THE Junta have announced a new package of anti-drought measures worth €217m, as fears of looming water restrictions continue to mount. The region’s Minister for Agriculture, Fishing, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, announced the latest decree in a press conference on Monday, January 29. The announcement means that the Junta, led by Juanma Moreno, […]
A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. Alzheimer’s could be transferred between humans in very rare cases. Photo: National Cancer Centre/Unsplash READ MORE: Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them Experts have found evidence of at least
AN ILLEGAL rave was staged in Novelda last weekend with music levels so high that the noise was heard 20 kilometres away. The event started on Friday in the La Arcillera on the site of a former clandestine motocross circuit. Access to the area was straight-forward via two roads running close to the Vinapolo river.
THE CEO of a Midlands-based National League football club has taken over Gibraltar’s bottom-placed side in a surprise move. Mark Palmer of Solihull Moors said he it was ‘a proud moment’ to become the new owner and chairman of Lions Gibraltar FC with immediate effect. “I’m honoured to be the new owner and chairman of
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UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron got the latest news on EU treaty talks from Gibraltar’s top two political leaders in London. It was the first time Gibraltar Chief Minister Picardo had met new Foreign Secretary Cameron face-to-face since returning to front-line politics. Both Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia also met UK’s Minister for
BAR closures have leapt up in Spain in recent years, with nearly a fifth of them permanently calling time between 2021 and the start of 2023. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) says that as of January 1, 2023, there were 168,065 registered bars- a 17% fall since 2021. 7.825 bar businesses shut in 2022- a
A MAN, 63, thought he struck lucky on a first date when he went back with a woman to a Valencia province hotel, only to find himself drugged and robbed. It’s not known whether their first contact was in person or via an app, but they agreed to meet explicitly for the purposes of having
THREE members of a Spanish gang that broke into mainly hire cars in the Playa de Palma area of Mallorca have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Their principle targets were tourists transporting luggage and cash, with items left clearly on show. One of the suspects barricaded himself in his home prior to his arrest
DUST from the Sahara Desert is set to hit southern Spain this week as temperatures continue to remain unseasonably high. Hazy conditions – known as the ‘calima’ – are expected to impact the Costa del Sol from Monday, January 29, having already clouded skies above the Canary Islands. Meanwhile, temperatures are set to cool following
THE Tories may come to regret re-enfranchising 2.3 million British expats living abroad after experts predicted they would vote against Rishi Sunak’s government en masse. The current government removed the previous 15-year cut off limit for overseas citizens to be eligible to vote in UK elections for British on January 16. The move represents the
