For the 2019 working calendar in Spain, there are eight working days which will be considered national holidays, including two which will form a “bridge” around a weekend, as both November 1, All Saints Day , and December 6, Constitution Day, fall on a Friday, These are the national holidays of course, known as “red days”, and therefore we also …

The DGT launched a special awareness campaign on Monday, aimed at alerting drivers to the dangers of having consumed alcohol or drugs before driving. As part of the campaign, every day this week, including the weekend, the Guardia Civil Trafico will be conducting 20,000 tests on drivers, to ensure that they are safe behind the …

Obesity-related diabetes can raise the likelihood of dying from a cardiovascular disease six fold, states Doctor Carlos Sala, Head of the Obesity Unit and Specialist in Metabolic Surgery at Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia. The origin of type-2 diabetes, the most common type of the disease, is found in multiple factors, with the most significant ones being excess weight, physical inactivity and poor nutrition. …

The special operation group of Torrevieja’s local police, El Grupo de Refuerzo Operativo (G.R.O.), have had a busy summer dealing with a variety of interventions from forgeries to possession. The unit, which operates as a unique and dedicated team, have planned and executed a total of 17 special operations, in addition to their routine duties, including dealing with illegal street …

Dear Readers, clients and friends, We wonder if you remember that a few months ago, we posted a few articles and testimonials, with regards to the landmark Supreme Court’s decision rendered in December 2015, that...

A consumer association, the Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios, or OCU, has released its annual study that looks at the prices of everyday products sold in supermarkets and hypermarkets across Spain. The aim of the report is to compare prices, partly to show an unfair balance towards the consumer, but more importantly perhaps for us, …

Murcia is the second cheapest destination for holiday apartment rentals in September, according to wimdu.es. The portal has calculated that the cost for an apartment in September in Murcia is just 17.26 euro per night, only slightly higher than the cheapest location, Cáceres, at 16.71 euro per night, taking into account the collaborative economy. In …

Murcia police rescued a dog which had been left inside a vehicle at the Nueva Condomina shopping centre. Luckily, the dog survived, whilst the owners will be dealt with on suspicion of offences of the mistreatment of animals. Always, at this time of year, the warnings are the same but still not realised by some. …

Water reservoirs in the Valencian Community are at the some of the lowest levels in the whole of Spain with its reservoirs at 30% and 34% of its capacity in the Segura and Júcar basins respectively, according to the latest data from embalses.net. Meanwhile, in the rest of the Iberian Peninsula there are places where …

Unfortunately for many proud dog owners, we do not have a Crufts in Spain, however, here on the Costa Blanca we do have the next best thing – and that comes in the form of the annual APAH Fun Dog Show. For those who have participated in the event in previous years, you will know that this is a great …

Between the 23rd and 25th of April, an emergency simulation will be taking place around Murcia. The simulation will involve the evacuation of areas including schools, to ensure that emergency protocols are in place should a real situation occur. There Read Full Article...

Implementing this complex technique which requires highly skilled centres, increases the survival of patients with ovarian and colon cancer Having a personalized and multidisciplinary medical approach to cancer, and therapies such as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) – also referred to as the Sugarbaker technique – increases the survival chances of patients with widely spread neoplasms in the …