Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...being shipped to Britain. Two of the five arrested, according to police sources, are Britons living in San Pedro Alcántara and Mijas. The hashish was first hidden in lockups near the coast, "with heavy security to avoid any police action". Once the
Local
Héctor Barbotta
Spain's Constitutional Court has rejected the last possible appeal filed by campaigners to be able to continue their bid to separate San Pedro Alcántara from Marbella and make it a municipality in its own right. As a result the president of the San ... Pedro Alcántara Pro-independence Association (ISP), Rafael Pérez Granados, announced on Monday that the commission set up to start the segregation process 30 years ago would be dissolved. The appeal filed with the Constitutional Court was the last ... distance between the two towns; the independent financial viability of San Pedro has not been proved; and the segregation would not be in the public interest in Andalucía.
Local
Mónica Pérez
The regional government is to carry out improvement works on the A-397, which runs between San Pedro Alcántara and Ronda, to make it safer. Official figures show that it is one of the most dangerous in the province in terms of numbers of accidents.
National
María EugeniA Alonso
...exception); and the third "estado de sitio" (martial law). Once the 'estado de alarma' has been declared, the government can act in a number of areas. Forced confinement and restriction of movement. Pedro Sánchez could enforce quarantine in the whole
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P. M. / H. B. / N. H.
...afternoon when Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced relief measures for small and medium businesses (SMEs) and the self-employed, as well as the tourism sector in general. As part of a stimulus package worth 14 billion euros, all self-employed and SMEs
Opinion
MARK NAYLER
...to recruit new employees, said Hernández de Cos. This is the kind of solution favoured by acting prime minister Pedro Sánchez, who introduced a minimum wage hike of 22% in January, from €736 to €900. It was a laudable move, but won't be enough by
National
SUR.
Next week is the debate and then vote by MPs on the next prime minister. Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) looks unlikely to get support or even abstention from enough other parties to get a majority and observers expect another debate and vote in September.
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...minister Pedro Sánchez that Spain close its borders to contain the virus. A Spanish newspaper assumed that would include the Gibraltar border, and said as much. It was picked up by other media and went viral. Gibraltar's Chief Minister spoke by phone to the
Local
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
"There are no problems with supplies, and prices are staying the same, at least for our products," he added. Vegetables, however, are becoming more expensive, which the manager of Cofruma, Pedro Machuca, blames on panic-buying. "I don't understand the
Opinion
Mark Nayler
On Tuesday, prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced that his government will provide an aid package of €200 billion to deal with the Covid-19 (C19) outbreak in Spain. The next day, during a subdued parliamentary session attended by just a few MPs,