THE mayor of an Alicante province town wants extra police brought in to bring down a mafia gang trafficking in drugs and running cockfights. Aspe mayor, Antonio Puerto, has slammed threats made recently against him, fellow councillors, and officials. On Monday, a car used by Aspe’s police councillor, Jose Vicente Perez, was set on fire. READ MORE: POLICE ANTI-COCKFIGHTING OPERATION, …

ALICANTE City Council wants to close down YouTuber Nil Ojeda’s video channels after a viral challenge encouraging followers to stage fake beach drownings to win gifts from his clothing brand. The authority will file a series of complaints with the Public Prosecutor’s Office after the Spaniard’s challenge led to several incidents in July at the city’s Postiguet and San Juan …

Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 17:06 | Up to date 18:04h. Copiar enlace WhatsApp Fb X (antes Twitter) LinkedIn Telegram Threads Lily Hulland has this 12 months graduated from her graphic design diploma course whereas her youthful sister Jasmine is months away from ending her masters in house exploration and on the best way to turning into an astronaut. The 2 …

A NEW Valencia region campaign is promoting a better understanding between tourists and residents in the wake of ‘anti-tourism’ protests in Spain this year. The initiative with the slogan “I am also you, I am also a tourist’ was created by Turisme Communitat Valenciana, the Costa Blanca Tourist Board, and the Hosbec hoteliers association. The aim is for visitors and …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest totally free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favorite tales on this weekly e-newsletter. Spain has branded a Hungarian consortium backed by the prime minister Viktor Orbán as a menace to its nationwide safety as Pedro Sánchez’s authorities intervened to dam a €600mn bid for a Spanish trainmaker. Hungary’s Ganz-Mavag consortium vowed to take …

Paris invites the globe’s leading Paratheletes tomorrow as the Gamings start. Credit report: Shutterstock. Exhilaration is placing once again in Paris on the eve of the 2024 Paralympic Gamings. Around 4,400 professional athletes from around the globe will certainly participate in 22 sporting activities over 12 days of competitors. When Are the Paralympics? The opening event starts the Paralympics on …

A BRITISH immigrant living in Tenerife has ignited controversy by leading an anti-tourism campaign that calls for a tax on holidaymakers visiting the popular Spanish island.  Brian Harrison, the secretary general of Salvar La Tejita (Save La Tejita), a group formed in 2016 to protest a new hotel development, has become a prominent figure in the Spain-wide anti-tourism movement. The …

Everything is now set for work to start on the creation of a gable roof for Malaga’s cathedral in the coming weeks and throughout September. It will finally put an end to the constant problem of leaks that have plagued the building since it was constructed. Malaga city’s municipal urban planning department has just issued the last building permit for …

RESIDENTS in a pair of tower blocks in Malaga are up in arms over the proliferation of tourist apartments that they claim create a ‘living hell.’  With over 110 tourist apartments out of 252 units in the Martirico towers – almost half – a group of residents from the south tower recounted to SUR their despair and frustrations with the …

Juan Izquierdo, that has actually passed away aged 27 after enduring a heart attack on the pitch. Credit Report: Club Nacional. X. Club Nacional has actually introduced that Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo, that broke down on the pitch throughout a Copa Libertadores suit, has actually passed away. The 27-year-old gamer had actually been obtaining clinical interest considering that his collapse …