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SPOILT FOR CHOICE: Spain’s Valencia area has double the amount of shopping space than other major European cities

VALENCIA Province has double the amount of shopping surface than any other major European region. This surprising statistic was revealed today (Thursday June 24) by

24 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man arrested in Gibraltar for the possession of over 250 litres of fuel destined for drug traffickers

The Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) have arrested a 30-year-old local man and seized over 10 fuel containers, after a tip-off form a member of the

24 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar

‘Strawberry Moon’ visible tonight with clear skies forecast across southern Spain

TONIGHT (June 24th) should see the astronomical phenomena known as “The Strawberry Moon” in Spain’s skies. The rare ‘supermoon’ has an eerie rose-coloured tint that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:30

Lead·National News

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Spain passes milestone as over half the population has got at least one COVID-19 vaccine injection

HALF of Spain’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Darias said that 15 million people had

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Joan Hunt OBE, founder of CUDECA cancer care charity in Spain, dies aged 92

JOAN HUNT OBE, the founder of the CUDECA hospice has died aged 92. A spokesperson for the foundation, based in Benalmadena on the Costa del

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:21

Lead

Young man accused of raping teenager in Spain’s Valencia

A 21-YEAR-OLD man is facing up to 12 years in prison for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in an undisclosed inland Valencia town. Despite the

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SUNBED numbers on Benidorm’s beaches will be restricted to half the normal number to keep areas ‘safe’. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, is to propose that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

TEXT messages will start being sent from tomorrow(June 25) with appointments for people aged 60 to 65 in the Valencia region to get a second

24 Jun, 2021 @ 12:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain

BENIDORM police have arrested a robber who attacked a British resident and stole his bank cards and an expensive watch. The 32-year-old Romanian assailant then

24 Jun, 2021 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar Abortion Referendum: What you need to know and where you can vote

TODAY, the people of Gibraltar finally get their chance to vote in the abortion referendum and have their say in whether the Crimes Act should

24 Jun, 2021 @ 11:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Wild boar causes chaos with a three-car pìle up on a Costa Blanca road in Spain

Feral pigs cause havoc as they stamped through popular Costa del Sol residential area in the middle of the night

A HERD of wild boars in search of a midnight feast have startled residents in a Costa del Sol urbanization. Residents in La Cala del

24 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Gibraltar reveals plans for a new National Theatre and Cultural Centre

THE Government of Gibraltar has unveiled plans to create a new National Theatre and Cultural Centre, at the John Mackintosh Hall complex. The project represents

24 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison hours after Spain authorised extradition to US for tax evasion

THE tech entrepreneur was found hanging in his cell late on Wednesday just hours after a Spanish court authorised his extradition to the USA to

24 Jun, 2021 @ 08:37

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Other News

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

COVID-19 hospital cases fall to double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions caused by COVID-19 have fallen into double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Valencian Community. Today’s(June 23) figures show

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Elderly Brit scammed into selling his house by caregiver in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 79-year-old British man has been tricked into selling his house by his caregiver, who then attempted to pocket the €74,000 for himself. The elderly

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead

Junqueras and catalan separatists released from jail Photo: Esquerra Republicana

Pardoned Catalan separatist leaders walk out of jail… and immediately demand independence from Spain

THE nine Catalan separatist leaders who walked free from prison on Wednesday after a controversial pardon by the Spanish government appeared not to have lost

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:01

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Experts Say Costa Blanca Find Of Ancient Sculpture Dates Back To The 5th Century Bc In Spain

Archaeological experts say an ancient artefact discovered on Costa Blanca farmland in Spain is around 2,500 years old

A Costa Blanca farmer found an ancient sculpture in his field which experts believe dates back to the Iberian age of the fifth century BC.

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

BREXIT: Spain extends validity of UK driving licences until October 31

SPAIN has extended the deadline requiring British drivers living in Spain to have a Spanish licence from June 30 to October 31. The last minute

23 Jun, 2021 @ 19:39

Brexit·Lead·National News

Cocaine gang busted in Spain’s Marbella with 14 arrests made and 2 military assault rifles seized

POLICE have arrested 14 people and seized two assault rifles as they busted what they describe as one of Malaga’s most active cocaine trafficking gangs.

23 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law

Malaga authorities demand ‘urgent moratorium’ to halt avalanche of solar farm projects across Spain’s Andalucia

Malaga’s provincial council has approved a motion to demand that the Junta de Andalucia and the Spanish government delay approval for dozens of photovoltaic projects

23 Jun, 2021 @ 18:34

Environment·Lead

Come on England! – the chants from Spain

MY Irish grandfather was an international referee so my mum caught the football bug early on and Match of the Day featured heavily in our

23 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Columnists·Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur

Sun shines on Repsol: Spain’s oil giant opens first solar plant

OIL giant Repsol has opened its first first PV solar farm as it moves towards decarbonisation. Located in the town of Manzanares, in the province

23 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·Other News

Castellon calling! Tourism chiefs want tourists from Sevilla to fly in and save the summer

A DELEGATION for Castellon airport is currently in Sevilla promoting the province as a top tourist destination this August. Air Nostrum is set to launch

23 Jun, 2021 @ 16:30

Castellon·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TORREVIEJA Hospital has the lowest average surgery waiting lists in the Valencian Community. The 42 day figure from the regional health ministry contrasts to 106

23 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

BREXIT ANNIVERSARY: Five years on from the vote that determined its future place outside the European Union, how has Gibraltar fared?

Katherine Brook takes a look at the progress made by Gib as it forges a new future after Brexit.

23 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will 'close' again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

A third of Benidorm hotels are closed because UK tourists can’t go on holiday to Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third of Benidorm’s hotels are still shut because they depend on UK visitors, according to the Hosbec hotel association. 40% of Benidorm’s tourists come

23 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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