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Age Concern Coffee mornings offer a way to cool down in the summer heat

Beat the heat at an Age Concern coffee morning

Age Concern Marbella San Pedro invites its community to escape the high temperatures and busy shopping malls this summer by attending their welcome coffee mornings.  The indoor shopping malls with their powerful air conditioning systems are a popular place to cool off, but others have the same idea. With six local drop-in sessions, including a new one at El Barracón …

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Belgian retailers face ‘unfair’ competition from platforms like Shein and Temu

Belgian retailers face ‘unfair’ competition from platforms like Shein and Temu

By: Olivier Acuña Barba • Published: 31 Jul 2025 • 20:38 • 2 minutes read Belgian retailers complain of unfair practices by online platforms that sell cheap “Chinese junk” | Credit: Artography/Shutterstock A recent report stated that online platforms in Belgium are growing rapidly and their competition, mainly from Chinese platforms Shein & Temu with ultra-low prices, is making it increasingly difficult …

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Benidorm Barman jailed after brutal stabbing British customer

Benidorm barman jailed for attempted murder after brutal stabbing of British customer

A BENIDORM employee who worked in a bar was jailed for 5 years for the attempted murder a British tourist in October 2022. Alicante Provincial Court also ordered that the unnamed employee pay €42,500 in compensation to Samuel McNicholl from Paisley in Scotland. Samuel, a 20-year-old man at the time, was stabbed in the neck multiple times while he was …

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