This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Bernie Teltow said the development arm of his family’s construction business has had plans to pursue a residential project on a large swath of property in Fort Gratiot for a long time “We actually went to the township back in 2007 … but we decided not to go because of the economy,” he said during an interview Wednesday we were ready to go also — again with a small project — and we decided not to go we’re kind of revamped and re-engineered It’s obviously a lot bigger now.” They bought now-combined parcels in an area southeast of Krafft and State roads for $1.9 million in December 2005 under Pro-Tel Development also vice president of Teltow Construction Fort Gratiot’s planning commission OK’d early plans from Pro-Tel — with a list of conditions — to build a massive single-family and multi-family condominium subdivision for the 92-acre site Community Development Coordinator Sharon Wilton said the developers are expected to come back to the township with re-engineered plans that meet those conditions including local and state environmental permitting and allocation of residential common space “They will have to come back to us with their final engineered plans which will also have to be reviewed again,” she said “And that will include all of the lot measurements Teltow said that they’re planning around 130 duplex though he said some finer details may change as they work back and forth with the township Site plans also show 57 single-family lots just east of the multi-plex units with subdivision entry points coming off Krafft There is no concrete timeline for the development “Best I can say for breaking ground would be spring to summer 2022.” “It takes a long time to get permits and go through the engineering process,” he said The on-site plans with the township call the residential development "Fort Huron," but Teltow said “We’re not sold on the name.” glad to be moving forward with the project He said part of that is meeting local housing needs This would be their third such development “It’s all about timing,” he said “We’d like to see it come to fruition actually do the housing development.” Wilton said there are a couple of types of developments home builders could pursue A subdivision requires more items to be satisfied and takes longer “where a condominium subdivision has less time involved and not quite as stringent guidelines and rules.” is also already zoned for single-family and multi-family residential uses Site plans show space would be untouched with the currently proposed multi- and single-family sites leaving it open to “future development" south of the Gosman Drain “They’re going to do this in phases,” Wilton said the most northern units for the single-family lots and then the northern part of the subdivision for the multiple-family units So he did not give us a timeline at the meeting … A lot of the property’s been cleared already Contact Jackie Smith at (810) 989-6270 or jssmith@gannett.com A Fort Myers Beach man caught by deputies inside a Bonita Springs home uninvited will face charges of arson after he allegedly roamed around a manufactured home community on Hickory Boulevard setting flags and banners on fire Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies found Joel David Teltow inside one of the manufactured homes at Bonita Beach Village on Hickory Boulevard shortly before 4 a.m found the window to the unit's front door smashed in and the door ajar Teltow was found in the master bathroom of the unit which was later found to be owned by a relative The relative said Teltow did not have permission to be in the trailer but declined to prosecute on a burglary charge A sheriff's office report said that Teltow had gone through the neighborhood and burned flags and banners on several occupied units The sheriff's report said the flags on the three affected units burned so hot it melted their flag poles A witness told deputies he watched Teltow go inside a deceased resident's shed and start a fire on a grill A burned hat was found on the grill Teltow remains in Lee County Jail on $90,000 bond and will be arraigned Aug Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter) More: Fire marshal arrests Cape Coral woman on suspicion of gas station fire More: Son of slain Charlotte County sheriff's sergeant arrested on multiple arson charges More: Man found guilty of leaving scene, arson, evidence tampering, in bicycle rider's death Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Fifty years ago this morning, Berliners awoke to the sound of pneumatic drills digging up the road in front of the city's famous Brandenburg Gate. They watched incredulously as squads of labourers, guarded by armed Communist militiamen, unrolled huge reels of barbed wire and pinned them to the tarmac with giant staple guns. The barrier erected on 13 August 1961 was the beginning of that infamous structure which even today – nearly 22 years after its fall – remains one of the Cold War's most potent symbols: the Berlin Wall. At noon today, Berlin will come to a standstill. Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Christian Wulff will be among 100 dignitaries who will attend a memorial ceremony close to the site of the former Wall to remember the fateful day of its building half a century ago. Buses and tubes will stop running and many Berliners, especially the thousands whose lives were forever changed by the Wall, will stand in silence for a minute. The ceremony will end with the reading out of the names of all the 136 East Germans who were shot dead by border guards or otherwise perished at the Wall while trying to escape the tyranny of Communist rule. Many more died while trying to escape over the heavily mined and fenced border between the two Germanys. The Berlin Wall was a desperate measure taken by the rulers of "the first workers' and peasant state on German soil" to stem the human haemorrhage it was suffering in the months leading up to 13 August 1961. Until then, tens of thousand of East Germans were voting against the system with their feet and staging a mass exodus to the West. By the summer of 1961, the communist leadership was panic-stricken: not only had vast numbers of doctors, teachers and engineers left the country. Factories were losing staff and there were fears that there would not be enough farm workers to bring in the harvest. The Wall was the leadership's answer to the problem. But barriers and barbed wire were not enough. The so-called "anti-fascist protection barrier" had to be "defended" by Kalashnikov-toting border guards to render it effective. The death toll began nine days later when Ida Siekmann, a 59-year-old East Berliner, died from the injuries sustained after she tried to escape to West Berlin by jumping out of the window of her apartment, which stood directly on the border. The first person to be shot dead, two days later, was Günter Litfin, a young Berliner who had been visiting his mother in the east before the Wall suddenly went up. He couldn't believe that he could never return to the flat he had just rented in the West. He was shot in the back of the head by border guards while trying to escape across the Spree River that flows through the city centre. Hundreds of stunned West Berliners lined the river bank to watch firemen retrieve his dead body. For thousands of Berliners, the Wall is still something they would rather forget. The remaining traces of it have all but disappeared from the reunited capital. Its politicians have yet to decide how best to keep its memory alive for posterity. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Photo Gallery: Restitution Battle Spans Two Decades for Jewish Famil Peter Sonnenthal has plenty of experience hunting down the cheats crooks and cronies who gamble with marked cards at the world's largest casino: Wall Street Sonnenthal worked as a lawyer for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) He was feared and loathed by fraudsters who swindled millions of dollars -- and ended up catching most of them The dispute is likely to occupy a prominent place in Germany's legal annals and the row has since made its way through a maze of German courts starting with the local and state offices for unresolved property issues the case was brought before the Brandenburg Higher State Administrative Court was deliberated five times before the German Federal Administrative Court then dealt with by the German Finance Ministry and has been appealed to the German Federal Constitutional Court Sonnenthal has repeatedly run into obstacles over two decades of litigation Sonnenthal was 37 years old and living in Denver where he occasionally holds a one-man protest at Berlin's central Brandenburg Gate The battle over the properties in Teltow has pushed Sonnenthal to his limit and the Nazis of Teltow are being vindicated after the fact," he says everything has to be contested in court and absolutely no concessions are made "This is offensive to the family," he says Sonnenthal's story and his family's legacy date back to shortly after the establishment of the German Empire Berlin businessman Max Sabersky and his brother purchased an estate on Teltower Lake called Gut Seehof The family developed part of the land as summer residences for artists Max Sabersky was a co-founder of the Aktiengesellschaft Dampfstrassenbahn a company that launched a project in 1888 to connect by streetcar the villas of the Seehof estate with the train station at Gross-Lichterfelde in modern-day central Berlin a spa and a swimming pool on the Seehof property the lake was filled in during the construction of the Teltow Canal which boosted the economy on the outskirts of Berlin The family ultimately ended up establishing an up-and-coming Berlin suburb on the estate's farmland this large Jewish family had become part of Berlin high society co-founder and CEO of electrical giant AEG in Berlin Mamroth was a member of the supervisory boards of German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa