BENIDORM’S Policia Local are using a variation on one of Shakespeare’s most famous lines to warn beach goers about buying drinks and ice creams from illegal hawkers. The so-called lateros and cuberos are regular sights on the resort’s Poniente and Levante beaches from the early morning during the peak summer season. New vendors appear to […]
THREE Valencia football fans have been given eight-month prison sentences and a two-year football stadium ban for shouting racist insults at Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr. The trio will also have to pay legal costs and have made a formal apology to the player and his club. A letter of apology to Vinicius and Real Madrid
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A MANILVA figure skating school will send six local girls to compete in the World Open Inline Figure Skating Championships in Italy. One eight-year-old competitor, Summer Rodriguez-Jones has only been learning for six months. The daughter of a British expat, Summer was selected for the international competition just four months after she received skates last
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A LARGE rodent native to South America has been spotted in a Segura river irrigation canal in the Orihuela area. The coypu(Myocastor coypu)- also known as an otter rat- started appearing in northern Spain in the 1970’s after escaping from several French fur farms. A couple of them have been seen at the Hurchillo canal
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TWO people face animal abuse charges after the Guardia Civil found 107 fighting cocks in a Betera home in Valencia province. Guardia officers said 70 of the birds were in a ‘very bad state’ along with a dog and macaw- all which appeared to have been abused. The Guardia’s environment team Seprona raided the property
TWO people have died after their car plunged off a bridge on the AP-7 motorway. The tragic incident unfolded at around 9.15am in Mijas on Saturday. The 112 emergency hotline said it received multiple calls reporting a car on fire under a bridge near Mijas Golf. Witnesses quoted by the EFE news service said the
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CARLOS Alcaraz has won the French Open following a five-set thriller against his German rival Alexander Zverev. The 21-year-old now has an impressive three Grand Slam victories under his belt, having previously won both the US Open and Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal took to Twitter to congratulate the rising star, telling him: “Congratulations for this immense
SPAIN’S state weather agency AEMET has issued an alert for parts of Malaga and Granada tomorrow. The forecasters have put a yellow warning in place on the coasts of Granada and the Axarquia due to strong winds and rough seas. Westerly winds are expected to reach up to 60km/hr, causing waves of up to three
A HOTEL which offers ‘capsules’ for as little as €25 per night is coming to a major city in southern Spain. The Futurotel brand works by offering a series of stacked ‘capsules’ for their guests to sleep in, while keeping labour costs low by hiring no more than four people at the site. After opening
