Mayor of La Linea reacts to controversial Netflix series depicting Spanish town as ‘the drug gateway to Europe’

FIRING gunshots into the air, police officers swarm towards a boat full of drug traffickers as they raced towards the beach for a drop off

30 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Cadiz·National News·Other News

Over 1300 euros raised for Macmillan Cancer Support by expat bar in Spain

The Jolly Bar in Quesada, Alicante has raised a gigantic €1300 for charity. Serving coffee and cake to expats and regulars the business will now

30 Sep, 2020 @ 15:50

Alicante

Spanish authorities seize 35 tonnes of cannabis with a street value of millions in country’s biggest ever drugs busts

The Spanish authorities have seized over 35 tonnes of hashish worth an estimated $5 million on luxury yachts in the Atlantic Ocean. The operation, part

30 Sep, 2020 @ 15:45

New COVID-19 case at Gibraltar school sends 20 into self-isolation

ANOTHER case of COVID-19 has been found at at a Gibraltar school as numbers continued to rise on the Rock to 49 in latest figures.

30 Sep, 2020 @ 15:36

Gibraltar·Lead

Ronda robbed of bandit museum by El Borge City Council in Spain

EL BORGE City Council have swooped in and laid claim to Ronda’s Bandit Museum collection. The transfer took place after the museum was plunged into

30 Sep, 2020 @ 15:10

La Cultura

Chilly start to October as intense cold blast forecast to spread across Spain

The cold blast will bring a dramatic drop in temperature, wind and rough sea conditions.

30 Sep, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia registers 21 deaths and 1,071 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

Granada saw the most deaths between Tuesday and Wednesday with nine, followed by Sevilla counting four, Malaga and Cordoba three and Cadiz two

30 Sep, 2020 @ 14:49

Coronavirus·Lead

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Men are suffering and dying more from COVID-19 than women in Spain’s Andalucia, study suggests

A STUDY by the Junta de Andalucia has suggested men are more at risk from COVID-19 than women once the virus has been contracted. The

30 Sep, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead

Spain is a long way off from closing down Marbella and Andalucia’s biggest cities due to COVID-19 – here’s why

Any town or city with more than 100,000 inhabitants is now in the hands of the central government when it comes to bringing back lockdown-style

30 Sep, 2020 @ 13:53

Coronavirus·Lead

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Nine pilot whales die after beaching in northern Spain

The 15-strong pod lost their bearings and beached on the sands of Moris beach, 15 km west of the town of Gijon

30 Sep, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses

COSTA Blanca’s largest group of hoteliers, HOSBEC, insists the Spanish government MUST open safe ‘air corridors’ with Britain and Europe. The group claims that pandemic

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

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

Recent COVID-19 downward trend reversed in new figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases rebounded upwards to 903 in the Valencian Community, according to figures released last night(September 29). That compared to the regional health ministry

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:02

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Endangered turtles released off Spain’s Murcia to be tracked around the world by satellite

LOGGERHEAD turtles born in captivity have been released into the wild off Murcia beaches. Over two separate releases, 21 of the endangered species were returned

30 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Largest European footbridge opens on Costa del Sol’s Senda Litoral

More than 200 tonnes of Scots pine wood from Scandinavia and almost 15 tonnes of stainless steel have been used in its construction

30 Sep, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga

LISTED: The COVID-19 restrictions which will be brought back to towns in Spain’s Andalucia IF they meet the criteria

If a town meets the criteria, it will be ordered to close bars at 10pm and shut down all of its markets

30 Sep, 2020 @ 08:46

Coronavirus·Lead

BREAKING: Spain takes back power to close off large towns or cities as Madrid surrenders to COVID-19 measures – see criteria for closures here

Once these milestones are passed, measures to limit mobility, social interactions and opening hours will be implemented immediately, warned Illa

29 Sep, 2020 @ 22:47

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

False bomb threat at Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport

A FAKE bomb threat almost caused an evacuation at Palma de Mallorca airport this evening. It came after a call from Madrid warned of an

29 Sep, 2020 @ 20:33

Lead·Mallorca

Hospital Doctors Across Spain S Costa Blanca Go On Strike

Doctors and teachers banned from speaking out to media about COVID-19 in Spain’s Madrid

An internal statement released by regional leader Isabel Ayuso urged the affected workers to 'never act on their own' when talking to media outlets

