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CASTING: New reality TV show looking for Americans buying or renovating property in Spain

By Shannon Chaffers A TELEVISION reality show currently in the works is looking to feature Americans who have recently relocated to Spain and are renovating

27 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Other News·Property

Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal

A CRIMINAL gang exporting illegal tobacco and cigarettes from Spain to Portugal has been thwarted by Europol and a cross-border team of customs and Guardia

27 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Endangered lynx cub killed after being run over in Spain’s Huelva

AN IBERIAN lynx cub has been killed after being run over in the province of Huelva. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and

27 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

BEACHY FEET: Meet the Marbella-based Brit behind a new beachwear brand that promises to be anything but a flop

Making waves: With a Made in Marbella plan close to execution, John Lodge is winning plaudits to ensure his new beachwear brand BeachyFeet will be

27 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dear Jennifer Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats?

DEAR JENNIFER: How can you help with all this extra post-Brexit paperwork?

You must be so careful with your documentation and paperwork in Spain. It has become far more complicated and involved, since the finalisation of Brexit.

26 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

Hundreds Of Maskless People Get Fined In Just Four Days In Costa Blanca City

Everything you need to know about Spain’s new face mask rules

SPAIN’S government has brought in a decree law that outlines the new rules for face mask wearing in public spaces that comes into force from

26 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Brexit may force Spain’s main TV channels to cut down screenings of UK-made programmes

A fresh Brexit consequence could cut the number of British TV shows shown on European Union television screens including those in Spain. It’s a new

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

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Expat Dad discovers his vintage Petrus (wine worth €3,000) was used to make sangria by daughter’s friends at house party in Spain

PETE Jones is one hell of an understanding father. When he woke up last Saturday morning to discover that his daughter and her friends had

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:00

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

‘No more trips!’ Students asked to cancel summer holidays to Mallorca after nearly 400 kids test positive for COVID-19 in Spain

Spain’s government has urged students to cancel celebratory trips to Mallorca after nearly 400 pupils returned from the party island and tested positive for COVID.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:00

Education·Health·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Other News

NO to solar panels say demonstrators in Spain’s Malaga

POLITICIANS and town mayors this morning joined protestors on a demo in Malaga to oppose plans for huge solar farms in the region. There is

25 Jun, 2021 @ 16:55

Environment·Lead

British drugs baron Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING NEWS: Movistar report phone and internet service breakdowns in parts of Spain

TELECOMS company Movistar has confirmed a failure in its phone and internet services in parts of Spain. Problems started appearing from around noon today(June 25).

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:34

Lead·National News·Technology

Photo Credit: Earthquake of magnitude 2.7 recorded in Alhama de Granada / IGN

Did you feel it? Light quake rumbles Alhama in Spain’s Granada

A LIGHT magnitude 2.7 quake has been registered in Granada this Wednesday. According to the National Geographic Institute, the earthquake was recorded at 17:35 this

25 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Granada·Lead·Other News

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign fruit and vegetable pickers are exploited on a farm in the Murcia area of Spain

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign farm workers are exploited in the Murcia area of Spain

EIGHT people have been arrested for exploiting foreign workers on a Murcia region farm. The Policia Nacional swooped on a Torre Pacheco finca and discovered

25 Jun, 2021 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

OFFICIAL: Roaming charges for holiday-makers to shoot up this summer due to Brexit deal

BORIS JOHNSON’S rushed Brexit deal announced on Christmas Eve, now means many thousands of travellers will have higher phone bills when travelling in the EU.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Brexit·Lead·National News·Travel News

MACHETE MURDER: Three brothers in Spain’s Valencia arrested for hacking a neighbour to death

The officers found Edgar lying in a pool of blood with eight deep wounds, including two to the head, supposedly caused by two machetes.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm court refuses joint custody of a Maltese pet dog as Civil Code changes have not become law in Spain

Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain

A Benidorm judge has refused to grant an interim joint custody order for a pet dog because the Civil Code statutes have not changed yet.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca and Valencia area of Spain backs plan to scrap compulsory mask-wearing on beaches from July

Spain’s new face mask law includes €100 fines for those who break social distancing rules

HEALTH authorities have confirmed that face masks must be worn outdoors if a social distance of 1.5 meters cannot be observed, with fines of up

25 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Police search team in Spain hope snow melt will help solve mystery of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

THE OFFICER leading a specialised mountain search team hopes that when snow melts on the highest peaks in the Spanish Pyrenees it may help the

25 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent the items

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent out the items

A Murcia region man has been jailed over an online scam where he sold second-hand goods but never sent out the items. The 23-year-old Cartagena

24 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

COVID-19 in Spain: Care home residents in Aragon no longer need to wear masks inside

Care home residents in Aragon can now ditch their masks if they are fully vaccinated. It comes as care homes in the northeastern part of

24 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Health·Lead·Other News

Sierra de las Nieves: Stunning mountain range in Malaga becomes Spain’s newest national park

AFTER over six years of campaigning, Malaga will finally be getting its first national park. The Senate approved the future Parque Nacional Sierra de las Nieves

24 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Environment·Malaga·Nature·Other News

SPOILT FOR CHOICE: Spain’s Valencia area has double the amount of shopping space than other major European cities

VALENCIA Province has double the amount of shopping surface than any other major European region. This surprising statistic was revealed today (Thursday June 24) by

24 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Spain passes milestone as over half the population has got at least one COVID-19 vaccine injection

HALF of Spain’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Darias said that 15 million people had

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Young man accused of raping teenager in Spain’s Valencia

A 21-YEAR-OLD man is facing up to 12 years in prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in an undisclosed inland Valencia town. Despite the

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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