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World Paella Day: Spain’s Valencia celebrates with an international paella tournament

WORLD Paella Day, a tribute to Valencia’s most universal dish, is celebrated every September 20— coinciding with the harvesting of its main ingredient: rice. This

20 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Volcano eruption on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain spurs mass evacuation

A MASS evacuation plan has been put in motion on the Spanish island of La Palma after a volcano erupted in the south of the

20 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

IN PICS: Dramatic images of volcano erupting on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

A VOLCANO is erupting on La Palma in the Canary Islands for the first time in fifty years. Smoke began to escape from fissures that

19 Sep, 2021 @ 22:20

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Volcano spews lava on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO began erupting in Spain on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday spewing jets of red hot lava into the air and

19 Sep, 2021 @ 21:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Dark side to the Costa del Sol: Why Marbella has become the perfect hideout for Swedish criminals

JUST yards from the hotels and high-end bars in the glamorous tourist resorts, Swedish gangs run riot in the south of Spain. All summer long

19 Sep, 2021 @ 20:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Fundraising efforts launched for those affected by Sierra Bermeja wildfire in Spain

FUNDRAISING efforts have been launched for those affected by the recent devastating wildfire in the south of Spain. A group of generous residents from the

19 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·Malaga

COLUMN: September scribblings on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Giles Brown muses on the end of summer, and admits a lost in translation moment. You can take a deep breath now. It’s September and

19 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Opinion

Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain

A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance of

19 Sep, 2021 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in Spain’s Andalucia

LOCKDOWN certainly had its challenges, especially in Spain where for six weeks everyone was confined to their homes allowed out only for essentials. But for

19 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in San Pedro de Alcantara with pool – € 265,000

Apartment San Pedro de Alcantara, Málaga 2 beds 2 baths € 265,000 Spacious and partly renovated apartment Cosy partly renovated apartment offering a

19 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Featured Property

Spain’s chambermaids to launch app that rates hotels on how staff are treated

A NEW booking app created by Spain’s chambermaids will allow tourists to choose their hotel based on how well they treat their workers. Ethical travellers

19 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

WATCH: Students break COVID rules with massive illegal street party at university in Spain’s Madrid

A MASSIVE illegal street party involving an estimated 25,000 students took place at Complutense University on Friday night. Police described it as the ‘biggest bottellon

19 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Education·Health·Lead

Exiled Catalan leader claims to ‘have proof’ Spain used espionage to repress independence drive

THE exiled former Catalan president of Carles Puigdemont has insisted he has evidence that Spain used political espionage against him and others around him. The

19 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja set to be declared disaster zone with calls for harsher punishments on environmental arsonists

Junta president, Juanma Moreno, insisted that 'all indications' pointed towards the fire being an intentional act

18 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Teed off: Environmentalists in Spain slam yet another golf course plan on unspoilt Costa la Luz

SPANISH environmental group Ecologistas en Accion have criticised the Junta de Andalucia´s latest strategic plan that includes yet another golf course. The proposed project outlines

18 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Balearics bounce back: Regional president puts rosy glow on post-pandemic recovery

THE Balearics president Francina Armengol has told the regional parliament that the Islands are bouncing back and will achieve a full economic and employment recovery

18 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

‘The bravest of knights’: Hero firefighter who died battling Spain’s devastating Sierra Bermeja forest fire to be awarded Civil Merit

The father of two sadly lost his life after being brought in from Almeria to battle the devastating blaze

18 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Almeria·Lead·Malaga

Spanish imperial eagle: the bird of prey that narrowly escaped extinction

THE Spanish Imperial Eagle, also known as the Iberian imperial eagle, Spanish eagle, or Adalbert’s eagle, was close to global extinction in the 1960s. In

18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Cancelada with pool garage – € 289,000

Apartment Cancelada, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths 75 M2 Ref: A3621 289000 € Newly built 3 bed, 2 bath apartment situated

18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Featured Property

Mallorca launches award scheme to recognise businesses that go ‘plastic free’

TWO Mallorcan hospitality businesses are amongst the first five in the Balearics Islands to receive the Plastic Free Guardian Certification for reducing their use of

18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists

SPAIN TRAVEL: UK scraps COVID-19 traffic light system with changes for fully jabbed passengers

From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries will be made redundant and replaced with one red list only

18 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Dabiz Muñoz of Madrid’s DiverXo restaurant named ‘Best Chef in the World’ topping list dominated by Spanish talent

MADRID chef Dabiz Muñoz has scooped the top prize in The Best Chef Awards 2021 in a list dominated by Spanish talent. The 41 year-old

18 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

Master Spanish Verbs – Learn how to conjugate and use all the verb tenses

Do you have problems with Spanish verb tenses? Do you know how to conjugate them and when to use each one? Verbs are probably the

17 Sep, 2021 @ 22:14

Education

Spain’s largest collection of fossil footprints discovered in western Andalucia belong to elephants, say researchers

HUGE prehistoric footprints uncovered in western Andalucia belong to elephants, researchers have confirmed. After careful analyses of fossilised footprints discovered along a stretch of the

17 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Lead

Inside Dani Dyer’s sun-soaked 25th birthday celebrations in the south of Spain

LOVE Island star has shared a glimpse inside her sun-soaked birthday celebrations in the south of Spain with fans. Dani Dyer turned 25 in the

17 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Castle Viewpoint Photo: visitbenidorm.es

Tragedy as tourist dies three days after falling while taking selfie from viewpoint in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The woman had fallen into the rocks 20 metres below before being dragged out into the sea

17 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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