29 Sep, 2020 @ 20:04

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

OPINION: Spanish authorities must do more than diddly squat to curb the rise of okupas

COVID-19 could be creating a squatters paradise as travel restrictions limit the ability of people to visit homes. The number of properties lying empty in

29 Sep, 2020 @ 19:20

Opinion

Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes

LUCK ran out for two men who decided to use Alicante Casino as a laundering point for 15 fake €500 notes. The men each face

29 Sep, 2020 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S government announced an extension to furlough payments today(September 29) as Benidorm hosted a motorcade protest calling on the scheme to continue. The temporary ERTE

29 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Inside the exclusive closing gala at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain

Headed up by Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, the San Sebastian Official Selection Jury scoured entries to select the best films of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 17:06

Celebrity

Life to continue as ‘normal’ for majority of Spain’s Andalucia after region announces ‘advisory’ rule of six while hardest hit areas to receive mass testing to fight COVID-19

Just one town in Sevilla (Casariche), will be closed down after registering a coronavirus incidence rate of 4,582.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:48

Coronavirus·Lead

Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIVORCE applications have plummeted 40% throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca, but not just because of the coronavirus lockdown. It is true that the near collapse of

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Ecologists demand closure of airfield after string of accidents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

On July 7, a small plane crashed on landing during a routine training flight, destroying the aircraft involved

29 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Rule of six and other COVID-19 measures announced for Spain’s Andalucia

The Junta is studying ways to make the rule of six a legal obligation

29 Sep, 2020 @ 14:21

Coronavirus·Lead

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Mayor of La Linea reacts to controversial Netflix series depicting Spanish town as ‘the drug gateway to Europe’

Over 1300 euros raised for Macmillan Cancer Support by expat bar in Spain

Spanish authorities seize 35 tonnes of cannabis with a street value of millions in country’s biggest ever drugs busts

New COVID-19 case at Gibraltar school sends 20 into self-isolation

Ronda robbed of bandit museum by El Borge City Council in Spain

Chilly start to October as intense cold blast forecast to spread across Spain

Spain’s Andalucia registers 21 deaths and 1,071 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

Men are suffering and dying more from COVID-19 than women in Spain’s Andalucia, study suggests

Spain is a long way off from closing down Marbella and Andalucia’s biggest cities due to COVID-19 – here’s why

Nine pilot whales die after beaching in northern Spain

Safe air corridors to Britain MUST open to save Benidorm’s winter tourist season, claim hotel bosses

Recent COVID-19 downward trend reversed in new figures for Spain’s Costa Blanca

Endangered turtles released off Spain’s Murcia to be tracked around the world by satellite

Largest European footbridge opens on Costa del Sol’s Senda Litoral

LISTED: The COVID-19 restrictions which will be brought back to towns in Spain’s Andalucia IF they meet the criteria

BREAKING: Spain takes back power to close off large towns or cities as Madrid surrenders to COVID-19 measures – see criteria for closures here

False bomb threat at Spain’s Palma de Mallorca airport

Doctors and teachers banned from speaking out to media about COVID-19 in Spain’s Madrid

OPINION: Spanish authorities must do more than diddly squat to curb the rise of okupas

Casino conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca face serious jail time over forged bank notes

Furlough extended as Benidorm tourist and hospitality groups stage protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Inside the exclusive closing gala at San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain

Life to continue as ‘normal’ for majority of Spain’s Andalucia after region announces ‘advisory’ rule of six while hardest hit areas to receive mass testing to fight COVID-19

Pre-lockdown divorce applications plummet by 40% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ecologists demand closure of airfield after string of accidents on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BREAKING: Rule of six and other COVID-19 measures announced for Spain’s Andalucia

Spain’s economy keeps outpacing Europe with 2.7% annual growth – but summer slowdown sends unemployment back above 10%

British brothers arrested over ‘attack on ambulance crew’ in Almeria after demanding relative be taken to hospital

‘Inspiring’ Cambridge University scientist on her way to collect award for pioneering IVF research among 69 killed in Toledo train disaster

Foreign buyers are pulling back from Spain’s property market – but there are signs of a soft landing on the Costa del Sol, writes Mark Stucklin

Must-visit: These 5 ‘low-cost’ escapes all within an hour from Madrid – according to a leading Spanish newspaper

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