Picasso branded ‘woman abuser’ in protest at Barcelona museum dedicated to Spain’s most famous artist
By Nickacia Forrester The Picasso Museum in Barcelona was the scene of a protest when a group of art students took “silent action” to expose
Malaga speed cameras that catch the most highway menaces in Spain
THE Spanish organisation Automovilistas Europeos Asociados (AEA) has published a list of stationary speed cameras that have registered the most instances of exceeding speed—two of
German man caught driving with €300,000 stuffed in plastic bags in Malaga
A GERMAN man was caught with over €300,000 stuffed in plastic bags after accidentally asking policemen for help. The 57-year-old was driving La Palmilla district
British expats may get a surprise visit as a Costa Blanca town in Spain wants them registered locally
BENISSA on the northern Costa Blanca is taking a novel approach to getting non-Spaniards to register on the local padron by employing a team of
Slight fall in new COVID-19 infections and hospital cases in Costa Blanca area of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have fallen on both a daily and week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. The regional health ministry today(June 11) reported 182 new
Gibraltar tweaks its COVID-19 entry requirements from this Sunday
THE HM Government of Gibraltar has updated its COVID-19 entry requirements for any travellers entering the country due to increasing cases in the UK. The
Free Festival announced showing off the young musical talent of Spain’s Costa Blanca
MUSIC is top of the agenda at the first “Orihuela Music Fest” later this month, bringing together promising youngsters of the municipality. Orihuela’s Councillor for
Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJVC) has thrown out a bid by regional nightlife and hospitality businesses to overturn opening hour and capacity restrictions. The TSJVC, unlike
Spain’s regions given total freedom over nightlife restrictions from tomorrow
REGIONS in Spain have been given the freedom to decide their own coronavirus control measures for bars, restaurants and clubs. From tomorrow (Saturday, June 12)
Police to strongly clamp down on illegal outdoor drinks parties in Alicante area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE’S Policia Local will launch a major operation this weekend to stop illegal outdoor drinking parties known as ‘botellons’. It’s the first weekend since late
Spanish army sergeant dies after parachute exercise over the coast of the Mar Menor’s La Manga in Murcia
A Spanish army sergeant died after parachuting over the waters of La Manga in the Murcia region. Rafael Gallant Martinez was involved in a special
British opticians on Spain’s Costa Blanca give 1,500 pairs of unwanted specs to needy around the world
SPECSAVERS Opticians in Calpe have donated 1,500 pairs of glasses to underprivileged people across the world. Donated via the local Lions Club, Specsavers Ópticas collected
Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can’t go to the Mar Menor and Costa Calida areas of Murcia in Spain
MURCIA’S Tourism Minister says the region’s tourist sector could lose up to €450 million this year if British people do not come for a summer
Up to 1,752 tourists have already entered Spain using the new COVID-19 Digital Certificate
THE Health authorities in Spain have announced that the new European Digital Covid Certificate has been registered 1,752 times on the ‘Spain Travel Health’ app.
Support for independence reaches historic low in Spain’s Basque Country
SUPPORT for breaking away from Spain has fallen to a historic low in the Basque Country which went through a forty year armed conflict over
SWEET GRAPES: Spain’s Valencia area leads the way in ecological cava production
THE Utiel-Requena inland area of Valencia has long been a world-class denomination for wines rivalling even La Rioja – and cava is the name of
Stuffed: Gang of four arrested in Spain for smuggling drugs in cushions
FOUR Spaniards have been arrested on suspicion of organising a criminal network after police intercepted 181kg of hashish which was being sent from Malaga to
Andalucia weather: Heatwave looks set to continue with ‘warmer than average’ forecast ahead
SOARING temperatures and sunshine all rolled into one weather forecast. Yep, sounds like Costa del Sol to us … It’s been a good old run,
FIRE DEATH: Drug addict arrested over house blaze that killed a man and left his family in a critical condition
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a house fire in Algemesi (Valencia) that claimed one life and left the victim’s wife and
Police in Spain confirm second jumping incident in Marbella after girl on laughing gas leaps from building DAYS after Brit plunged from balcony
TWO people have been left seriously injured in Marbella after freak jumping incidents that police fear were related to drugs. Cops in Spain issued a
Fundraising bid to help forest school in Spain blossom
MORE than €2750 has already been collected to boost pupils’ extracurricular activities at Pan y Cacahuetes thanks to a dedicated squad of parents and teachers.
Placido Domingo performs in Spain for the first time since 2019 when sexual misbehaviour allegations first surfaced in America
TENOR Placido Domingo received a standing ovation last night(June 9) at the end of his first concert in his native Spain for 18 months. The
Zero COVID-19 deaths yet again with little change in coronavirus case infections in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have risen slightly on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. Today’s(June 10) report from the regional health ministry has declared 196
Largest OCG cash seizure in Spanish history as €16 million confiscated with 1.6 tonnes of cocaine
AN ORGANISED Crime Gang has had cash amounts totalling €16.5 million seized as Spain’s Guardia Civil delivered Operation Jumita. The largest cash seizure in Spain’s
HELLO SUMMER: Ferias and fairs given green light across Spain’s Balearic Islands as summer season reinforced with 300 more police officers
An agreement was reached this week that these local festivities and fairs can now be held under certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus
Major outdoor cultural and gourmet complex to open in Alicante on the Costa Blanca with claims to be one of Spain’s ‘largest’
A new outdoor centre in the port area of Alicante is claiming to be the ‘largest gastronomic and artistic cultural complex in the open air