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Beaked whale washed ashore in La Manga

A WHALE was found stranded on the beach in La Manga. The animal washed ashore at the weekend was a young female of 3.80m in length with no signs of external injuries. Veterinary experts are now taking...Read More

Was article fair or unfair to the Brits?

AN Alicante newspaper recently wrote about British residents. It quoted claims from ‘various sources’ that despite being home to tens of thousands of Britons only 10 per cent are integrated...Read More

A UK Muslim charity is continuing its campaign to counter extremist rhetoric

THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK has planned to distribute over half a million leaflets across the UK highlighting how Islam teaches the rejection of extremism and has an emphasis of peace. In addition,...Read More

La Liga football team arrive in Gibraltar en route to La Linea

IT is not often that residents of Gibraltar and La Linea have the chance to see a first division team playing locally, but this was the case when Atletico Bilbao chartered their own aircraft to bring...Read More

King and Queen of Spain to make State visit to UK in 2016

IN a press release issued by the British Embassy in Madrid on December 3, Ambassador Simon Manley announced that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will be making a State Visit to Britain on March 8 to...Read More

Council worker jailed for stealing half a million from care funds

A FINANCE officer with Haringey Council in London has been jailed for defrauding the council out of more than £440,000 (€611,000).
Ceyda Elkatme, 35, has been given a three and a half years in...Read More

Venezuela´s revolution facing tough vote

OLLING before this weekend´s parliamentary elections in Venezuela suggest the opposition will win the majority of seats in the country´s National Assembly, turning the tide on over a decade of politics...Read More

World Cup expansion overshadowed by FIFA arrests

AN EXECUTIVE FIFA committee met on Thursday December 3 to discuss expanding the World Cup to 40 teams amid wider reforms – but the day ended in ignominy as 16 further officials were indicted on...Read More

No winner declared in guitar competition

FOLLOWING a busy week at La Herradura’s civic centre, the panel of judges for the Andres Segovia classical guitar competition finally decided not to award a first prize this year.
The prize, including...Read More

Festive celebrations have begun in Alfaz

THE Christmas spirit came early to Alfaz del Pi, thanks to the Norwegian community. For the fourth consecutive year the town’s Norwegian residents marked the beginning of Advent with a celebration...Read More