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Anti-fascist fighter from Valencia area of Spain who opposed Franco as a teenager dies, aged 101

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.

25 May, 2021 @ 18:15

La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

SET TO SURGE: Property sales in Spain and Europe on verge of booming

SPAIN remains top of the list when it comes to Brits looking to buy a home in the sun – and it looks like there

25 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·National News·Other News·Property

GROVELLING APOLOGY as Spain does quick 'u-turn' over COVID tests for visitors crossing over from Portugal

PFIZER BONANZA for Spain with 94 million COVID vaccine booster shots coming over the next two years

SPAIN will get 94 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between December 2021 and June 2023. The figure will be Spain’s allocation of a

25 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

VACCINE SUCCESS: COVID jabs reduce deaths by more than 90% in Spain’s Castellon Province

All nursing homes in the province were declared totally COVID-free in March

25 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Castellon·Coronavirus·Valencian Community

Digging for Franco’s victims: British team from Cranfield University join search for Spain’s Civil War dead

A TEAM of British archaeologists have started to exhume and identify victims executed by the Franco regime after the Spanish Civil War. Several bodies with

25 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Elderly Woman On Spain's Costa Blanca Suffers Violent Abuse From Grandchild Who Spent Her Money

GRANNY BASHER on Spain’s Costa Blanca in horrific catalogue of abuse as she ‘freely’ spent her nan’s money

AN Alicante woman violently and mentally abused her 88-year-old grandmother in degrading and unsanitary conditions at her home that stank to high heaven. The Policia

25 May, 2021 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One of Spain's top tourist attractions, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, has completion date pushed back again

One of Spain’s top tourist attractions, Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia, suffers another completion setback

THE COVID pandemic has dashed hopes for completing Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished iconic Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona in time for the centenary of his death.

25 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s Malaga reaches green milestone in reduction of greenhouse gases

THE Malaga province has become the first region in Spain to be accredited for its reduction of its carbon footprint according to new figures. Over

25 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

Part-time football club on the Costa Blanca becomes the first to be listed on Spain’s stock exchange

AN Alicante area football club will be the first in Spain to be listed on the national stock exchange. The news came after Sant Joan-based

25 May, 2021 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

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

25 May, 2021 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

Traditional paella from the Valencia area of Spain could become a UNESCO asset

PAELLA could be labelled as a UNESCO heritage asset if the Valencian government gets its way. An official application process has begun via a declaration

25 May, 2021 @ 11:55

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Valencian Community

Spain fully expects to be included on UK travel ‘green list’ by June 7

SPAIN has said it expects to be included as a green country on the UK’s travel list in the upcoming review in June. The tourist minister insisted

25 May, 2021 @ 09:58

Lead·National News·Travel News

‘Morocco has no greater ally within the EU than Spain’ but migration crisis is at breaking point, warns Sánchez

EUROPE is facing an unprecedented crisis following a surge in immigration from Morocco, Pedro Sánchez warned. Speaking in Brussels during an EU summit yesterday, Prime

25 May, 2021 @ 09:53

Politics

Government in Galicia fight for Franco’s family to hand over keys to 18th Century palace La Casa Cornide

AUTHORITIES in Spain are pushing for the family of General Franco to return an 18th-century mansion to the people, arguing that the family’s purchase of

25 May, 2021 @ 09:36

Property

Spain’s Costa del Sol to add three new tourist attractions to boost inland tourism

TURISMO Costa del Sol reinforces the promotion of its inland tourism by adding three new tourist attractions. The Costa del Sol’s coastal strip, with its

25 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

DON’T BELIEVE A WORD: Spanish police warn of new scam involving conmen posing as Microsoft technicians

The person targeted is given a set of instructions to follow in order to install what is claimed to be a safety programme, but which

24 May, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW INFECTIONS tumble over the weekend in latest COVID-19 report from the Costa Blanca area of Spain

WEEKEND COVID-19 case totals fell to their lowest level this month, according to the Valencian health ministry. Figures released today(May 24), combined with a Saturday

24 May, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

GREEN LIST plea made for Costa Blanca tourism to UK Ambassador to Spain

THE United Kingdom has been asked to put the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community onto the ‘Green’ travel list. The call came today(May 24)

24 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

STUB IT OUT! Petition calls on nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain's beaches

STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches

283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain’s beaches. Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by

24 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Environment·Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS ANDALUCIA: Malaga records less than 100 patients in hospital with COVD-19 for the first time in nine months

THE number of COVID-19 patients in hospital in MALAGA has dropped to less than 100 for the first time in nine months, as Andalucia pushes

24 May, 2021 @ 18:42

Health·Other News

Spanish cities Malaga and Alicante among most popular destination for Brits this summer, says study

MALAGA, Alicante and Palma de Mallorca are among the most popular holiday destinations for Brits this summer. Research from easyJet revealed that Brits were desperate

24 May, 2021 @ 18:00

Travel News

First photographs from spectacular wedding as grandson of ‘Spain’s richest woman’ ties knot

The first official wedding photos have been released and the couple couldn’t look happier.

24 May, 2021 @ 17:30

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise by 30% in a week in the Murcia region of Spain

CURRENT health restrictions in the Murcia region will not be relaxed after a 30% rise in COVID-19 infections over the last week. Health Minister, Juan

24 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

British buyers of Spanish property want a top quality internet hook up as home teleworking rises

BRITISH buyers of Spanish properties say reliable internet services as well as good views and nearby shops are their top three priorities in making a

24 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Property

Expats unite with crack legal team from Andalucia to address planning abuses in Spain’s Murcia

FOREIGN residents from blighted urbanisations in Gea y Truyols, Murcia, have united for a potential solution to the planning problems suffered so far in the

24 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Murcia

Michael Schumacher’s family buy land in Spain’s Mallorca to raise horses

The plot is only a stone's throw away from the mansion the Formula One legend's wife purchased in 2017

24 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Mallorca·Sport

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