‘The best of times, the worst of times’: a look forward to 2021 in Spain by expat councillor on the Costa del Sol

By Bill Anderson, local councillor in Mijas WHAT a year! Are you an optimist, a pessimist, or a realist? As we enter 2021, I think

3 Jan, 2021 @ 12:16

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Columnists·Lead

Italy British Airways Check In Passengers Board Last Flight To London That Arrives Empty To Repatriate British Residents

Brits refused entry to Spain at Barcelona airport and ‘deported’ as police fail to recognise old-style residency paper certificate

A GROUP of Brits who landed at Barcelona airport were forced back on their plane and flown back to Heathrow when Spanish police refused to

3 Jan, 2021 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths edge towards 3,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE first daily COVID-19 case update for 2021 in the Valencian Community has declared 1,098 new infections today(January 2), as the pandemic death toll edges

2 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Doctors call for tougher restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region as pandemic becomes ‘out of control’

THE forum of Primary Care Physicians in the Valencian Community warned yesterday that ‘the pandemic is out of control, in terms of new cases, hospitalisations

2 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Social lockdown comes into force today in Gibraltar

A FULL social lockdown will be in force from tonight at 10pm in Gibraltar, as active cases closed in on the 1,000 mark.

2 Jan, 2021 @ 14:26

Gibraltar·Lead

Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council is drawing up plans for Blue Zone parking zones in its city centre. Federico Alarcon, the PP’s Councillor for Traffic and Safety, insisted

2 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia to close off 8 towns in Campo de Gibraltar over concerns of ‘British coronavirus strain’

THE Junta de Andalucia will order the closure of eight towns in the Campo de Gibraltar following a surge in coronavirus cases. The cumulative incidence

2 Jan, 2021 @ 13:43

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

TRAGIC: Grandparents killed en route to visit family after van collides head on with their car before driver flees scene on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MARRIED couple have died while travelling to stay with family on the Costa del Sol. The man and woman, both in their 60s, were

2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:46

Lead·Malaga

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

UK travel ban to Spain gets a 14-day extension

SPAIN has extended its ban on most travellers from the UK for an additional fortnight through to mid-January. The measure was due to expire on

2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:10

Lead·National News·Travel News

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Current COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia likely to remain in place after January 10

ANDALUCIA will likely continue with its current coronavirus restrictions after January 10. Vice president of the Junta Juan Marin said there are currently no plans

2 Jan, 2021 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Lead

Boy, 12, dies one week after catching coronavirus in Spain

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated the child was a girl, as was reported by other Spanish media outlets, the child was a

2 Jan, 2021 @ 11:29

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

HAPPY NEW YEAR? The only way is up for Brits in Spain in 2021 after lows of coronavirus and Brexit

WITH coronavirus and its associated lockdowns taking their toll worldwide, 2020 is a year that many people want to forget – and who could blame

1 Jan, 2021 @ 21:09

Lead·National News

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Spain’s women’s Dakar champion reveals battle with Lyme Disease before grueling event

TOP motorcycle rider and favourite to take the win in the women’s category at this years grueling Dakar Rally Laia Sanz has revealed her personal

1 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Sport

BREXIT AT LAST: The brave and uncertain new world of an EU-free United Kingdom

ON the stroke of 2021, Brexit totally kicked in with the UK finally unshackled from its always uneasy relationship with the European Union dating back

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Opinion

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

TRADITIONALLY a time for detoxing and gruelling health regimens, those beginning the new year in Spain are luckier than most. The Mediterranean diet is frequently

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

MERCEDES MADNESS as ex-car plant worker bulldozes 69 new vans in Spain’s Basque Country

AN ex-Mercedes car factory worker got delayed revenge over losing his job by destroying 69 brand-new vans with a stolen bulldozer this morning(December 31). The

31 Dec, 2020 @ 18:11

Lead·National News

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 daily cases in the Valencian Community have risen by 117 infections to 2,832 in the latest figures issued today(December 31). The regional health

31 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Schengen ‘in principle’ Gibraltar deal agreed between UK and Spain

SPAIN and UK have agreed that Gibraltar will become part of Schengen with a level playing field on all areas.

