Changing times: Coping with the pandemic in Marbella needs ingenuity
AN old proverb says ‘a wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it’. This pandemic has been
International supermarket chain Lidl launches project to support a sustainable Olive Oil industry in Spain
LIDL Supermarkets are launching a new project on Monday, February 8, promoting the sustainable development of the olive sector in Spain. More than 250,000 families
Costa del Sol ‘Golden Triangle’ generates €500 million in luxury home builds according to study
TO a casual passer-by, the imposing site of multimillion euro mansions that pepper the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Triangle’ are the ultimate show of decadence
Just wish it was over – a miserable start to 2021 in Spain
WHEN I flippantly mentioned in my last column that I didn’t see many people writing that 2021 would be their year, I didn’t actually think
Barcenas claims former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew of Gürtel slush fund
JAILED former treasurer of Spain’s Partido popular (PP), Luis Barcenas, has said ex prime Minister Mariano Rajoy knew about the illegal funding of the party. Barcenas
Beauty belies Spain’s toxic cover-up
AT FIRST GLANCE, you might think a sci-fi writer had dreamed up this polar scenery of ice-like foam sheets atop a dazzling green sea. Small
Roadblocks moved to minor roads to catch checkpoint dodgers as 27 fined in first five hours of weekend lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE SECOND weekend lockdown of Orihuela (Alicante) saw 27 fines for various offences in its first five hours. Checkpoints set-up at points in and out
EXECUTIVE HEALTH: Full medical check-up including MRI scan in Marbella
IT felt like being slotted into a sock, or the middle of a doughnut, and had it not been for the panic button I’d have
Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain
A Polish-owned budget clothes retailer is to open 400 stores in Spain to challenge the likes of Primark. Pepco has 2,100 shops across 13 European
DEAR JENNIFER: What do the Brexit changes mean for expats in Spain?
For years now, we have heard the word Brexit mentioned many, many times. Often, when I spoke to people about Brexit and the possible changes
LISTED: The 18 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia which can open their borders TODAY after lowering COVID-19 incidence rates
SOME 18 municipalities have been permitted to re-open their outer perimeters from today after lowering their coronavirus incidence rates. The towns have been freed from
102 deaths from COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia over past 24 hours – but infection rate continues to fall
102 people have died from COVID-19 in Andalucia in the past 24 hours. The morbid figure represents the third-deadliest day of the pandemic, surpassed only
Cryptocrooks: Spanish police bust tax haven Bitcoin fraudsters
A RECENT huge rise in the value of cryptocurrencies has seen a parallel rise in scammers. Spanish police have moved in on a ring of
Popular La Manga holiday spot on Murcia’s Mar Menor in Spain goes digital
LA MANGA on the shores of Murcia’s Mar Menor will be overhauled into a ‘smart and digitalised tourist destination’. Telefonica won the contract to set
Auf Wiedersehen PET! EU wants Spain to outlaw un-recyclable plastics in packaging
WHEN it comes to plastic bottles the EU is saying auf wiedersehen to PET and guten tag to r-PET. The Union’s European Circular Economy Strategy
What a relief: Spain’s government considers debt relief for businesses hit by pandemic restrictions
THE Spanish government is considering debt relief measures to help companies weather the coronavirus pandemic storm. Last year, aid was focused on furlough schemes and
UNDER PRESSURE: Spain’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station set up to prove viability of the green technology
SPAIN’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station has been set up. With a supply capacity of 700 bar pressure, the new station is part of a
Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches
THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in
Driver wanted in connection to fatal hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca surrenders to police
A manhunt had been launched after a man, aged 34, was killed on the MA-15 highway in Algaida on January 28
‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it
POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community
LATEST Valencian health ministry figures released last night(February 5) showed 6,130 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That total is up
Colombian man expelled from Spain after kidnapping ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Mallorca
Prosecutors had originally asked for the defendant, aged 37, to be given an eight-year prison sentence for his crime
Elderly lockdown and curfew to continue in Gibraltar, says Picardo
THE curfew and elderly COVID-19 lockdown will continue for another week, the Chief Minister confirmed in Parliament today.
Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!
Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to
Judge in Spain’s Santander rules that shop worker was rightly sacked over half-wearing her mask
A supermarket worker was ‘rightfully sacked’ for not wearing her protective mask properly, according to a judge in the northern city of Santander. The ruling
Employment boost in Spain’s Cordoba as Army picks airport site for new Headquarters
CORDOBA’s economy will receive a huge boost as Spain’s military has chosen the site for a brand new headquarters, promising thousands of new civilian jobs.