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‘Drastic’ measures will be taken this Friday to curb Covid in Spain’s Andalucia

Junta president, Juanma Moreno, has acknowledged that Primary Care is being being ‘overwhelmed and overrun’ because it is experiencing ‘a pressure like never before in

21 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead

WATCH: Police find secret drugs farm under trafficker’s kitchen floor after seizing stash hidden in car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NATIONAL POLICE in Murcia found over eight kilograms of marijuana hidden in a double-bottomed ‘caleta’ in the trunk of a car, and then a whole

21 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Defiant Restaurant Boss Defies Closure Order And Gets Fined 60 000 Spain S Catalunya Region

Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region

A RESTAURANT owner in Catalunya is defying new COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his business open in spite of being fined €60,000. A two week shutdown

21 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Town mayor looks to copy new social-distancing restrictions already imposed elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MAYOR of Callosa de Segura, has decided that copying Orihuela and Elche in tightening social-distancing regulations is a tenable solution in the face of

20 Oct, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gambling Den Hidden Behind Secret Door In Alicante Food Shop On Spain S Costa Blanca

Gambling den hidden behind secret door in gourmet food shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE gourmet food shop owner has been arrested for running an illegal gambling den out of his premises. The unnamed man has also been

20 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Madrid’s Prado museum branded sexist in open letter to Spain’s culture ministry

AN open letter to Spain’s culture minister has accused the Madrid Prado Museum’s first exhibition since lockdown of misogyny. The Uninvited Guests exhibition explores how

20 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

La Cultura

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled 'unfair' by the Supreme Court in Spain

Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain

LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The

20 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News·Valencia

Tough new COVID-19 rules in Gibraltar as cases rise sharply to 128

THE toughest restrictions since the lockdown have been announced this morning as new cases increased by a record 30 in a day.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 19:34

Gibraltar·Lead

Man jailed for raping 11-year-old niece more than ten times in Spain’s Mallorca

The defendant, 30, admitted in court to raping the girl, 11, more than ten times

20 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pharmaceutical firm in Spain to start manufacturing Moderna vaccine in coming months

A SPANISH company is preparing to produce a coronavirus vaccine candidate in the new year. Pharmaceutical firm Rovi, based in Madrid, in charge of the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Third teenager in group rape assault within three weeks in Spain’s Valencia Province

THREE people have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Gandia. It’s the third group rape of a teenager in

20 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal aftermath of Marbella shooting that left British man in critical condition after bullet to the face

EYEWITNESSES have described the horrifying moment a British man was shot at while enjoying a night out in Marbella. The 50-year-old tourist, believed to be

20 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Social gatherings reduced to a maximum of SIX people in Spain’s Ibiza and Mallorca from Wednesday

The restrictions will start on Wednesday, October 21 and serves to reduce the spread of coronavirus on the two islands

20 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Lead·Mallorca

Former Murcia basketball star Ovie Soko debuts self-help book after finding fame on Love Island

FORMER Murcia basketball star Ovie Soko has penned his very own book one year after finding fame on Love Island. The 29-year-old’s self-help book will

20 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

LEGO lockdown creations on show as Culture Awards date is revealed

THE COVID-19 lockdown has inspired an exhibition of creations with building blocks game LEGO as cultural personalities are rewarded.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 15:44

Gibraltar·La Cultura

Ibiza’s renowned Cafe del Mar DJ Jose Padilla dies aged 64

IBIZA DJ legend Jose Padilla has died age 64 from colon cancer at home in Spain. Largely regarded as a driving force of chill out

20 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

La Cultura

Economic Woe As Billions Of Euros Disappear From Costa Blanca Tourism In Spain S Valencian Community

Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain

TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Mr Ken Hu Deputy Chairman Of Huawei S Board Of Directors

New Value Together: Huawei Sharing Joint Value with European Customers and Partners

Huawei eco-Connect Europe 2020 held exclusively online [October 20, 2020] Today, Huawei held eco-Connect Europe 2020 exclusively online, under the theme of “New Value Together.”

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:19

Business & Finance·Sponsored

Spain’s COVID anti-poverty measure receives more than 1 million applications

RECIPIENTS of Spain’s anti-poverty benefit have seen a severe lag in payments as 1 million people apply for the provision in just four months. Debate

20 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Business & Finance

Andalucia’s oldest Living Nativity Scene suspended for first time in its 50 year history

For the first time in its 50 year history, Beas living Belen organised by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Clares has been cancelled

20 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Huelva·Lead

Draft bill written to revive Spain’s ailing film industry post COVID-19

A PROPOSAL has been submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Sports by Spain’s Film and Audiovisual Arts Institute to help repair the damage caused

20 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News

RECALL: Listeria detected in popular supermarket goat’s cheese in Spain

A BATCH of a best selling goat’s cheese has been taken off the shelves after listeria was detected during the manufacture process. The Rulo de

20 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

The Highlands look to Spain’s Andalucia in its fight to save its wild cat from extinction through captive breeding

The Junta is collaborating in the international partnership Saving Wildcats, offering expert advice on the development of a captive breeding programme for its Scottish 'cousin'.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Jazz festival cancelled in March returns this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CANCELLED with tragically short notice in March, due to Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown, the Rojales Music Without Borders Festival belatedly launches this weekend on October 23.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 08:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Council joins commemoration of the International Day Against Breast Cancer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has joined the commemoration for International Day Against Breast Cancer for another year by installing two pink bows on the facade of

19 Oct, 2020 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca

Cleric goes on trial for allegedly creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has gone on trial in the National Court on charges of setting up a terrorist organisation. Egyptian

19 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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