THE recent environmental crisis on the shores of northern Spain, marked by the spill of plastic pellets into the ocean, has prompted immediate action from authorities in Gibraltar and Malaga. Gibraltar’s Department of the Environment has intensified its coastal monitoring following the discovery of these pellets on Bolonia beach in nearby Tarifa. This response comes […]
A GIBRALTAR minister is continuing to take occasional shifts with his beloved ambulance service three months after being voted into government. Minister for Sports, Industrial Relations and Civil Contingencies Leslie Bruzon took on a gruelling 12-hour night shift on Saturday night. The former ambulance man got stuck in at his old job for at least
THE Costa del Sol is set to be transformed into the epicentre of Spanish and Ibero-American cinema cinema when the 27th Malaga Film Festival lands at the beginning of March. This year’s festival, running from the 1st to the 10th of March 2024, is anticipated to eclipse last year’s record of nearly fifty Spanish feature
MORE than three million British expats have regained their right to vote in UK General Elections and referendums following the implementation of the Elections Act 2022. This represents the biggest increase in the British electorate since the introduction of full female suffrage in 1928. As of Tuesday January 16, 2024, the 15-year limit on voting
RYANAIR emerged victorious in its legal battle to be able to decide its own cabin baggage policy. Thursday’s landmark ruling by a court in La Coruña underscores the airline’s ability to continue its policy of allowing one small personal bag for free. The free bag must measure 40 x 20 x 25 cm and fit
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A UK court trying to recover some of the money swindled by British fraudster Mark Acklom has heard that he’s living in Spain with his family. A barrister representing the 50-year-old conman at a Proceeds of Crime Act(Poca) hearing at Bristol Magistrates Court confirmed that he had been reunited with his wife Yolanda Ros and
SPAIN clocked up a record number of airline passengers in 2023 to exceed levels recorded before the Covid pandemic. Figures from the Aena operated network showed over 283 million people passed through their airports last year- 16% more than 2022 and 2.9% up on 2019 when the previous record of 275.2 million was reached. Out
SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The University of Valencia study published in the ‘Urban Science’ magazine shows the beaches at Pinedo, El Saler and La Garrofera went from having 170 hectares of sand in the 90s
A YOUNG expat has divided opinion after being told to use ‘her neighbour’s bathroom’ as planned construction work will cut off water supply. The American woman was asking for advice in an expat support group when critical comments started to flood in. In the post, the expat said her running water supply would be cut
A QUAD biker has been vindicated after allegations that he exposed himself to passersby were revealed to be ‘false’ and motivated by a neighbour who was ‘sick of bikes using the same path as her’. The man was accussed of exposing himself in Entrerios Photo: Fuengirolasequeja The woman claimed the incident took place in Entrerios,
