Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to historic village church in Spain
CROWDFUNDING with a €55,000 target is being used to pay for renovations to a historic church in Burgos province. As of mid-July, €26,000 had been
Locals in over 10 Castilla y Leon municipalities are drinking non-potable waterÂ
Residents of Valladolid (Castilla y Leon) and 10 towns within its province are consuming non-drinkable water. The water in these municipalities has nitrate levels over
‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A
Opinion polls: Conservative Popular Party expected to win elections in Madrid, Valencia and Aragon regions
OPINION POLLS released at 8pm today, as the polls closed in the 2023 local and regional elections, suggest that tonight will see the conservative Popular
New exhibition tells the lives of Roman gladiators, with help from their tombstones
SLAVES, prisoners of war, condemned criminals or even free men who voluntarily chose the job… There was no one route to becoming a gladiator in
Raw or undercooked meat causes trichinosis health scare in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region
AN OUTBREAK of Trichinella has affected at least 16 people in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain. Trichinosis is a notifiable disease in Spain
Politician from Spain’s Popular Party caught driving at 215km/h in official car
A POLITICIAN from the conservative Popular Party is facing prosecution after the Spanish Civil Guard caught him driving an official car at 215km/h on a
Suspended Policia Nacional officer steals gun and is shot dead in petrol station showdown in northern Spain
A POLICE officer was shot dead by armed Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional agents at a petrol station in northern Spain on Wednesday morning. The
Regional premier of Spain’s Castilla y Leon region in hot water after alleged obscene gesture in parliament
THE REGIONAL premier of the Castilla y Leon region, Alfonso Fernandez Mañueco, found himself in hot water today after images emerged of him allegedly making
REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain
THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by
Court in Spain gives man one-year jail term for slapping wife during live TikTok stream
A MAN who assaulted his wife during a live broadcast via the social network TikTok has been sentenced to a year in prison by a
Elderly ‘lone wolf’ arrested for sending letter bombs in Spain
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a former Vitoria City Council official for sending six letter bombs late last year. The 74-year-old Spaniard was detained on
Speaking at Davos, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez issues warning about far-right parties
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used his platform at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday to warn against allowing far-right political parties into
Spain’s central government takes action after region promises anti-abortion measures
A BIZARRE row over abortion measures has sparked a crisis in the Castilla y Leon regional government, and has also dragged in the central administration
Far-right Vox party announces new abortion measures for Spain’s Castilla y Leon region
THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party wants to restrict abortion rights in the Castilla y Leon region by putting in new optional measures for women such as
Empty village on Spain-Portugal border to get tourist lifeline after €300,000 sale
SALTO DE CRISTO, a deserted village on the Spain-Portugal border, has been sold for €300,000. The new owner is a Toledo businessman who intends to
Hero of summer Zamora wildfire in Spain dies in hospital from his injuries
A man branded as a hero in July for digging a trench to stop his town being engulfed by a wildfire, has died in a
Taxi driver spots brown bear wandering the streets of Ponferrada in Castilla y León
A taxi driver in the city of Ponferrada managed to capture an unusual sight in the early hours of Tuesday morning: an adult brown bear
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
Police praise ‘noble’ young man for returning bag full of cash found in street in Spain’s Valladolid
THE temptation must have been enormous. But after finding a bag containing close to €14,000 in a bag in the street, one young man in
Man, 86, battered hospital room-mate, 80, to death with mobile phone in central Spain
AN octogenarian has been charged with battering a man, 80, to death with a mobile phone in a shared hospital room. The 86-year-old aggressor has
Far-right Vox party gets first taste of regional government power in Spain
THE far-right Vox party has achieved its first foothold in running a regional government in Spain after it secured a coalition deal on Thursday with
Galicia’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo announces Partido Popular leadership bid in Spain
GALICIA president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has officially put himself forward as the next leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular. The Galician leader has been the
Police arrest hit-and-run driver who fled Andalucia’s Sevilla to hide on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A serial criminal has been arrested at Alicante bus station following a serious hit-and-run incident in Sevilla. The driver, 28, knocked over a moped rider
Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon
FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE
Winter warning after mother and two children die from carbon monoxide poisoning in Spain
THREE members of the same family have tragically died from suspected gas poisoning while they were asleep in their home in Castilla y Leon. The