Shocking results for Rojales in national survey of financial transparency in Spain’s town halls

A NATIONWIDE survey of fiscal transparency and compliance among nearly 500 Spanish town halls listed Rojales in 479th place. The municipality is largely made up

10 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

How a wonky polar bear taking part in a Three Kings’ parade in southern Spain became an internet sensation

He has captured the nation’s heart and become the butt of a thousand internet jokes.

10 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

Boi–Taüll: This mountain resort in Spain has been named best in Europe for apres ski on a budget

A CATALAN ski resort in the Spanish Pyrenees has been named among the eight most affordable ski resorts in Europe by Lonely Planet. While the

10 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Malaga airport set to receive 7,854 flights between January and February

MALAGA airport is seeing a gradual growth in passenger numbers in line with the recovery in air travel demand. In fact, it’s estimated that Malaga

10 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain. A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have

9 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Eva Carneiro, the Chelsea medic who fell out with Mourinho in a very public spat, to share her story at Gibralatar event

GIBRALTAR’S Eva Carneiro quit her dream job as medic to the Chelsea team after a very public bust-up with then-manager Jose Mourinho. The ‘Special One’

9 Jan, 2022 @ 17:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Cate Blanchett Pedro Almodovar cordon press

Spain’s Pedro Almodovar to make first feature film in English and with Cate Blanchett in lead role

Spain’s most acclaimed director has announced that he will make his first feature film in the English language and that Cate Blanchett will star in

9 Jan, 2022 @ 15:30

La Cultura·Lead

Caleta Palace Hotel In Catalan Bay Gibraltar

Gibraltar’s iconic Caleta Hotel closes after 60 years to make way for five-star Hilton

GIBRALTAR has moved one step closer to having a new five-star Hilton hotel as planning permission was filed for the site of the old Caleta

9 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Troubled city centre indoor food market to be rejuvenated after council intervention on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Council plans to put some life back into the beleaguered La Plasa Food Market in the heart of the city. They have instructed a

9 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Exhibition in Spain: Festive favourites unwrapped in museum’s new toy story

SOME of the most sought-after stocking fillers of the past century have gone on show in a nostalgic new toy exhibition in Malaga. Vintage childhood

9 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

¿Que? Eight of the strangest laws in Spain

SPANISH law says new rules affecting business can only come into effect in January or July – which makes a lot of sense, right? But

9 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

How Alicante hospitals maintain low admissions despite Covid rate being 10 times higher than last year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANTIVIRAL drugs used in Alicante province hospitals are keeping admissions at the same level as January 2021, despite Covid transmission rates being 10 times higher.

9 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: A year since Madrid’s epic snowfall saw people skiing and snowboarding through Spain’s capital in Storm Filomena

ONE year ago on January 9, 2021, Madrileños woke up to discover a city transformed by Storm Filomena. It was the biggest snowfall in more

9 Jan, 2022 @ 08:15

Lead·Madrid·Weather

Leonardo DiCaprio outbid as new record reached for Mona Lisa Bullfighting painting by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata

A PAINTING by Spanish artist Domingo Zapata depicting Mona Lisa as a bullfighter has sold at auction for more than $1million. Among those bidding on

8 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Mum in Spain ‘kidnapped her two boys to avoid vaccine’

A MOTHER who abducted her two sons to avoid having them vaccinated has been granted provisional release by a court in Sevilla. The woman, who

8 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

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

Make a date with a vaccine: How Tinder is being used to target unvaccinated youth in Spain’s Catalunya

HEALTH authorities in Catalunya have resorted to dating app Tinder in a bid to encourage unvaccinated young people to make a date with the vaccine.

8 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Lead

Property of the week: Buy a 19th century mansion in northern Spain for less than a townhouse in Fulham

FOR those looking for a property investment, a very special mansion house is being offered for sale in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia that costs

8 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

High increase in tax collections suggests that Spain is recovering quicker from Covid than expected

THE COVID pandemic and associated lockdowns suffered throughout have had a devastating effect on all industries in Spain. In the aftermath, however, voluntary tax payments

8 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

SHOPPING: What you need to know about January sales across Spain in 2022

JANUARY and July are the two most exciting times of the year for clothes shoppers in Spain. As soon as the Three Kings festivities are

8 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs

SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.

8 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Big freeze hits north and central Spain yet temperatures will soar to 20°C in east and south of Spain on Sunday

COLD weather hit the Spanish mainland over the Three Kings’ festive period as we entered the coldest two months of the year – but it’s

8 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencia·Weather

REVIEW: One year since Brexit… still not ‘done’

Bremain in Spain campaigner Sue Wilson takes a look back at the first year since Brits were stripped of their EU citizenship and asks ‘Have

8 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·Opinion

Dutch couple stole €20,000 of electricity to power up marijuana farm in Alicante area of Spain

A Dutch couple’s excessive use of electricity for a marijuana farm led to their downfall in Aspe, Alicante Province. Guardia Civil officers detected a massive

7 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Alberto Garzon Pollution Mega Farms Pig Spain Pork

Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?

SUSTAINABLE meat production is dominating headlines after Spain’s minister for consumer affairs claimed livestock mega farms are causing the ‘end’ of the very country. Alberto

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics·Valencia

Environmentalists call for end to ‘floating bombs’ after yet another nuclear sub docks in Gibraltar

ANOTHER nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar just days after environmentalists warned the Rock was becoming a repair shop for ‘floating bombs’. The USS Albany, a

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain has to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told a political gathering that the country is ‘better prepared to deal with COVID-19’ than a year ago. He

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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