Devastated family still searching for answers ten years after teen’s death in Spain
A HEARTBROKEN British family has said they are still hunting for answers ten years after their teenage son plunged to his death from a fifth-floor
Council in Spain’s Catalunya hires bug exterminators to target sewers overrun by cockroaches
SIXTY feet below Sitges, a town close to Barcelona, cockroaches have taken over the sewers. The bugs are wading through a river of raw sewage
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother
POLICE in Spain have released an image of the man accused of killing his two-year-old son in a Barcelona hotel room on Tuesday evening. The
Hunt for father after toddler, 2, dies ‘violently’ in Barcelona hotel room
POLICE in Barcelona are investigating the ‘violent’ death of a two-year-old boy at a hotel in the city. Cops rushed to the Hotel Concordia on
Afghan refugees in Spain: How many will arrive and what aid is offered to them
A THIRD flight carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived in Spain on Saturday night at a military airbase close to Madrid where a
Catalunya’s top court rejects curfew extension for most of the region including Spain’s second city Barcelona.
NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court. The regional government submitted an application to continue with
Firecrackers cause mass evacuation at hotel in Barcelona on eve of 2017 terror attack anniversary
PARTYGOERS let off firecrackers causing mass panic and confusion at a hotel in Barcelona on Monday. Families were quickly evacuated from the Petit Palace hotel
Mayor of Barcelona offers refuge to 50 Afghan girls and women in city
THE MAYOR of Barcelona has offered homes to 50 Afghan women and girls in the city after the Taliban have conquered the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.
COVID in Spain : Antibodies last more than a year says new study
INFECTED people still have antibodies in their blood to fight COVID-19 over a year after recovery, regardless of how severe their case was. Researchers in
Where is the cheapest city to live in Spain? Not Madrid or Barcelona
NEW data reveals the huge differences in cost of living across Spain, with Madrid and Barcelona proving a whopping 30% more than in the cheapest
Barcelona council fines landlord €45,000 for ‘real estate racism’ after refusing to rent his apartment to a young Moroccan
BARCELONA City Council has become the first council in Spain to impose a penalty for ‘real estate racism’. City bosses fined a real estate agency
Barcelona’s People’s Olympiad: The story of the 1936 Protest Olympics that were derailed by the Spanish Civil War
BY Shannon Chaffers THE Tokyo Olympic Games will soon come to a close despite an initial rocky start under a shroud of controversy with Japan
Dutch tourist dies in Spain’s Barcelona after a car key gets stuck in his throat
A Dutch tourist died in a Barcelona hospital on Friday morning (August 6) after a car key got stuck in his throat. That was despite
Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club
FC BARCELONA have revealed that they could not keep star striker Lionel Messi due to La Liga’s salary limit rules. Barca president, Joan Laporta, said
Toddler saved and bodies of man and woman found near burning car in Barcelona
POLICE in Barcelona have launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and woman found near a burning car. Emergency services were called to
Should you move your pensions into one pot?
By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different
It’s official: The best pizzas in Spain can be found in Barcelona
TWO pizzerias in Barcelona have been crowned winners in Spain’s first National Pizza Competition during Madrid Fusion, the annual International Gastronomy Congress. Judges awarded La
Volunteers wanted to guard rare turtle eggs on beach in Spain
AS summer jobs go, this doesn’t get much easier: two hours per day, watching a patch of sand on a Spanish beach – in case
COVID Spain: 100 positive tests among thousands who flocked to major Barcelona music festival
JUST 123 people among the first 13,000 ticketholders at a major music festival in Barcelona tested positive for COVID-19. All festival-goers heading to The Cruilla
Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals
A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after
Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?
Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in
Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa
Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison hours after Spain authorised extradition to US for tax evasion
THE tech entrepreneur was found hanging in his cell late on Wednesday just hours after a Spanish court authorised his extradition to the USA to
Low-cost bullet train price war breaks out on Madrid-Barcelona commuter corridor in Spain
A PRICE war began on Wednesday between the Spanish train operator AVLO and the French Ouigo rail service for business along one of Europe’s busiest
Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living