THE millions of plastic pellets that have washed up on the shores of northern Spain and sparked an ecological disaster have now reached France and Portugal. Could they reach the Costa del Sol? The Liberia-registered cargo ship Toconao is reported to have spilled over 1,000 bags of microplastics off the Atlantic coast of Spain and […]
A FIFTH cycle of the Gibraltar government’s mentorship programme that has already given over 100 women leadership and management training, will run as from next week. The programme aims to ‘support women’s professional progress and development’ the government’s Ministry of Equality said in a statement. Started by previous minister for equality Samantha Sacramento, it has
THREE Alicante area loan sharks have been arrested after lending €3,000 to a business owner and then threatening violence against him to bank €30,000 of payments over a year. The detained Spaniards- two men and a woman and all members of the same family- have been charged with extortion. The victim, involved in the construction
COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia. Western Costa del Sol mayor’s association president Manuel Cardena said reservoirs ‘had not filled’ despite recent wetter days. “The rain of the last few days has not changed the reservoir’s situation,” he said.
THE potentially fatal West Nile Virus is surging among mosquito populations in southern Spain, it has emerged. In its annual surveillance campaign, the Andalucian government detected a total of 49,629 mosquitoes carrying the pathogen at 26 different sites throughout the region between June 14 and November 2023. The government uses a graded system to gauge
AS freezing temperatures in the capital send Madrilenians shivering, their southern compatriots are facing an opposite extreme, with highs surpassing 20C throughout Malaga province this weekend and early next week. National weather service AEMET forecasts a low of 12C and a high of 21C in Malaga city on Sunday, January 14, before reaching 22C on Monday,
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IT is known as liquid gold among Spaniards. But the country’s olive oil industry has suffered a series of environmental calamities which have cut production in half in the space of just two years. From an average production of 1.4 million tons two years ago, output fell 52% to 664,000 tonnes last year. This year,
THE City of Benidorm collected a whopping 544,500 kilograms of waste from its beaches in 2023, according to a press statement released January 11. The numbers highlight the toll of the Valencian city’s booming tourism industry, with 82,580 kilograms of trash recovered in August alone. Even in February, typically the quietest month for tourism, cleanup
CONSTRUCTION of Fuengirola’s new Mercacentro will start on January 22 at a cost of over €12 million. The project has been funded by a surplus in the local council’s budget during the 2022 financial year and the building will be completed by spring 2025. Fuengirola mayor, Ana Mula said: “The old market area will be
Finca/Country House Sayalonga, Málaga 2 beds 1 baths € 200,000 Description of object: Country house near the village of Sayalonga This country house is located about 800 m from the village of Sayalonga. The approximately 4864 m² property is fenced and entered through a metal gate. The house is divided into an entrance
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