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Exclusive: Expat’s fury as birthday gift containing favourite UK goodies seized by customs due to Brexit

A BRITISH expat has branded post-Brexit rules ‘his worst nightmare’ after a birthday present of his favourite treats from the UK was banned from entering

28 Feb, 2021 @ 16:00

Can Brits go on VAT-free spending sprees in Spain because of Brexit? An EXPLAINER on various taxes that now – or no longer – apply as of January 1

Britain has left the EU and is free to set its own value-added tax (VAT) laws. It has already made the most of this by

28 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Down in the dumps: Spain ignoring recycling targets

SPAIN has been ignoring critical European-wide waste recycling targets. The country has not just been missing a 50% recycling (or re-use) target set by the

28 Feb, 2021 @ 13:38

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

47 Year Saga Of Unfinished Eyesore La Manga Hotel Continues On Murcia S Mar Menor

Saga to demolish an eyesore La Manga hotel dating back to 1974 continues on Murcia’s Mar Menor

PLANS to demolish an unfinished La Manga hotel continue to be in limbo as a structural survey says the building has not yet reached a

28 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Squatter fears in southern Spain see ‘for sale’ and ‘for rent’ signs taken down outside empty homes

Sales plunged: Property lows last seen in 2011, but signs for Spain are good in 2021

HOUSE sales in Spain plunged 18% last year, with some tourist hotspots the hardest hit. According to the country’s National Statistics Institute, 415,000 houses were

28 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Other News·Property

BURNING ISSUE: Log stoves and fires are more harmful for health and environment then road traffic

THERE is nothing many expats love more than a roaring fire or a fuel efficient log-burning stove. But beware. While a log fire might be

28 Feb, 2021 @ 12:37

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Yanks are coming: Surge in interest from Americans in property on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Costa del Sol property developer has revealed a surge in interest from American investors for property in the region. Bright says that up to

28 Feb, 2021 @ 12:18

Lead·Other News·Property

Dia de Andalucia: Find out all you need to know about Spain’s most populous region’s celebration day

TODAY is Dia de Andalucia—a day when Andalucians celebrate their heritage with families and friends. Though the eight provinces comprising the autonomous community of Andalucia

28 Feb, 2021 @ 12:09

Lead

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain

OVER the centuries, us Brits have maintained our traditional stiff upper lip through a multitude of catastrophic situations. Don’t panic, keep calm, keystone foundation words

28 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Columnists

UP, UP AND AWAY for space-bound hot air balloon ride from Spanish company

A SPANISH company is to offer a somewhat different balloon ride with a chance to hit the earth’s atmosphere and get some spectacular views. Barcelona

28 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Technology·Travel News

Opinion: Summer travel is light at the end of the tunnel after 12 months of gloom

Taking flight PLANES, trains and automobiles at the ready, there’s light at the end of the COVID tunnel. Families separated by the current international travel

27 Feb, 2021 @ 17:07

Lead·Opinion

‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out a Calpe urbanisation

A Spanish couple rented a luxury villa in Calpe to set up a fully-fledged massive indoor marijuana farm. Their operation came unstuck as they drained

27 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish Police charged in Linares beating launch counter case, claim they acted in self defense

THE two Policia Nacional officers charged with the aggravated assault of a man and his daughter in Linares last week have launched their counter case

27 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Jaen·Lead

Balearic President voted second worst leader in Spain for management of COVID-19 pandemic

Francina Armengol scored a measly 4.61 in the poll by the Invymark Research and Marketing Institute which pitted the country’s 17 regional leaders against one

27 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Mallorca

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Playa de Flecha del Rompido named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’.

PLAYA de la Flecha del Rompido has been named as ‘one of the finest beaches in Andalucia’. The travel expert John Weller and half Spanish

27 Feb, 2021 @ 10:01

Other News·Travel News

Property experts in Spain say it is a good time to buy with lower prices on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol

BETTER weather and the arrival of spring traditionally sees the start of the key time of the year for Spanish property sales. That in turn,

27 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Property·Valencian Community

King Emeritus Don Juan Carlos Announces His Retirement From Public Life

Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos coughs up another massive chunk of his tax bill

Spain’s former King Juan Carlos, who quit the country last August with financial scandals hanging over him, has paid a €4.4 million tax bill. It

26 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

Half-wit hunters arrested for hanging hunting dog from tree in Spain’s Malaga (WARNING – contains distressing images)

TWO hunters have been arrested for crimes of cruelty to animals after they were busted hanging one of their hunting dogs from a tree. The

26 Feb, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 daily infection rates continued their big recent falls according to today’s figures(February 26) from the Valencian health ministry. 539 new cases were reported today

26 Feb, 2021 @ 18:17

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

School holidays have gone up in smoke this year

SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year

THIS year’s Fallas and Magdalena fiestas in Valencia and Castellon will be normal school days. The Valencian government this week announced the cancellation of the

26 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Education·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain

AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes. The victim was reeled

26 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Queen of culture! Letizia of Spain is perfectly polished in white as she joins King Felipe for an art exhibition in Cáceres

QUEEN Letizia showcased her signature stylish flair as she attended the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday. The Spanish royal, 48, looked

26 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows with manhole covers.

26 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEARLY 900 cattle stranded on a container ship docked outside the Murcian port of Cartagena are facing unnecessary slaughter after a cock-up by the Spanish

26 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

A recent protest by the Stop Desahucios anti-eviction platform

SAFE AS HOUSES?: New report reveals precarious conditions faced by Valencian people in rented housing

ONE third of all residents in the Valencian Community living in rented accommodation are paying too much with regards to their income. A new report

26 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Beloved makeup brand sold in Spain’s Sephora to close after 20 years

A POPULAR makeup brand sold at Sephora in Spain has decided to cease trading after struggling to survive during the pandemic. On Wednesday, February 26,

26 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00