Dangerous road that leads to high school. Photo Credit PIOC PIOC (Partida Independencia Orihuela Costa) says the local government ignored its pleas to fix a dangerous road, where “they have proof that multiple accidents have occurred, some of which were potentially fatal.” The road leads up to a high-school and PIOC has complained about it for years. However, the road …

Flood aftermath in Valencia. Credit: Shutterstock, David Raw The Spanish Government has approved a new measure that will grant up to 25 000 immigrants a work and residency permit for ONE YEAR. This is due to the floods which devastated eastern Spain in October. In a press statement posted on the website of the government La Moncloa, on Wednesday, 12 …

Friday, 21 February 20, 18:17 The Spanish consumer organisation OCU reported that a slimming cream sold online contains an active ingredient similar to those found in medicines, “whose non-prescribed use can be hazardous”. It has informed the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, Aesan, that the ingredient in question was ephedrine. Ephedrine (a natural alkaloid) is a stimulant of …