Auf Wiedersehen PET! EU wants Spain to outlaw un-recyclable plastics in packaging
WHEN it comes to plastic bottles the EU is saying auf wiedersehen to PET and guten tag to r-PET. The Union’s European Circular Economy Strategy
What a relief: Spain’s government considers debt relief for businesses hit by pandemic restrictions
THE Spanish government is considering debt relief measures to help companies weather the coronavirus pandemic storm. Last year, aid was focused on furlough schemes and
UNDER PRESSURE: Spain’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station set up to prove viability of the green technology
SPAIN’s first high-pressure hydrogen refuelling station has been set up. With a supply capacity of 700 bar pressure, the new station is part of a
Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches
THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in
Driver wanted in connection to fatal hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca surrenders to police
A manhunt had been launched after a man, aged 34, was killed on the MA-15 highway in Algaida on January 28
‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it
POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community
LATEST Valencian health ministry figures released last night(February 5) showed 6,130 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That total is up
Colombian man expelled from Spain after kidnapping ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Mallorca
Prosecutors had originally asked for the defendant, aged 37, to be given an eight-year prison sentence for his crime
Elderly lockdown and curfew to continue in Gibraltar, says Picardo
THE curfew and elderly COVID-19 lockdown will continue for another week, the Chief Minister confirmed in Parliament today.
Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!
Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to
Judge in Spain’s Santander rules that shop worker was rightly sacked over half-wearing her mask
A supermarket worker was ‘rightfully sacked’ for not wearing her protective mask properly, according to a judge in the northern city of Santander. The ruling
Employment boost in Spain’s Cordoba as Army picks airport site for new Headquarters
CORDOBA’s economy will receive a huge boost as Spain’s military has chosen the site for a brand new headquarters, promising thousands of new civilian jobs.
Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca priest who flouted COVID-19 rules by refusing to wear a mask has caught the virus. Father Francisco Martinez Noguera has been the
British tourists top of the list to return to Spain this summer thanks to UK’s vaccine rollout
BRITISH tourists could be returning to Spain as early as May following the success of the UK’s vaccination programme, tourism bosses have said. Director of
TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’
UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s
Controversy as government officials among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Mallorca
This week. six government officials received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
Covid crisis funding from Valencian government for city heavily populated with Brits is €684,000
ROJALES Council is getting a €684,000 grant from Valencia to help firms that suffered through the pandemic. This includes Ciudad Quesada, the Costa Blanca town
Entrepreneurship grows as 163 companies close in just three months throughout Spain’s Vega Baja region
COSTA BLANCA South companies that had to close down during the third quarter of 2020 numbered 163, and yet even more people became self-employed. The
Violent threats kept fashion designer Jody Smart linked to disgraced pension firm CWM on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN expat fashion designer behind the alleged loss of €35 million of investors money has insisted regular threats of violence were behind her involvement with
Second-deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Andalucia Friday but new cases and incidence rate drop
A FURTHER 105 people in Andalucia have died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The bleak figure, released by the Junta, makes Friday the
UPDATED LIST: Every municipality which must be sealed off and/or close all non-essential businesses in Spain’s Andalucia due to COVID-19 rates
TWICE a week, the Junta de Andalucia analyses the coronavirus data of each of its 778 municipalities. Those with a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of
Man arrested for repeatedly raping teenage niece over a whole year in Valencia
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia on suspicion of raping his 15-year-old niece repeatedly for nearly a year. The National Police launched an
Man arrested after exposing genitals to children in playground in Spain’s Mallorca
Investigators say the man appeared to be under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident
‘Mummified’ corpse found by squatters near Spain’s Costa del Sol to be tested for COVID-19
THE ‘mummified’ corpse of an octogenarian will be tested for COVID-19 after being found by squatters in Malaga. The 80-year-old man was discovered by a
NEW COVID-19 cases halved over two weeks but high death rate continues in Spain’s Valencian Community
4,822 new coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(February 4) daily update from the Valencian health ministry. That is a fall of 253 new infections
8 municipalities to re-open bars and restaurants in Spain’s Malaga from Saturday after lowering COVID-19 incidence rate
EIGHT municipalities in Malaga will be permitted to re-open bars and restaurants from this Saturday after lowering their coronavirus incidence rates. The towns may also