Thousands of German tourists arrive in Spain’s Balearic Islands
Despite the German government advising against all non-essential travel, its removal of the Balearics from their list of 'at risk areas' caused an avalanche in
Spain orders slaughter of cattle after months stranded in terrible conditions on ship at sea
SPAIN has ordered the slaughter of 1,610 young bulls which have been stranded aboard a livestock ship since December. The agriculture ministry on Monday said
Podemos threatens to walk out of Sanchez government if rent controls are not included in new housing bill
UNIDAS Podemos has said the PSOE will have to find ‘new partners’ unless a cap on rental prices is included in the pending housing law.
Low expectations: Hopes for a return of tourism to Spain but at 50% of previous levels
SPAIN’s Tourism Minister is hoping for a return of tourism but has set her sights low at 50% of normal levels. Maria Reyes Maroto said:
GOOD CHEER continues over falling COVID-19 numbers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
NEW weekend cases of COVID-19 have produced another major fall according to the Valencian regional health ministry this evening(March 22). 352 new infections have been
COVID 19: Air bridge with Spain brought in 14% of virus, say UK experts
THE British government’s decision to open travel corridors last summer could have had a significant impact on the spread of the virus, according to a
Beaches popular with expats to open with lifeguards over Easter on Spain’s Orihuela Costa
ORIHUELA COSTA beaches will be open over Easter Week, with lifeguard and surveillance services in operation at all 11 sites. With the arrival of Holy
Spain holiday homeowners slam ‘disastrous’ 90 day Brexit rule as March 31 approaches
AFTER spending almost every summer in Spain for fifty years Sue Baines and husband Dave Cronin couldn’t wait to buy their very own apartment on
British man accused of pension fund fraud is arrested hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man accused of being part of a £13.7m pension fraud appeared in a London court last Saturday(March 20) after he was arrested on the
Spain plans to increase age limit of AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs to 65 years
SPAIN is set to raise the age limit for people receiving the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine from 55 to 65 years of age. The Vaccine Report
Father takes his own life after knifing his ex-wife and two children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man stabbed his ex-wife and their two children before using the same knife to take his own life. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday afternoon(March
AN IMPRESSIVE 94% of cities and towns in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions have COVID-19 rates of below 25 cases per 100,000 people
COVID-19 cases across the Valencian Community have reached a cumulative 14-day average of 33 cases per 100,000. The figure is even better for 508 out
Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GANG of four thieves that stole from the elderly in their own homes has been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil. The group, three women
COVID-19 brings life back to Spain’s rural communities as government ERTE fails young workers
THE plight that rural Spain is enduring of the mass exodus of young people is seeing a surprising u-turn thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. New
SEX PEST: 57 arrests across Spain’s Malaga in €650,000 sex website scam
THE Policia Nacional have made 57 arrests in Malaga in a nationwide raid on gangs that preyed on users of sexual services websites. According to
Astronomical night sky events to be seen this Spring from Spain
A SPRING season of skywatching is on the cards for astrophile night sky lovers. The two giant planets of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn,
Spain’s Malaga will start the week with a noticeable rise in temperatures, above 20ºC
THE weather in Malaga to make a u-turn back to sunshine and a general rise in temperatures. Spring is arguably the most active weather season
Sweet toothed Brits can now find their favourite childhood sweets across Spain’s Malaga
A FAMILY run sweets business in Northern Ireland is bringing their traditional boiled sweets to the Costa del Sol to give sweet loving expats a
Five new roundabouts for accident blackspots in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PILAR DE LA HORADADA is planning a €750,000 project to build five new roundabouts at accident blackspots in the town. The council has put out
Covid compensation payments to start with local mayor inviting affected businesses to apply for more on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO City Council has started making payment from the Resistir Plan, to SMEs and the self-employed. They confirmed on Friday, March 18, that applicants
IN PICS: This is spring on Spain’s Costa del Sol where hailstorm turned a beach white
A RARE hailstorm hit the beach resort of Benajarafe on Spain’s Costa del Sol early on Saturday morning on the first official day of spring.
VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania
A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to
Fuengirola’s Marenostrum Festival will return this summer with more than 50 concerts
This summer, Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle will once again host a new edition of the Marenostrum Festival. More than 30 artists, currently Spanish or Latino, are
Support group complains to police after autistic man was thrown off a Valencia City bus in Spain
AN autism support group has complained to the Policia Nacional and to the Valencia EMT bus company about the way a 34-year-old man was treated
Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms
UP to 50 Alicante City bar owners could each get a one-year prison sentence for screening La Liga football matches without paying for a license.
Hospitals and medical centres to relax restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
FACE-TO-FACE appointments are being increased in Costa Blanca and Valencia medical centres and hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to fall. Routine operations will be restored