AG and light bulb manufacturer Osram the family members were no longer allowed to work in their respective professions A so-called "Aryanizer" was commissioned in October 1933 to subdivide the estate and sell off the individual properties The family had to hand over roughly one-third of their holdings to the town of Teltow had the Max-Sabersky-Allee boulevard renamed after Wilhelm Kube a Nazi who that same year made an infamous remark about Jews: "The carrier of the plague has to be stamped out." Most members of the Sabersky family fled the Holocaust  and took refuge abroad the heirs had a new problem: The family's properties were located in the new Soviet-occupied zone The Teltow Canal now separated the former Sabersky estate in the East German region of Brandenburg from the West Berlin district of Lichterfelde The descendents had no chance of reclaiming their property -- until the Berlin Wall fell in Nov a legal battle erupted over whether the Jewish family had voluntarily sold their property for a fair price under Hitler's regime or whether they had been persecuted by the Nazis and had acted under duress Initial requests for restitution failed: In 1996 The authorities responsible for unresolved property issues were not convinced that the Saberskys had sold the properties under pressure from the Nazis the case went to the Potsdam Administrative Court where legal proceedings continue to this day presiding judge Wilfried Hamm and associate judge Peter Pfennig have been dealing with the case Sonnenthal feels downright persecuted by them Hamm and Pfennig have consistently rejected every claim and motion to appeal the heirs have taken their case to the Federal Administrative Court which has referred part of the legal dispute back to Potsdam -- to Hamm and Pfennig there were two apparent game changers that appeared to bring the endless dispute to a close the Federal Administrative Court declared in its "Teltow-Seehof III" decision that it had "no doubt" that the Jewish family had sold under pressure from the Nazis the German federal government agreed to a settlement with the heirs concerning all of the properties it has been challenging the negotiated restitution and the actions of the federal government The local government seems to doubt the historic persecution of its Jewish population A lawyer for the town has argued that Paul Mamroth resigned from his business and leadership positions in the Nazi era due to old age and "not because of Nazi oppression." Nevertheless a commemorative plaque in the Teltow cemetery recognizes him as the AEG CEO an honorary senator of the Technical University of Berlin and a man who was "persecuted by the Nazi regime." The town's lawyer also presented documents from the city archives that she says prove that the Jews in Teltow were hardly threatened at all during the early years of National Socialism because the Nazis were initially "busy eliminating Social Democrats and communists," as she put it The case is a relentless clash of opinions over historical facts In the Teltow tourist information center there is a book by two historians with the title: "They Were Our Neighbors: Jewish Life in Teltow until 1945." It documents the Saberskys' life after 1933: "The Reich Hereditary Farm Law of Sept 1933 prohibited Jews from pursuing agricultural activities," the authors write "Since this law seriously jeopardized the family's income they had no choice but to sell their property to finance their emigration." the town believes that the Saberskys intended to sell their properties out of economic interest as far back as 1927 Experts from the Center for Research on Anti-Semitism at Berlin's Technical University have assured the heirs that the family "sold their property due to the Nazis' policies of systematic and collective exclusion of Jewish citizens." Robert Unger is an experienced defense lawyer in Berlin and his law office has been representing Sonnenthal for years He says that he has never experienced a case like this "The town of Teltow's claim that -- after 60 years of living and developing their land in Teltow -- the Saberskys voluntarily decided to transfer their entire property to a Nazi is absurd and grotesque rejects all insinuations of prejudice and right-wing extremism and contends that the town does not have a political agenda in the case He notes that a forest has grown on the properties that Sonnenthal intends to reclaim arguing that some of the land now falls within nature conservation areas But something does not add up here: Is it the fault of the heirs that the trees grew so magnificently in the shadow of the Berlin Wall Roundtable negotiations have occasionally been held in Teltow in the past But correspondence between the city and Sonnenthal's lawyers reveals that Teltow has now unilaterally suspended the talks for "an indefinite period." Still Sonnenthal says that he expects the town council to assume its "historic responsibility." Schmidt responds that the city has laid paving stones engraved with