lunes, 31 de octubre de 2016

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Monday, 31 October 2016   
 

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Spain's oldest woman ever turns 115

THE oldest woman in Spanish history has now rung in her 115th birthday.
Ana Velez Rubio was originally born in Cordoba on October 30, 1901. During the 1940s she headed to Barcelona where she began to...Read More

The end of an era as last British member of International Brigade dies

IN NOVEMBER 1937, 19-year-old merchant sailor Stan Hilton left his ship in Alicante and made his way to Albacete where he joined the British Battalion of the 15th International Brigade, as according to...Read More

British descendants of Jewish refugees look to Germany for post-Brexit hope

THERE has reportedly been an enormous increase in the number of applications for German citizenship from British descendants of Jewish refugees.
Hundreds of applications are currently in the system,...Read More

Gibraltar hosts a meeting of senior environmentalists in London

THE Minister for Environment and Climate Change Dr John Cortes hosted a meeting in Gibraltar House, London which was attended by senior representatives of some of the largest and most influential environmental...Read More

Street-savvy schoolchildren

CHILDREN at schools in Mijas are to receive road safety lessons from the council in collaboration with the DGT traffic authority.
The main aim of the classes, local Transport councillor Nuria Rodriguez...Read More

Trenet inches forward

MODERNISING the Calpe-Denia section of the Line 9 trenet starts next month.
Angel Garcia de la Bandera, managing director of regional rail operator FVG, accompanied by the company’s Alicante delegate...Read More

Less passengers using airport

PASSENGER numbers are falling at Murcia’s San Javier airport, according to a new report.
Figures released by the Aena airport management company, which runs most of Spain’s airports, showed...Read More

What’s in a name?

RINCON DE LA VICTORIA’S new Indoor Pool and Sports Complex, currently under construction, is all set to be named after long distance swimmer, Christian Jongeneel.
Jongeneel, originally from Malaga,...Read More

Why doesn’t England just leave the UK?

WHETHER you were for Brexit or against it, there’s little doubt that the process of actually leaving is set to present some serious headaches over the next few years.
The negotiations will be a...Read More


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domingo, 30 de octubre de 2016

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Sunday, 30 October 2016   
 

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Harmony created through literature

ITALIAN and Turkish teenagers have been visiting Purchena this month as part of an ‘Erasmus+ project, Cervantes 2016: Reading and European Citizenship.’
Altogether 37 youngsters aged between...Read More

An exit by hook or by crook

SO the judges have reserved their decision while they go away and think about it…but does it auger well when the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas declares himself “baffled” by the government...Read More

Halloween comes to La Herradura

EVERY year Halloween is becoming more widely celebrated in Spain. This year, the La Herradura and Almuñecar councils have decided to capitalise on this by organising a series of fun and spooky activities. 
In...Read More

All kitted out

LOCAL POLICE  patrols in Villajoyosa can now test for drugs during roadside controls. Until now they have been able only to breathalyse drivers for drink-driving but the necessary equipment to establish...Read More

Mother arrested after children held captive in Alicante for seven years

A SWISS woman has been arrested and charged with keeping her two children captive in their Alicante province home for seven years.
The Guardia Civil said that the woman was detained on Saturday after...Read More

Rajoy takes the reins as Spain finally gets a government

MARIANO Rajoy is back in the hotseat as Spanish prime minister after 10 months of public spats, resignations, two elections and a political circus that shone a harsh spotlight on the nation’s broken...Read More

"I saw hell": Huge earthquake rocks central Italy

A MAGNITUDE 6.6 earthquake struck central Italy early on Sunday morning toppling the Basilica of Saint Benedict in Norcia and inflicting extensive damage on surrounding towns in the Umbria region.
No...Read More

Torremolinos audit fright

FOLLOWING the change of council leadership in Torremolinos, the new mayor, José Ortiz was tasked by his coalition partners to have the accounts presented by the previous council audited and the auditor’s...Read More

Burial costs row

A WOMAN remains in the mortuary at the Hospital de Sant Joan, Alicante, after passing away at the hospital last month.
Remaining there for almost a month, residents have denounced the situation as no...Read More

Industries at war

BRITISH tour operators might be biting off more than they can chew by going to war with Mallorca’s powerful hotel industry.
They have been warned in no uncertain terms to stop pressurising local...Read More


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sábado, 29 de octubre de 2016

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Saturday, 29 October 2016   
 

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Cheap at the price

NOBODY doubts that David Bisbal is a great ambassador for Almeria as the local pop star speaks of his homeland at every possible opportunity. Now, however, some are complaining that his promotion isn’t...Read More

Participation from the public needed

DRAWING up Denia’s General Structural Plan (PGE), has reached the stage where residents can have their say.
After a series of discussion meetings where the public will be able to air their views,...Read More

Out on good behaviour

THE Costa del Sol and Axarquia have been congratulated for their ‘good behaviour’ economically speaking during the height of the financial crisis. A new study from the Madeca Foundation found...Read More

Residents without home

A group of 30 Velez-Malaga residents outside of their homes due to the collapse of a wall on a plot of land adjacent to their residences. The incident occurred on Calle Canalejas at around 5am on October...Read More

Sedition charge for wildcat strikers

CHARGES of sedition have been brought against dozens of air traffic controllers who went on a wildcat strike at Palma airport. Together with compatriots across eight airports, including Menorca and Ibiza,...Read More

Rowers celebrate Guinness World Record

EIGHTY-FOUR rowers from all over Spain gathered at the rowing and canoeing canal in Cuevas del Almanzora on October 22 for a successful Dragon Boat Guinness Record attempt.
For 24 hours the rowers took...Read More

Pirate Party in Iceland set to make establishment walk the plank

WHILE Spain prepares for more of the same under the new Rajoy government, Iceland is steaming ahead with an extremely different approach.
Polls show that the anti-establishment Pirate Party are on track...Read More

Bob Dylan breaks his silence

TWO weeks after receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan has finally responded to the Swedish Academy’s accolade.
The artist said he had been ‘left speechless’ by the award,...Read More

Chimes of freedom

FORGET Catalonia, Scotland, or even Brexit. The Costa Blanca South might soon see its very own separation anxiety Brexit unfold after the mayor of Cartagena declared that he wanted to see Murcia divided...Read More

Game of Thrones comes to Spain!

HIT television show Game of Thrones is filming in Spain with its predominantly British cast donning their costumes to film dramatic scenes amid some of the country’s most spectacular scenery.
The...Read More


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