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‘Prado of the North’: Queen Letizia joins Prince Charles at UK’s first museum devoted to Spanish art

SPAIN’S Queen Letizia toured alongside Prince Charles on Tuesday at the first museum in the UK devoted entirely to Spanish art. Queen Letizia was welcomed

6 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead

Norwegian—with 10 routes to Spain’s Malaga— becomes first airline to do away with face masks on flights

TWO years after the pandemic began, airlines are beginning to relax measures and masks will no longer be compulsory on Norwegian flights. Norwegian has decided

6 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Travel News

Listed: Beaches in Spain’s Malaga worst hit by most damaging storm in recent years

EVERY single beach on the Malaga coastline has been damaged to some degree by storm Ciril—considered the worst storm in recent years. In a preliminary

6 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada makes Alhambra day trips easy from Spain’s Costa del Sol

A NEW high-speed rail route has opened between Malaga and Granada taking under one hour and 10 minutes. New high-speed train launched between Malaga and

5 Apr, 2022 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Getting Around·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Ukraine’s Zelensky thanks Spain’s parliament for support but attacks companies still trading with Russia

UKRAINIAN president Volodymr Zelensky addressed Spain’s parliamentarians on Tuesday in a special 30-minute session of Congress in Madrid. He appeared via video-link at the unanimous

5 Apr, 2022 @ 19:15

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

New Call To Scrap Motorway Tolls To Stop Traffic Jams On Notorious Highway On Spain S Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca city gets recognised for having Spain’s safest roads but mayor reveals ‘could do better’

ORIHUELA officially has Spain’s safest roads, after recognition by the Congress of Deputies. Its president, Juan José Matarí Saez, revealed the news to city mayor

5 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Low Cost High Speed Train War Hots Up In Spain As New Operator Iryo Brings Forward Launch.

Spain’s low cost high-speed train war hots up as new operator Iryo brings forward launch.

SPAIN’S low cost high-speed train war goes up an extra gear in November as Italian-Spanish owned firm Ilsa launches its service. The company, under the

5 Apr, 2022 @ 17:51

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·National News

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Property owner stung with massive fine for bogus registration of immigrants in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia area man has picked up a €105,000 penalty for breaking Spain’s immigration laws. The 52-year-old Pakistani national from Mislata was fined €525 each

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: British couple lose legal battle as bulldozers flatten retirement home in southern Spain

FOR two decades it had been the dream retirement home of British couple David and Janet Hartshorn. The four-bedroom villa in the hills above the

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead·Malaga·Must Read·Property

Spain expels 27 Russian diplomats in footsteps of other EU countries

Spain expels 27 Russian diplomats to follow lead of fellow EU countries

27 Russian diplomats and embassy staff are to be expelled from Spain. Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares, said on Tuesday that their departure will take

5 Apr, 2022 @ 15:59

Lead·National News

SOff-duty policeman chase supermarket thief around car park after leaving with €400 of unpaid goods in Spain's Costa Blanca

Supermarket thieves took ‘cut-price’ orders from Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain

SIX people have been arrested for stealing from Costa Blanca supermarkets and passing on the items at discount prices to Elche bars and restaurants. The

5 Apr, 2022 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain

A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew

5 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

How the brown bear has been brought back from the brink of extinction to thrive in Spain’s Pyrenees

JUST three decades ago brown bears were on the brink of extinction in the Pyrenees, the population all but wiped out by hunters and loss

5 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Nature

1 bedroom Flat for sale in Los Cristianos with pool – € 179,000

Flat Los Cristianos, Tenerife 1 beds 1 baths € 179,000 Sunset Home International Real Estate offers you for sale this fantastic investment opportunity

5 Apr, 2022 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Spend €2.5 Million On Led Street Lights In Levante Zone

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €2.5 million on LED street lights in Levante Zone

A bumper €2.5 million contract to overhaul street lighting in the Levante Zone of Benidorm has been advertised by the city council. LED technology will

5 Apr, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Convoy of Marbella taxi drivers bring 34 refugees and two pets to Spain from Poland border

A CONVOY of Marbella taxi drivers have returned from a trip to the Polish border to donate supplies to Ukraine and take refugees to safety.

5 Apr, 2022 @ 11:45

Lead

Man arrested in Spain’s Almeria for “obsessive” cyber-bullying of 23 kids after mum discovers pornography on daughter’s phone

FOLLOWING the shock discovery of pornographic images on her daughter’s phone, a mum’s report led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man in La Mojonera

5 Apr, 2022 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

What will the weather be like this Easter in Spain?

THIS year Easter falls in mid-April which may give you hope for a Semana Santa marked by mild temperatures and sunshine. However, Semana Santa is

5 Apr, 2022 @ 10:20

Lead·Must Read·National News·Weather

House hunting in rural Spain: ‘We bought a museum’

When Auriel Roe started looking for rural property in the cooler climes of northern Spain, she didn’t imagine ending up with a portal into the

5 Apr, 2022 @ 09:45

Lead·Opinion·Property

Study reveals most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘stingy’ tourists to visit Spain’s Costa del Sol

A RECENT study, published this Monday, April 4, by the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed the most ‘spendthrift’ and ‘tight-fisted’ tourists on holiday in

5 Apr, 2022 @ 09:00

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Sierra Nevada prepares to extend the ski season until April 24

SIERRA Nevada is set to be the last ski resort on the Iberian Peninsula to close this season. Ironically it has been spring which has

5 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Granada·Lead·Travel News

Struggling petrol stations in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain get interest-free loans to survive fuel price cuts

INDEPENDENT and mainly family-run service station businesses in the Valencian Community have been offered an interest-free loan to help them survive. Pump price cuts of

4 Apr, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez announces €11 billion investment for Spain’s microchip and semiconductor sector

SPAIN’S government is planning to invest €11 billion in the country’s microchip and semiconductor sectors. Speaking at Monday’s ‘Wake Up Spain’ economic forum in Madrid,

4 Apr, 2022 @ 18:26

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·National News·Technology

Illegal Drone Sprays Dangerous Chemicals Close To Homes And River On Spain's Costa Blanca

Illegal drone sprays banned chemicals close to homes and river on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN illegal crop-spraying drone using dangerous chemicals has been brought down to earth in Orihuela. The Policia Local were told about the drone operating just

4 Apr, 2022 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead