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Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENTREPRENEURS of the Costa Blanca can promote their skills at a major Elche retail outlet next month. L’Aljub Shopping Centre is hosting the “Oasis Market

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Beloved singer Raffaella Carra dies age 78

SINGER, dancer and actor Raffaella Carrà has died at the age of 78. Her long-term partner, Sergio Iapino, announced her death on Monday, with the

6 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Celebrity·Entertainment·Lead·Other News

Weather warning: Terral wind puts Malaga back on yellow alert for scorching heat

FOLLOWING a sizzling hot weekend, temperatures are set to soar again today, Tuesday. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has placed the Costa del Sol, the Guadalhorce

6 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Protests across Spain call for justice for Samuel Luiz Muñiz, murdered for being gay

THOUSANDS of people gathered across Spain on Monday to protest the killing of Samuel Luiz Muñiz. The 24-year-old from A Coruña was savagely beaten to

6 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencia

Eight of the Best Sporting Events of 2021

2021 is a year packed with big sporting events. Fans of all types of sports have something to look forward to, from international football championships

6 Jul, 2021 @ 10:47

Sport

The State Of Alarm Is Withdrawn At Spain

Surge in new COVID-19 cases identifies Malaga as ‘extreme risk’ zone

MALAGA City has entered the COVID-19 ‘extreme risk’ zone as infections spread like wildfire across most of the province. The coronavirus cumulative incidence rate in

6 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

FIRE SEASON: Three wildfires break out in Andalucia’s Huelva province as summer gets underway

THREE towns in Huelva have suffered fires on the first Sunday of July: Aljaraque, Ayamonte and Almonte. The first fire broke out at 2.30 pm

6 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Huelva·Lead

Malaga Mayor calls on nightclubs to introduce COVID-19 tests in exchange for longer opening hours

NIGHTCLUBS in Malaga should test all their customers for COVID – and foot the bill too, according to the mayor of the city. Francisco de

6 Jul, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: 43 LGBTI associations in Andalucia condemn suspected homophobic murder

FORTY THREE Andalusian LGTBI organisations have come together to condemn the death of Samuel Luiz Muñiz, a 24-year-old Spaniard beaten to death in Galicia in

5 Jul, 2021 @ 21:00

Lead

Massive cocaine haul seized in two separate shipments at Valencia port in Spain

A TOTAL of 660 kilos of cocaine from two separate shipments were seized by the authorities after landing at Valencia port on the same day

5 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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New restrictions enforced in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca as Balearic Islands welcome flood of British tourists

From today, San Antonio in Ibiza and Magaluf, Playa de Palma and S'Arenal in Mallorca will be hit with new restrictions

5 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

SNIFFED OUT: Telltale whiff gives away marijuana plantation at apartment in Andalucia’s Roquetas de Mar

A STRONG whiff of cannabis led police to a basement marihuana plantation in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria). Neighbours had their suspicions aroused after a series

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Almeria·Lead

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections reached 3,662 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July 5) figure of 1,970 new COVID-19 cases combined with 1,692 reported

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Teenage runaway infected with COVID-19 forces bus passengers into quarantine in Murcia region of Spain

AROUND 60 bus passengers are in self-isolation for COVID-19 after an infected teenage girl skipped confinement from a mental health facility. Cartagena Policia Local intercepted

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Historians hope to solve puzzle of girl’s skeleton discovered at Sevilla’s Real Alcazar

AN investigation is ongoing to see if the skeleton found in the Real Alcazar of Sevilla could be those of a noble child. The remains

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Lead·Sevilla

Corruption: Police officers in southern Spain busted over pocketing €7,500 each to ignore drug shipments from Morocco

THREE police officers have been arrested and accused of charging smugglers thousands of euros to turn a blind eye to a 750kg shipment of hashish.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Lead·Malaga

Girl,12, Stabs Father Several Times To Stop Him Strangling Her Mother In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Feria Y Fiesta Estepona kicks off July 6 with street parade

THE much-anticipated annual Feria Y Fiesta Estepona is back with a week-long celebration of festivities, music and culture. To mark the beginning of the fair,

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Lead

Football coach in Spain’s Andalucia arrested for sex crimes against minors who he groomed over social media

A FOOTBALL coach has been arrested in Jerez de la Frontera for grooming and taking advantage of five minors through social media. The 23-year-old Spaniard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

New COVID-19 restrictions ‘not ruled out’ if hospital pressure increases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has not ruled out expanding restrictions in the Valencian Community if rising COVID-19 infections increase pressure on hospitals. Coronavirus cases have

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS in Guardamar del Segura are swapping unwanted plastic bags for reusable alternatives during ‘Plastic Free July’. The popular British optician is inviting the public

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

HOSPITAL HELL: Air conditioning system breaks down at hospital in Spain’s Valencia during first major summer heatwave

The fault coincided with the first severe heatwave of the summer, when temperatures of up to 40ºC were reached at several points throughout the region.

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Four Benidorm area gang rapists get over 60 years in jail in Spain's Costa Blanca

Four Costa Blanca men admit gang raping a teenager in Spain in order to avoid 200 years in prison

FOUR men have admitted to the gang rape of a 19-year-old Costa Blanca woman in 2019. Their admission came this morning(July 5) at the start

5 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Gibraltar set to offer COVID-19 vaccine to 12-15 year-olds

GIBRALTAR is ready to begin vaccinating 12-15 year-olds with with the Pfizer jab, providing the UK vaccine committee gives the go-ahead. The vaccine was approved

5 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Four people killed after a train hits their car on a level crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR people died when a train smashed into their car on an Alicante Province level crossing. The victims came from Elda and Petrer, and were

5 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fines for tenants with visible washing lines on their terrace in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALMORADI City Council is warning residents that having visible satellite dishes and washing lines on terraces and balconies may incur fines. A door-to-door campaign to

5 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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