Majority Of Country To Get Covid 19 Vaccines From Pfizer And Other Companies By Next May Says Spain S Health Minister

Spain to unveil COVID-19 plan on Tuesday as Sanchez announces ‘substantial part’ of population will be vaccinated by mid 2021

A CONSIDERABLE number of the Spanish population will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first half of 2021i n a national fight-back against deadly coronavirus.

22 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

Why so many earthquakes on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca with a ‘Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On’?

UP to 1,400 earthquake tremors are logged each year on the Iberian peninsula and they tend to make some headlines if they rouse people from

22 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Man in police custody after white Mercedes linked to fatal teen stabbing found in Estepona

POLICE are questioning a man this afternoon after a four-day manhunt following the murder of a teenager in the Costa del Sol. The man, reportedly

21 Nov, 2020 @ 18:29

Lead·Malaga

Frying high! Michelin star cook Dani Garcia cooks from top of Spain’s La Concha mountain for charity

DANI Garcia pushed himself to the limit in aid of a very worthy cause. The three Michelin star cook is known around the world for

21 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink·Malaga·Other News

A real hoot as owls help fight pests that attack crops on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE Barn owls have been introduced to a Marina Alta farming community on the Costa Blanca. It’s part of a major initiative to enhance the

21 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Majority of Spain to receive coronavirus vaccine by July 2021, says health minister

SPAIN’S vaccination plan will begin in January 2021 with a view to immunise the majority of the population by July, the health minister has said.

21 Nov, 2020 @ 15:42

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

This stunning Spanish villa could be yours for just €2.80 as luxury pad worth €400k goes up for grabs in online competition

A BRITISH couple are offering potential buyers the chance to purchase tickets for their €400,000 home complete with a swimming pool – for less than

21 Nov, 2020 @ 14:45

Lead·Other News·Property

Benidorm shells out for big upgrade to popular British tourist area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A normally-bustling Benidorm street will get a major revamp while businesses are closed and the mainly-British tourists are not around. Calle Mallorca in the Rincon

21 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Hiking routes to escape Spain’s Malaga city without breaking perimeter control

MALAGA city dwellers can discover the Malaga mountains without breaking perimetre controls. Considered the green lung of Malaga, the Montes de Malaga, a protected Natural

21 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Orange farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca vent anger over sugary drink tax plans

COSTA Blanca orange farmers are up in arms over government plans to raise IVA taxes on sugary drinks from 10% to 21%, which will include

20 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Murcia residents are petitioning to make Mar Menor lagoon a legal person

MURCIA’S residents and academics are petitioning to make Mar Menor lagoon a legal person to protect it against ‘ecocide’. If successful, the legislation will grant

20 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Environment

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Spain’s coronavirus incidence rate continues slow decline as 15,156 cases detected Friday

SPAIN has registered 328 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours. The figure is up from yesterday’s 252 but fewer than the 435 counted on

20 Nov, 2020 @ 19:01

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s BBVA scores €11.6 billion for US business in one of the largest global bank deals of 2020

BBVA have sold their state-side business to the financial services group PNC for a whopping €11.6 billion. This is one of the largest global banking

20 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Business & Finance

We look back on the last 12 months as our Costa Blanca south edition celebrates its first birthday

IT is a particularly sweet landmark. Against the odds, our youngest edition – Costa Blanca south/Murcia – has made it to its first anniversary. Launched

20 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·Opinion

Controversial education reform sees Spanish scrapped as common language in schools

A CONTROVERSIAL law scrapping Spanish as the common language in schools has been slammed as ‘linguistic genocide’ by critics. The educational reform, which was passed

20 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Education·Lead·Other News·Politics

Spanish Victory As Costa Blanca Council Backs Down On Using Single Valencian Version Of Town Name

Spanish victory as Costa Blanca council backs down from sole Valencian version of town name

VILLAJOYOSA council has done a U-turn on a decision to call the municipality purely by its Valencian language name of La Vila Joiosa. A September

20 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,673 coronavirus cases Friday and 55 deaths

ANDALUCIA recorded 3,673 coronavirus cases on Friday, its highest daily count of the week and up 377 on yesterday’s figure. However it is 810 fewer

20 Nov, 2020 @ 16:01

Coronavirus·Lead

FIND HIM: Hunt is on for English-plated car and ‘tall, blonde’ killer of ‘much-loved’ teenager in Estepona as more details emerge

As the assailant sped off, a client from the nearby vets ran over to the victim to try and stop the bleeding, while locals, including

20 Nov, 2020 @ 15:27

Lead·Malaga

How much more does Marbella have to take?

A TEENAGER was fatally stabbed on a street that I used to live near. It’s a busy road that divides a popular commercial centre and

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:48

Columnists·Lead

Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Rafael Nadal in with a shot to claim first ATP Finals win

RAFAEL Nadal is in with a chance of finally securing a win at the ATP finals after beating 2019 champion Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets. The

20 Nov, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Sport

Bars and restaurants can reopen their terraces this weekend in ten areas of Spain’s Murcia region

BARS and restaurants in ten Murcia region municipalities can reopen for terrace-only service this Saturday(November 21). A complete closure of the region’s hospitality industry was

20 Nov, 2020 @ 12:47

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor

We must try to save Christmas even if it means making ‘unpopular decisions’ regarding COVID-19 restrictions, says president of Spain’s Andalucia

On the measures to be announced following the committee of experts meeting this Sunday, Moreno said he will be ‘sticking to what the experts recommend’

20 Nov, 2020 @ 12:31

Coronavirus·Lead

Agri-food exports give beacon of hope in Spain’s Andalucia despite COVID-19 crisis

THE Ministry of Industry and Tourism revealed yesterday the favourable financial position Andalucia sits in in 2020 thanks to its strong export industry. Figures released

20 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead

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

Curve goes up again on new COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have rebounded upwards to 773 in Alicante Province according to the regional health ministry’s report last night(November 19). That compares to 640

20 Nov, 2020 @ 11:37

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police hunt driver after pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

The incident occurred 200 metres from the Can Blau roundabout in Palma on Wednesday evening.

20 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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