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Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COMPLAINTS by people slipping over on Calpe’s pedestrian crossings have forced the city council to replace old paint markings. Residents have struggled to keep their

8 Sep, 2020 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca

Spain’s road signs labelled ‘sexist’ in government report

ROAD signs and information signs in Spain have been branded sexist in a government report. The State Attorney General’s Office released its annual report yesterday

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:03

Lead·National News

Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia

SELF-EMPLOYED people and companies that work in telesales have been given a boost in Spain’s Murcia region. Grants are now available for workers to help

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

30,000 businesses in Spain’s Balearic Islands at risk of disappearing due to COVID-19 crisis

Fundacion Impulsa has estimated that more than 30,000 businesses in the region will close permanently by the end of next year

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Hunter shoots rare eagle and dumps it in bin in Spain’s Andalucia

The killing took place in the village of Iznajar, south of Cordoba City, on Sunday

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:47

Cordoba·Lead

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Spain studying reducing coronavirus quarantine from 14 to 10 days

The reduction to 5 or 7 days as proposed by Germany has been ruled out

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:43

Lead·National News

Benidorm Mother Abandons Teenage Son In Pamplona Bar And Drives 150 Kilometres To Bilbao In Spain

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

A MOTHER has been charged with child abandonment after leaving her teenage son in a Pamplona bar, while she travelled 150 kilometres to Bilbao. The

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain adds 26,560 COVID-19 cases over weekend as official total surpasses 500,000 and children begin return to school

Many parents remain concerned that schools will not be able to cope with anti-coronavirus measures but have been told that attendance is mandatory

7 Sep, 2020 @ 18:54

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREAKING: England to lift COVID-19 quarantine on travellers returning from islands after infuriating Spain with whole-country approach

THE UK is expected to announce today that future quarantines on travellers returning to England will make exemptions for islands less affected by COVID-19 than

7 Sep, 2020 @ 16:52

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Rangers ‘will get a match to remember’ in Gibraltar says midfield maestro

STEVEN Gerrard will have feared the worst after Rangers were awarded a second round qualifier in September against Lincoln Red Imps.

7 Sep, 2020 @ 16:37

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Weed plantation found in La Linea warehouse that made 300 kilos a month

POLICIA Nacional units raided a 2,000m2 warehouse in Gibraltar's neighbouring town and found 100 kilos of weed for international sale.

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Resident Dies And 54 Others Test Positive For Covid 19 In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA nursing home has been taken over by the regional health authority after one person died from COVID-19 and 54 residents tested positive

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nine deaths and 661 new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Andalucia in past 24 hours

According to the Junta, the daily death count is the highest since the beginning of August

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:32

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams - but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A KEY Valencian Community motorway that scrapped toll charges north of Alicante in January has seen accident rates drop over over the summer in spite

7 Sep, 2020 @ 14:46

Costa Blanca

Areas with high number of COVID-19 cases will face ‘partial lockdown’ across Spain’s Balearic Islands

The new restrictions will be determined by the Ministry of Health who will today decide on which municipalities and neigbourhoods will be put under more

7 Sep, 2020 @ 14:40

Lead·Mallorca

Another drug trafficker rams car into police vehicle, injuring two Guardia Civil agents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO Guardia Civil officers have been injured after their car was rammed by a drug trafficker in Estepona. The incident took place during Operation Torcal,

7 Sep, 2020 @ 14:29

Lead·Malaga

Barbate in Spain’s Cadiz approves urgent measures to fight rise in COVID-19 cases and asks population to stay at home

The town in Cadiz, famed for its ancient fishing techniques and world-class tuna, has advised residents to leave the house 'only when strictly necessary'

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:56

Cadiz·Coronavirus·Lead

Major Tourist City Calls For Partial Reopening Of Clubs And Late Bars On Spain S Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S MAYOR wants nightclubs and late bars to reopen with a terrace service only. Luis Barcela has contacted the Valencian Government over relaxing restrictions which

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:29

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk Young Mother Abandons Baby By Bank Machine In Spain S Murcia Region

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

A YOUNG mother was given a four-month jail sentence for abandoning her three-month-old baby at an ATM in Lorca last Friday(September 4). Policia Local agents

7 Sep, 2020 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NIGHTCLUBS and late bars will continue to be closed in the Valencian Community until the end of September. Temporary restrictions introduced last month to curb

7 Sep, 2020 @ 11:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels report best week of the summer as Spanish room bookings keep them goin

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROMINENT Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, has added 11 more hotels to their ‘Protocol On’ scheme. Benidorm sees seven additional hotels getting the seal

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Spanish ‘staycationers’ give glimmer of hope to tourism, as millions of international visitors stay at home

AMID dramatic estimates of 40 million fewer international visitors already this year, the campers and caravanners of Spain are offering some financial solace to the

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:43

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain’s Andalucia show decline in confirmed cases

Despite the decline in numbers a new outbreak has been detected in an old people’s home in Malaga with 25 confirmed cases.

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:40

Lead

Spain’s ERTE furlough scheme set to be extended as talks in Mallorca continue between government and unions

NEGOTIATIONS on extending Spain’s ERTE furlough scheme resume tomorrow (Monday September 9). A meeting in Palma (Mallorca) between government and trade union representatives ended without

6 Sep, 2020 @ 17:58

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared to

6 Sep, 2020 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

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Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s road signs labelled ‘sexist’ in government report

Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia

30,000 businesses in Spain’s Balearic Islands at risk of disappearing due to COVID-19 crisis

Hunter shoots rare eagle and dumps it in bin in Spain’s Andalucia

Spain studying reducing coronavirus quarantine from 14 to 10 days

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

Spain adds 26,560 COVID-19 cases over weekend as official total surpasses 500,000 and children begin return to school

BREAKING: England to lift COVID-19 quarantine on travellers returning from islands after infuriating Spain with whole-country approach

Rangers ‘will get a match to remember’ in Gibraltar says midfield maestro

Weed plantation found in La Linea warehouse that made 300 kilos a month

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nine deaths and 661 new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Andalucia in past 24 hours

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Areas with high number of COVID-19 cases will face ‘partial lockdown’ across Spain’s Balearic Islands

Another drug trafficker rams car into police vehicle, injuring two Guardia Civil agents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Barbate in Spain’s Cadiz approves urgent measures to fight rise in COVID-19 cases and asks population to stay at home

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish ‘staycationers’ give glimmer of hope to tourism, as millions of international visitors stay at home

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain’s Andalucia show decline in confirmed cases

Spain’s ERTE furlough scheme set to be extended as talks in Mallorca continue between government and unions

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

Two disruptive passengers who forced Ryanair flight from London Stansted Airport to Ibiza to divert fined thousands

Spain’s only nuclear manufacturer misses out on global boom due to crippling brain drain of Spanish engineering talent

Malaga city finally breaks 600,000 population milestone – after adding just 30,000 people in 10 years

Rosalia takes Zendaya to the cleaners in HBO swear-off – but is Spanish really so superior to English when it comes to dishing out insults?

Spain’s most famous matador will return to the bullring in Andalucia this month – just weeks after brutal 10cm rectum goring left him in hospital