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Mayor of Benidorm area resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces legal probe over hotel spa go-ahead

ALTEA mayor, Jaime Llinares, faces an investigation over a private complaint filed over an approved extension for the Altea Hills Hotel. A Benidorm court says that it is processing a complaint over

24 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Spain sees deadliest day of second wave Tuesday as 537 die from coronavirus – but infection rates continue to decline

SPAIN has seen its deadliest day of the second wave on Tuesday with 537 coronavirus deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry of health, it brings the total

24 Nov, 2020 @ 19:46

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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British Airways flogging first class stock in bonkers Christmas sale

WHAT to buy the person that has everything this Christmas? In lieu of the chance to travel, you can bring the jet set lifestyle to your family and friends by splashing out

24 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Viewers react to The Crown filming in Spain as Malaga doubles up for Australia in action packed episode

IT’S been a long wait for fans of The Crown itching for their season 4 fix of the megahit Netflix show. With Gillian Anderson and Emma Corrin joining the project to play

24 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

LANDED!: Brexit trade deal is within days of being signed after fishing rights issue appeared solved

A TRADE deal between the EU and Britain is on the verge of being finalised, after the EU looked set to cave in on fishing rights. An MEP broke ranks to say

24 Nov, 2020 @ 16:50

TO SKI OR NOT TO SKI: Which of Spain’s resorts are open in time for Christmas?

A royal favourite, the luxury Pyrenees resort Baqueira-Beret have been the first to announce their winter season opening date following extended coronavirus restrictions. Set for December 10, the 146km of groomed runs

24 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Travel News

Retirement home residents and workers will get first COVID-19 vaccines in Spain

NURSING home residents and staff will get the first mass access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Spain. The country is set to receive 140 million vaccine doses and Health Minister, Salvador Illa,

24 Nov, 2020 @ 15:34

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN got so jealous of the bond between her partner and his eight-year-old autistic foster son, that she killed the boy. An Alicante jury unanimously convicted 33-year-old Alejandra G.P. of a

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina through the streets during Women’s Day march on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WOMEN’S rights campaigner has been fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina through the streets during a Women’s Day march in Malaga in 2013. The woman was convicted this

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:23

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Christmas and New Year COVID-19 plans revealed – including 1am curfew and rule of six for dinners

The potential measures have been revealed in a draft proposal entitled Proposals for public health measures against COVID-19 for the celebration of the Christmas holidays

24 Nov, 2020 @ 12:50

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Bullied schoolgirl, 13, attempts suicide by jumping off balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

According to Policia Nacional, the girl had been bullied at school and had written several letters describing the abuse she suffered

24 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Mallorca

Bars and restaurants will ‘probably’ open until 8pm or 9pm from December 10, says VP of Spain’s Andalucia

BARS and restaurants in Andalucia will likely be permitted to open until 8pm or 9pm from December 10. That was the prediction made by regional vice president Juan Marin on Tuesday, speaking

24 Nov, 2020 @ 12:28

Coronavirus·Lead

School teacher among seven arrested in nationwide child porn bust across Spain

OFFICERS from the Policia Nacional have made seven arrests in a nationwide swoop on a gang dedicated to the distribution of child pornography. According to a press release, the investigation began after

24 Nov, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Latest COVID-19 figures show levelling out of hospital cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LATEST coronavirus case figures for Alicante Province last night(November 23) from the Valencian Health Ministry reported 305 new positives over the weekend, compared to 204 the previous Monday. The Valencian Community as

24 Nov, 2020 @ 11:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

“Radical change” in the weather expected across Spain’s Andalucia as of tomorrow

ANDALUCIA has begun the last week of November with clear skies, but from tomorrow, Wednesday, intense rain will lash across the region. The first full-blown autumn storm will sweep through Andalucia as

24 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Other News

Leicester City: Players Making Their Presence Felt

Leicester City are fast becoming favourites to win the EPL after a strong start. If this sounds improbable, with the giants of Liverpool, Man City and Tottenham offering a challenge for the

24 Nov, 2020 @ 11:01

Football·Sport

Spanish football teams must terminate sponsorship deals with betting companies by end of the season

In February 2020, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in Spain proposed a new Royal Decree to regulate how gambling operators with a licence in Spain could carry out advertising, sponsorship or promotional

24 Nov, 2020 @ 10:49

Football·Sport

Spain’s King Felipe in isolation after ‘positive’ COVID-19 contact

KING Felipe VI is currently under a 10-day quarantine after coming into contact with a COVID-19 positive person. According to a statement coming from the royal palace, the contact happened on Sunday,

24 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Andalucians living outside the region allowed to return home for Christmas

JUNTA president, Juanma Moreno, has announced that Andalucians who live outside the community for work or studies reasons will be allowed to return home for Christmas. According to the PP chief, the

24 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead

Top expert brought in to stop regular Javea flooding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A top expert is helping Javea council to fight flooding in the city’s Arenal beach area. Manuel Gomez Valentin from Barcelona is one of Spain’s leading hydrological engineering specialists. He looks at

23 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Home socialising is biggest COVID-19 outbreak spreader on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSPITALITY businesses are a minimal source of coronavirus outbreaks on the Costa Blanca, according to figures compiled by the Valencian Health Ministry. Since the end of the first State of Alarm in

23 Nov, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Spain’s COVID-19 incidence rate drops below 400 for first time in a MONTH as infection rates decline – but death rate holds steady

SPAIN’S coronavirus incidence rate has fallen below 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the first time in a month. As of Monday, it now stands at 374.52 cases, down from 419.48 on

23 Nov, 2020 @ 19:22

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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Two police officers ‘brutally’ attacked in Malaga for demanding that a minor wear his face mask

THE family members of a minor subjected two police officers to ‘brutal aggression’ over the weekend after they demanded that the boy wear a face mask. The incident took place in Alhaurin

23 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead

Benidorm-Denia rail link on track for 2023 return to Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Benidorm to Denia rail link that hit the buffers in 2016 will resume services in just over two years time. The stretch between Calpe and Denia was closed four years ago

23 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca

Spanish basketball superstar Marc Gasol set to sign two-year deal with Lakers

BARCELONA basketball player Marc Gasol is about to sign a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. If Gasol accepts the Lakers’ offer, he and his brother Pau will become the first

23 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

BREAKING: Almost DOUBLE the number of people recover from COVID-19 than become infected in Spain’s Andalucia on Monday

ALMOST double the number of people have recovered from coronavirus than were infected in Andalucia in the past 24 hours. Figures released by the Junta Monday show some 2,884 people were rid

23 Nov, 2020 @ 16:19

Coronavirus·Lead

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