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Criminal gang turns squatted flat into secure drug dealing compound on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca

Staff Reporter - 17 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

POLICE in Mallorca have arrested 17 people involved in an underage prostitution ring that ‘recruited’ troubled girls, many of whom were in care at...

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Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

Staff Reporter - 13 Sep, 2021 @ 12:41

AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew...

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British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

Fiona Govan - 26 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

A BRITISH holidaymaker and the waiter who served him are both being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a row broke out over...

Cadiz

Boats off Spain’s Cadiz damaged in killer whale encounters

Cristina Hodgson - 8 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

MARITIME Rescue services in Cadiz have had to assist three different boats in three different incidents off the Barbate coast in Cadiz after a...

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FAMILY BLISS: Terenia’s son has helped her discover more of Mallorca

Terenia Taras - 1 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

SO my son arrived and is now staying until September. We miss our kids when we’re not with them, but it doesn’t take long...

Travel News

Spain tightens rules on all UK travellers (including to Balearic Islands): PCR tests or double vaccination proof now needed

Fiona Govan - 28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

SPAIN has changed the requirements for travellers arriving from the UK and will now demand a negative COVID-19 test or proof of double vaccination. Prime...

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Open at last!: Mallorca definitely offers something for everyone

Terenia Taras - 6 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

IT’S great to see places open and busy – finally! But more importantly I can resume my social life uninterrupted without lockdowns, restrictions and...

Police intervene in locksmith internet 'click' war on Spain's Costa Blanca as rival firm use dirty tricks to sabotage high search engine status

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Groomer caught: Police arrest man for paedophile offence against 1000 children

Katherine Brook - 5 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

MORE than 1000 children were drawn into a paedophile's evil web. Police say that the 58-year-old man tricked them into obtaining sexual images. The sex...

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MALLORCA: Palma International Boat Show 2021 opens it doors

Katherine Brook - 4 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

THE much-anticipated Palma International Boat Show has opened its doors at Palma’s Moll Vell. Running until Sunday (June 6), the show not only marks the...

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Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000

Terenia Taras - 4 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

CALA NOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop in San Agustin has helped raise over €400,000 for various cancer charities since it opened and most recently...

Blogs

NEVER AGAIN!: Travel woes as Terenia tries to get back to Mallorca

Terenia Taras - 16 May, 2021 @ 11:28

I AM never going to leave the island again! For anyone who has attempted to get off the island for any reason and get...

Mallorca

MUST READ – These are the new COVID-19 restrictions that come into force in Spain’s Mallorca

Isha Sesay - 25 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

THE Balearic government has announced a new set of coronavirus restrictions for Mallorca which will be in force from Saturday, April 24. The measures in...

Blogs

Give us back our freedom without the hefty price tag, says Terenia in Mallorca

Terenia Taras - 28 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

IT’S a great feeling to be slowly coming out of lockdown and let’s hope we don’t go backwards! Finally, there seems to be a...

Barcelona

Family drama filmed in Mallorca destined for international success

Simon Wade - 28 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

A BARCELONA-based film studio has just acquired the world rights to the exciting drama Pan de Limon con Semillas de Amapola. Translated to Lemon and...

Blogs

I declare Christmas a COVID-Free Zone!

Terenia Taras - 24 Oct, 2020 @ 15:35

I DECIDED I’m going to avoid the C-word for a while because I’m done with it! Don’t you find that your conversations always come...

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Happy to be here! German tourists give Spain’s Mallorca the thumbs up as life starts to return to normal

Dilip Kuner - 19 Jun, 2020 @ 14:07

THE first batch of tourists to arrive in Mallorca since the coronavirus lockdown have sent out a resounding message – ‘We’re happy to be...

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British victims of villa holiday rental scam in Spain demand justice

Dilip Kuner - 18 Jun, 2020 @ 15:33

A BRITISH couple conned out of €2,800 through a fake holiday website have turned detective and had a Spanish fraudster convicted. However, the angry holidaymakers...

Costa Blanca

Bomb bound for Balearics – Explosives Unit intercept live mortar bought as decoration

Simon Wade - 3 May, 2020 @ 10:12

THE EXPLOSIVES Deactivation Unit (TEDAX) of Alicante Police were called to a nearby post office when a live two-inch mortar was found in a...

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OH BE-CAVE! Architect in Spain turns tatty tool shed into stunning cave home

Staff Reporter - 3 Nov, 2019 @ 10:02

The project, which took just four months to complete, enshrines the concept of minimalism with natural materials

Costa Blanca

31 relatable facts about moving to Spain’s British expat hotspots

Laurence Dollimore - 18 Oct, 2019 @ 22:03

MAKE no mistake, we all love living in Spain. There’s sun, sea and sand a plenty and a thriving multi-cultural community waiting to welcome you. But...