the names of Jewish citizens He notes that his own grandmother was Jewish; she died in Auschwitz The mayor argues that no one can accuse him of anti-Semitic behavior Schmidt says that the city is prepared to talk The town and the courts are more likely to agree to a settlement But Sonnenthal is not prepared to renounce any additional pieces of his inheritance "I'm going to continue until the bitter end," he says The Potsdam Administrative Court recently handed down additional rulings but nothing decisive for Sonnenthal and his family forcing Sonenthal's lawyers to file additional complaints Sonnenthal has petitioned the German Federal Constitutional Court After 10 of the family plots were ultimately returned to him he was denied permission to build duplexes on the land When the land was expropriated from his family it had been zoned for residential construction Now the courts are arguing that building permits can possibly be granted based on the construction planning of 1935 No government agency in the world would approve the construction of new homes according to building codes from 1935 Peter Sonnenthal and his family have been fighting for over two decades to reclaim lucrative properties lost under the Nazi regime But he continues to face legal hurdles in trying to restore their legacy A 1930 photo of the Sabersky family on their property The lengthy legal battle hinges on whether the Jewish family had voluntarily sold their property for a fair price under Hitler's regime 1938 shows the aftermath of the Kristallnacht pogrom when Nazi thugs burned and plundered hundreds of Jewish homes Most members of the Sabersky family fled Germany and took refuge abroad People urged to stay inside as officials track down ‘dangerous animal’ in south-west of capital Residents on the south-western outskirts of Berlin are being urged to stay indoors after overnight sightings of a “loose Brandenburg police advised people living in the districts of Kleinmachnow Stahnsdorf and Teltow on the borders of the German capital to refrain from walking in the woods and to keep pets or farm animals indoors on Thursday Nurseries were allowed to open but were urged to avoid letting children play outdoors drones and thermal imaging cameras to track down the big cat which police believed was resting in a wooded area A veterinarian and two armed hunters were on site and under orders to either stun or shoot dead the animal officials in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark said “Around midnight we received a notification that we couldn’t believe,” the Brandenburg police spokesperson Daniel Kiep told the broadcaster rbb “Two passersby spotted an animal chasing after another One was a wild boar and the other appeared to be a big cat The two men recorded a video on their phones and even experienced police officers had to confirm that we are probably dealing with a lion.” Police said at a midday press conferencethat two officers had seen the animal in two separate instances overnight but that there been no further sightings since Reports of a sighting in the Zehlendorf district Fire services in Brandenburg said the large animal was “presumably a lioness” the director of a circus in the Teltow area told local media he was not aware of any lions being held in circuses or private zoos in the area and said the animal could be a misidentified Caucasian shepherd dog “If it’s a lion I’ll eat a broom,” Michel Rogall told Tagesspiegel newspaper Police said they had not been informed of any lion escape in the area a zoo nor a circus is missing such an animal,” a spokesperson said Berlin’s two zoos – the Zoological Gardens in the old west and Tierpark Berlin in the old east – both confirmed that they weren’t missing any animals from their enclosures This article was amended on 20 July 2023 because the zoo in the old east is Tierpark Berlin not Tiergarten Berlin as an earlier version said Whether you’re looking for a spacious family home or a place with an easy commute here are the best suburbs and cities near Berlin By Victoria Pearce and large family homes are out of the question are some great hidden gems that offer affordable housing and more spacious living options these commuter towns have an easier (albeit slower) pace of life within easy reach of the action Discover the magic of Berlin’s suburbs by reading the following sections: Spotahome takes the hassle out of househunting by doing the hard work for you and book rental properties all from the comfort of your own home Take the stress out of househunting in Berlin with Spotahome Berlin is Germany’s vibrant capital Known for its tumultuous past, the city has since transformed itself into a global hub of creativity Given that the rental market in the capital has exploded in recent years, moving to the outskirts of the city might be a good option for those seeking a suitable home on a budget The small cities and charming villages near Berlin provide a great alternative to the dense inner-city housing offering more space