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At least 20 bodies discovered in abandoned lorry in Austria

THE bodies of at least 20 people, with estimates as high as 40 or 50, have been found in a lorry in Austria, believed to have suffocated. 
According to police reports, the partially decomposed remains...Read More

Nerja councillor Ana Gonzalez resigns from Partido Popular

THE Partido Popular in Nerja has seen the resignation of one of its councillors this week. Ana Gonzalez has decided to say goodbye to opposition party PP, but will remain a councillor, sitting with...Read More

Real Madrid Florentino Perez boss holidays on luxury yacht in Mallorca

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez has been relaxing in Mallorca aboard his luxury yacht.
Following a busy few months, Perez is visiting the island and enjoying his yacht, the Pitina III, which cost...Read More

Police appeal for information after 3-year-old shot with air rifle in London park

POLICE in London are searching for the person who shot a three-year-old girl in the stomach with an air rifle in a London park. 
The toddler was in Hanworth Park, Feltham, with her mother and granddad...Read More

Feminist campaigners rename Paris streets after women

A GROUP of feminist activists has renamed streets in Paris in an effort to bring attention to how few are named after women. 
On Tuesday evening (August 25) the Osez le feminisme group replaced...Read More

It’s sink or win for Gibraltar’s cardboard boat racers

THE annual Charity Cardboard Boat Race in Gibraltar set sail on Saturday (August 22) for the seventh year. It’s one of the few charity events you expect to sink like a stone, and be all the more...Read More

‘Summer fiestas need bulls’ say Valencia region politicians

DENIA: Bous a la  Mar. BOUS al carrer, bous a la mar and bous embolats draw crowds in Marina Alta town and village fiestas. 
Young, middle-aged and old men will try a pass or two at a galloping bull, cow or heifer in...Read More

More schools in Murcia to go bilingual

THE Murcia Region is starting the new school year with 31 schools joining the bilingual education programme, through the initiative promoted by the Regional Government.
The programme includes alternating...Read More

National Animal Welfare Conference in Murcia

REGISTRATION is now open for participation in the National Animal Welfare Conference, being held at the Costa Narejos Hotel, Los Alcazares, Murcia from October 16-18.
The Proteccion Animales España...Read More

Dolphin dies near Denia shore

Efforts to save a dolphin seen in difficulties off Denia all failed. Public on Les Marines beach advised the maritime authorities when they saw the 1.5-metre long dolphin near the shore, swimming...Read More

Madrid station’s ‘terrapin paradise’ is becoming overcrowded hell

THE terrapins in the tropical pool at Atocha train station, the central hub of Spain’s rail network in Madrid, are experiencing a horrible squeeze on their living space. 
The terrapins have...Read More

19-year-old politician attacked on her doorstep

Inma Sequí  on the Radio. A YOUNG, right-wing politician was allegedly beaten up outside her home in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) because of her political beliefs. 
Nineteen-year-old Inmaculada Sequí is the president...Read More

Do not fall victim to ‘gas inspectors’ scheme fraud

GAS TECHNICIAN: Must be qualified. NERJA’S foreign residents’ office wishes to alert all residents to the infamous gas-inspections fraud scheme, which seem to be spreading around Nerja and other Axarquia towns once again.
Here...Read More

Cattle breeder attacked by activists at Alcudia bullring

Alcudia bullring. A CATTLE breeder, 23, reported that he was attacked by a group of people who oppose bullfighting at Alcudia bullring.
Following a bullfight he met the two women and three men at the entrance to the bullring...Read More

Fiesta La Mercè is the highlight of Barcelona

THE DEVILS: One of the main features of the street parties. WIDELY known by the Spanish as Barcelona’s biggest party of the year, the Fiesta La Mercè is the highlight of Barcelona’s festival calendar, held on September 24.
The event is known...Read More

‘Gag law’ fine scrapped for Facebook snap of police car in Petrer

AN OFFICIAL has scrapped the €800 fine handed to a woman whose Facebook picture of an illegally parked police car in Petrer, accompanied by some strong language, was initially deemed to have broken...Read More

Dramatic sea rescue exercise in Campello

CAMPELLO EXERCISE:   Lifesavers assist victims. THE situation on the Muchavista beach in Campello wasn’t as bad as it looked. Six people have died from drowning in Alicante Province since June but this time the danger was not real.  
The...Read More

Petition to ask Estepona Council to save the strays!

