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Modball fever burns up roads from London to Barca

SATURDAY June 20 saw the Pall Mall and Waterloo Place in London closed down. Not for a royal wedding, nor a national holiday, but something far more important - the official start of this year's European...Read More

David Cameron begins EU negotiations amidst Greece and migrant crises

PRIME Minister David Cameron is setting out his stall on negotiations over the UK’s place in the EU this evening (June 25) at a summit of the union’s national leaders.
He’s due to present...Read More

Mallorca and the UK more connected than ever

BRITISH airline Jet2.com and its branch Jet2holidays will start flying to Palma de Mallorca as of February 2016.
The company has announced that a new line will open between Palma and Manchester (February...Read More

No charges for English tourists believed to have caused Magaluf forest fire

FOUR teenaged English tourists are believed to have caused a forest fire on the uninhabited island of Sa Porrassa, located off the coast of Magaluf.
The dense smoke curtain could be seen on Wednesday afternoon...Read More

French taxi drivers block airport routes in protest at Uber app

An overturned car  is pictured as French taxi drivers, who are on strike, demonstrate at Porte Maillot to block the traffic on the Paris ring road during a national  protest against car-sharing service Uber. FRENCH taxi drivers have built roadblocks round airports in a protest at controversial unofficial taxi company Uber. Riot police stepped in as drivers across the country blocked airport access and vandalised...Read More

Estepona history provides theme for new murals

A NEW addition to Estepona’s Artistic Murals Route depicting local history has been unveiled.
The work, by local artist Joaquin Aguilera, has been christened Without Memory There is no History and...Read More

Man dies in audience participation bullfight

A MAN has died after being gored by a bull in an Extremadura town during a fiesta marking San Juan.
The incident occurred yesterday (June 24) in the town of Coria, where the local fiesta for the summer...Read More

Vega Baja Rotary Clubs raise cash for rare disease

FIVE Rotary clubs in the Vega Baja region, specifically Torrevieja, Orihuela, Los Montesinos, Almoradi and Guardamar, have united to raise cash for research for a rare genetic disease.
There are only 400...Read More

San Javier Airport border officer saves British holidaymaker

San Javier Airport  A NATIONAL Police officer on duty at border control in Murcia-San Javier Airport saved a British holidaymaker’s life after his heart stopped beating.
When passengers in the airport’s check-in...Read More

Daughters of working mums go on to earn more in better jobs

GROWING up with a working mum helps girls to achieve more, according to a worldwide study by Harvard Business School.
They’ve found that women whose mothers were employed outside of the home are...Read More

Granada Province to fund new entrepreneurs

SELF-EMPLOYED residents of Granada Province are in luck as the Junta de Andalucia regional government is to hand them a financial boost. More than 2,000 projects created by newly self-employed residents...Read More

Safety drills help Axarquia beaches strive for Q for Quality

BEACHES in Velez-Malaga are about to become much safer and get their quality officially certified.
A series of drills were carried out in the beaches of Caleta, Benajarafe and Torre del Mar. These operations...Read More

Almeria court jails man for driving into policeman

A MAN has been jailed for a year and a half for insulting a Guardia Civil officer and hitting him with his car in Almeria City.
The 39-year-old Moroccan man, who is currently doing time at Albolote jail...Read More

Gibraltar police foil human trafficking ring

OFFICERS of the Royal Gibraltar Police have foiled a human trafficking ring operating in the Costa del Sol.
A criminal group that was engaged in human trafficking has been uncovered by the RGP and the...Read More

La Viña’s pylon plight continues

LA VIÑA residents in Lorca are up in arms over the fact that a high-voltage electricity pylon has still not been moved away from their homes.
The pylon is right in the middle of Calle Tejedores...Read More

Spain bids farewell to thousands of inhabitants

PRESUMABLY discouraged by the lack of opportunities in sunny Spain, thousands of Spaniards and foreign residents are leaving the country and decreasing its population by the minute.
For the third consecutive...Read More

Church news from Anglican Chaplaincy

NOSTALGIC:  Square-dancing brought back memories for many. COSTA Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy hosted another popular traditional barn dance at the Church of San Josep in La Fustera, with Father Steve Foster setting his banjo aside to act as ‘caller’.
...Read More

UK population rises by 500,000, with the average Brit getting older

THE UK population, which leapt by close to half a million people last year according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is also getting older.
There were 491,100 more people living...Read More

Minding your manners when on the beaches!

ALMERIA City Hall recently issued a list of what is and isn’t acceptable on its beaches. Although most rules were overlooked during the St John’s Night celebrations on June 24, Almeria’s...Read More

Wage cut on agenda for Altea councillors

A CUT in councillors’ wages was proposed by Mayor Jaume Llinares in a bid to save €9,000 per year at Altea Council’s first plenary meeting on Tuesday June 23.
Other matters on the agenda...Read More

Pope Francis to aid case of Spanish thalidomide victims

SPANISH victims of thalidomide, still battling for compensation, have met Pope Francis who promised he would try to support their case.
The drug given to pregnant women to suppress morning sickness in...Read More

Costa cleaner arrested for suspected theft

A CLEANER suspected of stealing €6,500 worth of jewellery and valuables from a Malaga City home has been arrested.
Police investigations began last September when the owner of the home, in the Miraflores...Read More

Permanent space for flavours of Malaga market

THE first permanent Sabor a Malaga (Malaga flavour) market is ready and expected to open in Coin this weekend.
Financed by Malaga Provincial Council with a €330,000 budget, the new market includes...Read More

Viator legion returns to Lebanon

THE Legion Brigade (Brileg) based in Viator will be returning to Lebanon as UN peacekeepers.
The Brileg soldiers are currently undergoing endurance training at Serrania de Ronda (Malaga), headed by their...Read More

Historic Puerto de Mazarron villa given protected status

THE Roman villa in El Alamillo, Puerto de Mazarron has been officially declared a listed item and given protected status by the Regional Government of Murcia.
It means that no development in the immediate...Read More

Boy dies in tragic end to Murcia waterpark charity trip

AN EIGHT-year-old boy died at an aquapark in Murcia yesterday (June 24), emergency services and Caritas charity have confirmed.
The Moroccan boy was one of a large group on an outing to the park to celebrate...Read More

Mum and baby survive ‘catastrophic’ jungle plane crash

A MIRACLE mum and her one-year-old son have been found alive five days following a plane crash in the jungle of Western Colombia. Eighteen-year-old Maria Nelly Murillo was reported to have sustained burns...Read More

Alfaz mayor to appear in court

Alfaz del Pi Mayor  Vicente Arques SOCIALIST mayor of Alfaz del Pi Vicente Arques has been called to testify as a defendant following a complaint brought by his defeated running opponent in the recent local elections, Maite Huerta of the...Read More

The other side of the San Juan festival

AS SPECIAL as the San Juan festivities can be, there is another aspect to it, with dozens of incidents reported that leave a bad taste the morning after. While many are nursing hangovers with fond memories...Read More

Illegal boats hurting Island business, owners claim

SEVERAL boat rental companies have drawn attention to 1,000 crafts they say are being illegally rented in the Balearic Islands.
The Provincial Association of Maritime Activities Businesses (APEAM) says...Read More

 
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