February 2024

Holy Res-erection: Priest is arrested in Spain for ‘dealing Viagra pills’

A PRIEST and his partner have been arrested in the Extremadura region for selling Viagra and other ‘powerful aphrodisiac substances’. The cleric is one of six parish priests working in Don Benito in Badajoz province serving 37,000 people. He is said to be a well-known figure who was popular with residents and known for having […]

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British expat buys a football club on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Ex-Burnley chairman Mike Garlick ‘will usher in a new era’ for Antequera FC

THE ex-chairman of Premier League club Burnley, Mike Garlick, has bought Spanish club Antequera CF who play in group II of the Premiera RFEF. “I’m here for the club to evolve, not to make a revolution,” said Garlick. He acquired the 100% shareholding of the Malaga province club which becomes a public limited company. DEAL

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Spain is on the up! Economy to grow better than expected this year – while the UK enters a recession

SPAIN will be the best-performing large economy in the eurozone next year after official forecasts for growth were updated. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) now predicts that Spain’s economy will grow by 1.5% in 2024 and 2% in 2025 following a 2.5% growth last year. Spain is the only country in the

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Former right-hand man of Socialist transport minister detained in Spain over allegations of illegal commissions from Covid masks

THE former right-hand man of ex-transport minister Jose Luis Abalos has been arrested on suspicion of receiving illegal commissions from the purchase of face masks during the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Koldo Garcia Izaguirre was detained by the Guardia Civil, according to Spanish daily El Confidencial, after an investigation carried out by the Spanish

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How much are solar panels in Spain and are they worth it? All you need to know as figures reveal the number of home installations almost HALVED last year

THE number of homeowners installing solar panels on their properties in Spain fell by almost 50% last year as enthusiasm for solar energy begins to wane across Europe. Almost 112,000 Spanish households installed solar panels in 2023, roughly half of the 217,000 residential solar energy installations constructed in 2022. Analysts claim that falling energy prices

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Revealed: Where the rich are buying property in Spain – as three cities feature in a global list of hot locations for the wealthy

REWIND to the arrival of the new millennium, and Spain’s capital Madrid was not high on the list of destinations for international tourists, visitors or those seeking to buy a property. But that has clearly changed in recent years, with tourism from the US booming and the city now appearing fourth on the list of

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Police in Spain’s Sevilla free 21 agricultural workers who ‘weren’t allowed to eat or drink’ 

THE Policia Nacional has freed 21 agricultural workers in the southern city of Sevilla who were being forced to work in appalling conditions.  As part of the operation, 15 arrests were made on suspicion of human trafficking offences.  According to the police, the victims ‘were not allowed to eat or drink during their working day

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Farmer strikes in Spain: Huge protests take over Madrid as tractors attempt to shut down the capital

HUNDREDS of farmers descended on the Spanish capital today, as their ongoing tractor-based protests arrived in Madrid to draw attention to what they claim are the terrible conditions they are enduring in terms of the production and sale of their produce.  Around 500 tractors arrived in the city in five different convoys, with their common

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Warning for golf players: Romanian pickpocket steals luxury watches, iPhones and wallets from buggies on Spain’s Costa del Sol – AFTER being released on bail for the same crime

GOLFERS have been warned not to leave valuable items in their buggies after a sneaky thief struck several times at golf courses in the Mijas area. A 36-year-old Romanian has been arrested by the Mijas Policia Local who took advantage of the players concentrating on getting low scores rather than making sure their belongings were

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