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Gibraltar blames UK military for two day airport shutdown that forced flights to go to Malaga

GIBRALTAR’S government will ‘withhold payment’ to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after its Air Traffic Control Tower shut down for 48 hours. The MoD said

31 Dec, 2022 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain's Mallorca Stages Ancient Ceremony As Curtain Raiser To New Year's Eve Celebrations

Spain’s Mallorca stages ancient banner carrying ceremony ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations

ONE of Europe’s oldest non-religious celebrations takes place in Palma, Mallorca this Saturday. The Festa de l’Estandard(banner) has its roots back to the early 13th

31 Dec, 2022 @ 08:30

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

Two UK nationals in Spain included in New Year’s Honours list

TWO UK nationals in Spain have been named in the New Year’s Honours list. Beverley Corbett, who is a volunteer at charity Noah’s Ark, has

30 Dec, 2022 @ 23:31

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Serial Tourist Robber Gets Banned From Mallorca's Palma Airport In Spain

Robber who preys on tourists across Spain and Europe is banned from Mallorca’s Palma airport

A serial sealer targeting tourists in Spain and across Europe has been arrested yet again- this time in Mallorca. His extensive criminal record and focus

30 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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FOOD FIGHT FRENZY: Spain’s foody wars from Els Enfarinats in Alicante to la Tomatina in Valencia’s Buñol

PRESENT arms, take aim, fire! When it comes to food, Spain is a warring nation so watch out for that grapeshot – it really does

30 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Supermarket giant Mercadona reports 'spectacular' eye-watering record profits in Spain

Mercadona supermarket chain in Spain announces staff wage rise in line with inflation

STAFF working for Mercadona supermarkets in Spain will get a 5.8% salary increase- in line with inflation- this January. Workers got a 6.5% inflation-matching rise

30 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users

A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been

30 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Sierra Nevada welcomes 45 children from the Ukrainian Ski Federation in face of Russian invasion

Spain’s Sierra Nevada ski resort hits 100% capacity for first time this season

THE southernmost ski resort in Europe, Sierra Nevada, has reached full capacity for the first time this season. This past Wednesday, December 28, the ski

30 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Granada·Lead·Sport

Teenage 'Spiderman' thief scaled walls to rob from upmarket holiday homes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Teenage ‘Spiderman’ scaled walls to steal from upmarket holiday homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN elusive teenage thief who robbed 17 holiday apartments in Javea has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 19-year-old man showed loads of agility

30 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Bank in Gibraltar agrees to refund cash to customers hit by Christmas Day fraud attack

A BANK in Gibraltar has agreed to refund worried customers who lost up to £2,000 each during a Christmas Day fraud attack. Local residents were

30 Dec, 2022 @ 15:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Malaga wracked by cold and flu invasion as Spain prepares to celebrate the New Year

Colds and the flu are spreading like wildfire through Malaga as the citizens prepare to welcome in the new year. Primary healthcare and emergency care

30 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

After 34 years of legal wrangling, a spinster’s multi-million inheritance is finally given to good causes in Spain

A SPINSTER who died in Spain’s Valencia region at the age of 100 on October 1, 1988 left behind no will, but a considerable inheritance.

30 Dec, 2022 @ 14:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

El Ayuntamiento De Málaga Ha Colocado En Calles Y Plazas Figuras Gigantes De Los Reyes Magos

Giant figures of the Three Wise Men installed in Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA City Council has placed in streets and squares of the city giant figures of the Three Wise Men. Since yesterday, Thursday December 29, giant-sized

30 Dec, 2022 @ 13:15

Lead·Malaga

Inflation rate shows marginal fall in December according to latest figures in Spain

Spain’s inflation rate tumbles to one-year low thanks to lower fuel prices

SPAIN’S inflation rate has fallen to a one-year low of 5.8% according to preliminary December figures published on Friday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Inflation

30 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia with pool garage – € 499,000

Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 499,000 Mediterranean style villa with spectacular sea views in the sought after urbanization

30 Dec, 2022 @ 12:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Christmas In Puerta Del Sol, In The City Of Madrid With Lighting

New Year’s celebrations in Madrid’s iconic Puerta del Sol to be limited due to building work

MADRID City Hall will be putting a strict limit on the number of people who will be permitted to enter the central Puerta del Sol

30 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid

Spain imposes Covid checks on air passengers from China

Spain to introduce Covid checks on air passengers from China

PEOPLE flying into Spain from China will have to produce a Covid vaccination certificate or show proof of a negative Covid test. Friday’s announcement from

30 Dec, 2022 @ 11:13

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Fugitive Tiktok Preacher Who 'cured' Covid 19 Patients Is Jailed After Fleeing Long Prison Term For Child Sex Abuse In Spain's Costa Blanca

Number of sex offenders whose sentences have been reduced thanks to new law in Spain hits 129

A TOTAL OF 129 convicted sex offenders have now benefitted from the Spanish government’s ‘only yes means yes’ law, which was aimed at putting consent

30 Dec, 2022 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's reservoir levels fall but no drought worries compared to a year ago

Countryside town in Spain’s Malaga declares its water unfit for human consumption

WATER from a Malaga province countryside town is not fit for human consumption, its mayor said on Thursday. Humilladero mayor Miguel Asencio said the levels

30 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

French 'pack' is jailed for 73 years for brutal sexual assault of British girl in Mallorca hotel

Spain’s constitutional court backs down on opposition to four new judges put forward by government

SPAIN’S constitutional court has finally allowed the appointment of four new judges proposed by the country’s centre-left government. The PSOE-Podemos coalition in Madrid called the

30 Dec, 2022 @ 09:39

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News·Other News

Spain’s postal service ‘Correos’ raises domestic mail charges in New Year

SPAIN’S postal service Correos is putting up prices for domestic mail on January 1. The cost of sending a letter weighing up to 20 grams

30 Dec, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·National News

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain

Who is eligible for the government’s new €200 cash giveaway in Spain and how to claim it

A NEW anti-crisis plan has been approved that includes a one-time payment of €200 for cash-strapped families. The Social Shield initiative is aimed at families

30 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

National News

Vat Scammers Selling Imported Cars Defraud Over €14 Million From Tax Authorities In Spain's Valencia

Scammers selling imported cars defraud €14 million from tax authorities in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia-based tax scam involving cars imported from Germany defrauded over €14 million from Spain’s tax coffers. 23 people- Spanish and Romanian nationals- have been

29 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him

ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge

29 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

Alicante·Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm Moves To Phase Two Of Major Energy Efficient Street Light Switchover On Spain's Costa Blanca

Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window

THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a sixth-floor

29 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

20221229 Foto Papelinas Intervenidas En Un Falso Techo Ronda

Pair of alleged low-level Ronda crack houses selling cocaine and heroin to neighbours raided by police in Spain’s Malaga area

A pair of crack houses have been raided by police in Ronda where cocaine and heroin was sold to the neighbours. Police arrested two men

29 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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