A DUTCHMAN is spearheading an innovative proposal to tackle Ibiza’s housing crisis head on. Retired business coach Hans van de Rakt, 64, wants to dock a small cruise ship in one of Ibiza’s ports to provide social housing. The ambitious project, dubbed Social Housing Boat, is in its early stages and will need to find […]
A BRITISH expat haven is in uproar following the brutal murder of a local family man, allegedly at the hands of recently arrived squatters. David Lledo, 39, was beaten to death by three men last Saturday in the small village of Gata de Gorgos, just north of Alicante on the Costa Blanca. He was savagely
HUNDREDS of locals have gathered in Sevilla to protest against the ‘excesses’ of tourism. The Sevilla se Muere (Sevilla is dying) association unfurled banners in Plaza de Salvador on Wednesday before listing their demands for the City Council. The group is calling for a ban on new tourist flat licences, which they claim are forcing
SPANISH police have made a devastating prediction on the search for Jay Slater as they begin to comb caves some 12 days after the teenager vanished. The search for Jay has moved to caves near the Airbnb he left before he disappeared on Monday, June 17. As reported by the Independent, the Los Carrizales caves
The highly anticipated Ibiza Classics performance will take place on Saturday 10th of August at Marbella Arena, as part of FIESTA Marbella 2024 Pete Tong Ibiza Classics with Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra will perform in Marbella on Saturday 10th of August, their first performance in mainland Spain. This performance is part of the
NOISE from an Almeria music festival has been blamed for the death of four gazelles at an adjoining conservation centre. Almeria City Council says it ‘doubts’ there is a link between the music and the fatalities, but has moved two Flamenco concerts from the Parque de Hoya on July 15 and 20 as a ‘precaution’.
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THE Government of Gibraltar is facing calls to create new legislation to manage conflicts of interests in the tiny jurisdiction. A Conflicts of Interest Act was one of the recommendations made by former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail’s legal team in their closing submissions to the McGrail Inquiry. The inquiry, which has been investigating the
IT was a crime that will have broken the heart of even the most casual wine drinker. Grainy CCTV footage showed how, back in February, a hooded figure opened the taps of stainless steel tanks at the Cepa 21 winery in Castillo de Duero, in Spain’s northern Valladolid province, spilling 60,000 litres of high-end wine
FORMER US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are expected to fly into Mallorca this weekend to attend a party. The event is being staged on a private estate in the middle of island with around 100 people invited. The host of the exclusive summer party is said to be an American friend of
SPAIN’S public rail company Renfe will complain to the European Commission about French-owned rival Ouigo over its low prices being ‘unfair competition’. Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, confirmed on Thursday that Renfe will be making a submission to Brussels. Puente did not elaborate on the specific charge that Renfe will lay down but a source from
