Delta variant cases in Spain soar by 15% in a week
THE Delta coronavirus variant that swept the UK has become dominant in Spain and could be attributed to the country’s recent spike in COVID cases.
Police stop illegal Costa Blanca drinks party on Alicante’s El Postiguet beach in Spain
POLICE chased up to 140 young people around an Alicante beach after spotting them drinking alcohol illegally. Around 20 were caught and sanctioned for breaking
Farmers head for Madrid in tractor convey to protest lack of support over storm damage
SPAIN’S farmers are bringing their agricultural woes to the capital with a protest over the lack of state support in the wake of Storm Filomena.
Dogfighting gang who bred and abused animals for organised illegal fights to the death across Spain to go on trial in Madrid
POLICE have uncovered a network of 23 people across Spain, including a vet and members of the security forces, accused of breeding and abusing animals
New restrictions for bars and restaurants in parts of Spain’s Murcia region as COVID-19 cases double in a week
BARS and restaurants in 13 Murcia region municipalities will cut indoor capacity by 70% to 30% from tomorrow(July 14) due to rising COVID-19 cases. The
VIDEO: More than 300 people evacuated from hotel as wildfire breaks out in Manilva on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A forest fire broke out in the El Gotelo area of Manilva, forcing the evacuation of hotel apartments and homes in the area and leaving
Fifth wave puts Spain back among top COVID-19 infection zones in Europe
Spain is in the grip of a fifth wave of infections that have placed it among the top three danger zones in the European Union.
COVID SPAIN: Catalan vaccination booking site leaks people’s personal data
HEALTH bosses in Catalunya are scrambling to revise the process for booking COVID vaccinations in the region after discovering medical details of patients had leaked from
COVID-19 vaccinations: Nearly 22 million people in Spain have had both coronavirus jabs
NEARLY 22million people in Spain are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the government. A total of 21,789,996 people have had both doses of
‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009
SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that
Weekend COVID-19 infections leap up by almost a thousand cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE significant rises in COVID-19 cases continued over the weekend in the Valencian Community with a total of 4,636 new infections. Today’s(July 12) figure of
COVID BREACH: 600 partygoers kicked out of bars across Spain’s Sevilla on Saturday night
ON Saturday night (July 10), 600 people were kicked out of four bars across the city of Sevilla by local police. The bars situated on
Petition calls on UK govt to allow vaccinated British expats to visit without quarantining
An official petition is demanding that the UK government allow all vaccinated British expats to visit the UK without quarantining. After the outrage from British
Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community
32 Valencian Community municipalities will see night curfews return from 1.00 am tomorrow morning(July 13) for a fortnight. That’s down to increasing COVID-19 cases with
DON’T MISS: Esperanto Ballet comes to Estepona for debut performance on July 16
A new expressive style of dance is gracing the Costa del Sol, as new group Esperanto Ballet bring their spellbinding performances to Spain with a
View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad
THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in an
Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain
SPAIN’S government is to spend €4.3 billion in a massive revamp of its car production industry in a switch to making electric vehicles. Prime Minister,
Beach rugby tournament hosted on the Sabinillas beachfront in the Costa del Sol
A FIVE-A-SIDE beach rugby tournament took place on the Sabinillas beachfront on Saturday (July 10). The tournament, which lasted the entire day (10:00-20:00), had players
Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain
A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11
Eye in the sky: Spain launches new fleet of traffic drones to patrol roads this summer
THE General-Directorate for Traffic (DGT) now has a fleet of 39 drones for traffic monitoring across Spain. They finished distributing the drones to all parts
COVID-19 positive teenager found by police at illegal party in Spain’s Mallorca after refusing quarantine orders
The youngster had been directed to stay at home after testing positive for COVID-19
British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video
A British man has been arrested over sexually abusing and extorting a British child in the Alicante area. He’s also been charged with drugs possession
WAITERS WANTED: Restaurants and bars in Spain’s Castellon just cannot get the staff
BARS and restaurants in Castellon Province are desperate for summer staff. Despite the financial and employment crisis caused by the coronavirus, the hospitality trade is
Training underway for health professionals in Gibraltar ahead of new abortion legislation
LAST week, the GHA arranged two training sessions for clinical professionals following the implementation of the new abortion law, which is expected to begin this
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August
BRITISH tourists will be the key to whether or not some recently-reopened Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will have to shut their doors again. That’s
Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain
OVER a hundred people were rounded up by police for attending an illegal ‘birthday’ party at a La Cañada villa in the Alicante area. Some