Spain’s Andalucia to announce closure of more municipalities today
A NEW list of municipalities in Spain’s Andalucian facing perimeter confinement and closure of all non-essential activities will be notified by the Junta today. The
IN VIDEOS: Biggest earthquake in a DECADE rocks Spain’s Granada as screaming shoppers flee shaking store and Youtuber’s bedroom shakes during live stream
TWO schools will be closed in Granada today after an earthquake damaged its ceilings at the weekend. A 4.4 magnitude tremor hit the Andalucian city
Big online sales rise for Spanish delivery ‘app’ leads to new Valencia area base
ON-DEMAND Spanish delivery app, Glovo, is looking to expand its ‘dark stores’ in Spain and across Europe. The pandemic has given a boost to on-line
It is not possible to be fat and healthy, say Spanish scientists
IT’S impossible to be ‘fat and fit’ and even if you are slightly overweight you are unhealthy, a new study has found. Researchers in Spain found
Spain hopes international tourists can ‘return by end of spring’
SPAIN has denied claims it will not allow tourists to return until after the summer, saying it hopes to welcome the first arrivals by the
‘Beastly’ windmill project that ‘will endanger animal lives and the environment’ is universally slammed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POWER generation project across nearly 150,000 acres of Spanish countryside has been widely criticised by the four councils it would affect. Nine windmills, each
Mysterious tent sparks ‘field hospital’ rumours on Spain’s Costa del Sol
WORKERS have been spotted by numerous witnesses constructing a marquee in the car park of the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía, sparking rumours of a
Benidorm bullring will get a radical makeover on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S bullring will be converted into a new cultural hub at a cost of €8.7 million. Structural issues have meant that the venue has not
Brexit means old General Franco law could delay British house buys on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BREXIT will make some property purchases more complicated for British people in some parts of the Costa Blanca due to an old law dating back
Drug traffickers with marijuana stash equal to weight of a small child caught at border controls on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil stopped and arrested the drivers of cars on the A7 with two huge bags of Marijuana, weighing in total the same as
REVEALED: Research finds only 33% of Brits believe Brexit was beneficial – and less than half trust Boris Johnson
IN the latest blow for Boris’s Johnson, a study has revealed that just 42% of Brits trust the Prime Minister to lead the country successfully
WATCH: 300g of cocaine found hidden in huge SANDWICH in Spain
POLICE in Spain have discovered a brick of cocaine hidden inside a sandwich in northern Spain. At least one arrest was made in Lugo, Galicia,
Can British expats get the COVID-19 vaccine in Spain?
AS the coronavirus vaccine continues to be rolled out across Spain, many British expats have been left wondering whether or not they will receive the
Fugitive rapist of 84-year-old woman snared by EU-funded task force in Spain’s Barcelona
ONE OF Europe’s most-wanted men has been arrested this week for the rape of an 84-year-old woman in 2009. National Police Forces of Spain and
Benidorm looks to new high-tech guide system to help tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants its Old Town equipped with a high-tech navigation system, NaviLens, to guide visitors around the area via a mobile smartphone app. Code points
Gibraltar lockdown ends on February 1 with shops allowed to re-open
ALL shops could be allowed to re-open on February 1 with the end of the social lockdown, the Gibraltar Chief Minister has revealed.
GRIM NEWS continues over COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
8,630 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed today(January 22) in the Valencian Community. That’s a rise of 177 on yesterday, along with the caveat that
Angry hospitality sector airs closure grievances to Torrevieja mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 400 hospitality business owners and workers protested outside Torrevieja’s Town Hall this morning(January 22) over the enforced closure of their sector. The crowd expressed
Cycle lanes between popular expat town and local beaches mooted for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROJECT linking the Guardamar coast with Rojales and Quesada was presented by Valencia’s Public Works minister, Arcadi España, this week. Specially-constructed lanes on the
COMPUTER CON as fraudster steals €43,000 off vulnerable victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A conman betrayed the trust of two elderly Alicante woman by using their bank cards to steal €43,000 of cash and goods. The 37-year-old Spanish
Marbella likely to close ALL non-essential businesses as COVID-19 incidence rate to reach 1,000 cases per 100,000 people tomorrow – Estepona, Mijas also on brink
MARBELLA’S coronavirus incidence rate has reached 984 cases per 100,000 people as of Friday, new figures reveal. It means the ever-important figure is all but
11 olive workers forced to live in ‘slave like’ conditions freed in Spain’s Malaga
SEVEN people have been arrested for keeping Romanian immigrants detained in ‘slave-like’ conditions to work during the olive picking season. Policia Nacional officers raided a
BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia registers 7,816 new COVID-19 cases in another record-breaking day as hospitalisations reach new heights
ANDALUCIA has registered 7,816 new coronavirus cases on Friday in yet another record daily count. The southernmost region has broken its record for daily infections
Marina d’Or in trouble
The company’s most recent public audit in 2018 revealed a deficit of €111 million
Fly tippers’ “irresponsible attitudes” slammed as roadside rubbish removal starts in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA and Orihuela Costa streets are being cleared of piles of rubbish seen dumped by fly tippers at the roadside. A joint collaboration between the
TOO MANY GOATS as farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca predict big problems due to hospitality closure
FARMERS in Alicante Province say they will suffer an immediate loss of €500,000 because they have lost the hospitality industry as major customers. Restaurants and