Celebrity

Rafael Nadal’s family priest reveals ‘real Rafa’ ahead of tennis star’s secret marriage to childhood sweetheart in Spain’s Mallorca

Gillian Keller - 11 Oct, 2019 @ 00:09

“Nadal is surrounded by people who love him – he is a person who loves and is loved”

Food & Drink

MOUTHWATERING: Four-week food festival takes over Spain’s Mallorca from TOMORROW

Gillian Keller - 3 Oct, 2019 @ 15:10

A MOUTHWATERING new food festival has been launched in Calvia for October. Every Friday the Mostra de Cuines - or Calvia Food Show - a...

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IN PICS: Inside the WOMEN ONLY hotel where men are banned in Spain’s Mallorca

Laurence Dollimore - 2 Oct, 2019 @ 13:24

A HOTEL in Spain has received global attention for banning men from its premises. The Som Dona Hotel, in Mallorca, is a four-star resort featuring...

Business & Finance

THOMAS COOK: UK Government to rescue 150,000 stranded holidaymakers in Spain and elsewhere as travel firm collapses

Charlie Smith - 23 Sep, 2019 @ 10:59

Thomas Cook's chief executive, Peter Fankhauser, said it was a ‘matter of profound regret’ that the holiday company had gone under

Crime & Law

Heavy holidaymaker plunges 20 metres to death in Spain’s Mallorca after railings he leant on gave way

Charlie Smith - 18 Sep, 2019 @ 10:57

An air ambulance rushed to attend him, but despite revival efforts of 45 minutes, he was pronounced dead before he reached hospital

Environment

WATCH: Tornadoes, huge hail stones and gushing rapids as gota fria goes biblical on Spain’s Mallorca and Balearics and...

Laurence Dollimore - 11 Sep, 2019 @ 02:10

School has been cancelled in 19 municipalities until further notice

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Spanish social media star uses platform to help raise €100,000 victims in La Palma following volcano eruption

Kirsty Mckenzie - 27 Sep, 2021 @ 17:22

ONE of SPAIN’s biggest Youtubers has put his platform to good and helped to raise a whopping €100,000 for the victims of the La Palma...

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Upcoming bank holidays in Spain: What breaks do we get in 2022?

27 Sep, 2021 @ 17:02

Once endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna is now thriving in Spain’s Balearic Islands

27 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

La Merce: Barcelona fiestas marred by chaotic scenes of violence and vandalism

27 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

24 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia at extreme risk for COVID-19 as rest of region moves clear of red zone

LISTED: 24 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia at extreme risk for COVID-19 as rest of region moves clear of red...

27 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

WATCH: Huge wall of lava gobbles up church in Todoque – one of the oldest buildings in Spain’s La...

27 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

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26 Sep, 2021 @ 22:03

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Mullins reveals plans to become Spain’s Simon Cowell after selling Pimlico Plumbers in multimillion deal

26 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Spanish reporter Pilar Rubio and Shakira ranked as most successful WAGs

26 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

First bird census in Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves detects 82 bird species

26 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Going native: How to improve your Spanish and what to look for in a language course

26 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

James Bond Legend Sean Connery Who Lived For 20 Years On Spain S Costa Del Sol Has Died

Former resident of Spain’s Marbella, Sean Connery, is ‘officially’ the favourite James Bond of all time

26 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

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NMPL on GALLERY: Shocking images show giant smoke stack from wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol: “It’s interesting how people feel when they see this just a few kilometers from their home. I’m sure it’s very…” Sep 11, 18:33
ElSabio on Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”: “Interesting, Stefanjo. The UK is ‘xenophobic’ for making drivers put UK on their cars when they’re going abroad, but Spain…” Sep 11, 12:56
stefanjo on Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”: “Anti-vax brexiters always seem so irritated when the idiocy of brexit is illustrated by more daft, xenophobic regulations. Having read…” Sep 9, 16:37
ElSabio on Post-Brexit UK government forces British drivers in Spain to make changes to show “unity as a nation”: “More anti-brexit snark here from the editor – get over it. The reason they are using the UK badge now…” Sep 3, 12:30
maryrond on EXCLUSIVE: British expat mum, 33, sent home to die in agony after being refused treatment in 14 hour wait at A&E on Spain’s Costa Blanca: “Strange she had am embolism in her leg in someone so obviously young and fit. Had she been on a…” Sep 2, 09:17
Pink Mustard on Motor mayhem: It’s that time of year on Spain’s Costa del Sol: “The Citizens of Benalmadena are up in arms at the latest traffic issues. The town hall and Mayor have turned…” Sep 1, 06:44
ElSabio on Have you seen this man? Police release photo of dad on the run after killing toddler in Barcelona hotel to spite mother: “Too! You need an edit function….” Aug 28, 18:55

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