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Lack of UK players gets golf courses on Spain’s Costa Blanca calling for tourist branding to get EU grants

STRUGGLING Costa Blanca golf courses that depend on foreign players to stay in business are calling for the sport to be classified as a...

Salamanca becomes latest university in Spain to face closure due to COVID-19 fears

AFTER the closure of Granda university on October 13, other higher education institutions now must consider the suspension of face to face teaching. Salamanca's...

Successful pilot scheme that could help Andalucian farmers combat yearly drought worries

A REVOLUTIONARY scheme to give a much needed water lifeline to Andalucian mango farmers has been deemed a success by the group in charge...

Leonor and Sofia every inch the perfect princesses as they join their parents for royal duties in Spain’s Oviedo

Princesses Leonor and Sofia put their best foot forward to follow in their father’s footsteps this week when they joined the King and Queen...

Spain’s Costa Blanca wakes up this morning to new 50% capacity rules as ‘the invisible enemy’ sweeps through the...

HUGE parts of Costa Blanca will be subject to new guidelines in the wake of increasing numbers of Coronavirus cases in the area. Records show...

Excursions into the unremembered past of Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA province is steeped in history — both ancient and modern — and autumn the perfect season to plan excursions and discover its historical...

EXCLUSIVE: British expat murdered on Spain’s Costa Blanca had been attacked by the same assailant in 2017

THE alleged killer of a British expat had been involved in a knife attack on the same victim in the UK three years ago. The...

Six arrested as Gibraltar cigarette smuggling ring busted in San Roque

SIX members of a suspected tobacco smuggling ring based in San Roque were caught red-handed by the Guardia Civil.

Family crew charged with dozens of home robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE family members that specialised in stealing bicycles across the northern Costa Blanca have been charged with 42 robberies. The two men and a woman...

BANG TO RIGHTS: 50-strong ORGY raided mid-action by police in Madrid, epicentre of Spain’s COVID-19 epidemic

The sex session had been arranged by famous porn producer Ignacio Allende Fernandez, aka Torbe, along with two others

Police on hunt for driver after man killed in hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca

The fatal hit and run took place at approximately 4am this morning on the Manacor highway

Earthquake wakes up residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

The 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.58am in the Cadiz town of Ubrique, according to the National Geographic Institute

Spanish couple caught trying to smuggle drugs through Malta

CUSTOMS officials at Malta International Airport have detained two Spanish passengers carrying 14kg of cannabis between them. The pair arrived in Malta from Seville yesterday...

Restrictions return from midnight for two cities on Spain’s Costa Blanca to stop COVID-19 rise

RESTRICTIONS to counter the recent spike in COVID-19 cases will be introduced in two areas of Alicante Province from midnight tonight. Valencian health minister, Ana...

BREAKING: 2,928 COVID-19 cases detected in Spain’s Andalucia Friday in new record for second wave

ANDALUCIA has detected 2,928 COVID-19 cases by PCR and rapid tests on Friday. It is the highest daily count seen in the second wave of...

Two armed Brits almost run over police officers while attempting to flee traffic stop in Spain’s Marbella

TWO armed Brits have been arrested after almost mowing down several policemen during a routine traffic stop in Marbella. The men, aged 29 and 30,...

Two people critical from COVID-19 with more cases at Gibraltar schools

THREE new positive COVID-19 cases have been identified at government schools in Gibraltar as cases close in on 100 in the territory.

Save £100 off flights to and from Spain as EasyJet major launches flash sale

It’s good news for those hoping to return to Spain in 2021.  Homeowners and holidaymakers can bag a bargain flight back to the country next...

Couple found shot to death inside car in Spain’s Mallorca

The victims, a 37-year-old Spanish man and his 36-year-old Bulgarian girlfriend, were discovered next to a petrol station in Peguera yesterday

COVID-19 cases and outbreaks continue to rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Alicante Province in contrast to lower figures at the start of the week. The Thursday(October 15) update...

Perimeter confinement for more than 30 municipalities throughout Spain

MORE than thirty municipalities in five autonomous communities will be subject to perimeter confinement this weekend. The latest area to be placed under mobility restriction...

Devastated sister of missing expat Lisa Brown speaks out five years on from shocking disappearance in Spain

THE heartbroken sister of a missing expat Lisa Brown has spoken out about the horror of losing her sibling - and begged people to...

Local restrictions set to be introduced in COVID-19 ‘outbreak’ areas of Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY is set to introduced localised restrictions to combat outbreaks of COVID-19 in the region. Despite the area having the lowest infection rates...

Spain registers 13,318 COVID-19 cases Thursday

SPAIN has recorded 13,318 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the second-highest daily count since the end of June. It was beaten only by September 18, when...

Remembrance Sunday parade in Spain cancelled by RAF because of COVID restrictions

REMEMBRANCE Sunday services have become the latest event to be cancelled by coronavirus. Due to take place on November 8, the service was scheduled...

Spain set to create four-tier system to decide on future COVID-19 lockdown measures for all 17 regions

The draft proposal, which has been sent to the autonomous communities for agreement, analyses each community on seven different criteria

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