Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJVC) has thrown out a bid by regional nightlife and hospitality businesses to overturn opening hour and capacity restrictions. The TSJVC, unlike

11 Jun, 2021 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s regions given total freedom over nightlife restrictions from tomorrow

REGIONS in Spain have been given the freedom to decide their own coronavirus control measures for bars, restaurants and clubs. From tomorrow (Saturday, June 12)

11 Jun, 2021 @ 15:50

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Up The Flagpole As Benidorm's Beaches On The Costa Blanca In Spain Celebrate Their Lofty Status

‘UP THE POLE’ as Benidorm beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca celebrate their Blue Flag awards

BENIDORM has officially unfurled its 2021 Blue Flags on its three beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The Blue Flag is an international honour handed out

11 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Police to strongly clamp down on illegal drinks parties in the Alicante area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Police to strongly clamp down on illegal outdoor drinks parties in Alicante area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S Policia Local will launch a major operation this weekend to stop illegal outdoor drinking parties known as ‘botellons’. It’s the first weekend since late

11 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish Army Sergeant Dies After Parachute Exercise Over The Coast Of La Manga In Murcia

Spanish army sergeant dies after parachute exercise over the coast of the Mar Menor’s La Manga in Murcia

A Spanish army sergeant died after parachuting over the waters of La Manga in the Murcia region. Rafael Gallant Martinez was involved in a special

11 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can't go to the Mar Menor and La Manga areas of Murcia in Spain

Warning of €450 million summer losses if UK tourists can’t go to the Mar Menor and Costa Calida areas of Murcia in Spain

MURCIA’S Tourism Minister says the region’s tourist sector could lose up to €450 million this year if British people do not come for a summer

11 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Travel News

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

Up to 1,752 tourists have already entered Spain using the new COVID-19 Digital Certificate

THE Health authorities in Spain have announced that the new European Digital Covid Certificate has been registered 1,752 times on the ‘Spain Travel Health’ app.

11 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Support for independence reaches historic low in Spain’s Basque Country

SUPPORT for breaking away from Spain has fallen to a historic low in the Basque Country which went through a forty year armed conflict over

11 Jun, 2021 @ 11:27

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

SWEET GRAPES: Spain’s Valencia area leads the way in ecological cava production

THE Utiel-Requena inland area of Valencia has long been a world-class denomination for wines rivalling even La Rioja – and cava is the name of

11 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Stuffed: Gang of four arrested in Spain for smuggling drugs in cushions

FOUR Spaniards have been arrested on suspicion of organising a criminal network after police intercepted 181kg of hashish which was being sent from Malaga to

11 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Experts to decide de-escalation measures in Spain’s Andalucia on June 15

THE Junta has announced that it will decide on June 15 if the region is to advance to the next COVID-19 de-escalation phase. The region

11 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Health

Andalucia weather: Heatwave looks set to continue with ‘warmer than average’ forecast ahead

SOARING temperatures and sunshine all rolled into one weather forecast. Yep, sounds like Costa del Sol to us … It’s been a good old run,

11 Jun, 2021 @ 09:17

Lead·Other News·Weather

FIRE DEATH: Drug addict arrested over house blaze that killed a man and left his family in a critical condition

A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with a house fire in Algemesi (Valencia) that claimed one life and left the victim’s wife and

11 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police in Spain confirm second jumping incident in Marbella after girl on laughing gas leaps from building DAYS after Brit plunged from balcony

TWO people have been left seriously injured in Marbella after freak jumping incidents that police fear were related to drugs. Cops in Spain issued a

11 Jun, 2021 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Paris Hilton reveals bonkers ‘vampire’ schedule she kept for years while living in Ibiza

PARIS Hilton has opened up about life in Ibiza, revealing that she was a ‘vampire’ while she lived there. The heiress and DJ spilled all

10 Jun, 2021 @ 21:40

Entertainment·Other News

Guests don their gladrags for cancer appeal as Legends music venue reopens for first time in 15 months

THE LEGENDARY venue was sold out three times over as guests took a trip back to the 60s at a major fundraiser on the Costa

10 Jun, 2021 @ 20:27

Fundraising bid to help forest school in Spain blossom

MORE than €2750 has already been collected to boost pupils’ extracurricular activities at Pan y Cacahuetes thanks to a dedicated squad of parents and teachers.

10 Jun, 2021 @ 20:02

Education·Lead·Other News

Placido Domingo performs in Spain for the first time since 2019 when sexual misbehaviour allegations first surfaced in America

TENOR Placido Domingo received a standing ovation last night(June 9) at the end of his first concert in his native Spain for 18 months. The

10 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

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

Zero COVID-19 deaths yet again with little change in coronavirus case infections in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases have risen slightly on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. Today’s(June 10) report from the regional health ministry has declared 196

10 Jun, 2021 @ 18:54

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Largest OCG cash seizure in Spanish history as €16 million confiscated with 1.6 tonnes of cocaine

AN ORGANISED Crime Gang has had cash amounts totalling €16.5 million seized as Spain’s Guardia Civil delivered Operation Jumita. The largest cash seizure in Spain’s

10 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·National News

HELLO SUMMER: Ferias and fairs given green light across Spain’s Balearic Islands as summer season reinforced with 300 more police officers

An agreement was reached this week that these local festivities and fairs can now be held under certain measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus

10 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Mallorca

COVID CLAMPDOWN: Concert organisers in Spain’s Valencia forced to step up anti-COVID protocols before upcoming events

ORGANISERS of the open-air concerts at Valencia’s La Marina are under fire from local and regional authorities for failing to properly enforce anti-COVID safety measures.

10 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cruise ship passengers reveal what they like most about Spain's Alicante

Major outdoor cultural and gourmet complex to open in Alicante on the Costa Blanca with claims to be one of Spain’s ‘largest’

A new outdoor centre in the port area of Alicante is claiming to be the ‘largest gastronomic and artistic cultural complex in the open air

10 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

NO LAUGHING MATTER: Police warning after two seriously injured in Marbella falls blamed on laughing gas

POLICE have sent out a warning about the dangers of laughing gas after two people in Marbella were involved in horror falls in just 24

10 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead

Nudist hippies at free love Rainbow gathering in Spain’s La Rioja fall foul of the law

POLICE have issued dozens of fines to a group of naked hippies who have gathered from across Europe to set up camp in a remote

10 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News

Pervert on the Costa Blanca in Spain installed bathroom camera to spy on his ex-girlfriend and her young daughter

AN Alicante man has been accused of installing a spy camera into the bathroom of his ex-girlfriend’s home. Tape was used to stick the tiny

10 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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