Gibraltar

Plastic bottles are to be reused in certain building materials as part of a pioneering scheme in Gibraltar

Debbie Bartlett

They may look like ordinary plastic bottles, but they are concrete slabs of the future for Gibraltar's roads, if a trial scheme which is about to begin proves successful. Following the 'Gib School Strike 4 Climate Change' and 'Parents for Future' ... demonstrations earlier this year, and the extensive international media coverage of the serious and very worrying effect of plastics on the environment, especially the oceans, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has embarked on an innovative scheme to use ... specific application, the compressive strength and construction properties required, and can vary. It should be stressed that the idea behind this scheme is to recycle plastic bottles and re-use the material, without causing unnecessary pressure on the

Local

Cigarette clean-up scheme launched on Fuengirola coastline

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The Environment and Beach department of Fuengirola council has once again set in motion an initiative designed to keep its seven kilometres of coastline in the best possible state. The campaign, titled 'Playas Sin Colillas' (Beaches without cigaret

Gibraltar

Water bottle refill points are installed in town centre of Gibraltar

Debbie Bartlett

...plastic and is a trial scheme. If successful, permanent refill points will be built.

Local

Beach bars activate scheme to help lost kids

PILAR MARTÍNEZ.

The 'chiringuito' beach bars and restaurants the length of the Costa del Sol have launched a scheme this summer to help parents relax more easily on the beach. The association of Costa beach businesses, which represents the famous 'chiringuitos',

Local

Girl, 15, freed from forced prostitution

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...operation. The girl's rescue revealed the horror of sexual exploitation scheme, operating in the Malaga province and organised by a gang of Nigerian citizens. All 11 members of the gang have since been arrested. Six women, including the 15-year-old girl,

Local

Good news for some expats as Andalucía restarts pay-in public healthcare scheme

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The Andalusian public health service confirmed this week that the 'Convenio Especial', a monthly pay-in scheme that gives access to public healthcare, is once again active across the region. The reintroduction of the 'Convenio Especial' means ... that UK Nationals who are resident in Andalucía but do not get healthcare by working or claiming a pension, can access public healthcare by joining this scheme. People who have not yet registered for residency can also use their registration on the ... 'Convenio Especial' as proof of healthcare for residency applications. The scheme was put on hold in July 2018 following the introduction of the Royal Decree for Universal Healthcare. For many early-retirees who were in the process of registering for

Education

Malaga school visits Palermo on third leg of Erasmus+ scheme

Four students and two teachers from Huelin secondary school in Malaga went to the city of Palermo in Italy recently to meet and work with fellow students from schools in Finland, Italy, United Kingdom, Croatia and Germany. The visit is part of an EU-

National

Fund to be launched to help charities in their Brexit work across the EU

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EU countries. 1.5m pounds (1.67m euros) will be available initially, with the possibility of the same amount next year if the scheme goes well. The money will be divided across the EU. UK agrees to increase pensions for Britons in Spain at ... least until 2023 Scheme organisers are currently hearing initial feedback from groups that are potentially interested before a launch of bidding later this month. A minimum grant level of 90,000 pounds is anticipated, the Foreign Office said. A

LifeStyle

GPs test a scheme to spend more time with each patient

ÁNGEL ESCALERA

GPs in health centres in La Axarquía, Antequera and the Costa del Sol are testing a new scheme from the regional government's ministry of Health this week that means that they are able to spend more time with each patient. The aim is to restructure

Opinion

Gone direction

Peter Edgerton

...with their generic hallways, uniform colour schemes and evenly spaced doors were - and still are - a total nightmare. How's a man supposed to get his bearings in a such hellish surroundings? The internal conversations I would have with myself were