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Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

Spain’s Costa Blanca set for ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions to be scrapped this weekend

THE ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions will end this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community according to regional president, Ximo Puig. Speaking this Monday(October 4)

4 Oct, 2021 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Giant teddy bears raise funds for family-run animal shelter on Costa del Sol

FAMILY run animal shelter, Palevlas Protectora de Animales, held a fundraising event on Tuesday, September 28. Kim Arthurs, the event planner, said that she really

4 Oct, 2021 @ 15:30

Lead·Malaga

WANTED: Manhunt for two arsonists who poured petrol on forest and set it on fire in Spain’s Ibiza

Policia Local say on Sunday morning, two individuals poured a significant amount of gasoline onto land in Sa Talaia de Sant Antoni

4 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Spectacular Christmas Lights Are Being Erected Across Alicante City On Spain's Costa Blanca

Spectacular Christmas lights are being erected across Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE is putting up its Christmas lights across the city centre involving over two million LEDs. 870 arches of lights will adorn over a hundred

4 Oct, 2021 @ 14:13

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Studio for sale in El Paraiso with pool garage – € 77,000

Studio El Paraiso, Málaga 0 beds 1 baths € 77,000 South facing, top floor studio apartment located within an easy walk of restaurants,

4 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

Surge in traffic fines due to new radars in Spain’s Mallorca causing problems with early payments

MOTORISTS being hit with traffic fines in Mallorca discovered they don’t have the 50% early payment option due to the notifications being sent out late

4 Oct, 2021 @ 12:51

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

PM Boris Johnson insists Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo will ‘bounce back stronger than ever’ from Covid thanks to vaccine

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson lamented the fact that his ‘friend Fabian Picardo’, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister was unable to attend a reception at the Tory

4 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

EXPLAINER: Why Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels don’t want to rely on UK tourists coming to Spain

BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers want to keep last summer’s domestic booking boost going rather than relying on traditional foreign visitors from countries like the

4 Oct, 2021 @ 11:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Former British PM’s sister-in-law faces arrest in Spain

THE sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces arrest when she arrives in Spain to care for her elderly father on Monday. Clare

4 Oct, 2021 @ 10:26

Lead·National News·Other News

Ronda’s iconic 101km race to be held in May 2022

LA Legion has announced that the 101 kilometres of Ronda will be held next Spring, May 2022. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19

4 Oct, 2021 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

UPDATE: Volcano cone in Spain’s La Palma partially collapses triggering voluminous lava flows

THE cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano partially collapsed on Sunday, sending massive pieces of rock tumbling downhill. The volcanic activity intensified on Sunday evening

4 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Canary Islands·Lead

Costa Blanca and Mallorca's bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

Smoking in Spain: Should it be banned on terraces?

HEALTH ministers have called for smoking to be banned on terraces and outdoor restaurant seating in Spain. The Ministry of Health wants the current law

3 Oct, 2021 @ 18:14

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Nazis on the Costa del Sol: The evil men who found refuge in Marbella

A NEW book once again throws the spotlight on the history of the Costa del Sol as a refuge for wanted Nazis after World War

3 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead

EUROPEAN CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP: Super Dan powers England into Finals Week in Spain with unbeaten century

THE European Cricket championship enters its Finals Week on Monday October 4, with England XI qualifying thanks to an unbeaten century from skipper Dan Lincoln.

3 Oct, 2021 @ 13:47

Lead·National News·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: The run down East German box factory where ‘evil’ Maddie McCann suspect Christian B kept 20,000 sick videos and films

In a second extract from his new book My Search For Madeleine Olive Press editor Jon Clarke tracks chief suspect in the Maddie McCann case

3 Oct, 2021 @ 13:20

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Guardamar del Segura – € 175,000

Apartment Guardamar del Segura, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 175,000 Beautiful large apartment situated on the 1st floor of the building. 105

3 Oct, 2021 @ 13:07

Featured Property

LEGACY: Fund in memory of Esther Dingley who died hiking solo in mountains between Spain and France helps the blind

A FUND launched in memory of British hiker Esther Dingley who died in a fall while walking in the Pyrenees last November and lay undiscovered

3 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Tapas festivals get underway after Covid restrictions lifted on Spain’s Costa Blanca – mixed reviews

BENIJOFAR was one of the first towns in the south of Costa Blanca to start up the “normal” festivities following the Covd pandemic, with their

3 Oct, 2021 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too

THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July

3 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead

Gorham Caves. Credit Visit Gibraltar. Flickr.

Secret chamber discovered in Gibraltar cave sheds new light on life of Neanderthals 40,000 years ago

GIBRALTAR National Museum researchers have discovered a secret chamber that is thought to have been sealed for at least 40,000 years. The team, led by

3 Oct, 2021 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead