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European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is to host the “Arena 1000” beach handball tournament for the next three years. The Spanish Federation of Handball visited the region yesterday,

23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Sport

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will monitor’ second homes of Madrid residents as it prepares ‘contingency plan’ to partially lockdown hardest hit COVID-19 areas like Malaga and Sevilla

Large parts of Madrid are currently back under lockdown-like measures, meaning they cannot leave their neighbourhoods unless they have a justified reason to do so

23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

German student completes Spain to Scotland trek with her trusty Shetland Pony

A GERMAN student is on the verge of completing a mammoth trek across Europe to help raise awareness for climate change. Johanna Maria Wurtz is

23 Sep, 2020 @ 09:15

National News

CHEERS: Spanish beers judged best in the world

THE best beers in the world are Spanish. This is the conclusion of the British-run World Beer Challenge where the best brews are ranked according

23 Sep, 2020 @ 08:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: New child sex probe launched against Maddie suspect Brueckner as it emerges he ‘confessed at music festival’ in Spain’s Andalucia in 2008

The German paedophile, who lived in Praia da Luz, where Maddie was snatched in May, 2007, allegedly came clean while negotiating a big drug deal

23 Sep, 2020 @ 08:00

Granada·Lead

Opposition party told to ‘supervise, not paralyse’ after ‘continuing complaints’ and fraud accusations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council have accused an opposition party of trying to paralyse them with continuous complaints relating to administration. The Democratic Party of Rojales (Pader)

22 Sep, 2020 @ 21:46

Costa Blanca

Gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca use smishing scam to con bank customers

EIGHT PEOPLE had €20,000 stolen from their bank accounts after being conned by a Costa Blanca-based smishing scam. Three Moroccan men, aged in their 20s,

22 Sep, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Drones roped into search for ‘black panther’ almost two weeks after first sighting in Spain’s Andalucia

The flying devices have been gifted by a farmer from Cordoba, who hopes they will finally bring the mystery to a close

22 Sep, 2020 @ 20:24

Granada·Lead

Scottish Men Stabbed In Alcohol Fuelled Row In Golfing Area Of Spain S Murcia Region

Scottish men stabbed in alcohol-fuelled row at golf holiday area of Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNKEN BRAWL between three Scottish men saw two of them being stabbed at the Mar Menor golf resort in Torre Pacheco, Murcia. It’s not

22 Sep, 2020 @ 20:00

Lead·Mar Menor

Wheelchair benchmark set with new Gibraltar town centre seating

THE first of a new range of benches for people who use wheelchairs has been installed in the town centre to allow them to seat

22 Sep, 2020 @ 19:22

Gibraltar

Queen Letizia rewears stunning Carolina Herrera dress for joint appearance with King Felipe in Madrid

BACK in Britain, Duchess of Cambridge regularly proves it with her collection of Reiss dresses and nude courts. Meanwhile Meghan’ known for her signature handbags,

22 Sep, 2020 @ 18:30

Restaurant Illeta: Inside the Mallorca hotspot where Netflix filmed White Lines in Spain

NETFLIX murder mystery drama White Lines has captivated audiences with its drug deals and debauchery. But Restaurant Illeta, where Marcus and Oriol Calafat gather to

22 Sep, 2020 @ 17:46

Mandatory COVID-19 testing for all grape pickers in Spain’s most famous wine-growing region

SPAIN’S most famous wine-growing region will test all workers for COVID-19 before the 2020 harvest. Grape pickers in Alava will need the all clear before

22 Sep, 2020 @ 17:40

Food & Drink·Other News

Opera in Madrid abruptly ends after crowd becomes infuriated by lack of social distancing measures

The venue was forced to interrupt a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera on Sunday night after safety concerns caused a protest among

22 Sep, 2020 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid·National News

Dog and owner caught by illegal trap in Spain’s Murcia

A DOG and its owner were hurt by an illegal spring trap in Murcia. The animal had stumbled into the dangerous mechanism and its owner

22 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish business could be asked to pay for expenses incurred by employees forced to work from home

By now, the initial excitement of working from home has officially faded. The two-minute commute from bed to desk has lost its appeal, the PJs

22 Sep, 2020 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Expat actor Ken Appledorn reveals what is was like on set with Woody Allen in Spain

KEN Appledorn first moved to Spain from Michigan for love. Fifteen years ago, after losing his heart to Jorge Cadaval of the beloved comedy duo

22 Sep, 2020 @ 16:34

La Cultura

LG on verge of saving Nissan’s doomed Barcelona factory

WORKERS at the doomed Nissan factory in Barcelona are waiting to see if their jobs have been saved by LG. The Korean giant is considering

22 Sep, 2020 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

130,000 TONNES of rubbish removed from Malaga beaches this summer – 40% LESS than last year, while lifeguard interventions increase

MALAGA beaches close the 2020 summer season with 3,884 lifeguard interventions compared to 2,976 in 2019. The Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, accompanied

22 Sep, 2020 @ 16:30

Lead·Malaga

Boy, 12, fighting for life against COVID-19 in Spain despite no previous health conditions

The child has been transferred from the Arnau de VIlanova hospital in Lleida to the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona

22 Sep, 2020 @ 15:49

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Firefighters clamber up hillside to battle blaze on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIRE CREWS from the Alicante area battled an overnight forest blaze in the Sierra de Fontcalent, which is popular with hikers. Flames reached the top

22 Sep, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Third Westside School COVID-19 case sends more home in Gibraltar

A SECOND person has tested positive for COVID-19 at Westside School, putting 11 staff members and 11 students in self-isolation.

22 Sep, 2020 @ 15:19

Gibraltar·Lead

Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas restart shooting Spain’s biggest film of the year

PENELOPE Cruz has joined up with fellow Spanish superstar Antonio Banderas to resume shooting of one of the year’s biggest Spanish productions. The cameras have

22 Sep, 2020 @ 14:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News·Other News