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Alicante airport re-opens 24 hours after blaze on roof caused mass diversions and cancellations

ALICANTE airport has re-opened 24 hours after a fire on its roof caused a wave of flight cancellations and diversions. The fifth busiest airport in

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mercadona is hiring in Sabinillas with an impressive starting salary for Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE running joke is that the checkout worker at Mercadona is probably earning more than most of us. There’s a reason for that, it seems,

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:19

Business & Finance·Lead

No change to EU rights during transition period of the next year, Gibraltar government confirm

GIBRALTAR residents have been told not to worry about losing their EU rights until the future relationship with the EU is worked out.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:03

Gibraltar

Estepona’s popular San Luis gourmet food market closes after less than two years in setback for ‘Garden of the Costa del Sol’ initiative

IT was designed to take the gastronomic offering in Estepona to yet another level. But after less than two years, the San Luis Mercado has

16 Jan, 2020 @ 18:59

Food & Drink·Lead

Andalucian company among first in Spain to introduce four-day working week

A COMPANY based in Jaen has introduced a four-day working week.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 16:19

Business & Finance·Jaen·Lead

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were

16 Jan, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Dead dolphin washes up on popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DEAD dolphin has washed up on a beach in Estepona.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 13:24

Lead·Nature

Homeless man arrested after dog viciously attacks young British boy on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The dog is said to have suddenly attacked the boy, who had not even seen the animal, while 'the owner did nothing to prevent it'

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Nadal helps raise nearly €3 million in tennis charity event for Australian bushfire appeal

RALLY 4 Relief has raised nearly €3 million for the Australian bushfire appeal.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Sport

Five British people arrested on Fuengirola yacht after police catch them with THREE TONNES of hash they intended to ‘ship from Spain to UK’

Two more Brits, who are believed to have organised the logistics and transport of the drugs, have also been placed under investigation

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DRIVEN MAD: Severe staffing crisis at ITV stations in Spain’s Malaga sees drivers queuing from 2am and no appointments for SIX WEEKS

One of the issues is that for years, people retiring have not been replaced, and neither have many who were fired or let go

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:12

Lead·Malaga

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Operations have been further affected at Alicante-Elche Airport, where a roof fire saw thousands evacuated, yesterday afternoon. The reopening is postponed and will not take

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

MURCIA region’s ‘new’ airport, Corvera, celebrates its first anniversary today, after an auspicious opening in January 2019. Although the hi-tech replacement for the much-loved and

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

HARRY STAGG: Malaga police extend search for missing British man to WHOLE OF SPAIN as sergeant says ‘turn yourself in’

Harry left the Isle of Wight, with the intention of making it to Alora in Malaga for Christmas and New Year's Eve

15 Jan, 2020 @ 20:55

Crime & Law·Lead

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Fears that Alicante Airport could remain closed ‘all night’ as authorities say firefighters still working to extinguish fire in insulation

ALICANTE Airport could remain shut until tomorrow morning after authorities have said firefighting efforts will take ‘all night’. The Valencian Community’s 112 emergency service has

15 Jan, 2020 @ 19:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

A typical caganer figurine these days features a celebrity hunched over to do their business

15 Jan, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Mysterious seagull killer being investigated by Gibraltar environment department

THE death of some yellow-legged gulls could lead to a criminal investigation by the RGP after they were found to be poisoned.

15 Jan, 2020 @ 18:54

Gibraltar

Spain’s tap water among Europe’s most DANGEROUS, study finds, increasing risk of bladder cancer

SPAIN is one of the countries in Europe with the most dangerous tap water, it has been revealed.

15 Jan, 2020 @ 18:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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Protests against ‘Multilingualism Law’ that will mandate Valenciano in schools to hit the Costa Blanca this Saturday, January 18

PROTESTS against the ‘Multilingualism Law’ that will mandate the use of Valenciano in all Valencian Community schools have been organised across the Costa Blanca for

15 Jan, 2020 @ 17:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Roof catches fire at Alicante Airport while thousands of passengers remain outside terminal

THE roof at Alicante Airport caught fire today causing all passengers in the main terminal to evacuate while incoming flights have been diverted. The fire

15 Jan, 2020 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

TRAGIC END: Body of missing and much-loved Manilva family doctor found on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE body of a missing doctor from Manilva has been found this afternoon following a day’s long search. Reported only as J.P.S, the 54-year-old’s corpse

15 Jan, 2020 @ 16:42

Lead

Hotel Los Alamos in Torremolinos may FINALLY re-open after serving as eyesore and squatter haven on Spain’s Costa del Sol for years

It began to fall into disrepair in 2014 when the then-owner filed for bankruptcy

15 Jan, 2020 @ 16:21

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s SEAT experiences most successful sales year EVER in 2019

SEAT sales grow by 10.9% to 574,100 vehicles in 2019.

15 Jan, 2020 @ 16:17

Business & Finance

BREAKING: Fire at Alicante airport sees ‘thousands’ of passengers evacuated while flights diverted

ALICANTE airport has been evacuated this afternoon after a fire reportedly stopped flights. No one has been reported injured while a team of 15 firefighters

15 Jan, 2020 @ 15:56

Costa Blanca·Lead