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Fuengirola expats rally to help save Spain’s iconic only English speaking theatre
A GROUP of amateur actors in Fuengirola are rallying to help save Spain’s only English speaking theatre. A fundraiser has been launched to protect the...
Restaurant in Spain’s Ibiza launches inspiring campaign to feed hundreds of struggling families this Christmas
Inspirational campaign to help the hungry plans to go global
Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this...
Horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes international as it expands operations into Switzerland
ROJALES' Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is going international after gaining official recognition as a charity in Switzerland. It means both fundraising and the re-homing...
Community pulls together to help food bank robbed of stock for the needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Almoradi-based charity has had its storage facility robbed of stock meant for food parcels. Big Reds was keeping hundreds of euros worth of groceries...
Expat ‘Superhero’ smashes target raising funds for rare genetic condition affecting 18,000 Brits and Spanish
A BRITISH expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca has tripled his target in a fundraising campaign for his rare genetic condition. The charity he partnered with,...
Expat community group saves charity from bankruptcy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of expats in Torrevieja have prevented homeless charity Reach Out going bankrupt amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The 'U3A' group is a self-help organisation...
Italian woman wins Picasso painting worth €1 million from €100 raffle ticket
AN Italian woman has won a Picasso painting that’s worth €1 million in a raffle.
EXCLUSIVE: Expat schoolgirl on Spain’s Costa del Sol raises over €1,000 for two local charities amid coronavirus lockdown
AN enterprising expat schoolgirl has raised over €1,000 for two local charities through a COVID-19 lockdown campaign.
A restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol is selling prepaid vouchers to use once the restaurant reopens, with proceeds...
A RESTAURANT on the Costa del Sol has been offering customers the opportunity to buy prepaid vouchers, to use once the restaurant reopens.
Real Madrid and Wales superstar, Gareth Bale, donates €575,000 to a Welsh health charity to help fight coronavirus
GARETH Bale has donated €575,000 to a Welsh health charity.
EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol wears a dog cone non-stop for five days to raise money...
A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol has been wearing a dog cone to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
Insurance broker on Spain’s Costa del Sol run by British expat raises almost €12,000 for charity
AN insurance broker on the Costa del Sol run by a British expat has raised almost €12,000 for charity.
Charities and police combine to help feed Costa Blanca migrant communities during lock-down crisis
THE ALICANTE Food Bank and several charities have combined forces with Guardia Civil to collect and distribute food parcels among migrant communities in the...
Costa del Sol hire car company Helle Hollis donates €1,000 to CUDECA cancer charity
Since 2009, when Helle Hollis started a collaboration with CUDECA, it has donated almost €10,000
British builder walks length of Spain with his Podenco pooch for charity
“We really need to help dogs like this and for people to change attitudes to them”
URGENT APPEAL: Big-hearted expats sought to save 20 Costa Blanca dogs from ‘uncertain future’
AN urgent appeal has gone out to save 20 dogs as a Costa Blanca charity faces losing it’s home. Pet charity, APAH, of Pilar de...
Costa Blanca cancer charity in urgent appeal to help reach milestone figure
CARING expats have sent out a request for prizes and donations to Costa Blanca community in bid to bring their total raised to €500,000. Since...
‘Greedy’ landowner sells expats’ animal refuge land near Costa del Sol meaning 800 animals could be killed
“The ruthless owner has already shown his true colours,” said a foundation spokesperson
New monkey adventure park gets big cash boost after safari fashion show in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village
Businesses from the Gibraltar leisure area teamed up to make the 'Go Wild for Fashion' night a runaway success
Spain slammed after new report finds 100,000 people with disabilities are trapped at home
Research found that more than 1.8 million of those surveyed needed help to be able to leave their home, with those without support condemned to stay inside
Rival footie fans launch ‘Benidorm or Bust’ charity race to Spain in aid of teenage cancer battle
RIVAL British football fans have teamed up for a rally car race to Benidorm in support of a teenager battling cancer The ‘Benidorm or...
Village in Spain ‘bewildered’ as Robin Hood mystery figure slides cash envelopes of up to €100 under doors
Some of those benefiting from the surprise cash received messages as well, including one that said, to ‘the princess of the household’
‘WE’RE HERE’: British expats on Costa del Sol re-launch Alzheimer’s and Dementia support charity shop
The grand re-opening of the shop saw a huge new sign installed, and the public were invited in to browse the fantastic range of second-hand goods on offer
‘DIRTY SECRET’: Spain’s hunters leave 50,000 dogs to die with many thrown down wells as hunting season ends
Previously dogs were tied to tree branches or had their throats cut, and some were even tied to railway tracks or burned alive
Expats on Costa del Sol raise funds to help homeless pensioner get back on his feet
'It’s really opened both of our eyes over the past few days and it makes you appreciate the little things'
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READ THE LABEL: Spanish Health authorities warn against the use of facemasks containing graphene
Their request has been echoed by the national Ministry of Health, who has advised not to use surgical masks with graphene or graphene biomass.
