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AFTER two days on a British car ferry in the Bay of Biscay trying to spot elusive whales, I was in need of some firm ground to steady my legs and some decent Spanish food and culture to re-centre my…
A LARGE fire broke out at Cordoba’s iconic mosque-turned-cathedral on Friday evening in harrowing scenes reminiscent of the blaze that tore through Notre Dame in Paris. Fears quickly mounted that the UNESCO World Heritage Site could be lost as videos…
She portrayed herself as nobility from a long Moorish/Andalucian bloodline. Yet birth records indicate she was 100% Irish, born in County Sligo to “common stock”. She claimed her name was Maria Dolores (“Lola”) Montez, but her birth certificate states her…
THERE’S no let up in Spain’s current heatwave which will run until at least next Wednesday with special warnings in place until then. Temperatures will hit 40C in parts of the country on Saturday and Sunday. Jose Luis Camacho from…
A CRANE was deployed to rescue a Belgian man who fell into rocks adjoining Torrevieja’s main promenade. The incident happened at around 10am on Friday off the city’s Paseo de Juan Aparicio next to Playa de Cura. The man- said…
A COSTA del Sol-based gang with British, Irish, and Spanish members that exported marijuana inside animal feed pallets has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. It’s believed that up to three tons of marijuana may have been smuggled into Ireland…
EMERITUS King, Juan Carlos, has repaid over €4 million of loans from business friends to help him clear his debut with Spain’s Tax Agency. An investigation by the El Mundo newspaper says he’s been able to clear the debts thanks…
A POPULAR town in northern Spain has embarked on a novel way of monitoring tourist numbers: a network of sensors that track mobile phone signals. Officials in the picturesque Catalan town of Girona have installed nine detectors throughout Bari Vell,…
TOURIST groups are reporting record hotel and holiday accommodation bookings for August on the Costa Blanca and other coastal areas of the Valencian region. Hotel reservations on the Valencian Community coast already stand at just under 82%- 3.75% higher a…
NEW parents in Spain will now be able to enjoy 17 weeks of paid leave each after the government approved an extension to maternity and paternity rights. Under the new legislation – set to be ratified by Spain’s Congress in…
