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Luxury Plaza Mayor shopping outlet on Spain’s Costa del Sol scammed out of €120,000 by Valencia-based scammers posing as high ranking employee

SEVERAL cyber-scammers have been arrested after hacking high-ranking employees of a luxury shopping outlet and defrauding them of €120,000. The four arrested in Valencia helped

17 Jan, 2020 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Village in Spain’s Andalucia starts giving youngsters cash in bid to stem threat of rural depopulation

Almachar is one of the largest growers and exporters of the muscatel grape and raisin in Andalucia

17 Jan, 2020 @ 12:56

Lead·Malaga

‘Floating sofas’ now on offer at Costa Blanca outdoor furniture supplier

JUST when you thought your garden was complete, someone invents a floating sofa. The new addition to Costa Blanca exterior furniture supplier Dumas Design takes

17 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Property

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has been named as Europe’s top must-visit attraction.

17 Jan, 2020 @ 11:46

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca town celebrates citizens’ ‘titanic’ struggle against marching sands

GUARDAMAR will pay tribute to the people that prevented a movement of sand that could have engulfed the town, over a century ago. Saturday January

17 Jan, 2020 @ 10:54

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Spanish LEGEND Xavi reveals he turned down opportunity to manage Barcelona

The LEGENDARY midfielder who spent 17 years with the Blaugrana said the opportunity came ‘too early’ in his coaching career.

17 Jan, 2020 @ 10:47

Sport

TOTAL BANKER: Billionaire handed €52.4 million fine after botched attempt at smuggling priceless Picasso painting out of Spain on yacht

Picasso completed Head of a Young Woman in his pre-Cubist phase, with the painting snapped up by Botin in London in 1977

17 Jan, 2020 @ 10:31

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Spain’s racing legend Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally for THIRD time

CARLOS Sainz and Lucas Cruz have won the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

17 Jan, 2020 @ 09:52

Lead·Sport

Spanish MEP tells Brits: “the European Union will always be your home’

ON THE last session of European parliament before Brexit on January 31, a Spanish MEP had a clear message for expats wanting to remain part

17 Jan, 2020 @ 09:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante airport re-opens 24 hours after blaze on roof caused mass diversions and cancellations

ALICANTE airport has re-opened 24 hours after a fire on its roof caused a wave of flight cancellations and diversions. The fifth busiest airport in

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:44

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mercadona is hiring in Sabinillas with an impressive starting salary for Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE running joke is that the checkout worker at Mercadona is probably earning more than most of us. There’s a reason for that, it seems,

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:19

Business & Finance·Lead

No change to EU rights during transition period of the next year, Gibraltar government confirm

GIBRALTAR residents have been told not to worry about losing their EU rights until the future relationship with the EU is worked out.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 19:03

Gibraltar

Estepona’s popular San Luis gourmet food market closes after less than two years in setback for ‘Garden of the Costa del Sol’ initiative

IT was designed to take the gastronomic offering in Estepona to yet another level. But after less than two years, the San Luis Mercado has

16 Jan, 2020 @ 18:59

Food & Drink·Lead

Andalucian company among first in Spain to introduce four-day working week

A COMPANY based in Jaen has introduced a four-day working week.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 16:19

Business & Finance·Jaen·Lead

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were

16 Jan, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Dead dolphin washes up on popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DEAD dolphin has washed up on a beach in Estepona.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 13:24

Lead·Nature

Homeless man arrested after dog viciously attacks young British boy on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The dog is said to have suddenly attacked the boy, who had not even seen the animal, while 'the owner did nothing to prevent it'

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Nadal helps raise nearly €3 million in tennis charity event for Australian bushfire appeal

RALLY 4 Relief has raised nearly €3 million for the Australian bushfire appeal.

