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Expert predicts new Aldi-Lidl price war in fresh challenge to Mercadona’s place as Spain’s leading supermarket

A fresh supermarket price war between Aldi and Lidl has been predicted by one of Spain’s major retail market research analysts. Florencio Garcia from Kantar España believes that increased demand from consumers

17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

Spain’s Cordoba cases fall as majority of province open their borders to travel

AS of yesterday, just 10 of municipalities in the province of Cordoba have COVID-19 cases above 500 per 100,000 people after a steady period of decline. On average, cases have dropped in

17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Cordoba·Coronavirus·Lead

‘Public hanging’ outside church in protest of ‘unnecessary’ lockdown of hospitality trade in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CHEF mannequin was hung from a lamp-post in Torrevieja as hospitality workers protested against what they see as an unnecessary lockdown of trade. Almost 200 people turned up at the central

17 Feb, 2021 @ 11:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bar in Spain’s Marbella busted with 100 people inside flouting COVID-19 regulations

POLICIA Local have raided a bar in Marbella with over 100 people inside, exceeding the establishment’s capacity and violating coronavirus regulations. The premises, in the Nueva Andalucia area, was evicted and provisionally

17 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia starts vaccinating over 80s living in the region

THE Andalucian health service (SAS) has begun vaccinating people over 80 years of age who do not live in retirement homes. The vaccination plan against COVID-19 continues to advance in Andalucia with

17 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

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

NEW COVID-19 infections fall by half in just a week in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have more than halved over a week in the Valencian Community. Latest figures from the regional health ministry declared 2,065 coronavirus infections tonight(February 16) compared to 4,310 seven days

16 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Top Court Rules Out Ordering An Urgent Reopening Of Hospitality Sector In Spain S Valencian Community

Top court rejects ordering an ‘urgent’ reopening of bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJ) has ruled out ordering an ‘urgent’ and ‘immediate’ reopening of hospitality businesses in the Valencian Community. Judges will now take the case, brought by the Castellón Hospitality Association

16 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Horse Rescue Centre helps National Police with drugs raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN EMERGENCY call from Policia Nacional this week led to the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales being involved in a drug raid operation. The call came through to co-founders, Sue

16 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Raids on hash smuggling ring based in Gibraltar Campo see 37 arrests

A POWERFUL hashish smuggling syndicate has been dismantled this morning after 35 arrests were made in San Roque and La Linea.

16 Feb, 2021 @ 18:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Energy Firm Iberdrola Announces Massive Floating Wind Power Farm For Spain S Coast

Energy firm Iberdrola announces plan for massive floating wind power farm off Spain’s coast

SPANISH energy company Iberdrola wants to spend over €1 billion on a massive floating wind power farm off the coast, so long as it can get cash help from the European Union.

16 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Benidorm area riddle of missing Polish businessman flush with cash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Polish businessman who disappeared last autumn may have been murdered at his Costa Blanca rental villa by members of a drugs gang. The Guardia Civil are working on a theory that

16 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·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".

Far-right march in Madrid sparks outcry as 300 neo-Nazis gather in support of Blue Division

AN investigation has been launched after 300 people attended a far-right gathering Madrid. Madrid Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has officially launched a criminal probe following the event on Saturday, March 13. The gathering

16 Feb, 2021 @ 15:50

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid

Stray pets saved from perishing thanks to new council strategy on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER six months in one Costa Blanca municipality, a score of abandoned animals have been saved from termination thanks to a new policy from local authorities. San Fulgencio City Council has encouraged

16 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two men arrested for brutally assaulting elderly women in robberies in Spain’s Mallorca

The thefts were particularly violent with all of the victims being followed home before being beaten and robbed

16 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two Policia Nacional officers arrested for bar brawl that caused weekend riot in Spain’s Jaen

TWO active Policia Nacional officers have been jailed for the bar brawl that led to last weekends riots in the Andalucian town of Linares, Jaen. The scenes of last Saturday night were

16 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Jaen·Lead

Police arrest vicious home robbers who tied up and assaulted victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE members of a violent home robbery gang have been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The Spanish gang had no

16 Feb, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCL: British expats furious and ‘disappointed’ as Spanish mayors refuse to resign after ‘jumping queue’ to receive COVID-19 vaccine

BRITISH expats are demanding the resignation of any Alicante politicians who jumped the queue to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. They believe it would be ‘despicable’ if – as claimed – various local

16 Feb, 2021 @ 12:14

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Graffiti Day For The Freedom Of Rapper Pablo Hasel In Barcelona Spain 07 Feb 2021

Rapper in controversial free-speech jailing is forcibly removed from university campus in Spain’s Catalunya

SPANISH rapper Pablo Hasel was detained in Catalunya this morning(February 16) after a day-long stand off with police involving himself and dozens of his supporters at Lleida University. The Lleida sit-in was

16 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCL: British expat couple were forced to sleep three days at airport in Spain after airline refused green residency cards

A PAIR of British pensioners are demanding compensation after being refused a flight to Spain despite having their green residency cards. Roger and Linda Wilson, aged 76 and 78, were forced to

16 Feb, 2021 @ 11:57

Lead·National News·Travel News

Earthquakes rattle Spain’s Granada again after 10 days of calm

TWO shallow quakes have shaken Granada and its metropolitan area. The quakes were felt this Wednesday morning after a brief respite following weeks of strong seismic activity in the Granada area including

16 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Granada·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia predicts travel to be permitted as of May

THE Junta expects a ‘reasonably normal’ summer for the tourism sector in the region. According to Juan Marin, Junta Vice-President, this summer is expected to be relatively ‘normal’ compared to ‘what we

16 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Travel News

Las Terrazas Y Los Bares De Madrid Clausurados Por El Coronavirus

RAISE A GLASS as bars and restaurants reopen this Wednesday in key centres across Spain’s Murcia region

19 Murcia region municipalities will be able to reopen their bar and restaurant terraces at 75% capacity from this Wednesday(February 17). As COVID-19 infection rates fall, Murcia City and Cartagena are amongst

15 Feb, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths pass 6,000 mark but infection rate hits another big weekend fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 infections are continuing to tumble in the Valencian Community as pandemic deaths broke the 6,000 barrier today(February 15). An additional 44 fatalities were announced by the regional health ministry since the

15 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Columbian Terrorist And Mass Killer Is Arrested In Spain S Alicante Province

Columbian terrorist and mass murderer is arrested in Spain’s Alicante Province

A terrorist wanted by Columbia for the killing of at least 24 people has been arrested in Alicante Province. The Policia Nacional detained Luis Jhon Castro Ramirez, nicknamed El Zarco, in an

15 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

ABOUT TURN as bars and restaurants back down from Tuesday reopening threat in Spain’s Valencian Community

PLANS to illegally reopen hospitality businesses tomorrow(February 16) in parts of the Valencian Community have been scrapped. The call was made last week by the Castellon Hotel Association(Ashocas) who say that circumstances

15 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Valencian Community

Gibraltar denies oil spill hurts Campo beaches as cleaning continues

THERE is ‘no evidence’ of last week’s oil spill having affected beaches in the Gibraltar Campo, according to the Gibraltar Government.

15 Feb, 2021 @ 18:07

Gibraltar·Lead

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