895 people have died in traffic accidents on Spanish roads in the first nine months of this year, twelve more than in the same period of 2017. However last month saw a fall in the number of deaths compared to the same month last year, down 9 to 99. The […]
Orihuela’s councillor for tourism Sofía Álvarez has asked Valencia to change the new law governing tourist apartment lettings, ‘as it is impossible for the councils to control them’. According to Sra Álvarez, the law ‘has to be reviewed and clarified’ to enable unregistered holiday homes to get a licence.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has rapped Catalan leader Quim Torra for “encouraging radicals” a day after clashes erupted in Barcelona on the anniversary of the banned independence referendum. Hundreds of pro-independence protesters knocked down barriers at the entrance of the regional parliament late yesterday evening, provoking clashes with police […]
A total of 675 migrants, including children and babies, were rescued off the Spanish coast over the weekend, a government spokesman told AFP. On Saturday, 405 were picked up from what are often unseaworthy people smugglers’ vessels, with seven children and babies among the African migrants. The rescuers were unaware […]
France is handing over to Spain 7,000 objects including weapons and documents that could clear more than 350 unresolved crimes committed by the militant group ETA in its six-decade campaign for Basque independence. Pedro Sanchez and Edouard Philippe, respectively prime ministers of Spain and France, presided over a ceremony in […]
Separatist premier Quim Torra urges activists to keep up the street pressure against the state Supporters of Catalan independence on Monday cut off major roads, blocked the AVE high-speed rail link and organized street marches on the first anniversary of an unauthorised independence referendum and a police crackdown that made headlines across the world last year. […]
As the deadline for the final accord approaches, both countries are seeking to protect their citizens’ rights, but negotiators are aware of the risks of there being no deal As Brexit negotiations enter their final phase, the European Commission (EC) is working to ensure that a deal over Gibraltar is done in […]
What an eventful week it has been !! The children are all back and settled into their routines after a long and hot summer holiday. We have continued to help where we can even though the home was closed. Last weekend Javea had its own Triathlon and Kinsa Dicks […]
Spain’s Ana Carrasco on Sunday became the first woman to win a world motorcycling title when she triumphed by a single point in the Superbike Supersport 300 division. The 21-year-old from Murcia, riding a Kawasaki, fought her way up from 25th on the grid to finish 13th at the season […]
New car sales fell by 17 percent in September from a year earlier, data from the vehicle association Anfac showed on Monday, after new car sales jumped 48.7 percent in August year on year. The drop came after the tougher new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) became mandatory […]
Pro-independence protesters obstructed major roads and a high-speed railway line in Catalunya this morning, one year after a banned referendum on secession that was marred by violence. Hundreds of activists, many covering their faces with scarves, occupied high-speed railway tracks in Girona, north of Barcelona. Central streets in Barcelona and […]
