A warning by the Spanish board of health suggests that there is a “high risk” of a cockroach plague affecting all regions of the country this summer. Heavy springtime rainfall paired with rising temperatures is believed to be a catalyst in driving cockroaches from the campo to urban areas. The board of health goes on to say that not …
The European Union has given Spain two months to bring its laws into line with the rest of the EU regarding the hunting of protected species. The birds in question include the goldfinch, the common linnet, the European serin, the finch and the greenfinch. The Commission has demanded that Spain discontinue hunting the birds with nets and that the …
Travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine Skyscanner has done their research and come up with what they think is the best short-haul airline flying out of the UK based on price, baggage charges, seat reservations and onboard catering. Skyscanner’s John Ritchie said, “When booking flights travellers can often be confused by what is deemed to be a …
When it comes to the rules of the road in Spain the assumption is that pedestrians always have the right of way and while this may be true in most instances heavy fines can be imposed on people who don’t realize they are doing anything wrong. In a recent study conducted by the RACE (Real Automobile Club of Spain) pedestrians …
The Nerja Club of Athletics (Cueva de Nerja UMA) runner put in a stellar performance finishing 37 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor to take the title of Spanish U-20 Champion. Ouassim’s win helped boost the Andalusian team to third place on the podium. The soon to be 20-year-old rounded off the winter season in style after having already competed …
Spain have invested massive amounts of money into their high speed rail network, making it one of the very best in the world, behind China
Despite corruption seemingly being rampant and both the traditional main parties pledging to clean up the system, both Prime Minister Rajoy (PP) and Spain’s former, and longest serving, Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez have stated that politicians implicated in corruption cases should not be automatically excluded from the elections.
A total of 68 sub-Saharan migrants, including ten women and five children, arrived in Almeria port on Tuesday afternoon after their boats were intercepted by the Maritime Rescue Service.
A total of forty-two provinces are on alert this weekend for snow, frost or generally cold conditions, with the chance of rain in some areas.
A search was launched this morning to try and locate a small boat carrying thirty migrants which had set off from Morocco.