Belgian owners of Spanish island near Formentera want to renovate houses
The Belgian brothers Christian and Jean Cigrang recently bought the Balearic island s'Espalmador off the coast of Formentera and they have now had the first meeting with the authorities. During this meeting, the Belgian brothers and investors immediately made it clear that they are aware that...
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News: Four-metre shark found on Santa Pola beach
A DEAD shark of nearly four metres (13 feet) long and weighing 200 kilos (31st 6lb) has been found on the beach in Santa Pola, south of Alicante. It was first seen on the shores of Levante Beach on Wednesday afternoon, but it was not until yesterday (Thursday) morning that the Local Police...
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News: Spain's most valuable brands: Zara, Movístar and Banco Santander.
BUDGET high-street fashion chain Zara is Spain's most valuable brand for the first time ever, according to recent rankings, ahead of telecommunications company Movístar and financial entity Banco Santander. The Best Spanish Brands 2017 ('Mejores Marcas Españolas 2017') report, now in its...
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News: Shortage of housing reaches peak in Holland.
The ever smaller supply of houses for sale is starting to become very worrying. In the last quarter of last year, fewer than 60,000 homes were for sale for the first time since 2003. In the last three months of 2017, 'only' 59,600 homes were for sale in the Netherlands, according to new data...
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News: AP-6 snowdrift traps 3,000 cars for 18 hours.
THOUSANDS of drivers were stuck on the AP-6 motorway for over 18 hours in Madrid, Segovia and Ávila in a snowdrift until the Armed Forces. Complaints and photographs flooded social media as the occupants of at least 3,000 cars said they had been given no details of what action was being taken,...
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