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Spain’s Malaga Airport launches Covid-19 pre-departure rapid test centre

MALAGA airport is to launch pre-departure rapid COVID-19 testing this week. The Costa del Sol airport will work in partnership with Arquimea and Recoletas hospital group

18 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Malaga·Other News·Travel News

British expats in Spain and across Europe welcome UK move to scrap 15-year voting rule

THE 15-year cut-off date that prevents an estimated one million overseas Brits from voting in UK parliamentary election is about to be scrapped, writes Sue Wilson of

18 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Lead·Opinion·Other News

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Singer Cody Simpson kicks off Olympics training in Spain

AUSTRALIAN singer Cody Simpson has shared a glimpse into his 2024 Olympics training in Spain. The musician-turned-athlete qualified for the Paris Olympics trials after

18 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

Celebrity·Other News

Revolutionary flood prevention system offers residents free water on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STORM tank has been installed in Bigastro that can collect 200,000 litres of rainwater and provide the town free water for irrigation or washing.

18 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

STRIP FOR ACTION: The Full Monty musical to tour Spain

IT’S time to strip for action – in fact, to go The Full Monty. A €2 million production of the musical version of the British

18 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Other News

SEAT and Iberdrola ‘to build Spain’s first EV battery plant’

VOLKSWAGEN Group’s SEAT subsidiary plans to team up with power company Iberdrola to build Spain’s first battery factory for electric vehicles. Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister

18 Mar, 2021 @ 08:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

‘Z cars’: Spain’s National Police expand fleet of greener hybrid patrol cars

SPAIN’S National Police have added 300 environmentally-friendly ‘Z cars’ to its fleet of vehicles. The plug-in hybrids will be rolled out along with the installation

17 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Vodafone Spain gets record-breaking fine for mishandling personal data and making spam advertising calls

VODAFONE Spain has been hit with an €8.15 million fine for mishandling personal data during marketing campaigns between 2018 and 2020. It’s the biggest penalty-ever

17 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Lead

€20 MILLION rescue deal for luxury hotel in Spain that hosted Princess Diana and the Rolling Stones

THE owners of one of Spain’s most luxurious hotels that hosted Princess Diana and the Rolling Stones are to be handed a €20 MILLION grant

17 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Other News·Travel News

BEACH BARS VS THE BIRDS: Spain’s Castellon launches plans to reopen summer beach bars amidst environmental concerns

The clock is ticking for a summer campaign that is hoped will be better than last year’s

17 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Food & Drink·Nature·Travel News·Valencian Community

Bank director arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after handing over clients’ personal information to criminal gang

The employee is accused of supplying the gang with data from over 40 clients which was used to apply for loans

17 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Physiotherapist turned jewel thief arrested in Spain’s Malaga for nicking gold rings from a patient’s house

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a physiotherapist for looting jewellery from a patient’s house in Malaga last month. According to the police, the suspect, a

17 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Wine or beer? Why not both with Malaga’s famous Cruzcampo brewery’s latest creation

CRUZCAMPO’s boffins have done it again with their latest creation to come out of their Malaga brewery, Cruzcampo Grape Beer, a refreshing mix between red

17 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

Spain probes death of Marbella teacher two weeks after AstraZeneca vaccine

RESEARCHERS are working to to determine whether the death of a Marbella teacher two weeks after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine is linked to the newly

17 Mar, 2021 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Malaga

A recent presentation of the Reciclos scheme

REWARDING RECYCLING: Valencia unveils new yellow bin scheme that earns points for deposits

Reciclos is expected to be launched throughout Spain this year.

17 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bird poachers in Spain’s Malaga province caught red-handed with over 300 protected specimens

THE Guardia Civil has seized 303 protected specimens which have been released back into the wild and is investigating 18 people for wildlife trafficking. Among

17 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Malaga

Winter weather Spain Olga Doganoc /Unsplash

BRRRR! Spring arrives in Spain with a return to winter as temperatures set to plummet

THE days may be getting longer and the air is heavy with the scent of blossom, but don’t be tempted to put away your winter

17 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Other News·Weather

Local business owners in Spain’s Mallorca demand longer opening hours in restaurants after current measures ‘cover just 30% of expenses’

Faced with mounting debts acquired during the coronavirus pandemic, business unions have appealed to the Balearic government to 're-consider their current measures'

16 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Business & Finance·Mallorca

Only a quarter of under-60s jabbed with AstraZeneca in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain have so far chosen Pfizer for their second shot

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain halting AstraZeneca jabs and how it will delay vaccination plan

NEWS that Spain had followed other European countries in halting use of the AstraZeneca vaccination left people across the nation asking one important question: Does

16 Mar, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Bouncing back: The fastest growing regions in Spain for property sales

SPAIN’S tourism hotspots and quiet inland areas are leading a recovery from a COVID-19 plunge in property sales. While the real estate market was paralysed

16 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Other News·Property

Good Samaritan Discovers Cash Filled Envelope And Owner Gets It Back On Spain S Costa Blanca

Who needs cash?: Quarter of people in Spain would not miss paper money

A QUARTER of Spaniards say they would prefer to wave goodbye to cash and welcome electronic payments instead. The rapid rise of the coronavirus crisis

16 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Other News

Now’s the time to write your book! English-speaking Kindle books soar during lockdown in Spain

By Henry Baum “I’m an American novelist living in Valencia, Spain. When I moved from Los Angeles in 2014, I brought my book promotion company

16 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

La Cultura·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Woman jailed for refusing to demolish illegal home in Conil de la Frontera Andalucia Photo: Eva Niñerola Caimo / flickr

Woman jailed after refusing order to demolish ‘illegal’ home in Spain’s Andalucia

A WOMAN has been thrown into jail after failing to carry out a court order to demolish the home she has lived in for 15

16 Mar, 2021 @ 15:15

Cadiz·Lead·Property

LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Tourism sector in Spain’s Castellon optimistic that July will see a return to normality

CASTELLON tourism sector is very optimistic about the future – so much so that the experts believe the situation will be back to normal in

16 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Travel News·Valencian Community

WATCH: Endangered sunken wreck from pre-biblical times to be rescued from seabed on Spain’s Costa Calida

A PHOENICIAN ship that sank off the Murcian coast will see the light of day again after some 2,700 years. The wreck of the Mazarrón

16 Mar, 2021 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Murcia

Ryanair adds 500 extra flights for October half-term getaway to popular EU destinations including Spain

Ryanair puts on extra 200 flights from Germany to Spain’s Mallorca and Alicante this Easter

SPAIN’S regions may have agreed to keep their borders closed within the country for Easter, but it seems that international travel is about to take

16 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

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