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EXCLUSIVE: How British tourists are bypassing disability rules to rent mobility scooters in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE in Benidorm have launched a crackdown on tourists renting mobility scooters and issuing fines of up to €500 after it emerged many of them

26 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

The Property Shop in Ciudad Quesada on Spain’s Costa Blanca has a reputation that speaks for itself

ALWAYS reliable, The Property Shop has been established in Ciudad Quesada for over 20 years and, in that time, has earned a reputation for good,

26 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Property·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in El Madronal – € 299,000

Apartment El Madroñal, Tenerife 2 beds 2 baths € 299,000 Clear Blue Skies Group SL is delighted to present this large and immaculate

26 Jul, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Dog owners ordered to carry poop bags and to clear up urine in Valencia area town in Spain

BURJASSOT council in Valencia Province has declared war on dog owners who allow their pets to foul public areas without clearing up their mess. A

26 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Vueling accused of anti-semitism after group of Jewish children are removed from plane in Valencia

Spaniard detained for sending deathreats via AirDrop to passengers on Alicante flight

A SPANISH man was detained by police after sending threatening and demonic messages to fellow passengers before takeoff on a flight bound for Alicante. The

26 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·National News

Spain expected to record temperature highs for April to break 12-year record

Temperature records smashed as southern Costa Blanca sizzled in Spain

TEMPERATURE records were smashed on Monday as southern parts of Alicante Province sizzled in a heatwave. Alicante-Elche airport logged its highest temperature since opening in

26 Jul, 2022 @ 11:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

MAP: Images from space show in real time where wildfires raging in Spain

WILDFIRES are raging across Spain in what is already the worst year for blaze devastation in at least a decade. A map produced by Nasa

26 Jul, 2022 @ 10:31

Environment·Lead·National News

Spanish King Felipe Vi And Letizia During Santiago Apostle Festivity Act In Santiago De Compostela, A Coruña On Monday, 25 July 2022.

Spain’s royal family turnout to celebrate Santiago festivities

SPAIN’S Queen Letizia and her two daughters looked a picture of glamour as they attended festivities to celebrate the St James in Santiago de Compostela

25 Jul, 2022 @ 19:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

Act Of Inaguration Of Juanma Moreno As New President Of Andalusia

Andalucia unveils new government with more women than men in ministerial posts

THE re-elected regional president of Andalucia has unveiled the make-up of the new majority government announcing that women will hold the majority of ministerial posts

25 Jul, 2022 @ 18:47

Lead·Politics

Teenage boy dies after shooting himself in the head in Spain’s Murcia region

POLICE are looking into the circumstances behind the death of a boy, 16, after he shot himself in the head. The tragedy happened around 7.00

25 Jul, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Murcia

Applications for Spain’s €400 youth culture voucher now open

ALL residents in Malaga who turn 18 in 2022 can apply for the youth culture voucher as of Monday July 25. The voucher, called the

25 Jul, 2022 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

WATCH: Pioneering lifeguard drone saves 14-year-old from drowning off beach in Spain’s Valencia

A pioneering lifeguard drone being used to patrol beaches in the Valencia regions has saved a 14-year-old from drowning. A video shows how the boy

25 Jul, 2022 @ 16:48

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINED: What we know case of tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in Spain

SPANISH health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) detected in a man in Castilla y Leon. The middle-aged man was admitted

25 Jul, 2022 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s government tries to overturn new Murcia airport name over link to General Franco

SPAIN’S Superior Court will hear a bid to overturn the naming of Murcia’s airport at Corvera in tribute to local air pioneer, Juan de la

25 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Murcia

Video of horse collapsing pulling carriage in Mallorca heat reignites calls for ban across Spain

A DISTRESSING video showing a horse collapsing during the heat of the day in Mallorca has reignited calls for a ban on the tourist carriages.

25 Jul, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Burning car sparks new blaze outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANOTHER wildfire was raging outside Mijas on Sunday afternoon after a blaze was sparked by a burning car. Firefighting agency INFOCA said the blaze had

25 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Fly art: Passenger caught smuggling original Picasso into Ibiza airport

SPANISH authorities have announced that they seized a stolen Picassso painting at Ibiza airport earlier this month. Airport workers discovered a sketch attributed to the

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·La Cultura·National News

Unconscious British man in Alicante area home saved after worried wife calls Spanish police from UK

Unconscious British man in Alicante Province home saved after worried wife calls Spanish police from UK

GUARDIA Civil officers broke down the front door of a Hondon de las Nieves house to rescue a British man lying unconscious on the living

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Torrevieja – € 92,000

Flat Torrevieja, Alicante 2 beds 1 baths € 92,000 Ref: TOR046 Two-bedroom apartment with communal pool in Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja Are you looking

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

6 Precious Moving Tips That Will Save You Time and Money

There are many things you should keep in mind when moving. Moving can be expensive and time consuming. Hopefully, this article will help you save

25 Jul, 2022 @ 13:02

Travel News

Spain now has two restaurants ranked in world’s top five

TWO restaurants in Spain have won coveted places in the top five of the list of the World’s Best 50 Restaurants in 2022. The awards

25 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Nightclub Bouncer Beats Up 'annoying' Customer Outside Costa Blanca Venue In Spain

Enraged nightclub bouncer beats up and stabs ‘annoying’ customer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante nightclub bouncer has been arrested for causing serious injury to an ‘annoying’ customer in the port area of the city. The Policia Nacional

25 Jul, 2022 @ 12:11

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two Men Try To Swindle Insurers Out Of €96,000 Over Bogus Bee Hive Robberies In Spain's Valencia Area

Beekeepers try to swindle insurers out of €96,000 over bogus bee hive robberies in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO beekeepers made a fake €96,000 insurance claim by saying 1,200 bee hives had been stolen from their Ontinyent farm in Valencia Province. A father

25 Jul, 2022 @ 11:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two of Spain’s biggest phone and broadband operators sign merger deal

TWO of Spain’s biggest telecoms operators Orange and MasMovil have signed a formal deal to merge their operations in the country. The agreement is worth

25 Jul, 2022 @ 10:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Xacobeo: Why 2022 is an extra special time to visit Spain’s Santiago de Compostela

By Shannon Chaffers

25 Jul, 2022 @ 09:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Expanding horizons: Musings from Suze on life in Spain

Susannah Grant looks back on her early days in Spain and marvels at how far, both she and her adopted country have come.

24 Jul, 2022 @ 17:30

Expanding Horizons·Lead·National News·Opinion

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