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The Valencia floods of October 2010 claimed the life of a GRANADA resident who was reported missing in 1984. Miguel Morales (72), was officially declared deceased in 2016, however, his body was discovered by flood torrents in a Quart De Poblet orange grove in November. Sara, his daughter, said: “The Guardia Civil contacted us in mid November because no one …
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We sold €50 million of property in our first year! CSN News
THE boss of Marbella’s upmarket realtor The Agency has revealed the results of his first year in the resort… and set a target for 2025. Leif Orthmann told Olive Press he was ‘pretty happy’ with the results in 2024, which included a €10 million villa sale in the Sierra Blanca area. And now the giant American agency has hired five …
Read More »Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety – CSN News
A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to avoid injury. The 40-year-old thief was caught in the early morning hours of Tuesday after fleeing by foot. He has been charged with assaulting a cop, car theft, and violating road safety. READ MORE ASTON …
Read More »Spanish border city cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal – CSN Information
THE Junta de Andalucia is making an attempt to journey in to the rescue for border city La Linea because it faces calamity over the potential failure of treaty negotiations with Gibraltar. Junta President Juanma Moreno met with La Línea Mayor Juan Franco to pledge assist amid rising concern over the post-Brexit panorama. The city’s dependance on Gibraltar for employment, …
Read More »Valencia weather latest: Mass school and road closures due to heavy rain and flooding – as orange alerts are extended to Thursday – CSN News
On Tuesday, heavy rains caused the closure of roads and schools in Valencia and Castellon provinces. Valencia has 16 roads affected by landslides and flooding. Only four are passable with caution. Authorities have closed 12 roads in the province of Castellon. READ MORE ROAD COLLAPSE in CHESTE The Valencia Community has closed its schools for the day on Tuesday. This …
Read More »CSN News: The Davis Cup tennis tournament could be hosted at the Puente Romano in Marbella.
The Puente Romano Tennis Club is the venue for Spain’s Davis Cup Round of 16 match against Denmark. The Royal Spanish Tennis Federation is considering this venue as a possible option. The match will be played between September 13 and 14, 2019. READ MORE COURT CENTRE PUEENTE ROMANO Spain can select the venue, the surface of the court and the …
Read More »‘Don’t wash your car!’: Blood rain warning for Spain as Saharan dust cloud to blow in from Africa – affecting Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca – CSN News
STORMS and rain hitting Spain’s Mediterranean coast will get an extra element this week in the form of ‘blood rain’- caused by Saharan dust. The phenomenon can occur at any time of the year. However, March is a prime target month. Proyecto Mastral in Torrevieja warns that this is not the time to do any cleaning. They suggest car owners, …
Read More »Pet Shop Boys is coming to Spain. Legendary British duo, will play Benidorm Low Festival.
Between July 25 and 27, the Pet Shop Boys, a legendary British pop duo will be performing at Benidorm’s Low Festival. Neil Tennant has 40 years’ worth of hits like West End Girls. It’s a Sin. Suburbia. and Always on Mind. In the Guinness Book of World Records, they are listed as the most popular duo in British music history. …
Read More »EXPANDING HORIZONS: As AI is brought in, it still takes good old fashioned humans to fix problems – or simply book a table in Madrid – CSN News
WE live in Bot-City. I’m a bot-hater. Where is the personalised service for customers? There are endless algorithms-driven ads, but is there a human element to the sales pitch as well? The other day, I wanted to go out with my girlfriends in a pizza place called Grosso Napoletano. The restaurant’s website said it was open Monday nights, but I …
Read More »Number of young women and girls on anti-depressants DOUBLES in Spain – experts blame ‘gender bias’ – CSN News
According to the Ministry of Health, the use of antidepressants among young women and teenage girls in Spain has increased dramatically in the past three years. Experts believe that the gender gap can be attributed to the bias of the healthcare system, as doctors treat women twice as much for mental health problems as they do men. Also, they believe …
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