Spain’s Andalucia sets June as a target to ‘save the summer’
THE Junta’s objective to try to ‘save’ the summer season is once again set for June, mirroring last year’s efforts. The aim is to reach
LGTBQ Hotel worth €40million in Spain’s Torremolinos to be sold at auction
A three star LGTBQ hotel in Torremolinos is being put up for sale by its current owners. The Ritual Torremolinos Hotel, located in La Nogalera, is
Unofficial ‘Covid Passport’ to be given out with vaccines this week throughout Spain’s Valencia region
VACCINATION CARDS are to be given out with Covid jabs in the Valencian Community from this week. As a new mass immunization programme begins tomorrow,
Mother arrested as part of Spanish paedophile gang distributing sexual images of her own young daughter
A WOMAN who sent sexual images of her own young daughter to other paedophiles has been arrested as part of a gang of a dozen
EXPLAINED: What Caixabank merger with Bankia means for customers
Last month two of Spain’s high street banks completed a merger to become Spain’s largest banking entity, but what does that mean for those who
BREXIT: Spanish imports from UK plummet during first two months of the year
BREXIT has seen Spanish imports from the UK slashed during the first two months of 2021 with food products hardest hit. Spain’s imports of products
Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region
A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019. Luis Trueba was also fined
Spain’s flamenco agony: Tablaos are on the path to extinction in battle to survive coronavirus crisis
THE temples of flamenco, the sacred tablaos, find themselves on the path to extinction as one by one they are closing their doors for good.
‘JABS AWAY’ as Spain gets ready to welcome a record delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
SPAIN is expected to get a record weekly delivery of COVID-19 vaccines next week amounting to nearly two million doses. It only received 139,000 AstraZeneca
READ THE LABEL: Spanish Health authorities warn against the use of facemasks containing graphene
Their request has been echoed by the national Ministry of Health, who has advised not to use surgical masks with graphene or graphene biomass.
A luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca is being raffled-off with the money going to the UK’s Big Issue charity
BRITISH couple Martin and Debra Else are raffling-off their self-built Costa Blanca holiday villa with all of the money going to the Big Issue charity.
Outdoor classical concerts make welcome return to Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Symphony Orchestra is back performing live, with a concert in tribute to the poet Miguel Hernández, on Saturday, May 1. This concert is part
Sabadell gang-rapist gets 31 years in jail for attacking teenage woman in Spain’s Catalunya region
A man who took part in a group rape of an 18-year-old woman in Sabadell in February 2019 has been jailed for 31 years. Two
Huge marijuana plantation uncovered during eviction in Spain’s Mallorca
Upon inspection of the property, officers uncovered hundreds of marijuana plants growing in one of the rooms as well as various equipment used for the
EXPLAINED: What we know about proposed travel rules to Spain under new ‘vaccine passport’ scheme
THE EU has given the go ahead to a vaccine passport scheme which will be available across the bloc by the end of June. Travellers
Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain
TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour. Albacete’s Palacio de
LIFE AND DEATH OF FRANCISCO GOYA- Mystery, life-changing illness that robbed him of hearing has roots in Andalucia
The sexually transmitted disease has been fingered by numerous art historians as one of the most likely causes of the succession of tortuous illnesses suffered
98 Municipal borders to close in Spain’s Andalucia, with 33 localities to close all non-essential activities
THE Junta has ordered the perimetral lockdown of 98 municipalities in Andalucia, with 33 localities to close off all non-essential activities. As the fourth COVID-19
Spanish Stonehenge set for cultural protection status despite being abandoned to soggy fate
A collection of ancient standing stones in Extremadura dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge is set to acquire cultural heritage protection status despite being completely unvisitable because
Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain
SPAIN’S Health Ministry wants to ban smoking from all bar and restaurant terraces across the whole of the country. Six regions including the Costa Blanca
Child sex abuse video swappers in Spain are arrested after tip-off from US Embassy in Madrid
12 people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional across Spain for possessing and distributing obscene child sex abuse materials via the internet. One of
Nearly 30 years on and missing expat woman Bernadette Cooper’s family have no answers
THE heartbroken nephew of a missing expat has appealed for her not to miss another birthday. Bernadette Cooper, who’s real name was Susan, mysteriously vanished
Malaga tourism chief targets UK market to help revive battered sector’s recovery after COVID-19
A TOURISM chief has outlined the steps she thinks must be taken in order for the sector to recover in Malaga. Tourism and Promotion councillor
Mother caught drunk behind wheel with child in car in Spain’s Mallorca
A relative was called to collect the child and the woman was taken to the police station where she has been charged with a crime
INTERVIEW: Meet James Rhodes, the British piano man behind Spain’s new child protection law
A HARROWING past of sexual abuse, addiction and mental institutions was flagged up by his involvement with the new child protection bill, but the musician
Border closures may not be over in COVID-19 fight after Spain’s State of Alarm ends next month
SPAIN’S 17 regions will still have the ability to close their borders after the country’s second State of Alarm ends on May 9. Deputy Prime