Venus Beach in Spain’s Marbella to get €1.3 million breakwater and sand boost
LA VENUS beach will get a new breakwater and imported sand as part of a 1.3 million improvement plan presented by Marbella council. The city’s
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
3 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia with pool garage – € 499,000
Villa Javea / Xà bia, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 499,000 Mediterranean style villa with spectacular sea views in the sought after urbanization
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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