Spain’s Andalucia counts 544 new COVID-19 infections Thursday as incidence rate drops sharply to 153.9 cases per 100,000 people

THE number of daily coronavirus infections in Andalucia increased on Thursday as a further 544 cases were detected, up from the 366 recorded on Wednesday.

10 Dec, 2020 @ 15:01

Coronavirus·Lead

Historic moment in Spain as first ever cave paintings found on La Palma island

FOR the first time in history, cave paintings have been discovered in La Palma. Unearthed by chance, there will now be further research into the

10 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Boris’ Brexit dinner date in Brussels ends without a deal as talks are set to continue until Sunday

BORIS Johnson’s vital dinner with destiny, and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, last night has ended without a Brexit deal. Seemingly, the one thing

10 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Politics

Brits to be barred from entering Spain and any other EU country from January 1 under current COVID-19 travel restrictions

BRITISH tourists will be forbidden from entering Spain and any other EU country from January 1, according to the current coronavirus restrictions The rules dictate

10 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Cheaper swab tests now accepted for entering Spain and children under six exempt

THE Spanish Ministry of Health has just announced that it will now also accept negative TMA tests from travellers wishing to enter Spain and that

10 Dec, 2020 @ 12:48

Lead

Charity fundraiser organised for December 11 in Andalucia to give children a ‘better Christmas’

REAL estate agent Briteman Properties will host a Papa Noel charity event on Friday December 11 in Calahonda to raise money to buy presents for

10 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Other News

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases halved in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have fallen by over 50% on a weekly basis. Latest figures released last night(December 9) by the regional

10 Dec, 2020 @ 11:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Scandinavian businessman that saved popular Andalucia golf resort Baviera Golf passes away

THE businessman that purchased the Baviera Golf Resort in Caleta de Velez and saved it from certain closure has died. Carlos Charters, 75, along with

10 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

Hiker who vanished near Spanish border was ‘not as happy as images on social media suggest’ say police

DETECTIVES investigating the disappearance of British hiker Esther Dingley have said her private life ‘was not as idyllic as social media suggested’. The 37-year-old, originally

10 Dec, 2020 @ 09:30

Foot-chase through city streets sees well-known English thief and is accomplice behind bars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO HAPLESS thieves were chased by Torrevieja Police after an off-duty Guardia Civil caught them robbing a bar, only yards from the nearby barracks. As

10 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca

Spain’s COVID-19 incidence rate drops below 200 cases per 100,000 people for first time since August

SPAIN has reported 9,773 new coronavirus cases over the past 48 hours, or less than 5,000 for each of the past two days. It comes

9 Dec, 2020 @ 21:29

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Strong Gales In Calpe Destroy Nativity Scene Site And Blow Away Tent Used For Covid 19 Tests In Spain S Costa Blanca

Strong gales in Calpe damage nativity scene site and blow away tent used for COVID-19 tests in Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUSTS of up to 90 kilometres per hour have caused damage around Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Gales brought down the nativity scene stage

9 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca

Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region

A FRAUDSTER from San Javier wanted by courts across Spain has been snared at a checkpoint to stop people travelling around the Murcia region. The

9 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Lead·Mar Menor

Dead body washes up on beach in Spain’s Mallorca

The corpse was found on the shoreline of Platja Es Caragol in Santanyi by a passerby

9 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Lead·Mallorca

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this

9 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil

9 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Torrevieja

English freeclimber scales 144m tower in Barcelona without ropes or safety equipment

21-YEAR-OLD British Spiderman, George King, climbed Barcelona’s iconic Agbar Tower on Saturday, adding another urban summit to his list of daring feats. Awed onlookers filmed

9 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Lead

Pandemic gives Airbnb in rural Spain an unexpected boost

BOOKINGS for Airbnbs in remote parts of Spain have soared in the last 12 months as tourists turn away from busy cities during the pandemic.

9 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

When will Spain’s Andalucia update its COVID-19 restrictions and what changes are expected?

