Zara to open its biggest ever shop in Madrid’s Plaza de España
THE clothes chain Zara has announced plans for a flagship store that promises to be the world’s biggest in the newly renovated Edificio España on the bottom end of Madrid’s Gran Via.
Royal Navy frigate makes its first trip to Spain and spends a week in Alicante on the Costa Blanca
HMS Kent is over halfway through a week-long stay in Alicante in what is the first visit to Spain from a ship belonging to the Queen Elizabeth Combat Group. It’s on a
Malaga’s Sierra de las Nieves becomes Spain’s 16th National Park after unanimous vote
MALAGA’s Sierra de las Nieves has become Spain’s 16th official National Park, gaining the country’s highest level protection after a congress vote last week . The congressional council known as the The
Spain’s Queen Sofia visits homeland of Greece
QUEEN Sofia of Spain embarked on a tour of her homeland Greece. The royal, who was born Princess of Greece and Denmark, kicked off the tour last Sunday, landing at the airport
Spain and Portugal’s official bid for 2030 World Cup announced by Pedro Sanchez in Madrid
PEDRO Sanchez has endorsed a bid for the World Cup to be hosted in Spain and Portugal in 2030. The Spanish prime minister said that his government wished ‘to express their desire
COVID-19 hospital cases hit new low with levels similar to almost a year ago in Costa Blanca area of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions caused by COVID-19 reached their lowest figure of 2021 today(June 4) according to the Valencian health authority. There are now just 110 people hospitalised for the coronavirus in numbers similar
All children in Spain aged 12 to 17 years could be vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the new school year in September
SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, wants all children between 12 and 17 to be vaccinated before the start of September’s new school year. Speaking today(June 4) to Cadena SER, Darias signalled that
WET-SUITED BODY discovered yesterday off the Costa Blanca in Spain is female and not male
NEW details have emerged today(June 4) about a body in a wetsuit discovered by a Javea fishing boat yesterday off the Costa Blanca. First reports from the boat’s crew suggested that it
Spain’s Tourism Minister says government is having ‘daily’ contact with British counterparts to get country onto ‘Green’ travel list
SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that her government is in contact on a ‘daily’ basis with UK counterparts to try to persuade them to include at least parts of Spain
MALLORCA: Palma International Boat Show 2021 opens it doors
THE much-anticipated Palma International Boat Show has opened its doors at Palma’s Moll Vell. Running until Sunday (June 6), the show not only marks the beginning of Mediterranean yachting season but is
Yacht was camouflaged as a fishing boat to smuggle tons of drugs into a Costa Blanca port in Spain
TWO-and-a-half tons of hashish was found on a yacht moored at Santa Pola, leading to the detention of a Murcia and Costa Blanca-based drugs gang. The discovery was made in March, but
European Commission ‘ticks off’ Spain for allowing in non-EU visitors from countries like the UK without a negative COVID-19 test
SPAIN has been told off today(June 4) by the European Commission for allowing non-EU visitors into the country without a negative COVID test. But the EU body has no apparent legal standing
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Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000
CALA NOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop in San Agustin has helped raise over €400,000 for various cancer charities since it opened and most recently donated €18,000. Volunteers at the charity shop work
Only a quarter of under-60s jabbed with AstraZeneca in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain have so far chosen Pfizer for their second shot
OVER three-quarters of under-60s jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Valencia region have requested to take their second anti-COVID inoculation with the same vaccine. The regional health ministry says that an
Pedro Sanchez is told to use diplomacy to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourism by getting Spain onto UK ‘Green’ travel list
ALICANTE Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, wants Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, to exert more diplomatic pressure on the UK to get the country onto ‘Green’ travel lists. Mazon, who also heads up
Police in Spain bust drug smuggling gang who disguised cocaine as charcoal
SPANISH police seized 300kg of cocaine smuggled into Europe by a drug trafficking gang who disguised it as charcoal. In a joint investigation by Spain’s National Police and Portugal’s Judicial Police, the
SEND PLASTIC PACKING: Spanish food industry experts meet to discuss sustainable packaging and new Residue Law
MORE than 200 companies and organisations took part in a virtual meeting this week to discuss sustainable food packaging and the ever-growing problem of single-use plastics. The professionals debated the latest innovations
EASTERN PROMISE: Landmark return for Eastern Airways as first flight touches down in Gibraltar
THE first Eastern Airways flight from Birmingham touched down in Gibraltar last Friday after a four year hiatus for the Humberside based carrier. Gibraltar’s link to the Midlands was previously operated by
What we know about Spain’s plan to welcome all vaccinated tourists from June 7
THE rules concerning the arrival of vaccinated tourists to Spain from anywhere in the world should hopefully be cleared up this weekend when the government publishes details in the Official State Gazette
CAUSE FOR CONCERN? First COVID-19 Indian variant detected in Malaga testing centre
THE first cases of the Indian variant of COVID-19 have been detected in a Malaga testing centre. The two individual cases were detected at the Hospital Clínico Universitario after suspicious test results
LAID OFF: Sacking of temp workers at Gibraltar special needs centre sparks political debate
TENSIONS are mounting between newly formed political party Together Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Government over the layoff of eight workers at the St Bernadette Resource Centre. The progressive party claims that the
Lifeguard drones to patrol beaches in Spain’s Mijas
MIJAS beach will join other Costa del Sol resorts in using drone lifeguards this summer to patrol beaches and aid troubled bathers. The start of the high season sees the Mijas lifeguard
How to save money on your monthly electricity bills under Spain’s new tariffs from June 1
SPAIN is introducing new voltage tariffs from June 1 that will significantly affect households and could reduce your monthly bill. You may have noticed that your electricity bill in recent months has
COVID-19 health situation latest from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
LATEST coronavirus case figures from the Valencian health ministry stand at 205 new infections today(June 3). That’s a fall of five on a week-to-week comparison and 22 more than yesterday. Six COVID-19
SEA RIDDLE over male body in a wetsuit discovered 16 miles offshore by a Costa Blanca fishing boat in Spain
A Javea fishing boat discovered a body floating in the sea today(June 3), some 16 miles off Cabo de la Nao on the northern Costa Blanca. The male corpse was said to
CONFIRMED: Spain fails to make it onto UK travel green list while Portugal downgraded to amber
SPAIN failed to make it onto the UK’s quarantine-free travel list on Thursday, dashing hopes that British holidaymakers could kickstart the tourism sector this June. Meanwhile, Britain removed Portugal from the green