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Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply

A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo

20 Aug, 2021 @ 19:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have recorded another week-to-week fall in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 20) show 1,119 new cases compared to 1,439 on August 13. A

20 Aug, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Guardia Civil Officers Save Costa Blanca Woman In Spain From Choking To Death On A Piece Of Fruit

Woman is saved from choking to death on a piece of fruit by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Guardia Civil patrol saved an Almoradi woman’s life after a piece of fruit got lodged in her windpipe. The two unnamed officers got an

20 Aug, 2021 @ 17:20

Costa Blanca

Spain welcomes first Afghan refugees at temporary camp set up on Madrid airbase

THE first flights carrying evacuees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan arrived at a military airbase outside Madrid where a temporary camp has been set up

20 Aug, 2021 @ 17:02

Lead·Madrid·National News

Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 certificates are issued in Spain since early June

Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates issued in Spain since early June

SPAIN has issued nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 digital travel certificates, according to the Ministry of Health. 19,901,957 documents have been downloaded as of August

20 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·National News·Travel News

Domestic travellers overtake British users of Costa Blanca's Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

ANALYSIS: How likely is Spain to avoid red list in next UK travel revision?

CONSTANT changes to travel rules have caused uncertainty and a loss of confidence for those looking to book summer holidays in Spain. Many are wary

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Gold shop owner melted down stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

migrant rescue Photo: Salvamento Maritimo

Sole survivor found floating off Spain’s Canary Islands after migrant boat carrying 50 people overturns

A 30-year-old woman was found clinging to an overturned dinghy 135 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands and airlifted to safety. The woman,

20 Aug, 2021 @ 14:41

Canary Islands·Lead

New Flyr Airline Starts Up Flights From Norway To The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Areas Of Spain

New Flyr airline starts flying from Norway to the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol areas of Spain

A new budget airline based in Norway is launching services this weekend between Oslo and two Spanish airports. Flyr began operating in August 2020 with

20 Aug, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Benidorm’s Intempo building has sold its most expensive homes for €2 million each on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO luxury apartments at Benidorm’s Intempo building have been sold for €2 million each. The 204.5 metre-high structure is Europe’s tallest residential block and was

20 Aug, 2021 @ 13:08

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Power Firm Iberdrola To Be Investigated Over Virtually Draining A Reservoir In Zamora Province Area Of Spain

Power firm Iberdrola is being probed over draining a reservoir in Zamora Province area of Spain

IBERDROLA is to be investigated over the controversial draining of a reservoir in western Spain. The power company has been accused of breaking rules at

20 Aug, 2021 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·National News

Woman dies from COVID-19 just days after giving birth in Spain’s Sevilla

A WOMAN has tragically died from COVID-19, just days after she gave birth to her child at the Virgen del Rocio University Hospital in Sevilla,

20 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Miracle escape for Benidorm toddler who fell from a second-floor apartment balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A toddler escaped any apparent serious injury after falling from the second floor of a Benidorm apartment block last Tuesday afternoon(August 17). The accident happened

19 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases fall by 40% in a week across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE pushback in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations is continuing in the Valencian Community according to regional health ministry figures. 961 new infections were reported today(August

19 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Popular beach becomes Alicante's first to get top quality award in Spain

Popular tourist beach becomes Alicante’s first to get top ‘quality’ award in Spain

ALICANTE’S El Postiguet beach has become the first beach in the city to be granted a ‘Q’ flag. The award is made by the Institute

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

City slickers warned to steer clear of village in northern Spain where roosters crow, donkeys bray and cows leave a mess

AFTER 18-months of pandemic that has devastated Spain’s tourist industry you’d be forgiven for thinking authorities would be falling over themselves to welcome back visitors.

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:18

Asturias·Lead

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Catalunya’s top court rejects curfew extension for most of the region including Spain’s second city Barcelona.

NIGHT curfews in most of Catalunya have been revoked by orders of the region’s top court. The regional government submitted an application to continue with

19 Aug, 2021 @ 17:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Drug dealer on Spain's Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer four times in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil pistol

Drug dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil gun

A young drug dealer fired four bullets from a stolen Guardia Civil gun into the back of a dissatisfied client in Alicante. The 22-year-old’s violent

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

Terrible teenage bullies extort €7,000 out of frightened boy, 10, in Almeria area of Spain

AN Almeria Province teenager has been arrested for extorting €7,000 from a 10-year-old boy. The 14-year-old bully was detained by the Guardia Civil in Berja.

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Sailing club joins council in promoting local recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain: The Mayor Of Gijón Prohibits Bullfights

Bullfights banned in Spain’s northern city of Gijon over ‘offensive’ naming of bulls

GIJON in northern Spain’s Asturias region has become the latest city in Spain to ban bullfighting after a row over the names of the bulls

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:00

Asturias·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Man on small dinghy is decapitated after getting hit by a ferry in Spain's Ibiza harbour

Shocking death as man is decapitated after ferry hits his dinghy in Spain’s Ibiza harbour

A Spaniard was decapitated after a Balearia ferry smashed into his small inflatable dinghy in Ibiza harbour. The Guardia Civil said the incident happened at

19 Aug, 2021 @ 12:40

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Where is YOUR favourite Spanish dish on Instagram’s top 10?

ONE of Spain’s most endearing attractions is the fantastic range of beautiful dishes on offer at bars, cafes and restaurants throughout the country. But which,

19 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Criminal gang turns squatted flat into secure drug dealing compound on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A gang of Alicante drug dealers turned a squat into a secure compound to avoid being caught by the police. Five people have been arrested

19 Aug, 2021 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brexit: British students heading to universities in Spain face visa delays

Brexit is derailing plans made by British students to spend their year abroad at universities in Spain, it has emerged. Just weeks before thousands of

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Education·Lead

How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg on the pavement

With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

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