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Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia

The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely natural and nothing to worry about.

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca 360 (left Tim Galgey, Right Pete Langan)

Making a splash: British pair snorkel around Spanish island of Mallorca in just 33 days

TWO Brits have snorkelled round the entire coast of Mallorca in just 33 days. Team Mallorca 360 set off on their sea adventure on June 30, from St Elm bay in Palma,

14 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

SPANISH BEACH?: You can keep it

SUMMER is here and like the much maligned and misunderstood lemmings of popular folklore most of Spain flocks to the shoreline every summer August is of course the high point and one

13 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

These are the ‘black flag’ beaches to avoid in Andalucia

Spain boasts some of the best beaches in Europe with the cleanest playas awarded blue flags for their clear waters and pristine stretches of sand. But a black flag system is in

16 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

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Estepona has the only smoke-free beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOR the third year running, Estepona has once again been declared the only place on the Costa del Sol with a smoke-free beach. The 1,000 square meters stretch of golden sand and

14 Jul, 2021 @ 09:50

Lead

Spain’s Marbella approves its Safety and Rescue Plan for summer 2021

COSTA DEL SOL’S tourist hotspot town, Marbella, has approved its summer Safety and Rescue Plan. The plan, which includes a contingency strategy against COVID-19 on the municipality’s beaches, was announced this Monday

20 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné, Beaches Councilor of the Orihuela City Council,

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain

A NEW law establishes stricter face mask rules in Spain, making coverings mandatory in all public spaces regardless of distance. The Government of Spain, led by Pedro Sanchez, has decided to toughen

31 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain’s Malaga City kicks off its beach season this Saturday

MALAGA City kicks off the beach season to coincide with the first weekend of the Easter school holidays. With more than 15 beaches in the capital, on a coastline that extends for

26 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

This beach in Spain has been named one of the best in Europe by Lonely Planet

A LONG winding golden beach on the Trucador Peninsula has been named fifth in a list of the top 20 to visit in Europe, by a leading travel guide. Platja de Ses

20 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Travel News

Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first works on the €72,000 project to repair

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brit tourists watch as brazen smugglers land drugs on beach in Spain

By Andy McInnes SIX brazen drug runners unloaded sacks of Marihuana in front of stunned British sunbathers on a Costa Del Sol beach. The boat and the men who carried the cannabis

15 Jul, 2020 @ 15:08

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Man found dead near chiringuito at popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN has been found dead at a popular beach on the Costa del Sol. The victim was spotted floating face down in the sea at Playa de la Malagueta in the

13 Jul, 2020 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Giles Brown realised he wasn’t the only one heading for the beach post-lockdown as Spain’s Costa del Sol gets BUSY again

HOW were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to have permission to travel to the radio station

4 Jul, 2020 @ 12:00

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga

Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming

27 Jun, 2020 @ 21:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expats shocked as ‘traffickers’ dump drugs and jet skis on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol while locals ‘threatened with death’

BRITISH expats have been left shocked by a suspected drug drop outside their Costa del Sol homes last night. Bales of hash and an abandoned jet ski strapped with drugs were strewn

20 Jun, 2020 @ 12:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Happy to be here! German tourists give Spain’s Mallorca the thumbs up as life starts to return to normal

THE first batch of tourists to arrive in Mallorca since the coronavirus lockdown have sent out a resounding message – ‘We’re happy to be here!’ The Olive Press has been out and

19 Jun, 2020 @ 14:07

Lead·Mallorca

Spanish police turn people away from Cadiz beach after it reaches maximum capacity

A BEACH in Cadiz has been closed after reaching its maximum capacity as part of the de-escalation process.

8 Jun, 2020 @ 15:35

Cadiz·Lead

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia barred from inter-regional travel for two weeks as President issues ‘beach warning’ ahead of Phase 3

TRAVEL between Andalucia and the rest of Spain is not to be allowed for two weeks, while beach-goers have been warned over large crowds. Junta President Juanma Moreno said today that his

7 Jun, 2020 @ 21:06

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Raw sewage flows onto stunning beach in Spain’s Andalucia prompting calls for its closure over ‘disease and health’ fears

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have called for the closure of a stunning Andalucian beach after another raw sewage spill. A bout of rain this morning has once again overwhelmed storm drains near Playa de Los

7 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

COVID-19: Costa del Sol to get 900 ‘beach agents’ while one town to clean sand ‘nightly’ in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus exit plan

MALAGA will deploy 902 ‘beach agents’, while one Costa del Sol town is to conduct nightly sand ‘cleaning’, it has been announced. The measures come as Malaga, Granada and most of the

29 May, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Gibraltar Government urges extra care at beaches while COVID cases rise

There are not enough fully-trained lifeguards to start taking care of the beaches, said the Chief Minister after a few sea rescues in recent days.

27 May, 2020 @ 22:09

Gibraltar

Watch_ Local Mayors Protest Feature Image From La Verdad

WATCH: British expats and Spaniards protest after 3 million fish found dead in Spain’s Mar Menor catastrophe

Local fishermen also wore black, in memory of the fish that perished in the shallow waters

18 Oct, 2019 @ 16:26

Environment·Lead

Temperatures to rise today on Spain’s Costa del Sol as HEATWAVE will set upon Andalucia

We may only be two months away from Christmas, but the Andalucia weather is still fine enough to sunbathe in.

7 Oct, 2019 @ 09:45

Lead·Nature

‘ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE’: Brown Algae invades beaches and waters on Spain’s Costa del Sol

In Tarifa, the issue became so large the town’s mayor, biologist Francisco Ruiz Giraldez, claimed that it was now ‘aggressively taking up the entire sea floor of the Strait’

7 Sep, 2019 @ 10:25

Environment·Lead

Woman, 69, drowns at Benalmadena beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

This incident is the second drowning to occur on Las Gaviotas beach this summer

27 Aug, 2019 @ 18:25

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