Costa Blanca border town in Spain wants to use nearby Mar Menor hospital in Murcia region
RESIDENTS of Pilar de la Horadada may get a much shorter hospital trip compared to a 22 kilometre road journey to Torrevieja Hospital. Pilar mayor
New fossils of large dinosaur unearthed in Spain’s Teruel
RESEARCHERS working in Teruel, Spain, have discovered new fossil remains of a giant dinosaur. Excavations by the Teruel Dinopolis United Paleontological Foundation at the El
La Viñuela in Spain’s Malaga about to equal its historical minimum
WATER levels in Malaga reservoirs continue to drop at an alarming rate, especially in the Viñuela which has reached a ‘critical’ situation. According to the
EXCLUSIVE: Youth swings bollard into crowds as dozens brawl in Spain’s Alicante
A brazen youth wielding a large metal bollard has swung it into crowds as dozens of teenagers brawled on the streets of Alicante. The disturbing
Self-employed truckers in Spain announce fresh strike after March stoppage
SPAIN’S self-employed truckers have voted to begin an indefinite strike starting on midnight on Sunday, as the sector continues to struggle against high costs. This
Crooked carer steals jewellery from vulnerable elderly clients on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante carer topped up her income by stealing jewellery from elderly clients and selling off the items. The Policia Nacional targeted the 30-year-old woman
British expat with Alzheimer’s arrested for killing wife at Costa del Sol home in Spain
AN 80-year-old British Alzheimer’s sufferer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benalmadena after the fatal stabbing of his wife. He had been arrested
Gandia in Spain’s Valencia to become Europe’s first energy self-sufficient port
GANDIA will be home to Europe’s first energy-sufficient port once a new solar energy plant is built. Electromur has been given a €1.7 million contract
Man in frenzied fatal stabbing of wife and young daughter at Madrid home in Spain
A 38-year-old man is in a Madrid area hospital after stabbing his wife, 29, and daughter, six, to death at their home. He tried unsuccessfully
Top movie director developing film depicting horrific acts during Spain’s Civil War
A leading film director is developing a movie which will depict some of the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930’s. J.A.
Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea
Spanish government to consider Junta’s request to transfer water from Cordoba to Malaga amid drought crisis
URGENT measures are being drawn up to combat the drought crisis across Andalucia including the possible transfer of some 5 cubic hectares of water from
Change of weather forecast for Spain’s Malaga this week—with some rain expected
AFTER a stable weekend the start of the week will continue with clear skies and spring-like temperatures. If the forecasts are correct, the week will
Spain’s Civil Guard seizes biggest haul of marijuana the world has ever seen
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has found the biggest ever haul of marijuana, estimated to have a street value of at least €64 million. According to
As COP27 climate conference starts in Egypt, Greenpeace calls on Spanish PM for better access to renewables
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigning organisation Greenpeace staged a demonstration on Sunday in Madrid, to coincide with the start of the COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference in
Four left dead in Madrid municipality after car runs over guests at Roma wedding
Four people were left dead in the early hours of Sunday morning after they were run over by a vehicle at a wedding attended by
REVEALED: Three richest people in Spain’s Andalucia according to new Forbes list
Agriculture and natural building materials are the main sectors behind the three richest people in Andalucia. It’s that time of the year again when The
Hola Properties launches for Spain’s Granada and Costa Tropical regions
A SUCCESSFUL estate agency, based in La Alpujarra, is expanding its business to a wider target area, extending from Granada to the Costa Tropical. Now
REMINDER: Spaces Covid face masks still have to be worn in Spain’s Andalucia
SINCE last April 20, and after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the mask ceased to be mandatory inside buildings in Spain, with a few
First ever cases of humans catching avian flu are confirmed in Spain
THE first ever cases of avian flu among humans in Spain have been confirmed by the World Health Organisation(WHO). The two infections were among farm
The return of Sexy Beast: Prequel of film that focused on Spain’s Costa del Sol being filmed
HIS was one of the scariest characters in Hollywood history.Ben Kingsley’s Oscar-nominated Don Logan is making a return in a mini-series based on cult gangster
ANDALUCIA IS OURS: Marbella mayor threatens legal action as husband and stepson face drugs trial amid boasts of ‘owning’ town halls and links to local police
THE mayor of Marbella has threatened legal action over claims she or her town hall are linked to the ongoing investigation into her husband and
Barcelona and Spanish international star Gerard Pique awaits his last match this weekend
BARCELONA’S La Liga match with Almeria at the Nou Camp on Saturday will have an extra poignancy for Barca fans as long-serving defender Gerard Pique
Police swoop on giant indoor marijuana farm inside Valencia area house in Spain
A man, 52, has been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a house in the rural district of Marxuquera in Gandia. He
Scandal of cheap Spanish wine exported to France with bogus ‘French’ labels slapped on bottles
A Bordeaux court will rule in the New Year over a massive scam where cheap Spanish wine was bottled and falsely labelled as French-produced table
Spain will get two green fuel plants in massive deal with shipping company Maersk
DANISH shipping company Maersk will build two major green hydrogen production centres in Spain as it looks to decarbonise its fleet. The freight transporter has