AFTER a month of mixed weather across Spain in June, the heat is finally arriving on the Iberian peninsula. According to state weather agency Aemet, temperatures are going to rise across the country to hit as high as 40C in certain parts. The scorching weather comes after a so-called ‘Dana’ weather front brought with it […]
THE Hard Rock Hotel in Marbella has been taken off the property market – its owners will, instead, keep the establishment on their portfolio, thanks to its ongoing profitability. Stoneweg Hospitality and Bain Capital Credit are the two firms that own the hotel, which began to take shape as a project back in 2021. According
EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, and partly attribute this to the effects of climate change. According to a study titled ‘Probabilistic Tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea’, the Alboran Sea is one of the areas off the Spanish coast that experiences the highest levels of seismic activity,
BRONZE crucifixes stolen from cemeteries around Toledo province have been recovered from vehicles and homes. The sacred items were going to be broken up and melted down to get cash for the metal. Searches in the Madrid area recovered a one tonne sack stuffed with crucifixes. READ MORE: CRUCIFIXES IN VAN The Guardia Civil has
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A FAMILY-LED gang that allegedly processed cocaine imported from Columbia at clandestine laboratories in Fuengirola and Ciudad Real has been busted by the police. Nine people have been arrested following a year-long joint operation between the Guardia Civil and the Policia Nacional. Seven simultaneous raids were carried out in the Madrid, Malaga, and Ciudad Real
EIGHT migrants have been rescued off the Alicante province coast after their boat capsized with three more still said to be missing. A merchant ship sighted the group in the water some 26 nautical miles east of Benidorm. The craft along with a Maritime Rescue vessel and a helicopter brought eight people to safety. READ
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GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was forced into an embarrassing U-turn on Monday afternoon after a Budget proposal for a new pollution levy sparked an angry public backlash. Over 500 protestors rallied outside Number Six Convent Place, the Chief Minister’s official residence, forcing officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police to temporarily close Main Street. Demonstrators
SPAIN has reported the lowest unemployment figure for June since 2008, with 2,561,067 people registered as being out of work. Registrations with social security grew by 71,000 since May to reach 21,392,889- the highest total since records began. The hospitality sector is largely behind the improvements with June seeing the start of the main tourist
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PLANS for a luxury Four Seasons hotel in Marbella are being delayed by a 60-strong group of squatters, it has emerged. Dozens of men, women and children, mostly from Morocco, have taken over an abandoned campsite that is just 30 metres from the exclusive beachfront. Speaking to El Mundo, Malaga native Angel Fernandez, who acts
MARBELLA residents are set to benefit from a hefty investment to install noise reduction panels along the motorway running through the town. The €13.1 million project involves the installation of 28 acoustic screens starting in the AP75 toll road to the west of the city and running all the way down to the exit road.
