COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:13

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Romanian man on the run from his country’s authorities on robbery convictions has been arrested after he broke curfew laws on the Costa Blanca.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat kills himself in jail cell before facing justice over brutal killing of Irish ‘gentle giant’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat has killed himself in his jail cell while awaiting to stand trial for a brutal murder on the Costa del Sol. Leigh

5 Jan, 2021 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

80 Year Old Dies After Driving On Wrong Motorway Carriageway On Spain S Costa Blanca

80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a

5 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

A police officer from Malaga dies from COVID-19 just three days after virus is detected

A 51 year-old policeman stationed in Malaga in the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) has just died from COVID-19. The officer, who was a member of

5 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Hot air balloons, live streaming or static exhibitions will see the arrival of the Three Kings to Spain’s Andalucia this year

CITY councils cross Andalucia have got creative to make sure the children of the region don’t miss out on the festive magic. COVID-19 has made

5 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

BABIES WANTED: 73 towns and villages in Spain’s Valencia region register no births over a whole year

THAT natality rates in Spain have been dropping alarmingly over the last few years is no longer a secret. Fears over who will pay the

4 Jan, 2021 @ 21:00

Valencia·Valencian Community

61 diagnosed with COVID-19 in recently vaccinated nursing home in Spain’s Mallorca

This is despite all of the nursing home's elderly residents receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on December 30

4 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Mallorca

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,121 people have died from COVID-19 as the unwanted milestone of 3,000 fatalities was passed in the Valencian Community today(January 4). It was the first

4 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

SAFE AS HOUSES?: Valencian government to tax large property owners for empty homes

THIS year sees the introduction of a new tax on empty properties held by large owners in the Valencia region. According to the Generalitat, the

4 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Property·Valencian Community

Irish pub forced to close after staff tests positive for COVID-19 near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but Brit expat warns customers ignoring quarantine advice

AN Irish pub has been forced to close for at least 10 days after a member of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Church

4 Jan, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Level 4 restrictions extended for ‘at least two more weeks’ in Spain’s Mallorca

This is despite rumours circulating in the local press indicating that the island would return to Level 3 from next

4 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca

Drunk Tries To Set Fire To Bar In Spain S Valencian Community That Refused To Serve Him

ONE bar opening over Christmas behind more than 100 new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Malaga

MORE than 100 COVID-19 cases have been linked to a Christmas Day bash at a small bar in inland Malaga. Albaicin de Teba bar, in

4 Jan, 2021 @ 18:24

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 rises lead to border closures for seven towns in Spain’s Murcia region

THE Murcia region will close the perimeters of seven municipalities from midnight on January 6 and has slashed region-wide hospitality hours over the Three Kings

4 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Spain: More than 300 break virus restrictions at illegal rave near Barcelona

AN illegal warehouse rave that started on New Year’s Eve was finally shut down by police after ravers partied for more than 40 hours. Some

4 Jan, 2021 @ 17:01

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Eighth COVID-19 death in Gibraltar not enough to stop lockdown rebellion

AN EIGHTH COVID-19 death has been reported in Gibraltar as non-essential car use was banned after chaotic weekend.

4 Jan, 2021 @ 16:59

Gibraltar·Lead

Friends and family speak out over Hilaria Baldwin Spanish controversy

FRIENDS and family of Hilaria Baldwin, wife of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, have spoken out over last weeks allegations surrounding the mum-of-five’s Spanish heritage. Allegations

4 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Celebrity·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia detects 1,077 COVID-19 cases Monday as it convenes expert committee to decide future of current restrictions

ANDALUCIA has detected 1,077 new coronavirus cases on Monday. While it is 1,143 fewer than the number reported on Sunday, the figure represents a significant

4 Jan, 2021 @ 15:53

Coronavirus·Lead

British couple who voted Leave before moving to Spain go viral over unusual Brexit complaint

OVER the last few years we’ve all had our fair share of disagreements with family members over Brexit. Should we be in? Rather be out?

4 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead

Spain’s Malaga and Torremolinos see noticeable drop in rental property price—while rent in Marbella remains high

MALAGA City and Torremolinos lead the way in the annual drop in the price of housing rent in the whole of the province. Renting a

4 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga·Property

New Year tragedy as army continues search for missing worker after deadly avalanche in northern Spain

RESCUE workers have been joined by military teams to search for a missing snow plow worker after a deadly avalanche claimed the life of his

4 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Lead·Northern Spain

Miki Nunez reveals he ‘grew like a beast’ during Eurovision days and shares fitness routine that kept him sane during the pandemic

MIKI Nunez has shared how his fitness schedule saved him from going ‘crazy’ during lockdown. The Eurovision star, who represented Spain in the 2019 competition,

4 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Celebrity·Lead·Other News

WARNING: Torrential rainfall will risk flooding in Gibraltar and on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 3-day downpour to begin Wednesday

TORRENTIAL rains will bring risk of flooding across Gibraltar and the Costa del Sol for much of this week. The downpour will begin on Wednesday

4 Jan, 2021 @ 13:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man

4 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police in protest as “lives at risk” from sharing bulletproof vests among Spain’s Guardia Civil

BULLETPROOF vests are having to be shared among Guardia Civil due to poor planning, according to their union, UnionGC. They consider it unacceptable that, during

4 Jan, 2021 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Retired British expat taking Spain to court after Russian bride-to-be denied entry at Malaga airport

A BRITISH expat wants to take the Spanish Government to court after his Russian bride-to-be was denied entry into Spain despite having the necessary documents.