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:19

Gibraltar·Lead

Police dismantle German pensioner run, large scale arms network with links to Hitler on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A LARGE scale arms network that supplied weapons to some of the Costa del Sol’s most violent criminals has been dismantled by the Policia Nacional.

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat in Spain’s Murcia region gets honour for helping British residents in Camposol

A Murcia-based British expat who created a charity to give fast medical aid has been awarded the British Empire Medal(BEM) in the New Year Honours

31 Dec, 2020 @ 13:01

Lead·Murcia

READ WITH CAUTION: Dead dogs found rotting among 22 survivors in ‘deplorable’ Madrid farm – two owners arrested

GUARDIA CIVIL have discovered a farm housing 22 sick dogs, with another seven lying dead among them. The report says the animals were kept in

31 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid

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Brit arrested for Guardia attack provisionally named and criminal history revealed

MORE details have been revealed of driver of a stolen delivery van that rammed a Guardia Civil patrol vehicle off the road on Tuesday. The

31 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

XIMO PUIG himself, the President of Valencia region, has promised the maximum deployment of police on the streets tonight to prevent parties from spreading the

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Sevilla suspends Holy Week 2021 whilst Malaga and Cordoba wait until after New Year to make a decision

SEVILLA has officially suspended the celebration of its Holy Week in 2021 for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. The Archbishop of Sevilla,

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community

A record daily COVID-19 death toll has been announced today(December 30) in the Valencian Community. 70 additional fatalities were declared by the regional health ministry

30 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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‘The best of times, the worst of times’: a look forward to 2021 in Spain by expat councillor on the Costa del Sol

Brits refused entry to Spain at Barcelona airport and ‘deported’ as police fail to recognise old-style residency paper certificate

COVID-19 deaths edge towards 3,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community

Doctors call for tougher restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region as pandemic becomes ‘out of control’

BREAKING: Social lockdown comes into force today in Gibraltar

Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia to close off 8 towns in Campo de Gibraltar over concerns of ‘British coronavirus strain’

TRAGIC: Grandparents killed en route to visit family after van collides head on with their car before driver flees scene on Spain’s Costa del Sol

UK travel ban to Spain gets a 14-day extension

Current COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia likely to remain in place after January 10

Boy, 12, dies one week after catching coronavirus in Spain

HAPPY NEW YEAR? The only way is up for Brits in Spain in 2021 after lows of coronavirus and Brexit

Spain’s women’s Dakar champion reveals battle with Lyme Disease before grueling event

BREXIT AT LAST: The brave and uncertain new world of an EU-free United Kingdom

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

MERCEDES MADNESS as ex-car plant worker bulldozes 69 new vans in Spain’s Basque Country

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

BREAKING: Schengen ‘in principle’ Gibraltar deal agreed between UK and Spain

Police dismantle German pensioner run, large scale arms network with links to Hitler on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Expat in Spain’s Murcia region gets honour for helping British residents in Camposol

READ WITH CAUTION: Dead dogs found rotting among 22 survivors in ‘deplorable’ Madrid farm – two owners arrested

Brit arrested for Guardia attack provisionally named and criminal history revealed

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

Spain’s Sevilla suspends Holy Week 2021 whilst Malaga and Cordoba wait until after New Year to make a decision

COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community

Remigration’ guru banned from the UK plans to open Spanish base to push for the mass deportation of ‘millions of migrants’

Spain’s largest warship docks in Malaga this weekend – and is opening its doors to the public

EXCLUSIVE: Forged signatures, unwanted procedures and trainee surgeons: Unravelling the medical practices of ‘Dr Frankenstein’ – aka ‘the Buttman’ – Marbella’s world renowned plastic surgeon

PICTURED: British grandmother, 69, who drowned off Menorca beach after bravely trying to save granddaughter swept out to sea

WATCH: Hundreds of protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks stage striking five-minute silence in Ceuta over migrant crisis

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