for those seeking a home with a garden or a place for their growing family to enjoy Berlin’s excellent public transport network also makes it possible to commute into the city from dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away living in the suburbs allows residents to enjoy the best of both worlds Although property prices in the suburbs are lower than in the city they have also felt the pinch of an increasingly competitive housing market finding accommodation within budget can be a challenge – but not impossible There are several ways to find a place to live in the suburbs some people use a local estate agent (Makler) online property portals are also popular to find housing some online advertisements are listed as provisionsfreie (i.e. You can find rental accommodation on the following websites: When searching for properties to rent, it is important to keep in mind that scams do exist. Be cautious and vet advertisements and agents carefully, especially when you don’t speak German fluently or are contacting people online One of the big draws of the suburbs is the size of the homes You are much more likely to find houses with gardens or larger apartments in cities near Berlin Population growth has also resulted in the development of more apartment blocks across the region These can offer lower rents with close proximity to parks or nature reserves Similar to the rest of Germany, Berlin’s suburbia has a large percentage of renters. In 2023, more than half of the country’s population (52.4%) lived in rented accommodation This was the highest share in the European Union (EU) Although rental rates have increased as the region’s population grows rentals are still more affordable rentals in cities near Berlin than in the capital itself Rent in the suburbs can be separated into the following categories: If you compare these costs to those in Mitte where rents regularly exceed €1,900 for a similarly sized apartment you can see why many people choose to expand their housing search beyond the city limits For potential buyers in Germany, there’s both good news and bad news. After a decade-long house price boom, real estate prices are in freefall (2024) The housing market is struggling as higher mortgage interest rates and rising inflation have increased affordability constraints Conversely, Berlin is the most affordable city in Germany If you’re employed, you should be able to get a mortgage with no additional requirements – regardless of your nationality. That being said, while there are no restrictions for expats looking to purchase a home there is also no need to jump into it straight away buying property makes more sense if you are already familiar with the area or are moving to be close to family you might want to consider renting when you first arrive so that you can explore the different cities near Berlin you can be sure to buy property in a suburb where you will enjoy living for the long term Real estate guide: buying a house in Germany The German capital is entirely surrounded by the Brandenburg region That means that many villages and commuter cities near Berlin are part of the same government district Fortunately, public transport links are plentiful between Berlin and the suburbs outlined below commute time has a large impact on rental prices with the cheapest housing often being found where commutes are the longest Natural beauty is plentiful outside Berlin these areas tend to attract people who are drawn to nature or those seeking a quieter environment Although nightlife is harder to come by outside of Berlin are well-known for their events and cultural scene Keep reading for a closer look at some of the top cities near Berlin Well known for its many popular attractions, Bernau has several museums and is the host of the annual Hussite Festival (Hussitenfest) which celebrates the town’s medieval history Its fascinating past is still present in its impressive 8-meter-high defense walls that surround the town and its small alleyways that take visitors back in time only one original city gate – the Steintor – still remains and now serves as a local museum Bernau features a mix of modern high-rise housing estates and historic half-timbered buildings from the early 19th century Residents enjoy this scenic town for its quiet streets and pleasant neighborhoods Hohen Neuendorf is not an old town but a pleasant one This city near Berlin was developed as a commuter town in the early 20th century tranquil setting and easy access to the city center making this a popular choice for workers headed to an inner-city office every day Most of the housing in Hohen Neuendorf is relatively new Once home to the world’s first radio station Nauen is a quiet satellite in Berlin’s orbit Said to be one of the most beautiful in Brandenburg the old town is a popular choice for families who seek larger gardens and quiet streets With wind turbines scattered around the town’s edge Nauen is set near many areas of natural beauty Expats looking for social entertainment