January 2024

Guardia Civil is looking for adoptive homes in Spain for its adorable police dog puppies to help them become ‘socialised’ – but there is a catch

FEEL like raising an adorable and super smart puppy in your home on behalf of the Guardia Civil? The police force is looking for households to take in their police dogs-in-waiting during the crucial first year of their lives. But there is a catch – after this period, the animals will be returned to the […]

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NHS expert to investigate the growing number of special needs children in Gibraltar

A UK expert is launching a study into why there has been an increase in the number of children with special educational needs in Gibraltar. NHS public health registrar Una Geary will start work on the study in February alongside GHA Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter. It follows on from figures supplied by

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Love cats? This sanctuary in Gibraltar is looking for volunteers to help rescue more felines on the Rock

A CAT sanctuary in Gibraltar’s Upper Town is on the lookout for more volunteers and donations as they try to rescue more abandoned felines. Susan Wink-Sampere wants to have a team of volunteers for her charity that run its cat sanctuary close to the Upper Rock. The local woman started Gibraltar Street Cats took off

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Increase of breast cancer in young women could be caused by synthetic chemicals, study reveals. 

SCIENTISTS have found some 921 cancer promoting chemicals in products we use daily.  Some common products could be linked to deadly diseases. Photo: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash READ MORE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats show one in 10 new cases are among under 40s The study, carried out by the Silent Spring

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Crackdown on Airbnbs in Spain: Andalucia introduces more red tape for homeowners wishing to rent to tourists

THE Andalucia government will approve a new law on tourist housing this Monday which gives added powers to municipalities to ‘establish limitations regarding the maximum number of homes for tourist purposes, by building or sector’. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Arturo Bernal, confirmed the move in an interview with Canal Sur Radio on

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AND BREATHE: Relax, you’ve passed Blue Monday! In the second of his insightful columns, Fijaz Mughal gives some excellent tips on how to create a positive outlook for the year ahead

WE are now powering into the New Year and 2024.  Last year may have brought trials and tribulations, a sense of economic worries and concern about the state the world is in.  Environmental issues, the Middle East and increasing costs on basic items all add to the stresses of life… and stress affects our mental

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Gibraltar’s new housing minister to tackle lack of CCTV and antisocial behaviour on the Rock’s estates

MINISTER for Housing in Gibraltar Pat Orfila discussed shed roof repairs, CCTV installations and antisocial behaviour with a public housing residents recently. Orfila, elected for the first time into government last October, is tasked solely to sort out the Rock’s housing issues. She met with Jessica Collado, chairperson of the Laguna Estate Tenant’s Association, and

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Abandoned Los Alamos hotel in Torremolinos will FINALLY be renovated: Developer to build 180 apartments for ‘digital nomads’ who want to move to Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN eyesore hotel which has been left to crumble on the Costa del Sol is finally due to undergo regeneration. The long-abandoned Los Alamos Hotel in Torremolinos is set to be transformed into the largest co-living building in Malaga province. Leading developer Nuovit Homes is designing the new development specifically to cater to the growing

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3 bedroom Penthouse for sale in Puerto de Mazarron – € 169,900

Penthouse Puerto de Mazarron, Murcia   3 beds   1 baths € 169,900 Amazing penthouse for sale! This beautiful property offers you comfort and elegance in every corner Located just a few meters from the beach, you can enjoy stunning views of the sea and the mountains With three spacious bedrooms, a separate kitchen, bathroom

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