Specsavers sets sights on a photo that captures the essence of Spain
Specsavers Ópticas has launched a Summer Photography Competition to find an image that captures the essence of Spain. The multinational optical chain wants to shine
Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region
CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up of
Europe’s best honey: The Mallorca resident who won the Biolmiel prize
THE honey company Mel Caramel has received multiple awards thanks to owner Martà Mascaró who has been named the maker of the best honey in
Police stop woman being forced into arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia
POLICE have prevented a young Valencia woman from being forced into an arranged marriage set up by her family. Valencia’s Policia Local took a call
Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airportÂ
A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the
Specsavers team from Sweden brings Mallorca into focus with team-building trip
Ten members of the Specsavers workforce in Karlskoga Sweden recently made a visit to one of the multinational optical chain’s stores in the Balearic Islands,
Spain’s disgraced king Juan Carlos I set to return to Spain if PP win elections
SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is set to return to live in Spain, nearly three years after going into self-imposed exile in the
6 bedroom Villa for sale in Tossa de Mar with pool garage – € 525,000
Tossa de Mar, Girona 6 beds 4 baths € 525,000 Entirely renovated, bright and spacious 6 bedroom villa with a swimming pool, tourist
New Popular Party administration in the Balearic Islands scraps Equality, Environment departments after doing deal with Vox
THE NEW Popular Party-run administration in the Balearic Islands regional government has already scrapped the Environment and Equality departments, folding them into other areas of
Places to visit in Valencia this July
The summer heat is here in full force, and it’s time to embrace those long days, sultry evenings and Valencia’s amazing outdoors. There are summer
New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain’s Mallorca
NEW HOME construction in Mallorca has fallen by 17% in the first half of the year according to the island’s Official College of Quantity Surveyors.
Two Gibraltar robbers who ‘viciously’ kicked a man so hard they left boot marks on his face will spend years in prison
TWO local men who left their boot prints on another man’s face in Gibraltar’s Queensway will spend years rotting in prison after someone caught the
New UK health service director general ‘thrilled’ to realise lifelong dream in Gibraltar
THE new Director General hopes to set up ‘an integrated care model’ when he takes over the top job at the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)
Off-duty policeman arrests a man who was strangling his partner at a park in MadridÂ
A YOUNG man who was strangling his partner has been arrested by an off-duty officer in Madrid. A Policia Nacional agent who was not in
Man arrested for attempted rape of Irish woman in Spain’s Valencia area
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 27-year-old Columbian over the attempted rape of an Irish woman in the Ribera Baja area of Valencia province. The
Hollywood star Tom Hardy signs autographs during filming break in Spain’s Murcia region
MOVIE STAR Tom Hardy- one of the name’s touted as the next big screen James Bond- took a break from shooting his third Venom movie
UFC fighter Conor McGregor wades into climate row involving Spanish minister
AN UNLIKELY figure has waded into a row playing out in Spain involving the environmental transition minister, Teresa Ribera. Irish mixed martial artist and UFC
WATCH OUT: Thermometer hits 41ºC as extremely high temperatures blanket the Costa del Sol
A RED alert for extremely high temperatures has been issued on the Costa del Sol. The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has warned of the
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK’S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the early
Campaign group to take Cala Mosca’s ‘urban atrocity’ to court in Orihuela (Alicante)
A CAMPAIGN group has confirmed it will take the ‘abhorrent’ development of 2,200 homes in scenic Cala Mosca to court. Salvemos Cala Mosca refuses to
Gibraltar leader announces public sector cash payouts and tax cuts in post-COVID-19 budget
CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo called Gibraltar a ‘financial rock’ as he announced the British territory’s fast recovery from pandemic and Brexit woes during his budget
Spain’s Correos mail service seeks to quell concerns about postal votes for July 23 general election
SPAIN’S state Correos postal service has sought to assure citizens that their postal votes will arrive in time for them to participate in the July
Man left dead in Spain’s Galicia after train crashes into vehicle
ONE MAN was left dead and two other people injured on Wednesday after a train crashed into a vehicle at a crossing. The accident took
Spain’s airports report record total of passengers for first half of 2023
SPAIN’S airports operated by Aena closed the first six months of 2023 with 129,447,124 travellers, a total which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with
Madrid regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso undergoes surgery after suffering miscarriage
THE REGIONAL premier of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, was taken to hospital and underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering a miscarriage. A brief statement about
National Geographic recommends town in Spain’s Andalucia as best to escape heatwave
SUMMER has arrived with a blast of hot air and sizzling extremes. In fact, large areas of Spain are on alert once again for extreme