Spain’s Costa Blanca comes up trumps for beach weather in mid-November
LUCKY expats joined tourists from around Europe to enjoy a splendid day’s paddling and making sandcastles on beaches around Alicante. The beach in Moraira was
Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?
LIVE in San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain. Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users
Singles Day 2021: Best deals on offer during the major sale in Spain
THE biggest sale of the year is here – but it’s not Black Friday or Cyber Monday. We’re talking about the annual Singles’ Day sales
Andalucia 2022 budget includes €90 million inland tourism boost for Malaga
THE province of Malaga in the region of Andalucia has been awarded a €90 million budget boost increase over last years funding of €351.4 million.
Germans outnumber British property buyers in Spain for the first time
GERMANS are now buying more properties in Spain than Brits for the first time since the College of Registrars (Land Registry) started compiling the statistics.
Man who stole a car in Malaga with a six-year-old boy in the back arrested
POLICE in Malaga have arrested a man who stole a car in Malaga that had a six-year-old boy in the back. The Guardia Civil arrested
Spain’s Andalucia to set up Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation for new euthanasia law
THE Junta has put in motion the creation of the Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation—the body that will ultimately be in charge of giving the
Guardia Civil make surprise visits to ten football clubs in fraud probe across Spain
GUARDIA Civil officers and Social Security inspectors interviewed players at ten Spanish football clubs this Wednesday as part of a nationwide fraud probe. Training sessions
‘Most-wanted’ European fugitive is arrested on popular expat urbanisation in Murcia area of Spain
A Latvian man, branded as one of Europe’s ‘most wanted fugitives’ has been arrested on a Torre Pacheco urbanisation in the Murcia region. The ENFAST(European
Cocaine smuggler who bought Mallorca yacht for £60m smuggling operation forced to hand over £300,000 cash
A JAILED Liverpool man who thought a £60 million cocaine smuggling plot would make him rich has been ordered to hand over more than £300,000.
Billionaire who smuggled Picasso painting out of Spain avoids prison because of ‘serious incurable disease’
ONE of Spain’s richest men will not go to prison for smuggling a Picasso painting out of the country because he’s dying. Ex-Santander Bank vice-president,
Dragon flags hoisted by city in western Spain to celebrate filming of Game of Thrones’ prequel
A Spanish city is literally flying the flag for a major TV production that has just finished location shooting in the area. Caceres in the
Rare and endangered plant species discovered beside housing development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ENDANGERED PLANTS have just been discovered on the front line at Orihuela Costa, directly between housing and the sea. The flora was being considered for
Woman in Murcia attacks medical inspector after being told benefits would stop
POLICE in the region Murcia Spain were called out to a disturbance at the San Andres Health Centre in Murcia, on Tuesday, November 9 after
Madrid discards nearly 118,000 vaccines against coronavirus
A STAGGERING number of coronavirus vaccines has been discarded by the Community of Madrid since the vaccination campaign began in Spain. Council chiefs have admitted
Tips para mantener tu piel joven y saludable
¿Sabías que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Es por esto que requiere de una alimentación saludable, hidratación y otros cuidados para
Spain’s oldest piece of fabric found near Cordoba dates back 5,400 years
AN ancient piece of fabric found inside a small cave hidden in the Sierra Morena hills, near Cordoba in southern Spain, is the oldest evidence
Spain’s capital gains tax reform comes into force
SPAIN’S capital gains tax reform comes into force on Wednesday, November 10. THE royal decree-law with which the municipal capital gains tax is calculated came
Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target
Conman in holiday rental scam tricks unsuspecting customers in Mar Menor area of Spain
A holiday rental home scammer pocketed deposits for Mar Menor apartments that were not available to let. The man has been arrested by the Guardia
Spain extends pensionable retirement age
SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of
Free nursery places announced in education budget
VICENT MARZA, the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, announced on Tuesday that all children aged 2-3 would receive free nursery places in both public
EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life
AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia were
Chef Jose Andres tells rival politicians to join forces to stop pollution in the Mar Menor in Spain
INTERNATIONAL chef and philanthropist, Jose Andres, has told rival Spanish political leaders to come together to stop pollution in the Mar Menor. Asturias-born Andres won
Gold coins plus Nazi and Francoist treasures owned by deceased German are discovered on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A collection of Nazi and Francoist medals as well as valuable gold coins owned by a deceased German Costa Blanca resident are set to be
Family in Spain family share heartbreaking letter to child, 6, killed in Madrid car crash
THE parents of the girl who died in a car accident outside her school in Madrid have shared an emotional letter penned to their darling