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Free checks to coincide with next weekend’s National Sunglasses Day highlight need for UV protection

A FREE Ultraviolet checking service is being provided by Specsavers, coinciding with next Sunday’s National Sunglasses Day. June 27th is being marked as an awareness

20 Jun, 2021 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·National News

Garden of Eden: The young team at Marbella’s Cascada are carving out an exciting, healthy dining secret

YOU would be hard pressed to find a more alluring location for a restaurant. Sitting beside a bubbling brook in an almost tropical valley above

20 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead

Midsummer's Eve: Places to celebrate San Juan Night in Spain’s Malaga

Noche de San Juan cancelled across Spain’s Costa del sol for second year in a row due to COVID-19

MOST of the municipalities on the Costa del Sol will close their beaches for the celebration of the Noche de San Juan—Midsummer’s Eve. The traditional

20 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

State pension age in Spain could be raised to 67, says report

A REPORT for the government has raised the possibility that millions of people in Spain may have to work longer to qualify for a state

19 Jun, 2021 @ 16:14

Health·Politics

COVID-19: Pedro Sanchez receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine in Spain

PEDRO Sanchez has had the coronavirus vaccine. The prime minister, who is aged 49, received his first jab at Puerta de Hierro Hospital in the

19 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Three Spanish restaurants make the Top 10 best artisan pizzas in the world

THREE artisan pizza restaurants in Spain have received the prestigious honour of being named in the top 10 best in the world according to top

19 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

Explainer: Which countries can you travel to from Spain this summer?

Holidays haven’t been on the cards for many of this year, thanks to travel restrictions and the threat of coronavirus. However, as COVID-19 vaccines are

19 Jun, 2021 @ 09:29

Health·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Jose Parades Who Put Elche And Costa Blanca On Spain Shoemaking Map

Death of Jose Paredes who pioneered big-scale shoe manufacturing in Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JOSE Paredes who made Elche a leading Spanish force in footwear has died aged 88, following a car accident close to his home in Sucina,

19 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Popular entertainer has her “livelihood taken away” as valuable PC stolen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA entertainer has had her “livelihood taken away” after her laptop computer was stolen from her car. Caz Miller-Matthews, who has just enjoyed

19 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise but no deaths reported again with low hospital admissions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have risen in the Valencian Community after staying reasonably static over the last few days. Other pandemic indicators continue to be good

18 Jun, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living

18 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Brexit·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Featured·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Yellow alert issued for rain and storms this Thursday in Valencia region

SOGGY JUNE: Strong end-of-spring storms whip Castellon area of Spain

FIERCE – and somewhat unexpected – storms hit Castellon Province yesterday (Thursday June 18). The fire department was called out to rescue an elderly and

18 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

Couple jailed and banned from Spain after stealing €25,000 worth of jewellery

A couple have been jailed and banned from Spain after they stole €25,000 worth of jewellery in a two day mugging spree. They targeted wealthy

18 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man loses dead wife's inheritance in Spain because he started a new relationship

Court orders man to pay back his dead wife’s inheritance in Spain because he found love again

A man has lost his dead wife’s inheritance because he broke a promise not to have a relationship with another woman. A court in A

18 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead

DOUBLE MURDER: Man accused of killing teenager and pregnant woman in Spain’s inland Valencia area

Isabell Raducanu, a 36-year-old prostitute, was six months pregnant when she was found strangled and stabbed 37 times in her flat in Xativa (La Costera).

18 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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Rise in house and apartment occupations in Spain

For the Securitas Direct best alarm system quote anywhere in Spain Call +34 611 475 892 or email securitasdirect@anantaseguridad.es . We provide a guaranteed all

18 Jun, 2021 @ 14:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Mallorca·Property·Valencia

Pedro Sanchez announces that compulsory outdoor mask-wearing will end in Spain on June 26

‘MASKS AWAY’: Pedro Sanchez announces end to wearing face masks outdoors in Spain from June 26

SPAIN is ending the mandatory outdoor wearing of masks a week on Saturday (June 26). Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the news on Friday morning

18 Jun, 2021 @ 12:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read

Pensioner, 84, bludgeons wife to death with hammer in Madrid

A PENSIONER in Madrid was bludgeoned to death in a jealous rage by her husband of 40 years. Police were called to the Moratalaz district

18 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

Pedro Sanchez Recibe A Ursula Von Der Leyen En Madrid

Brussels gives green light to Spain’s Recovery Plan with €69 billion grant

SPAIN will receive €69.5 billion in subsidies from the European Commission over the next five years to aid with the country’s coronavirus recovery plan. This

18 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·National News·Other News·Politics

Spain’s Andalucia sets tentative date to end mandatory use of face masks outdoors

THE Junta has set a preliminary date to drop the use of face masks while outside. While the central government has announced that the mandatory

18 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Sculpture transforms disused lighthouse on island off San Sebastian in northern Spain

ACCLAIMED Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias unveiled Hondalea, a site-specific bronze piece which transforms a disused lighthouse on the island of Santa Clara in the Bay

18 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead

EXILED: Judge bans persistent troublemaker from Barcelona town

A MAN who attacked police with a knife has been banned from the town where he lives for two years after a series of other

17 Jun, 2021 @ 19:59

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

NEW COVID-19 cases stick around 200 per day in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID case figures show very little change in the Valencia region as hospital admissions continue to fall. The Thursday(June 17) statistics from the

17 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Leading Spanish foundation set to open new exhibition centre in Valencia

CAIXAFORUM Valencia will open in July 2022. The Valencian branch of the highly prestigious Catalan culture and art centre has been on the cards for

17 Jun, 2021 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

23 Of The Elderly In Andalucia Are At Risk Of Poverty Compared To 6 3 In The Basque Country 1

Mobile fingerprint unit for TIE applicants with mobility issues starts in Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENCIA APPLICANTS with severe mobility issues can now apply to have their fingerprints taken at home, thanks to a Policia Nacional initiative. Alicante authorities are

17 Jun, 2021 @ 17:30

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead

British man tells court that he did not stab his ex-girlfriend and leave her in a ‘pool of blood’ at her Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

A British man has denied stabbing his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment in 2017 and told an Alicante court that he wasn’t there

17 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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