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Police to carry out spot checks for booze in cafes from 6pm to 8pm in Spain’s Andalucia – including on punters’ tables

POLICE in Andalucia will be checking that cafes are not serving alcohol between 6pm and 8pm from today. It comes after the Junta modified the

18 Dec, 2020 @ 17:47

Coronavirus·Lead

Mayor plans ‘green corridor’ to unite city currently split asunder by rail line on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALLOSA DE SEGURA Mayor, Manuel Martínez, wants a train line through the municipality to be dismantled because, “the tracks cross the city and split it

18 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Travel News

Bars And Restaurants Attack New Early Closure Rules On Spain S Costa Blanca

Angry bar and restaurant owners attack new early closure rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A leading hospitality group representing Alicante Province bars and restaurants has slammed the news that opening hours will be cut further under new curfew rules.

18 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Human trafficking gang arrested after smuggling 700 Moroccan refugees into mainland Spain via Canary Islands

A HUMAN-trafficking operation has been smashed by Policia Nacional and Europol in Spain. Hundreds of desperate refugees were allegedly transported by the gang from Morocco

18 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Junta funds taxi lifelines throughout rural Andalucia, but drivers are wanting more

THE Junta announced this week that it will be extending the special taxi services throughout rural Andalucia. The project, as part of the long-term plan

18 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead

British Airways permanently cancels 13 flight routes from summer 2021

BRITISH Airways has permanently cancelled 13 flight routes from summer 2021. “We are sorry that, like other airlines, due to the current coronavirus pandemic and

18 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Travel News

Romanian couple and accomplice arrested for human trafficking in Marbella

THREE Romanian people have been arrested for human trafficking in Spain. The investigation, dubbed Operation Maori, was launched after the police received a tip off

18 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Spain’s regions divided over what to do about COVID-19 restrictions over ‘crucial’ Christmas period

SPAIN’S regions have become divided over whether or not to toughen up coronavirus restrictions over the Christmas period. The green light given to leaders to

18 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Madrid Spain 17 12 2020 Today It Is Expected That The Spanish Congress

Spain set to pass historic euthanasia bill

SPAIN has moved one step closer to passing a historic bill to allow medically assisted suicide after a landmark cabinet meeting yesterday. The bill, which

18 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Two earthquakes rumble Spain’s Granada this week

ACCORDING to the National Geographic Institute, two earthquakes have been registered in the province of Granada this week. A 2.2 magnitude earthquake, at a depth

18 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Granada·Lead

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

COVID-19 curfew time is extended as festive plans are scrapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FESTIVE holiday plans to reduce curfew times have been scrapped as new COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Valencian Community. The regional government reversal

18 Dec, 2020 @ 09:32

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia clarifies exactly what businesses can open between 6pm and 8pm from Friday

ANDALUCIA has made phase two of its coronavirus de-escalation plan official after publishing the new measures in its official regional bulletin (BOJA) Thursday night. The

17 Dec, 2020 @ 22:50

Coronavirus·Lead

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Man accused of sexually assaulting child at Benidorm cable ski facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man has been arrested in the Madrid area over the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Benidorm area last summer. Policia Nacional

17 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Man from Valencia wins €25,000 from Warner Bros after film giants framed him as mafia member in The Accountant

A Spanish judge has ordered Warner Bros to pay a Valencian businessman €25,000 in damages. But this was small change compared to the man’s original

17 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

La Cultura

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Four days of COVID-19 cases passing 2,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community have passed over 2,000 for a fourth consecutive day. Figures released this Thursday evening(December 17) by the regional

17 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain PM to quarantine until Christmas Eve after France’s Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

PEDRO Sanchez will self-isolate until December 24 despite testing negative for coronavirus on Thursday. The Spanish prime minister cancelled his agenda today after discovering his

17 Dec, 2020 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

IN GRAPHS: Spain’s Andalucia sees highest daily count of COVID-19 infections since November 29 – but is still among best performing regions

ANDALUCIA has detected 1,383 new coronavirus cases Thursday in the highest daily count of December so far. According to the Junta, it is actually the

17 Dec, 2020 @ 18:37

Coronavirus·Lead

WARNING: Christmas threatens Gibraltar COVID-19 disaster in January

NUMBERS of COVID-19 cases could break current records this Christmas and New Year as families get together.

17 Dec, 2020 @ 18:36

Gibraltar·Lead

Four Seasons to take over Grace Kelly, John Wayne and Winston Churchill’s favourite hotel in Spain after €165 million sale

FAMED for playing host to the stars, the Formentor hotel in the Mallorcan town of Pollenca will now become a Four Seasons after a €165

17 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Sierra Nevada to welcome skiers from tomorrow with up to 100cm of powder snow in Spain

SIERRA NEVADA ski resort will open tomorrow with between 30 and 100 centimetres of powder snow across its mountain range. There will be four skiable

17 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Granada

EXPLAINED: These are the new COVID-19 restrictions in force from Friday in Spain’s Andalucia – including ‘confusing cafe’ update

ANDALUCIA will enter stage two of its coronavirus de-escalation plan at midnight tonight, ushering in a wave of looser restrictions on travel and the hospitality

17 Dec, 2020 @ 17:03

Coronavirus·Lead

Level 4 COVID-19 restrictions will be extended in Spain’s Mallorca until January 11

Balearic President Francina Armengol today revealed her plans to extend the Level 4 restrictions until at least the second week of January

17 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Radical Jihadist squatter arrested in Spain’s Madrid as he prepared to flee to Syria

A practicing ISIS fanatic has been arrested in Madrid last night as he prepared to travel to Syria to join the terrorist organisation. Officers from

17 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British mum of eight planning on leaving kids over Christmas to enjoy a solo holiday to Spain

A BRITISH mum-of-eight has revealed her plans to leave her kids behind this Christmas for a solo trip to Spain. Marie Buchan, 39, said she

17 Dec, 2020 @ 14:17

Lead·Other News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: U-turn as cafes can remain open between 6pm to 8pm in Spain’s Andalucia from TOMORROW

ANDALUCIA has modified its coronavirus deescalation plan to allow for cafes to open between 6pm and 8pm from tomorrow until January 10. Establishments that wish

17 Dec, 2020 @ 14:03

Coronavirus·Lead

Three detained at fascist party at army base in another blow to Spain’s military

THREE soldiers have been detained after a video emerged online of a fascist party held at an active Army base near Madrid. The party was

17 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

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