Tag: aragon
Spain’s hospital operation waiting lists are longest in 18 years
SPAIN'S operation waiting lists in public hospitals have reached their highest level since 2003.
Health Ministry figures going up to the end of 2021 show...
Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area
VOLKSWAGEN'S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City.
The factory, costing around €7 billion to...
EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show them
EIGHT areas of Spain are still running COVID-19 passport schemes while other regions have stopped the measure as 'sixth wave' coronavirus infections fall.
Passport will...
Massive green energy project unveiled for Spain’s Aragon
SPAIN has unveiled plans for a massive green energy project in the northeast region of Aragon that aims to meet 30% of the nation’s...
EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor
SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like...
Leading chocolate maker Valor based outside Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrates its 140th anniversary
SPAIN'S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million.
The company had a turnover of €128 million in...
EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life
AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia...
Limits to Brits travelling abroad ‘considered for those who fail to take booster jabs’
LIMITS to Britains travelling abroad that are eligible but do not take a third booster jab are being considered by UK ministers.
If the proposal...
Famous wine and sherry producer known for Tio Pepe is voted decade’s best winery in Spain
ONE of Spain's most famous sherry and wine producers has been voted 'Best Spanish Winery of the Decade'.
The AEPEV association of wine journalists gave...
Take a trip to the inland province of Teruel to find Spain’s coolest place in summer
Take a trip to the inland province of Teruel to find Spain’s coolest place in summer… and make sure to stop off at Albarracin on the way, writes Fiona Govan
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...
Notorious killer branded as ‘Igor the Russian’ gets life sentence for three murders in Aragon area of Spain
A Serbian killer nicknamed 'Igor the Russian' has been given a life sentence after murdering three people in the Aragon region in December 2017.
Norbert...
SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region
TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two...
Family of four under house arrest in Spain after testing positive for COVID-19 and refusing to quarantine at home
Aragon health authorities felt there was no other option but to request around-the-clock surveillance from a judge
Coronavirus lockdown reintroduced in Aragon just a day after Spain entered its ‘new normality’
JUST a day after Spain entered the ‘new normality’ three comarcas have reverted to Phase 2 of lockdown after a new coronavirus outbreak.
Monday’s move...
Mayor in Spain forced to apologise after celebrating during COVID-19 street party
THE Deputy Mayor of Alcorisa in Aragon has been forced to apologise after a video emerged of him partying with residents in an unauthorised...
WATCH: 100-year-old Spanish woman with multiple conditions returns home after winning battle against coronavirus
Amidst cheers and applause, Carmen, who turns 101 in August, was received like a hero at her residency.
Superstition emptied a Spanish village in the 14th century before turning it into a must-visit festival, discovers Jack Gaioni
There is live music, falconry demonstrations, sword fights, hypnosis and magical shows
How you can buy your own pueblo in Spain
Would you like to own your own village? Spain has a few to spare.
They are the forgotten pueblos - once thriving rural communities, now...
IN PICS: Donald Trump Jr visits mountains in Spain as divorce proceedings begin in US
THE eldest son of US president Donald Trump has been seeking solace in Spain as his divorce proceedings get underway back home.
Donald Trump Jr...
Violence erupts as Madrid seizes medieval treasures from Catalunya in heated culture dispute
CLASHES have erupted after cops in Catalunya began removing medieval artefacts in an ownership battle with neighbouring Aragon.
The operation, which started at 4 am,...
Catalonia leaders accused of frustrating attempts to return priceless Romanesque artworks
Catalan leaders are being accused of undermining attempts to repatriate priceless Romanesque frescoes
Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio gored to death by bull on live TV
The bullfighter was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save his life
Two Spanish retreats make list of top 10 mountain cabins in Europe
Two Spanish pads in Europe’s 10 best mountain hideaways
British actors Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan to film The Trip in Spain
For the third course of their TV comedy The Trip they are set to visit Andalucia