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Paddocks Paradise: An unforgettable horse-riding experience in Andalucia’s Serrania de Ronda

FORGET everything you think you know about riding horses when you turn up at Paddock Paradise, a family-run establishment a few miles from Ronda off

3 Jul, 2021 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

OPINION: Why Spain should bring back ‘botellon’ (and let young people meet in groups to drink outside)

Leah Pattem argues that the Spanish tradition of botellon, a practice that has become much maligned by authorities across Spain, is actually a really good

3 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Madrid·Opinion

Minor Investigated For Killing A Donkey And Injuring Another Using A Bow And Arrow

Child investigated for animal cruelty after donkey shot dead with bow and arrow in Spain

THE Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty. A minor from Albacete is being investigated for allegedly killing

3 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Beer is good for you: Latest research from scientists in Spain confirms the news we have all been waiting for

AT long last, the news we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: Beer is good for you (but only in moderation). Thanks to the fermentation

3 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

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Sunset market in Puerto Portals on Spain’s Mallorca returns for summer

The popular sunset market in Puerto Portals on Mallorca is now open every Wednesday and Thursday, from 6pm to midnight, until August 19. Guests can

3 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar Cultural Services offers a programme of summer activities for children

GIBRALTAR Cultural Services are putting on a number of creative activities for children to enjoy this summer, including gallery tours, art workshops and a Summer

3 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Gibraltar·Lead

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

Daily COVID-19 infections break the ‘thousand’ barrier again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have easily surpassed the ‘thousand mark’ for the second successive day in the Valencian Community. Figures today(July 2) show 1,271 new infections

2 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Hotels go hi-tech in replacing room keys and cards with facial recognition on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Costa Blanca hotels in Spain go hi-tech in replacing room keys and cards with facial recognition system

LOST hotel room keys will soon be a thing of the past on the Costa Blanca as facial recognition systems will be introduced this year.

2 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: Two Gibraltar men ‘physically abused’ by Spanish police in La Linea

TWO men from Gibraltar have described the shocking treatment they suffered at the hands of Spanish police while on a night out across the border

2 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?

Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in

2 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man is jailed for nearly 15 years for trying to murder his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A British man has been jailed for almost 15 years after he tried to kill his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment. William McDonald,

2 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Latest search for missing British hiker Esther Dingley in Spanish Pyrenees draws a blank

A MAJOR police search for the missing British hiker Esther Dingley who disappeared in the Pyrenees in November failed to find any trace of her.

2 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Other News

14 of the formerly quarantined students test positive for COVID-19 after travelling from Spain’s Mallorca to Valencia

Almost 120 students had taken a COVID-test after disembarking from a ferry which took them from the Balearic island to the mainland

2 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca·Valencia

Environmentalists award 'black' flags to two 'threatened' parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain

Two black flags awarded over pollution and building plans which ‘threaten’ the Costa Blanca environment in Spain

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners, Ecologists in Action, have awarded two black flags to the Costa Blanca region. Their annual black flag list features areas of pollution and

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Brits travelling to EU could face extra hurdle with vaccine passport scheme if they’ve had India-made AstraZeneca vaccine

THE Indian-produced AstraZeneca vaccine is currently not accepted by the EU, which means 5 million Brits could find themselves excluded from the Covid-passport scheme when

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:17

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Amazon and Apple face collusion probe in Spain over stopping rivals from selling electrical products

AMAZON and Apple are being investigated over possible restrictive sales practices in Spain. The country’s competition regulator, the CNMC, is looking into whether on-line retailer

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Campaign to get Spanish legal status for hero migrant who saved pensioner from drowning

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for officials to regularise the immigration status of a Senegalese man who saved the life of a pensioner who fell into a

2 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

Newer greener plan with more affordable housing launched in ‘Levante Expansion’ for Spain’s Benidorm

A HUGE plot of unused land in the heart of Benidorm is set to be transformed, 30 years after being earmarked for development. An updated

2 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British Expat Who Ran A Costa Blanca Cannabis Club Is Arrested For Drug Deaing In Spain (2)

British expat who runs a Costa Blanca cannabis club is arrested for drug dealing in Spain

A British president of a Denia-based cannabis club has been arrested for drug trafficking. It’s the latest move by the Policia Nacional against local cannabis

2 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EU Long-Term Residency

The EU long-term residence permit is a permanent residence title, which enables you to live and work in any EU member country. The best thing

2 Jul, 2021 @ 12:24

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Mass ScreeningEXPLAINER: Why high COVID-19 infection numbers don't tell the whole pandemic story in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

COVID-19 in Spain: Malaga ferry crew test positive

CREW members on a Baleària ferry have tested positive for COVID-19, the Government of Melilla has confirmed. Eleven members of staff on board the Bahama

2 Jul, 2021 @ 11:55

Health·Malaga·Other News

Operation Salida: What you need to know about driving on Spain’s roads this summer

SPAIN’s transport agency, the DGT, has launched a new awareness campaign and special traffic device operation for the supervision of road trips this summer. In

2 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News·Other News

Explainer: These are the updated rules for those travelling from the UK to Spain from July 2nd

By Alexander Marciniak NEW rules come into play from Friday July 2, as Spain tightens requirements from travellers arriving from the UK to anywhere in

2 Jul, 2021 @ 10:37

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read·Travel News