IBI UPDATE: Valencia City Hall revamps land register to raise income through property tax
IBI is the main source of tax income for the city, accounting for €220 million last year – 25% of the total amount raised by
Spain’s Andalucia openly critical of Health chief’s bid to relax face mask regulations
THE Junta has criticised the government’s announcement that face mask regulations may be relaxed soon. According to health chief Fernando Simon, the recent vaccination drive
DRUG DINGHY DISCOVERED: Boat used by hashish traffickers found abandoned on beach in Spain’s Oropesa del Mar
Judging by the size and power of the boat, the authorities believe it could have been carrying up to two tonnes of hashish.
Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says
THE use of masks outdoors in Spain could be relaxed in the coming days says government’s Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon. As Spain’s vaccination
Zoom conferences to be held on post-Brexit issues just for British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO online advisory talks aimed specifically at foreign residents are being organised by Orihuela City Council in June. The first will deal with ‘Post Brexit’
COVID-19 hospital admissions fall below 150 patients in the Costa Blanca area of Spain as new infections creep up
COVID-19 hospitalisations have dropped to below 150 patients in the Valencian Community. The latest figures from the regional health ministry tonight(May 18) showed there were
Ryanair resumes UK flights this week to Murcia area airport in Spain
RYANAIR is resuming UK flights to Murcia’s international airport from this Friday(May 21). The first service to Corvera will be from Manchester, followed by flights
GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes
A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto
COSTA BLANCA curfew set to continue as judges will rule over the extension of one of Spain’s few remaining night-time closures
VALENCIA’S Supreme Court(TSJCV) will decide this week whether the Valencian Community’s midnight curfew can continue past May 24. Regional president, Ximo Puig, initially wanted the
Top Benidorm theme park to partially reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca in July
BENIDORM’S Terra Mitica theme park will welcome visitors from July 3 after being shut throughout 2020. It will be the first time the park will
Spain deploys army in Ceuta after migrants swim across to enclave from Morocco border in record numbers
Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after at least 6,000 migrants swam around fences to reach the north African
Spain health study shows Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine mix gives better COVID protection than two AstraZeneca doses
SPAIN’S Health Ministry is set to allow Pfizer vaccinations for around two million ‘essential’ workers like police, teachers, and fire-fighters who have got just one
IN COURT FOR DEFENDING MUM: Young man in Spain’s Valencia faces murder trial for defending mother against violent ex-partner
The incident was also witnessed by the man’s seven-year-old daughter, who was also cross-examined by the court, and took place after the mother had called
Pregnant woman and her seven-year-old son murdered by ex-husband in Spain’s Mallorca
The 28-year-old woman, named locally as Warda Ouchene, and her son Mohamed were found dead inside of their apartment in Sa Pobla yesterday evening
Gibraltar pre-departure PCR tests get price cut after ‘difficult’ year for UK travel
THE Government of Gibraltar has announced that it will be cutting the price of pre-flight COVID-19 testing in an effort to return travel links to
‘RELIEF’: Expat couple who saw home demolished in Spain’s Andalucia finally get legal right to live in their garage
THE elderly British couple who have been living in a garage since their dream villa was demolished over so-called planning irregularities 13 years ago have
EXPLAINED: The latest ‘must read’ rules for travelling between the UK and Spain
SPAIN’S tourist board has launched a new ‘one-click’ feature on its website to allow foreign tourists to check on COVID-19 travel restrictions. UPDATE: Spain removes
FROM PITCH TO PLATE: Spain’s Villareal football club opens own restaurant in Ceramica stadium
THESE are great times to be a fan of Villareal football club. Not only has Castellon’s ‘Yellow Submarine’ fought its way through to its first
EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million
EUROPOL, the EU’s international law enforcement agency, worked with authorities across five countries to arrest 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which swindled
The EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement
The result of the terms on which the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 is the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United
CATCH YOUR FLIGHT: EasyJet to hide orange envelopes in Spain’s Malaga giving away free flights
THE British low-cost airline easyJet is running a ‘Catch your flight’ competition this Thursday in the old town of Malaga City. To mark the opening
U-Turn: Gibraltar to continue rapid COVID-19 testing for all UK arrivals due to increasing ‘Indian Strain’ cases
THE Government of Gibraltar has announced that it will continue to provide COVID-19 testing for all UK arrivals from today due to increasing concern over
Spain’s Malaga breaks all-time record for sizzling temperatures in May
MALAGA has broken its all-time record for scorching temperatures in the month of May since official records began in 1942. The gauge, located at the
NO jail time for two Neo-Nazis found guilty of paralysing black man in racist attack in Spain’s Mallorca
At the time of the attack, the defendants were wearing t-shirts adorned with Nazi slogans with witnesses attesting to the men shouting racial profanities during
Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya
OWNERS of cars which pollute the atmosphere could face fines in Catalunya, the first Spanish region to consider such plans. Vehicle owners will be penalised
Highest weekend COVID-19 case figures this month across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have produced their highest May weekend total in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures released tonight(May 17) show 387 new infections since