Tag: alcohol
German football team orders 1,000 beers at a bar in Spain’s Mallorca
A GERMAN football team of 50 members ordered 1,000 beers at Bamboleo Bar in Palma de Mallorca.
The players of FV Bonn-Endenich 1908, a club...
Not carrying the can? Will powdered beer become popular in Spain?
HERE in Spain, the culture of enjoying ‘una cervecita’ runs strong, but what do traditional beer drinkers think of a powdered version, where you...
Feliz Navidad: The best cocktail recipes to boost the Christmas spirit!
THE one sure-fire way to bag a kiss under the mistletoe this winter is to combine a little Christmas spirit with a lot of...
LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME: Anti drink drive campaign in Spain targets Christmas parties
WITH the double bank holiday week upon us, the DGT traffic department has launched an anti-drink driving campaign.
The ‘puente’ week is popular amongst businesses...
Spain’s Civil Guard arrests lorry driver who was seven times over the legal alcohol limit
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested a lorry driver who was found to be seven times over the legal limit for alcohol. The man...
Over hundred drivers in Spain’s Malaga test positive for alcohol or drugs in latest DGT road campaign
THE latest DGT (The Directorate-General for Traffic) road campaign ‘Operation August 15’ in Spain’s Malaga has tallied over hundred road users driving under the...
Two injured after a drunk british man crashes into a cafe in Spain’s Costa del Sol
A BRITISH man, 20, was arrested after smashing his car at 3am into a cafe on Torre del Mar’s seafront.
Local police arrested the man,...
Spain clamps down on drink driving with compulsory breathalyzer on all new cars from July
A DEVICE that requires drivers to pass a breathalyzer test before it will start the vehicle ignition system must be incorporated into all new...
Proposed feria booze ban panned in Spain’s Malaga
MALAGA shopkeepers are angry about proposals which could see the sale of alcohol banned after the Malaga feria.
The festivities for the famous festival start...
Irish holidaymaker seriously injured after falling off apartment balcony in Spain’s Mallorca
AN Irish holidaymaker was seriously injured on Tuesday after falling off a second-floor apartment balcony on Mallorca.
The man, 50, was said by the Guardia...
British man arrested on Spain’s Mallorca for sexually corrupting vulnerable underage girl
A British man, 43, has been arrested in Palma, Mallorca over the sexual exploitation of a vulnerable underage girl.
A 20-year-old Ecuadorian was also detained...
Police raid illegal booze and drugs ‘rave’ inside road tunnels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal party in a network of road tunnels in an isolated area of Benissa was raided by the Guardia Civil and the Policia...
ANALYSIS: Does Spain have a drinking problem?
Alcohol consumption has plunged over the past 30 years, but Spain still has the second highest rate of daily alcohol drinkers in the EU.
Breathalyser that prevents drink drivers from starting up vehicles is to be made compulsory in Spain
A DEVICE that requires drivers to pass a Breathalyzer test before it will start the vehicle ignition system could be compulsory for professional drivers...
Clean and sober summer promoted to young in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S Health Department, that covers popular expat areas like Villamartin and Orihuela Costa, has launched a campaign targeted at the young to cut out...
SNIFFLING? The things you are doing that may be making your hay fever worse in Spain
Enjoy nothing more than a relaxing evening beverage? Sadly, it may actually be a recipe for sneezing disaster this summer in Spain.
Spain’s lockdown bar closures produce less boozing but people have turned to other vices
SPAIN'S lockdowns have seen people turn away from alcohol but replace it with online gambling and the taking of drugs.
That's the conclusion of a...
Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a...
A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
Drunken tourist three times over alcohol limit drives 10km WRONG WAY up dual carriageway in Spain’s Andalucia
“From rates higher than 0.75 milligrams per litre, the risk of having an accident can be multiplied by up to 15”
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: This new Spanish invention removes ALL alcohol from wine, making it 0% ABV
The machine can half the alcohol content in a bottle of wine in 10 minutes and even reduce it to zero
Police catch drunk dad driving three times over limit with drunk wife and child, 3, with no seat belt...
Meanwhile the youngest child, aged three was travelling in between the two front seats without a seatbelt
Man arrested after driving FOUR kilometres on wrong side of road and crashing in Spain’s Andalucia
Breathalyser tests found that the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Man arrested after ‘faking’ gunpoint robbery to hide night of booze and strippers from wife on Spain’s Costa del...
Investigators rejected the suspect’s story, which allegedly took place on Saturday between 2:30am and 4:00am
Exploding rum cocktail leaves three expats in Spain hospitalised with third degree burns in bizarre drinking session
A Policia Nacional spokesperson told the Olive Press they are now ‘trying to find out more details’ about the contents of the drink
Lidl SHOCKER as its €15 whisky crowned ‘best Scotch in world’ at awards
There are 550 Lidl stores in Spain and the retailer is the country’s 5th biggest, with 4.8% market share
Spain tourism chiefs call for alcohol ban in airports and say British police ‘have power’ to stop boozing on...
There is one incident for every 1,424 flights, according to IATA data, while 50 flights per day have to deal with drunken passengers
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