The Official State Gazette (BOE), which is the official state gazette, has confirmed that this year Spain will switch to summertime. On Sunday, March 30 at 2am (1am on the Canary Islands), clocks will be moved forward an hour. This will allow for better daylight use by moving the time to 3am (or 2am on the Canary Islands). Spain has …
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THE family of a missing US cyclist say they are ‘worried beyond belief’ after he vanished from Andalucia two weeks ago. Matt Opperman is a 50-year-old married father of two who was last believed to be in Segura De la Sierra region, Jaen. This is where his black Volkswagen has been found. The search has included a helicopter, which is …
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LA LINEA’S mayor has expressed his ‘healthy envy’ of how the UK treats Gibraltar, contrasting it sharply with Spain’s handling of his border town’s challenges. Juan Franco is angry that Spain’s finance ministry has refused to assist the struggling border city, which depends on the Rock for its economic well-being, despite the uncertainty caused by the deadlocked talks regarding a …
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The Spanish police have conducted raids on the Campo de Gibraltar. The operation, codenamed ‘Taguada’, saw police action across La Linea de la Concepcion and San Roque, with Guardia Civil officers searching five properties and confiscating eight vehicles used for transporting the illegal tobacco. Five properties were searched by police and 100,000 contraband cigarettes packs were seized. Another eight vehicles …
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Excrement was smeared on the City Hall and other buildings of Alicante City Council. The main entrance to the council headquarters was closed for 3 months because of debris that fell from the facade. On January 21, the stench was very strong. CITY HALL FRONT WALL ‘SMEARED‘ The smell of rotting excrement emanated from the doors, windows, and entrance. On …
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TOMORROW, February 8, Spain holds its ‘Goyas 2025′ – the Spanish version of the Oscars Awards. The show will be broadcast live in Spanish at 10pm by RTVE 1. The 39th edition is a great reason to watch: it will take place in Andalucia, and three Spanish stars we know will present the statuettes (Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Antonio …
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The desperate search for a missing American bicycle is under way. He vanished in Andalucia nearly two weeks ago. Matt Opperman, 50 years old (pictured above), was last seen in the vicinity of Segura de la Sierra. The Olive Press reported tonight that his brother Marc Opperman said: “His vehicle was found recently near Castillo de Segura de La Sierra.” …
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THE Policia Nacional have arrested a ‘very dangerous’ British prisoner who escaped in a mass jailbreak in Portugal last September. Mark Cameron Roscaleer (35), along with Rodolfo Lohrmann, a fellow escapee from Alicante, were captured. Interpol’s Red Notice included both of the fugitives on its list, and they were also listed as international arrest warrants. They were therefore high priority …
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The extreme temperatures in Valencia last year caused an unprecedented number of deaths. The Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid reports that 516 deaths in 2024 will be caused by high or low temperatures, a 42% increase compared to 2023. In the winter of 2018, 205 people died from the cold. The summer saw 268 deaths, which is almost the …
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A WEALTHY American Businessman was jailed in Spain for eight years for the murder of his Russian spouse near Gibraltar, 2021. Michael Martin Hoseyni, 55 at the time, admitted to strangling his wife, Yana Rose, 40, to death in a rented apartment in La Línea de la Concepción on Christmas Day. Then he embarked on an absurd cross-country trip with …
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