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‘The pandemic makes things worse’ Quality of life across cities in Spain plummeted following COVID-19 outbreak

THE QUALITY of life in Valencia has plummeted in the last year amid coronavirus chaos. The city has dropped places in a national league table

8 May, 2021 @ 14:11

Valencia·Valencian Community

NOT JUST BARS as Benidorm looks for somebody to build a new maritime museum on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A contract to build a new new naval and marine museum in Benidorm has been advertised at €655,000. It will become the fourth museum in

8 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

INVESTIGATION: How a ‘stoner tax’ is lining the coffers of local town halls in Spain and why a new court ruling could change all that

A COURT ruling in Spain’s Murcia region has highlighted how local authorities are using a ‘stoner tax’ to fill their coffers by fining dope smokers

8 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall to July 2020 levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions attributed to COVID-19 have fallen below the 200 mark for the first time since last July across the Valencian Community. The regional health

7 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain is snubbed by UK 'Green' travel list but Gibraltar and Portugal get the go-ahead

SNUBBED! Spain is omitted from UK ‘Green’ travel list but neighbours Gibraltar and Portugal make it

SPAIN has been passed over for inclusion on the new UK ‘Green’ travel list because its overall COVID infection rate is too high. The details

7 May, 2021 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Spain’s Queen Letizia pays tribute to daughter Princess Leonor with sweet throwback to the past

SHOPPING for a wardrobe which needs to offer options for dizzying public engagements and glitzy galas as well as visits over Zoom and snaps with

7 May, 2021 @ 18:04

Celebrity·Entertainment·Other News

Midnight Curfew And Longer Bar Hours Are Backed Bytop Judges In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

EXTRA FREEDOM as midnight curfew and extended bar hours are approved by top judges in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian Community’s top court has backed regional government plans to keep a night-time curfew going after the State of Alarm ends this Sunday(May 9).

7 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine calculator for Spain: Check your expected date for jabs online

SINCE Spain began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine a total of 5million people have received their first and second dose. Certain groups are being prioritised

7 May, 2021 @ 17:36

Brit Is Knifed To Death During A Burglary At His Canary Islands Home In Spain

British man dies after being stabbed during a burglary at his Canary Islands home in Spain

A British man has been fatally stabbed at his Canary Islands home. The 31-year-old died after he was attacked during a suspected break-in at his

7 May, 2021 @ 16:20

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Saffron Rip Off As Police Smash Gang In Spain That Imported Cheap Iranian Substitute Which They Rebranded

SAFFRON RIP-OFF in Spain as crooks put new labels on ‘bulked-out’ cheap Iranian imports

A massive saffron con has been busted which involved cheap Iranian imports of the expensive spice being rebranded as coming from the Castilla La Mancha

7 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXPLAINED: What were those strange bright lights seen in night sky over Spain last night?

THE Olive Press received some calls and videos of what appeared to be an unexplained phenomena in the night sky just before midnight on Thursday

7 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead

VIDEO: Police in Spain’s Andalucia swoop in on ‘dangerous fugitives’ wanted in Germany for murder

Two men wanted in Germany over shooting dead a 20-year-old and for seriously injuring a 31-year-old man have been arrested in Spain on a European

7 May, 2021 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga policeman praised by Mossos d’Esquadra as clues lead to Youtube marijuana ‘hide and seek’ game

A LOCAL policeman in Malaga has led Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra to bust an online drug ‘hide and seek’ game after a month long investigation. Police

7 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WE ALL LIVE IN…: Castellon’s Villareal knock out Arsenal and make it through to their first ever Europa League final

Another English club, Manchester United, now awaits Villareal in the final in Gdansk (Poland) on May 26.

7 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Castellon·Lead·Sport·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Jewel Gang Stole Expensive Watches In Ibiza

International jewel thieves based on the Costa Blanca get caught trying to sell watches stolen from Spain’s Ibiza

A Costa Blanca-based gang of jewel thieves have been arrested after two of them robbed an Ibiza store on Christmas Eve. Seven people were detained

7 May, 2021 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

Fears over Oxford COVID-19 vaccine across Spain’s Andalucia high as 25% reject first dose

LATEST government figures have shown that an alarming percentage of Andalucia’s pensioners are rejecting the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot concerns. The Junta have

7 May, 2021 @ 12:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

King Felipe (right) meets Valencian President Ximo Puig

ROYAL VISIT: King Felipe VI lands in Castellon to take part in yearly business conference

The reason for the royal visit was to take part in the yearly assembly of the Valencian Community Business Confederation, which King Felipe closed with

7 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Castellon·Celebrity·Lead·Valencian Community

Record February passenger levels for Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia airports

Why UK tourists flying into Costa Blanca’s airport in Spain might spot a change

THE name of Costa Blanca’s airport has got even longer with the Alicante-Elche facility now adding Orihuela poet Miguel Hernandez to its title. The Official

7 May, 2021 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Spanish cities battle to turn on Christmas lights – in May!

BARCELONA has unveiled plans for its Christmas illuminations in May, leaving its keen rival in the festive race way behind. Ada Colau, the left-wing mayor

7 May, 2021 @ 11:00

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plan to turn all its highways into toll roads

SPAIN is planning to turn all public-managed highways into toll roads during 2024, with a view to making drivers pay depending on their usage of

7 May, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

How to celebrate ‘Europe Day’ this Sunday (Brits welcome despite Brexit!)

PEACE AND UNITY across the continent is being celebrated this Sunday, as Europe Day is held online. Commemorated on May 9 every year, the Schuman

7 May, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NO FOURTH WAVE on the Costa Blanca in Spain as COVID cases and hospital admissions carry on falling

168 new coronavirus infections were announced tonight(May 6) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. COVID case numbers are continuing their downward spiral

6 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘PEEPING TOM’ installed camera in his neighbour’s bathroom on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 42-year-old man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Denia after he installed a spy camera in his neighbour’s bathroom. The ‘Peeping Tom’

6 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Inside the mansion in Spain that became Europe’s ‘most expensive home’ after selling for €32MILLION to mystery buyer

A SPANISH mansion has sold for a staggering €32MILLION – and the two-storey home offers a 20-metre pool, cinema, and even a spa. The home,

6 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Other News·Property

Tyre Slasher Is Elderly Angry Man On Spain's Costa Blanca

TYRE TANTRUM as angry elderly man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacked cars because they blocked his garage

AN elderly Costa Blanca resident lost his temper over an increasing number of cars parking outside a motor repair workshop and punctured their tyres. A

6 May, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

PUPPY LOVE: New study from Spain proves dogs really do make a home a happier place

Every dogowner already knows it, but now there is official scientific proof: a dog makes a home a happier place and is good for your

6 May, 2021 @ 17:54

Lead·National News

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