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DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?
I personally am feeling very upset about Brexit as no lorries seem to be getting here and English supermarkets are getting emptier...
Opinion: Summer travel is light at the end of the tunnel after 12 months of gloom
Taking flight PLANES, trains and automobiles at the ready, there’s light at the end of the COVID tunnel.
‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out...
A Spanish couple rented a luxury villa in Calpe to set up a fully-fledged massive indoor marijuana farm. Their...
Spanish Police charged in Linares beating launch counter case, claim they acted in self defense
THE two Policia Nacional officers charged with the aggravated assault of a man and his daughter in Linares last week have launched...
Balearic President voted second worst leader in Spain for management of COVID-19 pandemic
Francina Armengol scored a measly 4.61 in the poll by the Invymark Research and Marketing Institute which pitted the country’s 17 regional leaders against one another
Playa de Flecha del Rompido named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’.
PLAYA de la Flecha del Rompido has been named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’. The travel...
Property experts in Spain say it is a good time to buy with lower prices on Costa Blanca and...
BETTER weather and the arrival of spring traditionally sees the start of the key time of the year for Spanish property sales.
SUN LAWYERS: Why you need to find the right lawyer to guide you through buying a house in Spain
BUYING a property is one of the biggest decisions most of us will make. Making a purchase in...
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million...
Half-wit hunters arrested for hanging hunting dog from tree in Spain’s Malaga (WARNING – contains distressing images)
TWO hunters have been arrested for crimes of cruelty to animals after they were busted hanging one of their hunting dogs from...
COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 daily infection rates continued their big recent falls according to today's figures(February 26) from the Valencian health ministry.
SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year
THIS year’s Fallas and Magdalena fiestas in Valencia and Castellon will be normal school days. The Valencian government this...
Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain
AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes.
Queen of culture! Letizia of Spain is perfectly polished in white as she joins King Felipe for an art...
QUEEN Letizia showcased her signature stylish flair as she attended the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday.
Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows...
Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEARLY 900 cattle stranded on a container ship docked outside the Murcian port of Cartagena are facing unnecessary slaughter after a cock-up...
SAFE AS HOUSES?: New report reveals precarious conditions faced by Valencian people in rented housing
ONE third of all residents in the Valencian Community living in rented accommodation are paying too much with regards to their income.
Beloved makeup brand sold in Spain’s Sephora to close after 20 years
A POPULAR makeup brand sold at Sephora in Spain has decided to cease trading after struggling to survive during the pandemic.
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your...
OUR 34th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. OUT...
Spain considering administering only one vaccine dose to those who have already had COVID-19
SPAIN’S health ministry is weighing up whether or not to administer only one dose of the vaccine to those with prior COVID-19...
Melilla makes history removing ‘last statue of Franco in the public sphere in Spain’
IN a tiny enclave on the North West coast of Africa, a crowd gathered to watch workers hoist away the last remaining...
Two people in 100 are turning down chance of COVID-19 vaccine in Spain
JUST 2% of people offered a coronavirus jab have turned the chance down, according to the State Secretary for Health, Silvia Calzon.
Juan Carlos I’s home in exile is a luxury villa in Abu Dhabi
HE may be living in exile, but he’s not exactly slumming it. Reporters from the television programme Viva la...
18-year-old influencer is Spain’s new face of the far-right racism after viral march in Madrid
THE latest symbol of Spain's far-right has emerged as an 18-year-old Instagram influencer after a controversial speech during a Neo-Nazi rally in...
‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy
A Benidorm restaurant owner has been arrested for being part of a gang in Italy that blew up bank ATMs in 73...
New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases are a just a fifth of the total a week ago on February 18, according to latest figures released...
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DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?
I personally am feeling very upset about Brexit as no lorries seem to be getting here and English supermarkets are getting emptier...
