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First time director wins major awards at Madrid’s Goya ceremony

ACTOR turned director, Raul Arevalo won best picture and best first feature in the 31st Spanish Film Academy Goya Awards held in Madrid with his directorial debut ‘The Fury of a Patient Man’.
It...Read More

Calls for mayor’s resignation

AS lawyers acting on behalf of Mayor Carlos Ramirez managed to delay his court case from the planned April date to September, there are calls for Ramirez to step down.
The PP leader of San Fulgencio,...Read More

Nerja police uniforms to stay

A DECREE by Nerja’s Mayor, Rosa Arrabal, that local police did not have to wear uniform, has been overturned by the Consulative Council of Andalucia.
The policy, which was implemented...Read More

Snow slows down barefoot walker

A BELGIAN woman has arrived in Almeria on her 1,000+ kilometre walk to raise money for children in Nairobi.
Ilse Longuet set out from Barcelona more than two and a half months ago for her latest...Read More

Sky TV looks to the internet

AS customers and therefore profits for the Sky Channel go down and Discovery threatens to remove its 12 channels with effect from February 1, it has been announced that Sky may supply its entire service...Read More

Schools celebrate day of peace

SCHOOLS in La Herradura and Velez-Malaga have been celebrating the ‘School Day of Non-Violence and Peace.’
The day, which is celebrated throughout the world, takes place on January...Read More

Turtle finds its sea legs

IFAC, a 25-kilo turtle is back in the sea where it belongs.
It was rescued by fishermen after becoming entangled in their nets and taken to the Centro ARCA at the Oceanografic Aquarium in Valencia...Read More

Elderly woman rescued from raging fire in Villa-real

CALLED to a raging fire on the top floor of an apartment block in the town of Villa-real (Castellon), officers from the National Police assisted the fire brigade in evacuating residents including an 86-year-old...Read More

After nearly 50 years, Black Sabbath call it a day in Birmingham

FORMED in 1968, the band that came to epitomise sex, drugs and rock and roll, Black Sabbath finally bowed out with their last ever concert taking place in their hometown Birmingham on Saturday February...Read More

Costa born man helps the poor in New York

WHEN he reached the age of 19, James Harper who had spent most of his life in the Costa del Sol decided that he wanted to dedicate his life to Christ and applied to be an intern at Metro World Child in...Read More