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Helpline for British expats and tourists to be launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be getting a new information helpline set up by the regional Valencian government. The move was...

Tourist revenue drops by 61% as Spain’s Costa Blanca counts the 2020 pandemic cost

TOURISM revenues on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community collapsed by €11 billion in 2020 according to the Exceltur association. An impact study commissioned...

Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on...

Incidence rate of COVID-19 drops by 14 points since Christmas Eve in Spain’s Andalucia

THE incidence rate of coronavirus in Andalucia has fallen by 14 points since Christmas Eve, new figures from the Junta have revealed. As of Monday,...

Bars and restaurants must close at 6pm in Spain’s Mallorca as COVID-19 infections continue to rise

President Francina Armengol said the island will remain on Level 4 of the COVID-19 tier system but under harsher restrictions

Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained...

Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria forced to backtrack over Spanish heritage claims

HILARIA Baldwin, 36-year-old wife of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been forced to publically come clean after claims emerged online that her Spanish upbringing...

No changes to Christmas COVID-19 plan in Spain’s Andalucia – including 1:30am curfew on New Year’s Eve

ANDALUCIA will not be adapting its current coronavirus Christmas plan following no significant surge in infections or hospitalisations. It means the current restrictions will...

BREAKING: More contagious ‘British strain’ of COVID-19 already in Malaga and Granada as Andalucia demands Spain steps up airport...

THE new so-called British variant of COVID-19 has already arrived to Malaga and Granada. According to the regional health ministry, three cases have been...

TV doctor warns of third wave, more deadly pandemics and slams Spain’s handling of COVID-19 crisis

LEADING Doctor and television personality Dr. Cesar Carballo took to Spanish TV with a bleak message for Spain 's future in the wake of...

British expats duped after town hall claims T-rex bone to halt vital works in Spain’s Mallorca as part of...

A DINOSAUR bone which could belong to a Tyrannosaurus Rex has halted building works in Mallorca - or so many were led to believe...

Storm Bella to sweep through Spain’s Malaga bringing gusty wind, bad sea conditions and rainfall

SPAIN'S weather agency AEMET has placed Malaga’s coastline under yellow alert today for strong winds, rain and coastal phenomena. The alert will remain in effect...

Andalucia president predicts 50% of region will be vaccinated by ‘early summer’

ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno has said the vaccination programme is fundamental in regaining normality. In a message published this Sunday, Moreno said he was ‘excited...

Most shops closed until January 10 as Gibraltar COVID-19 cases near 500

COVID-19 cases have soared close to the 500 mark on the Rock, forcing the authorities to tighten restrictions.

500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas

AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people...

Teleworking? Make sure you check the tax implications of working remotely In Valencia

REMOTE working has increased considerably during the COVID-19 crisis.   Aided by new technology, it is presented as a good way to reduce the costs of...

SORE LOSERS: Gallery in Spain banishes popular painting that shows moment Spanish ship is defeated by English privateers

IT seems that some people can’t take defeat - even hundreds of years after the fact. A painting depicting the brave but ultimately doomed final...

96 year old woman first in Spain to get COVID-19 vaccination

A 96-year-old woman has become the first person in Spain to be given a COVID-19 vaccination. Araceli is the oldest resident of the Los Olmos...

Time to detox and take care of your health after Christmas festivities in Spain

REACHING 50 and already losing friends to cancer this year, I was anxious to find out if I had anything untoward lurking beneath the...

British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His...

VILE HUNT: Portuguese outrage as Spanish hunters massacre 540 deer and boar

PORTUGUESE authorities are up in arms after a group of Spanish hunters slaughtered 540 deer and boar in two days of carnage. The mass hunt...

A goodbye and good riddance to 2020!

WELL what a year! No-one can say it’s not been different! And as we’re all preparing for some kind of Christmas, but not as...

BREAKING: More contagious COVID-19 strain arrives in Spain from UK flight

THE more contagious coronavirus strain has been detected in Spain for the first time. Four cases of the so-called 'British variant' are believed to...

All I want for Christmas, ain’t you

YOU may have noticed that we are in December and, as John Lennon famously wrote ‘And so this is Christmas, and what have you...

Gloomy hoteliers predict two years for tourism to recover on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA Blanca hotel owners fear that the local tourist industry may not fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2023. The warning has come from...

Rafael Nadal enjoys blissful hike with wife and friends in Spain’s Mallorca

The current number two in the ATP wold rankings has had a very successful year, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

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