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This city in northern Spain is the new ‘foodie capital’ – according to The Guardian

THE Guardian has named this city in northern Spain the country’s new ‘foodie capital’. A complex network of tunnels takes travellers from Madrid under the Cantabrian mountains, finally emerging into a food

4 Mar, 2024 @ 16:02

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel Asturias

7 bedroom Villa for sale in Oviedo with pool garage – € 895,000

Villa Oviedo, Asturias 7 beds 5 baths € 895,000 IMPRESSIVE Detached villa distributed as two homes, in La Manjoya. Located on a 3,100 m2 plot, closed with a vegetable hedge

2 Mar, 2024 @ 11:05

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Five ‘overlooked’ destinations in Spain that are worth a visit in 2024 – according to the Telegraph

THE Telegraph has revealed five ‘overlooked’ destinations in Spain to visit in 2024. Spain has long been a favourite holiday destination for Brits, with spots like Malaga, Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia receiving

3 Jan, 2024 @ 16:18

Lead·Olive Press Travel

4 bedroom Flat for sale in Oviedo – € 159,000

Oviedo, Asturias 4 beds 2 baths € 159,000 This flat is at Calle Fray Ceferino, 33001, Oviedo, Asturias, on floor 1. It is a flat, built in 1975, that has

22 Jul, 2023 @ 13:05

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Two 12-year-old twins die after falling out of a window in Asturias

TWO twin sisters aged 12 have died after falling out of a window at their flat in Oviedo (Asturias). The minors fell from a fourth floor into the inner courtyard of the

19 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Asturias·Lead

Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge wins Princess of Asturias sports award in Spain

THE MAN considered as the world’s greatest-ever marathon runner- Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge- has been named as the winner of the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for sport. The €50,000 award is one

18 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Asturias·Lead·Sport

Mother And Young Daughter Survive Fifth Floor Apartment Block Leap In Spain's Asturias Region

Mother and young daughter survive fifth-floor apartment death leap in Spain’s Asturias region

AN Asturias mother and daughter are receiving hospital treatment after surviving a fifth-floor apartment window leap in Aviles on Wednesday. Hours earlier, the woman’s father and her ex-partner had been arrested after

5 Apr, 2023 @ 16:00

Asturias·Lead

Costa Blanca, Murcia, and Tenerife arrests over €1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain

€1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain sees arrests in Tenerife, Costa Blanca, and Murcia areas

A pyramid scheme that netted €1.5 million from unsuspecting investors has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The two ring-leaders- an Italian national and a Cuban woman- operating from Tenerife have

24 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Oviedo – € 115,000

Apartment Oviedo, Asturias 3 beds 2 baths € 115,000 On Camino Real street, with all the necessary services at hand, as well as supermarkets and various hotel options, you will

22 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

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Goats Cheese Made In Andalucia Area Of Spain Is Voted The Best In The World

Goat cheese made in Andalucia area of Spain is voted the best in the world

AN Andalucia cheesery has walked away with the top prize at the 2021 World Cheese Awards in Oviedo. Quesos y Besos from Guarroman in Jaen Province wowed judges with its goat cheese

4 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Food & Drink·Jaen·Lead

Reckless father gives cannabis cookies to teenage son who fell ill for two days in Asturias area of Spain

Reckless father makes teenage son sick by giving him marijuana biscuits in Asturias area of Spain

AN Asturias region father could be jailed for over four years after giving marijuana-laced biscuits to his 14-year-old son. The impact of the cannabis cookies on the teenager was so severe that

6 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Asturias·Crime & Law·Lead

Trans woman brutally beaten to death ‘by partner’ in Spain

Susana is the 32nd woman killed by gender violence in 2020 and number 1,065 since 2003

15 Sep, 2020 @ 12:56

Lead·National News

Romanian pimp brothers in Spain ‘cut off prostitute’s arm with samurai sword’ and ‘put metal balls in penises to make their rapes more painful’

A COURT has heard how Romanian brothers in Spain allegedly cut off one of their prostitute’s arms and forced them to eat money. The Sandulache brothers, based in Oviedo, earned up to €10,000

8 Feb, 2018 @ 13:27

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Feminists demand removal of Woody Allen statue in Oviedo

The Asturias Feminist Organisation says the life-size sculpture must go because it serves ‘to honour an abuser and pervert’.

23 Jan, 2018 @ 10:25

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

The fight for mortgage justice for home owners in Spain

The abusive nature of these contractual clauses, which makes them void, stems from the description made by the Supreme Court

19 Jan, 2017 @ 13:00

Antonio Flores: Legal Problems·Lead

Top architect in foul-mouthed outburst at prestigious Spanish award ceremony

American Frank Gehry swears at critics

31 Oct, 2014 @ 14:00

National News

Malaga’s the best place to live in Spain, says study

Residents in the city are happier than those in Madrid and Barcelona

7 Sep, 2014 @ 08:30

Lead·Malaga

Scientists in Spain make shocking discovery about white bread

Mother would be so proud

13 Jul, 2014 @ 09:00

Food & Drink

New Spanish poverty map reveals grim reality behind official stats

Ground-breaking poverty research takes into account the cost of living

25 May, 2014 @ 09:00

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Hand grenade found in sack of potatoes

Bomb disposal experts called in to deal with unexploded device in Cadiz

10 Feb, 2012 @ 17:27

Cadiz

My Top 10 places to visit in Spain

Recently Paul Whitelock wrote about his Top 10 places in Andalucía. Here he selects his Top 10 in the whole of Spain

18 Sep, 2011 @ 22:00

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

From North Devon to South Spain in six decades – Part Two

The first night in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa,) where I had arrived at the age of 20 to start my year abroad from university, had been an orgy of cheap wine, pintxos and

3 Nov, 2010 @ 08:10

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

What a cultured bunch!

Next week a shortlist will be drawn up to decide on which Spanish city will become Europe’s City of Culture in 2016. Nicola Cowell takes a look at what is on offer

24 Sep, 2010 @ 09:00

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