Rail bosses sacked after new train fleet was too tall for tunnels in northern Spain
TWO people who ordered 31 new trains for the Asturias to Cantabria commuter rail line have been sacked after the rolling stock were too high
Lone female on Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ list detained in Ecuador for running Costa Blanca prostitution ring
POLICE have caught one of Spain’s top ten ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives hiding out in a town on the Columbia-Ecuador border. Viviana Andrea Vallejo Gutierrez, 36,
3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Oviedo – € 115,000
Apartment Oviedo, Asturias 3 beds 2 baths € 115,000 On Camino Real street, with all the necessary services at hand, as well as
Spain gets another Masters 1000 tennis title winner but its not Nadal or Alcaraz
PABLO Carreno Busta, 31, won the Canadian Open title in Montreal on Sunday to take what he described as the ‘best title of his career’.
Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain
FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group Subject to clearances from competition
Apartment for sale in Infiesto – € 149,900
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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Gijon – € 217,000
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IN PICS: Spain hosts Europe’s first ever surfing championship for dogs
THE first ever European Canine Surfing Championships has been held in Asturias in the north of Spain. Salinas beach in Asturias hosted the first surfing
Spain’s Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa
SCIENTISTS at the Asturias Central University Hospital have identified several Covid-19 cases with a new variant that is largely local to the region, One case
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez talks with chef Jose Andres in Kyiv about World Food Kitchen’s efforts in Ukraine
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, met with chef Jose Andres in Kyiv on Thursday during his visit to Ukraine. The World Food Kitchen charity set
Swindlers ran online custom-made sofa shop that never delivered from empty warehouse in Spain’s Valencia
THREE fraudsters ran a online ‘made-to-order’ sofa shop in Valencia Province that netted €543,095 in orders which were never fulfilled. The Guardia Civil have arrested
House hunting in rural Spain: ‘We bought a museum’
When Auriel Roe started looking for rural property in the cooler climes of northern Spain, she didn’t imagine ending up with a portal into the
Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million
A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of
Badger unearths ‘exceptional’ Roman treasure trove in cave in northern Spain
AN exceptional treasure trove of Roman coins buried for centuries in a cave in northern Spain has been unearthed thanks to a hungry badger. The
School roof collapse kills cousins working in Gijon area of northern Spain
TWO cousins died after a roof collapsed onto them at a Gijon school this Wednesday. They were doing ceiling repair work this morning at the
3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Siero – € 243,000
Townhouse Siero, Asturias 3 beds 1 baths € 243,000 For lovers of nature and tranquility! Beautiful independent CHALET, with 5,600 m2 of land,
White-tailed Eagles from Norway reintroduced into Spain
NINE White-tailed Eagles have been donated by Norway in an effort to re-introduce the species to Spain. They are being kept in a special enclosure
Chef Jose Andres tells rival politicians to join forces to stop pollution in the Mar Menor in Spain
INTERNATIONAL chef and philanthropist, Jose Andres, has told rival Spanish political leaders to come together to stop pollution in the Mar Menor. Asturias-born Andres won
Goat cheese made in Andalucia area of Spain is voted the best in the world
AN Andalucia cheesery has walked away with the top prize at the 2021 World Cheese Awards in Oviedo. Quesos y Besos from Guarroman in Jaen
Reckless father makes teenage son sick by giving him marijuana biscuits in Asturias area of Spain
AN Asturias region father could be jailed for over four years after giving marijuana-laced biscuits to his 14-year-old son. The impact of the cannabis cookies
City slickers warned to steer clear of village in northern Spain where roosters crow, donkeys bray and cows leave a mess
AFTER 18-months of pandemic that has devastated Spain’s tourist industry you’d be forgiven for thinking authorities would be falling over themselves to welcome back visitors.
Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls
GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls
ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent out the items
A Murcia region man has been jailed over an online scam where he sold second-hand goods but never sent out the items. The 23-year-old Cartagena
Bear hunt: Pensioner attacked by brown bear while hiking in Spain’s Asturias
A HUNT was on for a bear which attacked a 75-year-old woman while she was on a walk with her family in the countryside. The pensioner
Spain’s Asturias returns to Phase 2 lockdown measures despite having below average COVID-19 incidence rate – see restrictions here
In effect since 00:00 this morning, the restrictions will be in place for 15 days
Republican mask-wearer gets punched in front of his children by angry monarchist in Spain’s Asturias region
A MAN in northern Spain was punched in the face for wearing a Republican flag face mask with his assailant facing a hate crime charge