PETITION: Calls  for a death row reprieve for chipped strays. A PETITION on Change.org to ask Estepona Council not to catch and put down cats not carrying microchips has gathered more than 11,000 signatures. The petition, started by Gatos y Amigos de Estepona...Read More

Buy on the weakness, or head for the lifeboats?

MARKETS everywhere seem to be crashing, with news reports of the China crisis showing stressed traders and red numbers left, right and centre meaning prospective investors could hardly be blamed for having...Read More

NATO tests make Valencia and Sagunto ports like ‘mini-Normandy landing’

MEDITERRANEAN  EXERCISE: NATO’s most ambitious manoeuvres for more than a decade. SPAIN, Italy and Portugal are hosting Trident Juncture 2015, Nato’s most ambitious manoeuvres for more than a decade.
Held in October and November, the exercise involves 36,000 troops from 30 countries...Read More

Murcia recording its best tourism figures since 2009

MAR MENOR: more  tourists are enjoying the delights of the Murcia Region. MURCIA Region is showing indications that it is having the best year for international tourism since 2009.
Foreign tourists who visited the region increased seven per cent in the first six months, representing...Read More

Los Pacos drinking water to get a little more oomph

FUENGIROLA’S councillor for urban infrastructure has announced that three channels of the water network will be replaced in order to improve the water pressure provided to Manilva, Mollina and Alhaurín...Read More

Hiker finds remains of missing British tourist on Mallorcan track

HUMAN remains found by a hiker in the woods on the old road between Lluc and Pollensa have been confirmed to belong to Briton Jacqueline Tennant.
Jacqueline Marie Tennant, 45, worked at a hotel in Can...Read More

Start your engines up! Gremlins Motril roar across the Costa Tropical

GREMLINS MOTRIL: Francisco Ruiz at the presentation of the event. MOTORCYLE enthusiasts better get ready as engines roar across Motril and the Costa Tropical.  
This free event will take place on September 5 and 6, at the ‘Pepe el Berenjeno’ bull ring,...Read More

Skint Almeria residents shun investment funds

NO SAVINGS:  Almeria households are least likely in Spain to have money invested. MOST recent data shows that Almeria residents are not particularly interested in collective investment funds, and contribute the least to these sorts of schemes in the whole of Spain. 
Even though...Read More

Terry Pratchett’s last Discworld novel goes on sale

READING CHAIR:  ‘Librarian benchbook’ in London depicts the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. SIX MONTHS after the death of the popular and prolific creator of Discworld, Sir Terry Pratchett, his last novel has been published.
The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st novel in the series and the fifth...Read More

Axarquia goes Western with attractions for all the family

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA sure is big enough for the Western Fair! And will take visitors back to the Old American West. 
The event is the brainchild of the town council and is to be held between August...Read More

Expats earn €22.4 million for Murcia

BENEFITS from  treating foreigners. Although blamed in the past for costing Spain money, expats don’t drain the health system in Murcia, actually they benefit from treating foreigners.
Although there is a longstanding myth in Spain...Read More

Balearic Islands is region with the third highest number of tourists in Spain

IN the first seven months of the year, 6,526, 218 foreign tourists visited the Balearic Islands, 3.9 per cent more than over the same period in 2014. 
This makes the Balearic Islands the region...Read More

Bobbies bound for Benidorm before next summer

MAKING tourists  feel at home. BRITISH bobbies are already pounding the pavement of Magaluf (Mallorca) and San Antonio de Portmany in Ibiza.
Next stop could be Benidorm, revealed the central government’s Alicante sub-delegate...Read More

 
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