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Payment not required for health card

BALEARIC citizens will no longer have to pay €8.43 to renew their health cards as was required during 2015. To renew one’s health card it is now free and all that is required is a DNI or...Read More

Grave situation of the market in La Herradura

DURING the last term, one of the most talked-about themes in the area of La Herradura was the situation of the Municipal Market of Almuñecar.
In November of 2012, the existing car park underneath the...Read More

The Costa del Sol had its best year in history for tourism in 2015

THE Costa del Sol has seen 2015 as its best year in history for tourism, reaching almost 10.6 million tourists which is more than was expected. Income also beat predictions and reached €11,531 million.
With...Read More

Irish golfer Christy O’Connor Jr dies in Tenerife

ALTHOUGH never as successful as his golfing uncle of the same name, Christy O’Connor Jr. was a well-known Irish golfer who died in his sleep whilst on holiday in Tenerife at the age of 67 on January...Read More

Blood donation session a success

DESPITE the business of the time of year, 47 people took the time to donate blood on Christmas Eve at El Salon Social El Cirer in La Nucia. In fact, 52 people turned up, but five were found to be ineligible.
This...Read More

Mexican drug baron captured after six months on the run

IN JULY of 2015, Joaquin Guzman, nicknamed ‘El Chapo’ (shorty) escaped from a maximum security jail in Mexico by digging an escape tunnel in the showers.
Since that time, the Mexican authorities...Read More

Almeria popular with tourists over the festive season

THE Coast of Almeria is also a popular destination for tourists during the Christmas holidays.
This is mainly thanks to the many celebrations and events throughout the province over the season which...Read More

New Spanish ATM charges

IF you think that bureaucracy at Spanish banks is bad, it is about to get worse as despite attempted intervention from the Bank of Spain, there will be not insignificant charges if you use your bank card...Read More

Tourists injured in attack on Red Sea hotel

AT LEAST three tourists were injured on Friday (January 8) when armed men, one reported to have been wearing a suicide belt, stormed a hotel on the Red Sea in Egypt.
Egyptian police and the...Read More

11 arrested in Malaga for sexual exploitation

THE National Police arrested 11 people on Friday (January 8), and in doing so broke up a network that sexually exploited more than 60 women in various clubs in Malaga and Granada.
A police spokesman...Read More