometre deep epicentre under Torrevieja’s La Mata lake between Los Montesinos, Torrevieja, and Guardamar. The main extent of the quake was felt for a couple of seconds in Los

A MALAGA town has won a place in the list of Spain’s prettiest towns, with just five new locations chosen this year.   Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious title in 2024.  The towns must meet strict criteria and Malaga is already home to two places which have made the cut, Frigiliana

THE CHRISTMAS spirit was abruptly stopped in Murcia City on Sunday as police pulled over Father Christmas and his elves for driving in illegally-converted sleighs. Officers brought the festive cheer to an end on one of the city’s main roads- the Gran Via- in front of the Hotel Victoria at around 6.30pm. Four people- including

MIXED messages are being sent out about the direction of interest rates next year. Money managers seem to think that rates have already been raised too high by the European Central Bank (ECB). Many of them are betting on the ECB lowering rates significantly by April – months ahead of previously forecast – as inflation

TWO men from the Costa Blanca have been arrested after apparently trying to hold the baby Jesus to a €2,000 ransom. The duo, aged 19 and 21 are accused of stealing the figurine from a Nativity scene in the Alicante town of Sant Vicent del Raspeig. Police say the figure was taken on Friday night,

AT least 18 international schools across Spain have been forced to close as police investigate bomb threats.  The closures occurred this Monday, December 18 in schools across Zaragoza, Catalonia, Pontevedra, Tenerife, Villareal and Castellon. It comes after multiple schools received emails warning of explosive devices placed in their grounds.   According to El Heraldo, the secretary

A BRITISH fugitive convicted of murdering his wife in 1999 has been arrested in Torrevieja, after being paroled in 2015 and breaching his bail conditions. Glen Wathall, 65, from Burton-on-Trent in East Staffordshire, beat his partner to death on Christmas Day 1999. He fled the UK eight-years-ago and had a European Arrest Warrant out against