Bullfighting weekend gets banned by council in Spain’s Valencia area
SUECA council has refused to grant permits for a bullfighting weekend to coincide with the city’s patron saint fiestas. The Xe Quin Bou Sueca bullfighting
Spain’s oldest known iron sword ‘rescued’ from illegal internet auction
A JEWEL of Spanish military history has been ‘rescued’ from an illegal internet auction. The item, of great historical relevance, is believed to be the
Cyber crime rises by over 6% in Spain in 2021
CYBER crime went by up 6.1% in Spain last year according to the Criminality Statistical System(SEC). Broken down into raw figures, 305,477 cyber-related offences were
Sticky wicket: Cricket boom in Spain brings back memories of family legend for one expat
Thrown into Spain's newfound love of cricket, Susannah Grant is reminded of a family story of a relative in India who met with a tragic
Spanish councils in Campo de Gibraltar area given cash to help male violence victims after gruesome Sevilla stabbing
LOCAL councils will get an €85,600 boost to fight violence against women in the Bay of Gibraltar, the Cadiz provincial government said in a statement.
Body of missing person found with gunshot wound to the head in Spain’s Malaga Mountains
THE body of a missing Spanish man has been found in Los Montes de Malaga with an alleged gunshot wound to the head. According to
Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed to bathing for third time this summer due to faecal contamination
MALAGA City Council has closed Sacaba beach, in the western area of the capital of Malaga, to bathing this Tuesday, August 30, after a water
Mallorca has Spain’s most expensive area for property rentals
CALVIA on Mallorca has overhauled long-time leader Barcelona as the costliest municipality in Spain for property rentals. The Balearic Islands as a whole are also
Fire-ravaged Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante Province gets cash boost
NEW support of up to €2 million has been promised to the fire-hit Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province. The pledge came on Tuesday in
New Da Vinci robotic surgery units being opened at Valencia region public hospitals in Spain
THREE Da Vinci robotic surgery units will be opened in Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €9 million. They will be set up at
MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized
A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000
Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Spaniards have been arrested on a Benidorm campsite over a lottery ticket con that scammed over €42,000 out of elderly people in Alicante, Calpe,
Dozens of Jesuit priests accused of child sex abuse in Spain over many decades
AT least 130 Jesuit priests have been accused of committing sexual abuse against children between 1927 and 2012 in Spain. The El Pais newspaper, as
Drones buzzing over Madrid’s airport cause delays and flight diversions
FLIGHTS were delayed or diverted at Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez Barajas Airport on Monday after drones were detected flying in the airspace. State-owned airport operator, AENA,
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Algorfa with pool – € 425,000
Villa Algorfa, Alicante 4 beds 3 baths € 425,000 A Spectacular Front Line Golf, West Facing, Four Bedroom Detached Villa in La Finca
Gibraltar cuts COVID-19 self-isolation time to five days as cases drop
PEOPLE who get COVID-19 in Gibraltar will now only have to self-isolate for five days after they tested positive, its health authority announced. Director of
Spain’s Air Europa announces big Boeing fleet modernisation
SPAIN’S Air Europa will receive 15 long-and short-haul aircraft in a major fleet modernisation programme. Air Europa will bring in five Boeing 787-9s and 10
Reduced EMT bus passes in Spain’s Malaga come into force this Thursday
FROM September 1 and, in principle, until the end of the year, travelling on Malaga buses will cost between 35% and 40% less with urban
Spain’s inflation rate shows surprise small fall in August
INFLATION in Spain stood at 10.4% in August- a 0.4% drop on July’s rate according to figures released on Tuesday by the National Institute of
BREAKING: Ship stuck in sand 200m from Catalan Bay after overnight collision in Gibraltar waters
BULK carrier OS 35 beached 200 metres off the east side of the Rock after a collision with a refueling ship overnight. The Gibraltar Port
Angry patient with gun threatens to kill staff at Murcia region health centre in Spain
A patient who was refused a new prescription at Yecla’s Mariano Yago health centre returned an hour later with a gun and threatened to kill
WATCH: Driver takes wrong turn down stairway in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are searching for the driver who made a wrong turn down a stairway in Marbella damaging several steps. The 4X4 was driven off the
Recall of frozen fruitberry mix in Spain due to presence of Hepatitis A
HEALTH authorities are verifying the withdrawal from the market of three batches of Ardo Frozen Fruitberry Mix due to the presence of hepatitis A. The
Alcohol bottle waste: Environmental activists collect over 1,000 1-litre beer bottles ditched in natural space in Spain’s Sevilla
MORE than a thousand 1-liter beer bottles have been collected this weekend by environmental activists in a natural space in Gerena, Sevilla. The discarded bottles,
Gibraltar in ‘constant’ meetings throughout summer to thrash out post-Brexit EU deal with Spain and UK
‘CONSTANT and unrelenting’ work to secure an EU treaty for Gibraltar between the UK, EU and Spain has continued throughout the summer months, Chief Minister
Man dies from electric shock after sailing into power cable off coast of northern Spain
A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while sailing on the Ria del Eo on the border between Galicia and Asturias on Sunday, when his boat collided