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Father of girl who died in bouncy castle horror in Spain posts heartbreaking message to Twitter

A DEVASTATED father has posted a heartbreaking message on Twitter after the death of his four-year-old daughter following a tragic bouncy castle accident. Ivan Perez,

12 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Shopkeeper stabbed during robbery in Spain’s Malaga as man arrested

A WORKER at a Malaga grocery store suffered a knife wound to his arm after a confrontation with a group of thugs outside his shop. The

12 Jan, 2022 @ 18:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Bogus Iberian Hams Worth Over €1 Million Are Seized During Meat Firm Raids In Spain

Fake Iberian hams with €1 million retail price are seized during meat firm raids in Spain

THOUSANDS of falsely-labelled Iberian ham shoulders have been seized in a probe over a €1 million food fraud. Seven meat firms are been investigated by

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News

‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria

A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a terrifying

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Dozy teen caught red-handed stealing coat from Fuengirola terrace in haphazard robbery

A HAPLESS robber was caught red-handed after he hesitated running away from a raid – in order to pick up a coat. The dozy thief

12 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes

Appeal will try to overturn compensation win for unprotected COVID-19 health staff in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian government will appeal against a landmark court ruling that awarded up to €49,180 each to 154 Alicante health workers who were short of

12 Jan, 2022 @ 16:27

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Elderly German woman identified as driving 35 kilometres on wrong side of AP-7 motorway in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Guardia Civil have found the motorist who travelled for 35 kilometres on the wrong carriageway of the AP-7 motorway on Sunday. A 75-year-old German

12 Jan, 2022 @ 15:24

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

Husband Kills Wife By Reversing Car Into Her In Murcia Area Of Spain

Husband accidentally kills wife by reversing car over her in Murcia area of Spain

TRAGEDY struck in the Murcia district of Beniajan this Wednesday when a man ran over his wife while reversing his car. The 75-year-old victim died

12 Jan, 2022 @ 14:36

Lead·Murcia

Medieval market cancelled at short notice due to ‘avalanche’ of Covid cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POPULAR annual Medieval Market of Orihuela, planned for a February return after two years, has been cancelled. Due to the recent increase in Covid-19

12 Jan, 2022 @ 14:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Biggest Ever Drug Pill Seizure In Spain With Arrests In Costa Blanca And Catalunya Areas

Biggest-ever drug pill seizure in Spain with arrests in Alicante and Catalunya

A Spanish drug trafficking gang has been arrested for exporting benzenoid pills to Morocco to make a narcotic called Karkubi. The Police Nacional detained the

12 Jan, 2022 @ 13:36

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Mil Palmeras with pool – € 179,000

Apartment Mil Palmeras, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 179,000 This semi-new modern 1st-floor apartment is set in a gated urbanization with extensive

12 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Pay dispute leaves only ONE policeman at a time patrolling an entire city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES Local Police have recently had only a single officer available patrolling the entire municipality at times, due a long-running pay dispute. Officers have REFUSED

12 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

San Fulgencio Podio Femenino Carrera De Reyes 2022

Fun run unites young and old in Vega Baja community, promoting healthy life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE TRADITIONAL Kings Race returned to the streets of San Fulgencio this weekend, after an enforced absence because of the Covod-19 pandemic. Some 450 local

12 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s Malaga has only three municipalities without confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks

THE sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain continues at an accelerated pace with only three municipalities in Malaga free of COVID-19. According to

12 Jan, 2022 @ 08:30

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Jack’ ‘Audrey’ ‘Max’ – Why are English words so popular as dog names in Spain?

TO ENGLISH ears the names ‘Jack’ or ‘Audrey’ or ‘Max’ do not typically sound like names we’d call our dogs. They sound more like name

11 Jan, 2022 @ 21:00

National News·Other News

Passenger numbers at Spain's airports in 2021 hit only half of pre-pandemic total

Passenger numbers at Spain’s airports in 2021 fall below half of pre-pandemic total

PASSENGER numbers improved substantially in 2021 across Spain’s airports compared to the previous year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Airport operator Aena said nearly

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:30

Lead·Travel News

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A court has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any the correct PPE equipment in

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

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

Refugee Wesal In The Kitchen Credit Jane Mitchell

Could Spain’s restaurant industry be the answer to its refugee crisis?

AS bombs rained down from the sky in Syria, all 38-year-old Wesal could think of were her children. In terror, she fled the civil war-torn

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats

CORREOS might be an odd hero to take on the banking world, but as it rolls out 1500 new cashpoints (ATMs) across Spain you might

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested a 30-year-old man after finding a machine gun in his home along with a kilo of hashish and a large

11 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Sevilla

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Lead

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:06

Education·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police grab blindfolded woman about to jump from fifth-floor balcony in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Policia Nacional officers saved the life of a woman who threatened to jump to her death off a fifth floor balcony. Several passers-by hailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:58

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world

SHOULD you really trust the beer-soaked recommendations of your neighbour’s sister’s man-friend about where to visit in Spain? The answer is simple: No. But when

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:09

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Peak of sixth COVID-19 wave may be reached next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, says that he expects COVID-19 infection rates to fall soon and has again ruled out introducing new restrictions. Despite soaring coronavirus

11 Jan, 2022 @ 15:16

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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