THE current coronavirus restrictions in Andalucia will remain in place for at least another two days. Junta president Juanma Moreno confirmed this afternoon that any

9 Dec, 2020 @ 16:14

Coronavirus·Lead

Cross-border Gibraltar workers will be first Spaniards to receive COVID-19 vaccine

CROSS-border workers in Gibraltar will be the first Spanish people to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Approximately 270 Spaniards will be given the Pfizer jab on

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Health

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Nightlife businesses in places like Benidorm can reopen straight away in Spain’s Valencian Community

NIGHTLIFE businesses that were forced to shut in mid-August in the Valencian Community due to pandemic restrictions can now resume trading. As the Olive Press

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH thief was rumbled by an off-duty Guardia Civil agent when he tried to leave a Torrevieja bar with stolen cash and alcohol. Bail

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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Valencia’s Ciudadanos spokesperson accuses Vice President of ‘deficient’ management and proposes allocation of €4.5 million to reform public housing

THE spokesperson for Ciudadanos (Cs) in Valencia has called for €4.5 million to be injected into reforming public housing estates. Mamen Peris said many homes

9 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Valencia

BREAKING: Curfew brought forward to 10pm in Spain’s Mallorca

From Thursday, December 10, the curfew will begin at 10pm and end at 6am the next day

9 Dec, 2020 @ 14:10

Health·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 366 COVID-19 cases Wednesday in lowest daily count since August 12

ANDALUCIA has counted just 366 new coronavirus cases Wednesday in the lowest daily figure since early August. According to the Junta, the daily infection rate

9 Dec, 2020 @ 14:08

Coronavirus·Lead

IN PICS: Inside Novak Djokovic’s €10 million villa as tennis World No.1 moves permanently to Spain’s Marbella

NOVAK Djokovic has officially left Monte Carlo and settled in Marbella after splashing more than €10 million on a private luxury villa. The tennis World

9 Dec, 2020 @ 13:51

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

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Spain’s Andalucia counts 544 new COVID-19 infections Thursday as incidence rate drops sharply to 153.9 cases per 100,000 people

Historic moment in Spain as first ever cave paintings found on La Palma island

Boris’ Brexit dinner date in Brussels ends without a deal as talks are set to continue until Sunday

Brits to be barred from entering Spain and any other EU country from January 1 under current COVID-19 travel restrictions

Cheaper swab tests now accepted for entering Spain and children under six exempt

Charity fundraiser organised for December 11 in Andalucia to give children a ‘better Christmas’

New COVID-19 cases halved in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

Scandinavian businessman that saved popular Andalucia golf resort Baviera Golf passes away

Hiker who vanished near Spanish border was ‘not as happy as images on social media suggest’ say police

Foot-chase through city streets sees well-known English thief and is accomplice behind bars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s COVID-19 incidence rate drops below 200 cases per 100,000 people for first time since August

Strong gales in Calpe damage nativity scene site and blow away tent used for COVID-19 tests in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region

Dead body washes up on beach in Spain’s Mallorca

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

English freeclimber scales 144m tower in Barcelona without ropes or safety equipment

Pandemic gives Airbnb in rural Spain an unexpected boost

When will Spain’s Andalucia update its COVID-19 restrictions and what changes are expected?

Cross-border Gibraltar workers will be first Spaniards to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Nightlife businesses in places like Benidorm can reopen straight away in Spain’s Valencian Community

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencia’s Ciudadanos spokesperson accuses Vice President of ‘deficient’ management and proposes allocation of €4.5 million to reform public housing

BREAKING: Curfew brought forward to 10pm in Spain’s Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 366 COVID-19 cases Wednesday in lowest daily count since August 12

IN PICS: Inside Novak Djokovic’s €10 million villa as tennis World No.1 moves permanently to Spain’s Marbella

Two ‘potentially dangerous’ dogs are rescued roaming Costa del Sol motorway as the council hunts owner who abandoned them

Tragedy as ‘British’ boy, 4, dies after falling into water tank while on holiday with his family in Granada

How Freud helped Dali turn dreams and fears into unforgettable art

Spain’s foreign minister accuses PP of trying to ‘sabotage’ Gibraltar treaty and ‘wellbeing of 300,000 Spaniards’

El Corte Ingles unveils six floors of premium brands in Fuengirola ahead of Christmas shopping

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