AMAZING VIDEO: Spanish architect strips off to test Europe’s largest overhanging pool, in Murcia
A SPANISH city will soon have the largest cantilevered swimming pool in Europe, the second largest in the world. The Murcia pool is part of
You NEED to try this croqueta, voted the best in Spain
FOR the second year running, a town in Toledo has won the award for best croqueta in Spain.
Instant telephone translation launches in Spain offering emergency interpretation for €1.57 a minute – info here
A TELEPHONE translation service has just launched in Spain offering instant Spanish-English interpretation for max. €1.57 per minute. My Friend in Spain puts English-language, non-Spanish speakers
Man appears in court for rape of woman in own home in Spain’s Andalucia
The man was taken to the courts at Prado de San Sebastian this morning at 9am
Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region
THE INTRODUCTION of plans to regulate “illegal homes” have been given an extension to the end of 2021. Vicente Garcia, the general director of Urban
Man with almost half a kilo of hash in stomach arrested in Marbella after telling doctors he’d ‘swallowed batteries’ in suicide bid
The suspected drug trafficker was forced to expel the 430 grams of the illegal substance through natural means
Farmers in Spain’s Andalucia cut off roads with tractors and light fires in huge protest at rock bottom olive oil prices
Since 2017 the price of extra virgin olive oil at source has plunged by 43% from €3.60 to around €1.90 per kilo
TWO A PENNY: European Commission moves to eliminate 1 and 2 cent coins as production ‘costs more’ than value
THE European Commission (EC) will evaluate the use of 1 and 2 euro cent coins with a view to eliminate them this year. The EC’s
SAFETY FIRST: Emergency staff to flood Costa Blanca streets for annual food festival
ORIHUELA’S Medieval Market will be a lot safer, this weekend, thanks to additional staff on hand to deal with emergency events. The annual celebrations are
Man put into isolation for coronavirus infection on Spain’s Costa del Sol told he ‘has influenza B’
The patient’s test results have now been sent to Madrid’s National Center for Microbiology at the Carlos III Health Institute
EXPLAINER: Why some renters in Madrid pay as little as €7 a month
Quick thinking property investors are, however, jumping on these properties as the landlords are wanting to wash their hands of the commitment
Suffering farmers in Spain’s Andalucia to block busy highway with tractors in Valentine’s Day protest at Trump’s olive tariffs
During 2019, Spain’s olive export rate to America was slashed by almost 15,000 tonnes after the US imposed a 25% levy on the product
British fugitive ‘drug trafficker’ detained in Marbella’s San Pedro after European arrest warrant issued
Police held the man in the Marbella town after pulling him over, while he was driving
Hundreds muck in to clear tyres and plastic trash from Javea’s coastline in efforts to teach children ‘the importance of recycling’
OVER a hundred volunteers cleared out worn tires, shoes and plastic bags from Javea’s coastline last Sunday following the deadly onslaught of storm Gloria. Young
Asesor warns British charities are ‘ignoring Spanish laws’ as Costa Blanca shop faces €24,000 fine for not charging VAT on sales of donated goods
A LEADING asesor has warned that British-run charity shops are ignoring Spanish laws that require them to charge value added tax (IVA) on second-hand goods.
Free buses take food festival lovers to ‘magic’ medieval market this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE HISTORIC centre of Orihuela explodes into life this weekend, as the city celebrates its annual Medieval Market, with 300 food and craft stalls. Festivities
WATCH: ‘Violent’ Russian fugitive carrying ‘infectious disease’ arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol after holding nurse hostage with knife
The man threatened to kill the woman with the homemade weapon, convincing her to open a door and let him escape
Costa Blanca towns away from the coast MUST work together to improve tourism potential, says Vega Baja councillor
SAN FULGENCIO councillor, Darren Parmenter, attended last week’s International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, and had nothing but high praise for the event. Indeed, he
German man arrested for sexual assault and violence in a Costa del Sol nightclub
The victim was taken to a healthcentre for her injuries
Investors are buying apartments in Madrid that house tenants paying €7 per month
IN Madrid, investors have been eyeing up tenants who still pay €7 a month.
Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town
A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los
Farmers across Spain to strike over ‘low profits’, Brexit and US tariffs
THREE leading Spanish agricultural unions have joined forces in calling for protests over the sector’s ‘lack of profits’. According to the Asaja, COAG and UPA
Spanish dentist caught secretly filming receptionist undress is given three years in prison
A SPANISH dentist has been sentenced to three years in prison for secretly filming one of his workers getting changed.
Torrevieja hospital deactivates coronavirus warning after tourist who visited Wuhan fell ill on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOSPITAL de Torrevieja has deactivated its quarantine procedure after an Icelandic tourist fell ill with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. The 66-year-old had recently visited Wuhan,
FAMILY AFFAIR: Brothers arrested for stealing €18,000 of designer watches from tourists in Marbella’s Puerto Banus
A Policia Nacional probe was launched following a tip-off from a Puerto Banus bouncer to the Policia Local
And bend and breathe…getting over the festive champagne and chocolates with online yoga
CHAMPAGNE and Ferrero Rocher felt like an excellent self care program for the first week of Christmas, but by the end of the Reyes, while
