Brexit may force Spain’s main TV channels to cut down screenings of UK-made programmes
A fresh Brexit consequence could cut the number of British TV shows shown on European Union television screens including those in Spain. It’s a new
Archaeological experts say an ancient artefact discovered on Costa Blanca farmland in Spain is around 2,500 years old
A Costa Blanca farmer found an ancient sculpture in his field which experts believe dates back to the Iberian age of the fifth century BC.
Death of Jose Paredes who pioneered big-scale shoe manufacturing in Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JOSE Paredes who made Elche a leading Spanish force in footwear has died aged 88, following a car accident close to his home in Sucina,
EN ESPAÑOL, POR FAVOR: Spanish language and culture centre reopens in Valencia with summer courses to suit every need
AFTER what seems like an eternity, Spain is gradually opening up again now that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us. With an
Placido Domingo performs in Spain for the first time since 2019 when sexual misbehaviour allegations first surfaced in America
TENOR Placido Domingo received a standing ovation last night(June 9) at the end of his first concert in his native Spain for 18 months. The
Anti-fascist Brigades fighter from Valencia area of Spain who resisted Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101
THE last known survivor of the International Brigades who fought against General Franco and the fascists in the Spanish Civil War has died, aged 101.
Madrid welcomes Hollywood director Wes Anderson as work begins on set of new movie
HOLLYWOOD director Wes Anderson is heading for Madrid this year as work begins on the set of his newest creation. Elaborate sets have been spotted
OPERATIC TRIUMPH for Madrid venue that scoops the top prize for Spain in prestigious international awards
MADRID’S Teatro Real has won the top honour at the 2021 International Opera Awards which are opera’s equivalent of the movie Oscars. The virtually-hosted event
Performance artist who sat still for over 700 hours scoops Spain’s top arts prize worth €50,000
AN acclaimed 74-year-old Serbian performance artist, who once sat in total silence for 716 hours as people took turns to stare at her, has won
EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SOMETHING strange has been cooked up in Orcheta on the Costa Blanca. It’s a giant concrete egg to celebrate the area and the whole of
Spain’s world-famous Pamplona bull runs are cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19
SPAIN’S famous Pamplona bull runs have been scrapped for a second successive year due to the COVID pandemic. The official confirmation came today(April 26) from
Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla
Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial
SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at
CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain
AN ancient burial site in the Murcia region suggests that women may have ruled the roost in the early Bronze age. That possibility is being
Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S Culture Commission in the national senate has rejected a motion that wanted the government to permanently transfer an iconic statue back to Elche. The
‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize
The Girls, a coming of age drama by a first time female feature film director has scooped the best film award in the 2021 Goyas,
Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of
Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A ‘floating island’ sculpture consisting of 3,612 plastic bottles is on display in Alicante to highlight the problems of environmental pollution in the world’s oceans.
Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ancient moat that is over 3,000 years old has been uncovered in Guardamar on the southern Costa Blanca. Archaeologists from Alicante University have made
Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE has grabbed two world records after it built the tallest-ever nativity scene as well as it being the largest in area. The city’s Plaza
Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport
Bodies of executed Franco opponents to be exhumed from common grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE BODIES of 17 people executed because they opposed dictator General Franco, will be exhumed from a common grave and given individual resting places. The
Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain
GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in
Famous anti-Franco poet gets two month tribute on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA is to stage two months of commemorations in honour of one of the area’s most famous figures, the poet Miguel Hernandez. Orihuela culture councillor,
Scholar discovers first Shakespeare play to arrive in Spain
Stone found among the old books a 1634 print of the tragicomedy The Two Noble Kinsmen, written together with John Fletcher, which is thought to
Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the