may want to look elsewhere This village does not have many cultural events or substantial nightlife Oranienburg’s pleasant streets hide the town’s dark past having been a concentration camp for both Nazis and Soviets Now a pretty city near Berlin, locals enjoy a pleasant and relaxed lifestyle. Tourists often visit the area for its memorials and the 350-year-old baroque Oranienburg Palace (Schloss Oranienburg) The former Prussian palace with its large open park is home to a museum and a cultural center Oranienburg is a good choice if you prefer a village setting and don’t blame a place for its historical past The capital of Brandenburg, Potsdam, is a tourist destination in its own right. The city near Berlin is home to several palaces, including Sanssouci Palace (Schloss Sanssouci) which was once the summer home of Frederick the Great (former King of Prussia) Potsdam has many businesses, including a major film studio and 30 research facilities. It is also home to the Berlin Brandenberg International School the historic town center dissolves into fairly typical Berlin suburbs With many cultural offerings within Potsdam’s borders you don’t necessarily have to head to the capital to socialize and find entertainment so it may not be the best option if you are looking to save money by living outside Berlin with low housing costs and a convivial atmosphere The satellite city was established 800 years ago and now has a population of 27,000 Rathenow is a sleepy area compared to Berlin The area is popular with families who appreciate having more space and access to nearby parks and lakes Strausberg offers authentic small-town German life within easy commuting distance of the capital this city near Berlin is located just 30 kilometers from the Polish border.Sports enthusiasts will particularly enjoy Strausberg because of its many sporting facilities and traditions thin town is a popular option for hybrid workers who want the price and quality of life from the countryside but still need to commute to the big city Teltow is located on the outskirts of Berlin This German suburb has followed the city through its many trials and tribulations and served as a border between West Berlin and East Germany and new developments continue to spring up to provide affordable housing for workers flocking to the German capital Its location provides easy access to higher education institutes in both Berlin and Potsdam Teltow primarily offers apartments and townhouses If you’re hoping for a single-family house the town does boast plenty of parks and outdoor spaces you can visit Developed as a vacation resort in the early 20th century This small town with a little over 21,000 inhabitants is located in a nature reserve between two lakes making it an ideal choice for those who love the outdoors a small compound was built nearby to house high-ranking officials of the East German government away from the rest of the population While the building has been out of use for a long time the natural beauty that drew officials to Wandlitz can still be found today The villages and cities near Berlin are all fairly safe and can be a good choice if you need more space or crave a quieter environment Reported crime rates are also generally lower than in the German capital this does not necessarily mean that these areas are to be avoided Zeuthen is mostly made up of family homes with gardens The town is a short distance away from Berlin Mitte and has easy access to Schönefeld airport Whether you’re renting on a budget or buying a spacious family home you’ll want to be sure you end up in a place that suits you best It is important that you consider your housing requirements and commuting plans before you settle on an area if you know you need to work on-site in central Berlin most days per week moving to a suburb may not make sense at all trading in some of Berlin’s excitement for quieter suburban living could be the perfect fit Here are a few tips to keep in mind when looking for a city near Berlin to call your home: Victoria is an American writer (and mom) living in the UK she focuses on local content for employment law and business culture articles Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information "Home and History In the Fiction of Los Angeles," Sarah-Jane Stratford Police used loudspeakers and emergency apps to warn people in the Kleinmachnow Teltow and Stahnsdorf areas - who were also advised to keep children and pets inside Officials said riot police had also been deployed "to protect the population" Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain The buds are appearing and will soon explode into a shower of pink petals The TV-Asahi cherry blossom avenue on the popular Berlin Wall trail in Teltow is beginning to bud The best time to see the cherry blossoms is from mid-March and mid-April The trail was built on the border strip directly after the fall of the Wall with financial support from a Japanese television station The Asahi channel launched a fundraising campaign