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• 3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Torrevieja with pool – € 279,000 May 28, 2023
  Torrevieja, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 279,000 Have you ever wanted in your life to live in a villa that is spacious enough and also has a large patio located in a private residence with a swimming pool? Well this is your chance. We present this spectacular semi-detached villa in Aguas Nuevas, […]
• Government announces scholarships of up to €7,000 for people wanting to become civil servants May 28, 2023
  SCHOLARSHIPS of up to €7,000 for those studying to become public servants have been announced by the Spanish Government.  The application process to benefit from them will open soon, the Ministry of Finance published on Friday.  They aim to cover candidate’s expenses during their time studying for the public examination, which can last several years.  […]
• New mortgages slump as real estate market continues to slow down in Spain May 28, 2023
  THE NUMBER of new property mortgages fell by 15.7% in March compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). 36,182 mortgages were handed out in what was the biggest fall since January 2021 which was at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The news is another indicator of how the […]
• Researchers from University of Spain’s Cordoba reveal what Roman Empire smelled like May 28, 2023
  RESEARCHERS at the University of Cordoba have managed to analyse, for the first time, a 2,000 years old Roman perfume and determine its fragrance and chemical composition. Two thousand years ago, in the Roman city of Carmo, today’s Carmona, in the province of Sevilla, someone placed an ointment in a funerary urn. Twenty centuries later, […]
• Environmental hitch sees plans for new Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain put on hold May 28, 2023
  PLANS to resuscitate a project to build a 1,300 home urbanisation in Pego have suffered a major blow after an environmental impact study carried out 11 years ago was voided. The regional secretariat for Ecological Transition says the study is ‘null and void’ as there was a five year limit for work to start at […]
• Gibraltar mayor presents public health and elderly care services with Freedom of the City award May 28, 2023
  THE mayor of Gibraltar honoured the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and Elderly Residential Services (ERS) with the Freedom of the City for their work during the pandemic. Gibraltar’s parliament voted unanimously to confer the honour on the central health service and elderly carers in July 2021 at the request of the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. […]
• Full MARXA: MARXA Chiringuito holds its tasty inauguration party at SO/Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort  May 27, 2023
  GIANT brochettes of beef, wild turbot and exquisite canapes marked the opening of one of the most exciting new restaurants in Sotogrande for years. Hundreds of high society guests were treated to a night of entertainment and glamour at the launch of MARXA Chiringuito. The vibrant party, attended by local dignitaries and artists, perfectly captured […]
• Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz starts French Open bid on Monday against Aussie qualifier May 27, 2023
  THE SECOND tennis Grand Slam of the season will have an usual feel about it as defending French Open champion Rafa Nadal will not be in Paris due to the hip injury that’s stopped him playing for most of 2023. Nevertheless, Murcia’s Carlos Alcaraz enters the tournament as world number one and top seed to […]
• Six tonnes of coffee seized in drugs smuggling operation is donated to needy people in Spain’s Murcia May 27, 2023
  THE Policia Nacional have donated six tonnes of Columbian coffee seized during a drugs bust to a Murcia City food bank. 137 kilos of marijuana with a market value of €2.5 million were placed among the coffee containers with the Netherlands as a final destination. Six British nationals were arrested in a joint operation with […]
• 2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Cala Vinyes / Cala Vinyas / Cala Vinas – € 385,000 May 27, 2023
  Cala Vinyes / Cala Vinyas / Cala Viñas, Majorca   2 beds   1 baths € 385,000 Charming duplex flat with lots of potential in the southwest of the popular island of Mallorca. This beautiful property has a living area of approx. 112 m2 and a terrace of approx. 32 m2. There are 2 bedrooms, […]