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Spain tourism boost expected as airlines gear up for travel rebound in Europe

THE long-suffering airline industry is finally starting to recover with Jet2 investing nearly £5M in new aircraft and Ryanair forecasting an increase in passengers for

1 Sep, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Irene Montero compares violence against women in Afghanistan with what is happening in Spain

SPAIN’S Equality Minister has compared the oppression faced by women in Afghanistan with violence against women in Spain. Irene Montero called for ‘alliances’ to be

1 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Online Sports Gambler Lost €17,000 And Lied Over Hackers Stealing Money In Alicante Area Of Spain

Online sports gambler in Spain’s Alicante area lost €17,000 and lied about hackers stealing money from his bank account

AN online sports gambler lost nearly €17,000 but then tried to recoup his losses by lying about account hacking. His bank was going to refund

1 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Trial in Spain’s Valencia over murder of man by teenager during daughter’s seventh birthday party

A MAN from Paterna (Valencia) is facing up to 18 years in prison for allegedly helping his 15-year-old son stab a relative to death during

1 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tax Deadline Looms For Non-Resident Property Owners

The clock is ticking for all non-resident owners of property in Spain to pay their annual taxes – even if they do not generate income

1 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Mallorca restaurant Iles Baleares Cordon Press

Mallorca’s bar and restaurant owners take to the streets to protest against continued COVID-19 restrictions

PROTESTORS will take to the streets of Palma this week to demonstrate against the restaurant and bar restrictions enforced in Mallorca. Workers in the hospitality

1 Sep, 2021 @ 14:06

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Mallorca

Stranded ferry finally returns to Spain’s Ibiza after spectacular crash that left 10-year-old boy in intensive care

The fast ferry was en route to Formentera from Ibiza on Saturday evening when it ran aground on the islet of Es Malvins with 35

1 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Pedro Sanchez hints that power bill tax cuts and fuel subsidies will continue in Spain beyond June 30 end date

Pedro Sanchez promises ‘immediate’ minimum wage rise for workers in Spain

SPAIN’S government is looking for an ‘immediate’ increase in the minimum wage to protect workers from rises in inflation. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the

1 Sep, 2021 @ 13:34

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Historic castle in Spain’s Morella restored thanks to €1.5m investment by Spanish government

IF the town of Morella in Castellon is famous for one thing, that is unmistakably its castle. Crowning and looming over the municipality like a

1 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Castellon·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Electricity office windows smashed by man protesting against high prices in Galicia region of Spain

A man attacked an electricity office in the Galicia area of northern Spain after receiving a high bill. Wholesale electricity prices have reached record levels

1 Sep, 2021 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Father attacks young daughter and police after loud music blares out of Costa Blanca apartment in Spain

AN Elche man assaulted his young daughter and police officers after a complaint about loud music. The 37-year-old father was arrested by Elche’s Policia Local

1 Sep, 2021 @ 11:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Superyacht ‘Al Lusail’ returns to the Spanish port of Malaga

Superyacht ‘Al Lusail’ returns to Spanish port of Malaga

A €250 million megayacht has arrived in Malaga port. The megayacht Al Lusail, property of the Emir of Qatar, arrived at Malaga port yesterday afternoon,

1 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: British pensioner handcuffed to hospital bed and ‘abused’ in her final days, say expat family on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELDERLY expat was needlessly tied to her bed before enduring a ‘humiliating and agonising death’ in Torrevieja Hospital, her family claim. Kathleen Marshall was

1 Sep, 2021 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia to extend late-night opening hours for hospitality and nightlife businesses

BARS, restaurants and nightclubs in Andalucia can stay open later from this Wednesday night (September 1). Following the meeting held yesterday, Tuesday, with the committee

1 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Other News

Two men killed after plane crashes into olive grove in Spain’s countryside

TWO people died when a light aircraft crashed near the village of Niebla in Huelva southwestern Spain, police have confirmed. The force said it received

31 Aug, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Booze And Drug Filled Volvo Driver Travels 50 Kilometres On Wrong Side Of Costa Blanca Dual Carriageway In Spain

Booze and drug-fuelled Volvo driver in high speed trip on wrong side of Costa Blanca highway in Spain

A drunk and drugged up Costa Blanca driver drove for 50 kilometres on the wrong side of a dual carriageway. The motorist, 34, hit a

31 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Falling COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE coronavirus health situation is maintaining its significant improvement in the Valencian Community. Lower infections and reduced hospital admissions are continuing days before the regional

31 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

ANALYSIS: Spain set to meet 70% vaccination target but does it really matter?

SPAIN is set to meet its target of having 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August, and although this is certainly an

31 Aug, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Galician captain of fishing boat on way home to Spain after almost a year held in Yemen

THE captain of a fishing boat has been released after almost a year of detention in Yemen The release of Pablo Costas, 54, has been

31 Aug, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

REVEALED: The toll roads which will be FREE across Spain’s from September 1

THREE toll roads in northeastern Spain will be free from September 1. As of tomorrow, almost 500 kilometres of toll roads will become free across

31 Aug, 2021 @ 17:20

Catalunya·Lead

Yellow weather warning issued for southern Spain as thunderstorms get set to hit

SPAIN is set to be battered with rain as forecasters issue yellow weather warnings for parts of the country. A yellow weather warning for heavy

31 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Almeria·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

Polemic feminist mural restored in Madrid after being defaced by far-right vandals

A CONTROVERSIAL mural honouring famous women in the Madrid district of Ciudad Lineal has been restored, five months after being defaced by far-right vandals on

31 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Madrid

Summer Holiday Bookings Are 'better Than Predicted' In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

Summer holiday bookings were ‘better than expected’ in Costa Blanca area of Spain

SUMMER holiday bookings in the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community were up to 30% higher than in 2020, according to Valencia’s general director of

31 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Royal British Legion celebrates its worldwide centenary with weekend of events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE TORREVIEJA branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a double celebration in September as it celebrates its own pearl anniversary and the

31 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Call that a big tip?: Manager of upmarket restaurant in Marbella claims grand gesture of €4,000 plus tip is ‘normal’

The manager of a Costa del Sol restaurant at the centre of a storm over tipping has spoken out to insist his staff weren’t impressed

31 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Lead·Malaga

Benidorm Council Backs Deal To End Illegally Built Bus Station Complex Saga On Costa Blanca In Spain

Benidorm council supports deal to end illegal bus station saga on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM council has voted to support a deal that breaks a long impasse over the city’s illegally-built bus station. A market value of €24.5 million

31 Aug, 2021 @ 14:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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