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Cruise ships mostly escape tourist tax

THE Balearic Ports Authority (APB) has announced that following the introduction of the new tourist tax, it is unlikely that more than 10 per cent of cruise ships that visit the Port of Palma will be...Read More

It’s now time for some action on Almuñecar's water infrastructure

THE mayoress of Almuñecar, Trinidad Herrera Lorent, has launched an impassioned plea to the Junta de Andalucia regional government to come to the municipality’s immediate aid, via a letter to the...Read More

Mrs Gibraltar 2016, when 12 became 1

AS A writer with Euro Weekly News it seemed a bit random to be invited to be one of the judges of the Mrs Gibraltar 2016 Forum but in actual fact it made a great deal of sense as although married...Read More

Disco dodges don’t deceive the tax man in Valencian Community

HACIENDA, Spain’s tax authority, swooped on 20 Valencian Community discotheques, two of them in Alicante Province.
Five hundred tax inspectors swung into action throughout Spain, going over the...Read More

Enhancing your outdoor living with Lifestyle Enclosures Europe

LIFESTYLE ENCLOSURES EUROPE has been based on the El Real industrial estate in Antas since 2005 and has become synonymous with all aspects of creating usable outside areas for your Spanish property.
The...Read More

No sign of David Oldman

MORE than a month after he was last seen on June 8, at the time of writing there were still no signs of David Oldman, a British man who was visiting Almeria, and according to his family was hiking between...Read More

Torre del Mar lighthouse restoration is finally happening

THE dilapidated lighthouse in Torre del Mar is set to be refurbished, after the Velez-Malaga Council awarded a €50,000 contract to optimistic local company Atico Metal, who say that the work will...Read More

More office, more service in Mijas

A NEW Social Services unit is to open in Las Lagunas, where residents will be able to go for information and help, Social Matters Councillor for Mijas Mari Carmen Carmona has announced.
The office, which...Read More

Epidurals, not entirely ‘labour-saving’ in the Marina Baja

GIVING birth is called labour so it’s fitting that Marina Baja confinements could be scheduled to the working week.
Women hoping for an epidural at Villajoyosa hospital should get there between...Read More

No access problems for Palma's Antoni Maura

PALMA did not record any incidents during the first day that new traffic regulations came into force in the city limiting access to Antoni Maura.
Local Police officers were in the area directing drivers...Read More