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International Day of The Disabled commemorated this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COUNCIL BUILDINGS across Orihuela and Orihuela Costa will light up this Friday, December 3, to commemorate International Day of The Disabled. The Social Welfare Department,

1 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Cuddly Canine in pet therapy program helps reduce stress in children having blood drawn in Spain’s Granada

AT the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada therapy dog Niebla has an important mission, to bring smiles and comfort to children in need

1 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Granada·Health·Lead

Business Owner Is Arrested In Alicante Area Of Spain For Paying Low Wages And Threatening Moroccan Workers

Sweatshop owner is arrested in Alicante area of Spain for paying low wages and threatening Moroccan workers

AN Alicante area business owner has been accused of paying workers just €150 a week and forcing them to eat and sleep in his premises.

30 Nov, 2021 @ 18:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Head found in new age community near Granada is not a missing Dutch woman, ‘but a man in his 40s’

POLICE have denied that the skull found in a new age community near Granada belongs to a Dutch expat. It comes after expats in Beneficio,

30 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Granada·Lead

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

WATCH: Ryanair drama as passengers restrain aggressive man who wanted to open plane door mid-air between Spain and Hungary

A passenger on a Ryanair flight between Sevilla and Budapest threatened to open the main cabin door and had to be restrained by his fellow

30 Nov, 2021 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Alexia Putellas makes history as first Spanish Ballon d’Or winner since 1960

BARCELONA captain Alexia Putellas has become the first Spain international to win the Ballon d’Or since 1960 . She was crowned the best female footballer

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Sport

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

Electric scooter thief is trapped by modern technology on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A GPS tracker on a stolen rental scooter trapped a thief who took it across the Costa Blanca. The scooter was stolen from Playa del

30 Nov, 2021 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

HUNDREDS joined a protest held in Estepona last weekend (November 27) to demand greater protection for the Sierra Bermeja in the wake of a devastating

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company’s chairwoman next April. Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla,

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Calahonda with pool – € 215,000

Apartment Calahonda, Málaga 3 beds 2 baths € 215,000 Big 3 bedroom groundfloor apartment with a nice terrace and private garden facing direclty

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Two children among four people killed in horrific Barcelona inferno

FOUR people are dead, including two children, after a horrifying fire at a property in Barcelona. The fire started at the apartment in the Plaza

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Hunter Mistakes Cyclist For Rabbit And Shoots Him In The Back And Legs On A Costa Blanca Forest Trail In Spain

Hunter mistakes cyclist for rabbit and shoots him in the back on a Costa Blanca forest trail in Spain

AN Alicante area rabbit hunter bagged some bigger prey after shooting a cyclist in the back. The bizarre incident happened on Sunday morning on the

30 Nov, 2021 @ 11:40

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Balearic boost for buyers browsing online – Mallorca tops the chart in 2021 property searches

THIS year has been arguably one of the most difficult for British people wanting to buy in Spain, but some destinations have had a much

30 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

British expat jailed for 20 years after admitting to brutally stabbing his wife to death in Spanish mansion

A BRITISH expat has been caged for 20 years after being convicted of having sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied knife

30 Nov, 2021 @ 09:45

Lead·Malaga

Terremoto Benalmadena Magnitud Credit Ign

Earthquake rumbles Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

A 4.1 MAGNITUDE earthquake was registered on the Costa del Sol last Sunday. The quake, with an epicentre in Benalmadena, was felt in the tourist

30 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Javier Bardem movie scoops record number of nominations for Goya film awards in Spain

Javier Bardem-starring movie scoops record number of Goya award nominations in Spain

A film starring Javier Bardem has broken a Goya record by getting 20 nominations for the prestigious Spanish Film Academy awards. The Good Boss(El Buen

29 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Mystery over lower COVID-19 vaccinations in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

Mystery of lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

ONLY 72% of people aged 12 and over have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Torrevieja health department region. The number of full inoculations

29 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Spain

SPANISH health authorities have confirmed that the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Spain. The variant was detected

29 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Waffle willy nativity scene sparks complaints from the prudes in Spain’s Sevilla

IT’S not unusual for shops across Spain to get into the seasonal spirit with their own special version of a nativity scene displayed in the

29 Nov, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·Sevilla

Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain

A Valencia area car salesman took a customer on a test drive only to be threatened with a knife as the potential buyer drove off

29 Nov, 2021 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

No COVID passports yet for Murcia region of Spain as five areas slash indoor bar and restaurant limits

FIVE areas in the Murcia region will cut indoor hospitality capacity this week due to rising COVID infections, but there are no imminent plans to

29 Nov, 2021 @ 16:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Spain's inflation rate reaches lowest number in almost two years

Food price rises take Spain’s inflation rate to levels not seen since 1992

RISING food and fuel prices have rocketed Spain’s inflation rate to its highest figure an almost three decades. Inflation stands at 5.6% up by 0.2%

29 Nov, 2021 @ 15:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Demolition of peoprty in southern Spain . Photo: AUAN

Expat campaigners claim ‘small victory’ as Andalucia approves new planning laws

ANDALUCIA has approved far reaching new planning laws in a move welcomed by expat campaigners as ‘long overdue’. The Junta rubber stamped laws that will

29 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Property

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Judges approve COVID passport which will take effect this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SENIOR judges have rubber-stamped Valencian region plans to introduce a COVID passport for 30 days from this Friday(December 3). The regional Superior Court(TSJCV) approved the

29 Nov, 2021 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Ryanair, Vueling, and EasyJet get low ratings in new international air travel survey

LOW cost carriers Ryanair, Vueling and EasyJet are among the world’s lowest-rated airlines according to figures compiled by luggage storage firm, Bounce. The study however

29 Nov, 2021 @ 12:19

Lead·Travel News

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Dolses with pool garage – € 134,900

Apartment Los Dolses, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 134,900 The apartment has an open floor plan between the kitchen and the living

29 Nov, 2021 @ 12:07