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Deadline extended for plans to regulate illegal housing for up to 350,000 people in Spain’s Valenciana region

THE INTRODUCTION of plans to regulate “illegal homes” have been given an extension to the end of 2021. Vicente Garcia, the general director of Urban

31 Jan, 2020 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Train tracks claim second life in Spain’s Andalucia

Investigations into these deaths continue

31 Jan, 2020 @ 11:51

Cadiz·Lead

Spain’s Fernando Alonso wants to return to Formula One

FERNANDO Alonso has targeted a return to Formula One.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 11:18

Lead·Sport

Paul Hollywood brother-in-law killed in Spain’s fatal plane crash caused by poor planning

The pilot and his passenger David Hockings died instantly in the crash

31 Jan, 2020 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

From next year you will be able to travel from Spain’s Andalucia to space

TRIPS from Andalucia to space have been planned for 2021.

31 Jan, 2020 @ 10:34

Lead·Travel News

Costa Calida cops chase fake fundraisers out of town in high-speed pursuit

A ROMANIAN family posing as fundraisers for a deaf-and-dumb charity, have been detained after fleeing from Cabo de Palos, on the Mar Menor peninsula. One

31 Jan, 2020 @ 09:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man with almost half a kilo of hash in stomach arrested in Marbella after telling doctors he’d ‘swallowed batteries’ in suicide bid

The suspected drug trafficker was forced to expel the 430 grams of the illegal substance through natural means

31 Jan, 2020 @ 07:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

NO EXCUSES: Dog poo bag dispensers installed across town on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A COSTA del Sol town has installed dog poo bag dispensers in a bid to crack down on messy owners. Benahavis has erected the dispensers

30 Jan, 2020 @ 21:39

Lead·Malaga

Farmers in Spain’s Andalucia cut off roads with tractors and light fires in huge protest at rock bottom olive oil prices

Since 2017 the price of extra virgin olive oil at source has plunged by 43% from €3.60 to around €1.90 per kilo

30 Jan, 2020 @ 17:27

Food & Drink·Jaen·Lead

Storm Gloria hit residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol get water bill relief

The volume is the equivalent consumption of a family over two months

30 Jan, 2020 @ 15:51

Lead

Cruise ship that stopped in Spain’s Mallorca blocked in Italy suspected of carrying the Coronavirus

It comes after a suspected case of the deadly virus was reported on the Costa del Sol

30 Jan, 2020 @ 15:41

Lead·Mallorca

TWO A PENNY: European Commission moves to eliminate 1 and 2 cent coins as production ‘costs more’ than value

THE European Commission (EC) will evaluate the use of 1 and 2 euro cent coins with a view to eliminate them this year. The EC’s

30 Jan, 2020 @ 13:39

Business & Finance

WATCH: Costa Blanca’s dildo desperado steals 40 sex toys before sharing them among neighbours

A CALLOSA de Segura woman has been arrested for the theft of 40 ‘Satisfyer’ vibrators from her local store. Having stolen the shipment on January

30 Jan, 2020 @ 13:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Nadal stunned at the Australian Open by Austria’s Thiem

RAFAEL Nadal has been knocked out of the Australian Open.

30 Jan, 2020 @ 13:33

Lead·Sport

Just THREE of 30 urgent flood defences have been built in Alicante province after two decades of waiting

FLOOD defences approved by the Valencian government to avoid damage from storms have only partially been completed nearly 20 years later. Three out of every

30 Jan, 2020 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

SAFETY FIRST: Emergency staff to flood Costa Blanca streets for annual food festival

ORIHUELA’S Medieval Market will be a lot safer, this weekend, thanks to additional staff on hand to deal with emergency events. The annual celebrations are

30 Jan, 2020 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Man put into isolation for coronavirus infection on Spain’s Costa del Sol told he ‘has influenza B’

The patient’s test results have now been sent to Madrid’s National Center for Microbiology at the Carlos III Health Institute

30 Jan, 2020 @ 11:04

Health·Lead·Malaga

NEW slide on Spain’s Costa del Sol built in same area as old one, which closed 24 hours after opening due to riders’ horrific injuries

It comes after Spain’s longest urban slide was permanently removed in August after riders were left severely burned and bruised

30 Jan, 2020 @ 10:04

Lead·Malaga

Biological masks SELL OUT in Spain’s Malaga as fear of Coronavirus contagion soars after yet another patient placed into isolation

MALAGA pharmacies have failed to keep up with the sudden boom in demand for air filtration masks following the Coronavirus outbreak. According to Diario Sur,

30 Jan, 2020 @ 07:00

Lead·Malaga

Iberia suspends all flights between Spain and China in response to deadly Coronavirus outbreak

IBERIA has suspended all flights to Shanghai in a response to the deadly Coronavirus outbreak. It is the only destination the British-Spanish airline flies to

30 Jan, 2020 @ 06:03

Lead·National News