to send this positive message after the reunification of Germany More than 1,000 Japanese ornamental cherries were planted between 1990 and 2010 and still bloom once a year For the past 20 years people have been flocking to the area to enjoy the blossoms and take selfies Artist Christian Badel from Berlin is among them “It’s nothing short of a miracle,” he says: “Where a wall once separated East and West Berlin scattering their petals across the street” A hanami (literally “flower viewing”) is also held in the Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World) This park in the district of Marzahn contains a group of themed gardens Opened in 1987 in what was East Berlin to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the city the Gardens of the World was orignally called Berliner Gartenschau (Berlin Garden Show) The name was changed to Erholungspark Marzahn before it was given its present name in 2017 the 63 blossoming cherry trees in the garden will be celebrated with traditional dancing Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish News | World A hunt for a suspected lioness has been called off after authorities found no evidence that it was in fact a big cat on the loose - and more likely a boar Local police were alerted to the animal in Kleinmachnow, just outside Berlin’s city limits after locals reported a big cat chasing a wild boar A video later emerged of the suspected lioness in a wooded area sparking a desperate hunt for the animal mayor of the Kleinmachnow area said there was no “acute danger” after experts concluded that it was likely a wild boar and that there was never any lion chasing the animal Two experts said independently of each other that “this isn’t a lioness or a wild animal” and that the creature “tends toward a wild boar,” he said adding that the rounded back and thick legs of the animal shown in the poorly lit video did not fit with it being a lioness “We will return to the usual vigilant programme and we think there is no acute danger for Kleinmachnow or for the south of Berlin,” the mayor said adding that police would be able to step back up straight away if the situation changes Mr Grubert had told local public broadcaster RBB late on Thursday that authorities would try to comb the forest on Friday with “professional animal track searchers.” “We have to say that this can’t carry on for days,” he said adding that he expected the search to “intensify” on Friday helicopters and infrared cameras to search for the animal with a vet and hunters also part of the effort German armoured police had also joined the hunt in the area with the MailOnline reporting that a 300-horsepower armoured vehicle known as ‘The Survivor’ Met Police detective sacked after shoplifting £99 shoes from M&S PCSO denies stabbing herself for bogus damages claim Police at centre of storm amid prisons overcrowding crisis Mountaineer Bonita Norris reveals how to overcome everyday obstacles “The danger of a wild animal in Kleinmachnow justifies the deployment,” the mayor added said claiming that he would act the same way “if I were in the situation today.” Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin David Beckham extends olive branch to son Brooklyn amid 'family feud' New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications from nationalities most likely to overstay New visa crackdown as Home Office plans to restrict applications The search for a mystery missing animal believed to be a lioness is underway in Berlin Police are searching for the animal in the southwestern outskirts of the city police started to receive reports and videos of the wild animal Roughly 30 cars were deployed and a vet was called to help in the search This is where the mystery part comes in as local zoos animal sanctuaries and circuses have said they are not missing any big cats Police spokesperson Daniel Keip told public broadcaster RBB that "in the summer you often hear reports of crocodiles in swimming lakes and then it turns out all it was We're dealing with a lioness that's roaming freely through Teltow a circus director in Teltow who was woken by police at 2 am is not convinced I'll eat my broom," he told the Tagesspiegel newspaper said authorities have not been able to verify reports of the animal sighting but it has since been seen by an officer involved in the search A video shared on Twitter - which police believe is real - also appeared to show a lioness in a forest in the area Regardless of the facts surrounding what the wild animal is residents are being told to stay indoors and to keep their pets with them People are also being told to stay away from the forest and to immediately seek shelter if they do see the lioness Mr Grubert said authorities are focusing their search on a large area next to a wood as it is believed the animal is asleep there and heat-seeking cameras have been deployed Veterinarians and hunters with tranquiliser guns are also involved Keep up to date with all the latest news on our website Beat102103.com.