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Column: Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling’s spirits are raised by the nightly aplausos and pranksters making covid-19 that little more bearable

FOLKS, there will be no bets taken on what I am pondering on this week. Life is surreal. I feel I have been thrown into

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:00

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Flood warning in Spain’s Mar Menor region – roads closed, residents told to stay indoors and upstairs

OVERNIGHT rains have blocked off many roads in the Mar Menor area, still recovering from a series of storms going back to September’s gota fria.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 09:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Patients on packed Madrid hospital ward left on floor as Spain’s coronavirus outbreak worsens

A SHOCKING video taken at a Madrid hospital has revealed a city struggling to cope with the spread of coronavirus. Footage shows patients sprawled on

23 Mar, 2020 @ 23:49

Lead·Madrid

Coronavirus cases stay still as lockdown comes into effect tonight

As Gibraltar prepares for its toughest social lockdown since the war, authorities insisted that the measures were taken to ‘protect you’ from Covid-19.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 23:06

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

‘I’M VULNERABLE’: British snooker legend Willie Thorne reveals he has leukaemia and is locked in Spanish hospital alone due to coronavirus

“All I’ve got is a 24-hour news channel and that’s all about the coronavirus, which is hard to watch”

23 Mar, 2020 @ 22:02

Celebrity·Lead

BREAKING: UK follows Spain and is now in lockdown for the next three weeks

BORIS Johnson has announced the UK is now in lockdown.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 21:44

Health·Lead

BREAKING: British travellers in Spain and abroad told to return to UK IMMEDIATELY over coronavirus fears

BRITISH tourists abroad have been urged to return to the UK immediately as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take hold around the world. Foreign Secretary

23 Mar, 2020 @ 19:18

Lead·National News

REVEALED: How coronavirus in Spain attacks men and women differently depending on age

COVID-19 in Spain does not attack men and women in the same way, a study has revealed. According to the National Network for Epidemiological Health,

23 Mar, 2020 @ 19:09

Health·Lead

After deadly floods and VAT crackdowns from the government, the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre goes back into state of alarm

SO MUCH has been thrown at us in the last year, from the devastating floods in September to the VAT crackdown from the government. The

23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:59

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Environment

How to manage your investments through Spain’s coronavirus crisis, writes financial columnist Sam Kelly

I’m sure as you all read this, you’ll be sat in the safety of your homes, the cleanest they’ve ever been, surrounded by toilet roll

23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

A mayor in Spain’s Andalucia works at a nursing home, as most of its staff contracted coronavirus

A MAYOR in the province of Cadiz has had to work at a nursing home because they don’t have enough staff.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:27

Cadiz·Health·Lead

Lawyers can salvage money sunken in off-plan house deposits lost after the financial crisis, write Sun Lawyers

IT was a common scenario… People would fall in love with an off-plan property (not built yet). Beautiful drawings. Maybe some good property scale models

23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:26

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

DEAR JENNIFER: Will my travel insurance cover me for Coronavirus?

What a shock it was for all of us to read about the Coronavirus. We watched on our television screens a total disaster happening in

23 Mar, 2020 @ 18:23

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Spain's Telefonica investigates major hack of Movistar customer records

Policia Nacional expose hackers who try to ‘infect’ hospital computers with virus

THE Policia Nacional have uncovered an attempt by hackers to ‘infect’ hospital computers with a virus.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Stay at home – coronavirus tests can be done within 48 hours at Clinica Britannia on the Costa Blanca, writes Dr Vicente Mera

A CORONAVIRUS is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough

23 Mar, 2020 @ 17:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Sponsored

Traffic in Malaga reduces by around 70% since lockdown and up to 89% at the weekend

Traffic in the city of Malaga has been dropping significantly since the state of alarm restrictions came into place

23 Mar, 2020 @ 17:20

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: A week into lockdown and Mamma is your new Spanish teacher…with a little help from the strong stuff

Start by laying down some RULES before things get out of hand (And it's not the kids I’m worried about)

23 Mar, 2020 @ 17:06

Coronavirus·Other News

Ice rink being turned into MORGUE in Spain’s Madrid as bodies piling up due to coronavirus pandemic

THE government in Madrid has been forced to turn an ice rink into a morgue as the coronavirus body count continues to overwhelm services. Municipal

23 Mar, 2020 @ 16:47

Lead·National News

Drug dealing, car thefts and stabbings – criminals in Spain’s Mallorca get to work during coronavirus lockdown

Troublemakers have been out in force undertaking criminal activities across the island.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 16:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

More than 12,500 police officers across Andalucia should be rapidly screened for coronavirus

A trade union has called for rapid coronavirus screenings on more than 12,500 serving police officers

23 Mar, 2020 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead

London diaries – Queues outside banks, empty roads, busy parks and a packed Tube

AS someone who’s constantly watching and reading the Spanish news and the situation in Spain, I appreciate how important it is to stay home, so

23 Mar, 2020 @ 16:10

Lead

Number of car sales in Spain drop by a STAGGERING 85% during first week of lockdown

CAR sales in Spain have fallen dramatically during the first week of lockdown.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 15:33

Business & Finance·Lead

Growing support for sealing off regions in Spain to fight coronavirus

PARTIDO Popular leader Pablo Casado has backed the sealing off of different regions to fight coronavirus. The conservative boss said today that he believes it

23 Mar, 2020 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: How Spain’s coronavirus lockdown is affecting expat business-owners in rural Andalucia

AS Spain grinds to a halt under the Government-imposed lockdown, many businesses have closed their doors to trading, in a bid to help stem the

23 Mar, 2020 @ 15:09

Cordoba·Lead

Alzheimer’s association in Valencia sets up activities website for cognitive stimulation during lockdown

An activity website for people with Alzheimer’s has been set up for those requiring ongoing cognitive stimulation during the confinement

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:49

Other News

Spain’s Green Beret commandos arrive in Costa Blanca to provide back-up during Covid-19 lock-down

OPERATION BALMIS began this morning, March 23, with the Special Operations (MOE) of Rabasa pulling up in Orihuela. Local Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, welcomed them to

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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