Home of Bacardi drinks empire founder in Spain falls victim to coronavirus pandemic
THE home of the founder of the Bacardi drinks empire is to close near Barcelona, another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Casa Bacardi in Sitges
REVIEW: Kava, the hottest new restaurant in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THERE is almost nothing routine about Kava. The cooks also serve as waiters, the head chef taught himself at home and everything on the wine
OPINION: It’s time Spain opened up to British tourists
THE big question on all our minds, from hotel and restaurant staff who fear the tourist industry can’t survive another COVID summer, to those desperate
Ryanair stop Brits flying back to Spain’s Costa Blanca over a ‘time difference’ dispute
A Costa Blanca couple were turned away from a Ryanair flight from Manchester to the Costa Blanca in a row over when they took their
LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school
SPANISH police have revealed details of the arrest of a known British child sex offender who changed his name and falsified documents to gain employment
Lawyer turned chef wins Repsol award for Marbella restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A SELF-taught chef with a Masters degree in law is lighting the way for a new culinary revolution on the costas. Lawyer Fernando Alcala, 30,
‘GOING DOWN’ as COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have fallen both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The regional health ministry said
Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?
Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was
Fruit and veg shop customer is stabbed repeatedly by Alicante greengrocery assistants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO shop assistants have been arrested after a customer was stabbed multiple times after a row in an Alicante City greengrocery. Two men, aged 20
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
THE 38th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Spain’s Catalunya to relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday
CATALUNYA will relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday by allowing citizens to travel anywhere in the region and permitting bars and restaurants to open during the
Cordoba council under fire for mass urban pruning, causing deaths of hundreds of baby birds
ECOLOGIST groups in Cordoba have gone after the local council of Cordoba for their decision to carry out urban pruning during the busiest songbird breeding
Suspected cocaine supplier arrested coming into Gibraltar from Spain
A LA LINEA man found with £1200 worth of cocaine while riding into Gibraltar has been arrested and charged on drug trafficking offences.
‘SAFETY FIRST’ as nurses in Spain’s Valencia region tell Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to report persistent serious side-effects
A Valencia region nursing body has asked people getting Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines to visit their medical centre if they get persistent adverse side-effects
St. George’s Day in England vs. Sant Jordi in Spain’s Catalunya
The patron saint of England has captivated British imaginations since the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War.
Major European retailer arrives on the Costa Blanca to open its first PEPCO store in Spain
SPAIN is to get its first PEPCO store next week with the opening of a branch on the Costa Blanca. They plan to open 400
Travelling ATM robbery gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca is arrested after rolling up in Cadiz area of Andalucia
A gang that stole ATMs and squatted in homes on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Alicante Guardia Civil. The Guardia launched Operation
Threatening letters containing bullets sent to Pablo Iglesias, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Maria Gamez, director of the Spain’s Guardia Civil
A SERIES of threatening letters containing bullets have been sent to Spain’s Minister for Home Affairs, Fernando Grande-Marlaska; the candidate of Podemos to the Community
Big extension in opening hours for bars and restaurants in relaxation of COVID measures for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
BAR and restaurant owners have been given an unexpected boost this evening(April 22) with a four hour extension to opening hours from this Monday(April 26)
Spain’s Costa Blanca revealed as top spot for Brits to buy property abroad
POPULAR property programme, A Place In The Sun, has researched thousands of UK holiday home buyers to reveal the most popular areas for Brits to
Spain’s new normal: How tourism must change in Barcelona post-Covid
BARCELONA is looking forward to welcoming back foreign holidaymakers but tourism should be carefully regulated to preserve the character of the city, mayoress Ada Colau
Latest COVID-19 figures show little weekly change across Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
222 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 22) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a rise of just two cases on
Police investigate locksmith rivalry on Spain’s Costa Blanca as dirty tricks sabotage competitor’s internet ad campaign
POLICE have interviewed four people from a locksmith company who bombarded a ‘pop-up’ internet advert featuring one of their rivals. The aim was to keep
WORLD EARTH DAY: Bladeless wind turbine dubbed Skybrator could be future of green energy in Spain
A pioneering turbine design by Spanish inventors promises to reinvent how we harness wind power without the need for giant windmills and blades that harm
Benidorm court to hear dog custody case involving separated Costa Blanca couple in Spain
A dispute over the custody of a pet dog will be settled by a Benidorm court. The news comes in a week when Spanish parliamentarians
Tourist arrested in Spain’s Malaga for fake jewellery theft claim to pay for Costa del Sol holiday
AIRPORT POLICE have arrested a Swedish tourist at Malaga airport border control as she was about to catch a flight home. The 32-year-old woman has