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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