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Sport

Five British people arrested on Fuengirola yacht after police catch them with THREE TONNES of hash they intended to ‘ship from Spain to UK’

Two more Brits, who are believed to have organised the logistics and transport of the drugs, have also been placed under investigation

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DRIVEN MAD: Severe staffing crisis at ITV stations in Spain’s Malaga sees drivers queuing from 2am and no appointments for SIX WEEKS

One of the issues is that for years, people retiring have not been replaced, and neither have many who were fired or let go

16 Jan, 2020 @ 12:12

Lead·Malaga

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Operations have been further affected at Alicante-Elche Airport, where a roof fire saw thousands evacuated, yesterday afternoon. The reopening is postponed and will not take

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

MURCIA region’s ‘new’ airport, Corvera, celebrates its first anniversary today, after an auspicious opening in January 2019. Although the hi-tech replacement for the much-loved and

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

HARRY STAGG: Malaga police extend search for missing British man to WHOLE OF SPAIN as sergeant says ‘turn yourself in’

Harry left the Isle of Wight, with the intention of making it to Alora in Malaga for Christmas and New Year's Eve

15 Jan, 2020 @ 20:55

Crime & Law·Lead

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Fears that Alicante Airport could remain closed ‘all night’ as authorities say firefighters still working to extinguish fire in insulation

ALICANTE Airport could remain shut until tomorrow morning after authorities have said firefighting efforts will take ‘all night’. The Valencian Community’s 112 emergency service has

15 Jan, 2020 @ 19:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

A typical caganer figurine these days features a celebrity hunched over to do their business

15 Jan, 2020 @ 19:15

Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead

Mysterious seagull killer being investigated by Gibraltar environment department

THE death of some yellow-legged gulls could lead to a criminal investigation by the RGP after they were found to be poisoned.

15 Jan, 2020 @ 18:54

Gibraltar

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Luxury Plaza Mayor shopping outlet on Spain’s Costa del Sol scammed out of €120,000 by Valencia-based scammers posing as high ranking employee

Village in Spain’s Andalucia starts giving youngsters cash in bid to stem threat of rural depopulation

‘Floating sofas’ now on offer at Costa Blanca outdoor furniture supplier

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia named Europe’s top tourist attraction

Costa Blanca town celebrates citizens’ ‘titanic’ struggle against marching sands

Spanish LEGEND Xavi reveals he turned down opportunity to manage Barcelona

TOTAL BANKER: Billionaire handed €52.4 million fine after botched attempt at smuggling priceless Picasso painting out of Spain on yacht

Spain’s racing legend Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally for THIRD time

Spanish MEP tells Brits: “the European Union will always be your home’

Alicante airport re-opens 24 hours after blaze on roof caused mass diversions and cancellations

Mercadona is hiring in Sabinillas with an impressive starting salary for Spain’s Costa del Sol

No change to EU rights during transition period of the next year, Gibraltar government confirm

Estepona’s popular San Luis gourmet food market closes after less than two years in setback for ‘Garden of the Costa del Sol’ initiative

Andalucian company among first in Spain to introduce four-day working week

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

WATCH: Dead dolphin washes up on popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Homeless man arrested after dog viciously attacks young British boy on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain’s Nadal helps raise nearly €3 million in tennis charity event for Australian bushfire appeal

Five British people arrested on Fuengirola yacht after police catch them with THREE TONNES of hash they intended to ‘ship from Spain to UK’

DRIVEN MAD: Severe staffing crisis at ITV stations in Spain’s Malaga sees drivers queuing from 2am and no appointments for SIX WEEKS

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

HARRY STAGG: Malaga police extend search for missing British man to WHOLE OF SPAIN as sergeant says ‘turn yourself in’

Fears that Alicante Airport could remain closed ‘all night’ as authorities say firefighters still working to extinguish fire in insulation

REVEALED: Spain’s three best-selling Christmas caganers, and no it’s not Boris Johnson or Greta Thunberg!

Mysterious seagull killer being investigated by Gibraltar environment department

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts