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Weekend COVID-19 new case figures stabilise across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have averaged around 200 for the third straight weekend in Alicante Province. Valencian Health Ministry statistics released this afternoon(October 12) showed that

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Controversy after police shut down private house party of 21 people after neighbours complain of lack of mask use in Spain’s Sevilla

The group had been celebrating the bank holiday weekend on a large terrace in Calle Alemanes on Sunday afternoon when neighbours called in police

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:10

Coronavirus·Lead·Sevilla

Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain

Squatter suffers bloody injury as he tries to break into home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SQUATTER was rescued by the Guardia Civil after broken glass left him temporarily paralysed. The 32-year-old man climbed up to an Moraira apartment balcony

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,319 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths Monday

It brings the total caseload in the region since the pandemic began to 80,304, while the death toll now stands at 2,039

12 Oct, 2020 @ 16:41

Coronavirus·Lead

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after attempting to protect car from theft with axe

Policia Nacional officers had responded to the incident in Palma's Son Malferit neighbourhood after receiving multiple calls from concerned residents

12 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

King leads subdued celebrations to mark Spain’s National Day

SPAIN’S royal family have presided over a socially distanced ‘parade’ to celebrate the country’s National Day. Just 520 soldiers instead of the usual total of

12 Oct, 2020 @ 16:08

Lead

New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced for Granada in Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow

The Partido Popular leader said the new rules will be particularly targeting 'the university residences and other spheres' related to students

12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:54

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

Number of minors under 14 with COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia spikes twofold in just one month

The increase by 211.78% is more than double the increase recorded during the same period among adults between the ages of 45 and 64.

12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Education·Lead

Brits Escape Doing Jail Time After Shipping In Super Drug Into Spain S Costa Blanca

Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo

12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits in Spain named in Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List

THE Queen has paid tribute to three British Nationals living in Spain in this year’s Birthday Honours List. The annual awards are part of the

12 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead

WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops

A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from

12 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Andalucian cities of Malaga and Sevilla have highest number of hypochondriacs in whole of Spain, study reveals

The number of people who are overwhelmed by the slightest pain thinking that it could lead to a serious illness has shot up, especially in

12 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Malaga·Sevilla

El Hospital De La Axarquia Pide Equipos De Proteccion A La Ciudadania

Hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol gets major investment to help treat COVID-19 patients

THE Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquia is to receive a significant cash investment to improve services to treat COVID-19 patients. The Junta has authorised an allocation

12 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Malaga

Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him

12 Oct, 2020 @ 10:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

DIARY OF A COUNCILLOR: Interesting times for Mijas’s first foreign elected representative

By Bill Anderson ON July 5, 2019, I became the first foreigner to hold the post of Town Councillor in Mijas. I wasn’t sure what

11 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Lead

Plane crash kills one and seriously injures young German man on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YOUNG man has died after crashing his light aircraft on the Costa del Sol. The 26-year-old, from Malaga, was piloting a motorsailer at the

11 Oct, 2020 @ 16:56

Lead·Malaga

CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours

MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours. It is thought

11 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·National News

Spanish rally co-driver killed in Portugal crash

A YOUNG woman rally co-driver has died after an accident in a Portuguese race. Laura Salvo, 21, died following a crash in the first stage

11 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Sport

Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region

BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve ‘people with dark skin’. Police in Logroño,

11 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘Making do with tech as old as me’ – Giles takes a tip from the Wombles for his off-grid life in Spain

IF the last couple months of what we can euphemistically refer to as ‘This, that and the other’ have taught me one thing, it is

11 Oct, 2020 @ 12:46

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

FOOTBALL TAKEOVER: Will Wigan Athletic fans turn from pies to Spanish empanadas?

IT looks like fans of Wigan Athletic football club may be swapping their famous pies for Spanish empanadas. The troubled club is being sold to

11 Oct, 2020 @ 11:33

Lead·National News

Mayor personally announces 100,000 euro fine for establishment repeatedly serving minors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR’S mayor, José Luis Sáez Pastor, took to social media late last night, seemingly pleased to announce that a local establishment has been fined 100,000

11 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain

GLASGOW-BORN Alan Joseph Kennedy has switched from storyteller to storywriter with the publication of a tale inspìred by his memories of London’s Brixton area in

11 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VEGAN cheese produced in Alicante Province has been ranked as one of the best in the world. The plaudit has come from a survey

10 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

New exhibition at Madrid museum puts women first

LONG awaited exhibitions are nothing new in a time of COVID-19. But nothing feels more urgent than allowing female artists to reclaim the space dominated

10 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Movistar+ and F1 to continue exclusive Spain viewing partnership until 2023

MOVISTAR+ will continue to hold Spain’s exclusive television rights for the F1 World Championship until 2023 in new three year deal. The new extension, announced

10 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Sport

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Weekend COVID-19 new case figures stabilise across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Controversy after police shut down private house party of 21 people after neighbours complain of lack of mask use in Spain’s Sevilla

Squatter suffers bloody injury as he tries to break into home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia registers 1,319 COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths Monday

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after attempting to protect car from theft with axe

King leads subdued celebrations to mark Spain’s National Day

New COVID-19 restrictions expected to be announced for Granada in Spain’s Andalucia tomorrow

Number of minors under 14 with COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia spikes twofold in just one month

Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca

Brits in Spain named in Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List

WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops

Andalucian cities of Malaga and Sevilla have highest number of hypochondriacs in whole of Spain, study reveals

Hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol gets major investment to help treat COVID-19 patients

Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIARY OF A COUNCILLOR: Interesting times for Mijas’s first foreign elected representative

Plane crash kills one and seriously injures young German man on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours

Spanish rally co-driver killed in Portugal crash

Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region

‘Making do with tech as old as me’ – Giles takes a tip from the Wombles for his off-grid life in Spain

FOOTBALL TAKEOVER: Will Wigan Athletic fans turn from pies to Spanish empanadas?

Mayor personally announces 100,000 euro fine for establishment repeatedly serving minors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nostalgic return brings publishing debut for British storyteller based in Spain

Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New exhibition at Madrid museum puts women first

Movistar+ and F1 to continue exclusive Spain viewing partnership until 2023

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

Could Spain’s biggest volcano be about to erupt? All you need to know after Mount Teide is rocked by more than 1,400 mini-earthquakes in less than a day

Urgent health warning in Madrid after dozens infected in measles outbreak: Here’s how to stay safe against the disease

Machete-wielding man shot dead by police in the Canary Islands after ‘murdering 10-year-old son and seriously injuring the boy’s mother’