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Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up
A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their...
Waitress in Spain’s A Coruña finds €4,000 pearl in plate of clams
NATALIA Freire had a ‘huge craving’ for a plate of clams when she went out to eat with her boyfriend. That hankering proved to...
Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they'd cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely...
Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia
EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person...
Two restaurants in Spain get first-ever coveted ‘three star’ Michelin award
TWO restaurants in Spain have been upgraded to a maximum 'three star' Michelin status in the organisation's 2023 guide for Spain and Portugal.
It brings...
Thieves walk out of Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid with 132 bottles of wine valued at €200,000
THIEVES in Spain have managed to pull off another wine heist, this time targeting the Michelin-starred restaurant Coque. On Sunday, the exclusive eatery was...
How Sotogrande has greatly improved it’s food scene over the last few years
WHETHER you're looking to see how the other half live or just looking for some decent food, Sotogrande has a lot to offer these...
Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM bars and restaurants are being forced to close because they can't find enough staff.
The city's Abreca hospitality association says another 3,000 employees are...
One thousand jobs unfilled in hotels and restaurants on Spain’s Costa del Sol
BUSINESSES are having difficulties hiring workers on the Costa del Sol, making it harder for the tourist sector to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
There...
Two restaurants from Malaga among best in Europe
TWO Malaga restaurants have positioned themselves in the European ranking for top eating establishments.
Malaga has always been home to great cuisine and special produce,...
Spain aims to cut food waste with ‘doggy bags’ on offer for all diners
SPAIN is to introduce a new law making it compulsory for restaurants to offer ‘doggy bags’ in a drive to tackle food waste.
The measure...
STUB IT OUT: Spaniards in favour of stricter smoking bans including on Spain’s bar and restaurant terraces
THE majority of Spaniards want to see stricter laws on smoking in public places.
Some 85% of Spanish people want to see smoking bans extended,...
Crash bang: Noisy protest held against closure of restaurants on seafront of Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 300 protesters turned up to support hundreds of workers who face losing their jobs over the closure of seven well known beach bars...
Owner of Costa Blanca bars and restaurants closed by police in Spain’s Javea expresses injustice in special customer message
THE owner of a Javea hospitality business chain has asked customers to fight back against the local council closing down three of his outlets...
Is this the end for Spain’s traditional ‘Menu Del Dia’?
SPAIN'S Ministry of Health has rubbished claims that bars and restaurants will be forced to exclude alcoholic drinks from their traditional 'Menu del Dia'.
The...
Restaurants and bars across Spain are now required by law to offer free tap water
FOR years campaigners have been calling for Spain to make it a legal obligation to provide free tap water on demand at bars and...
WHERE TO EAT: Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca is home to excellent cuisine
THEIR ladders were carefully pinned to the vertical cliff walls of the Marina Alta area or hung down using ropes.
An ancient, thousand-year-old fishing method,...
Where to eat: Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca is a culinary delight
Javea is one of the true culinary capitals of the Costa Blanca, writes Jon Clarke
Truckers strike could close bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas, claims hospitality association
A Valencian Community hospitality association says bars and restaurants will 'close soon' due to the truckers strike, with thousands of jobs on the line.
SOS...
Indian Spice and Lemon Grass: Exotic fine dining in Benahavis in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
The picturesque Andalucian mountain village of Benahavis, with its charming winding streets and Moorish past, has long been known as 'La sarten' (frying-pan).
It is...
Rising energy prices and food shortages could dent tourist recovery in Benidorm area of Spain
BENIDORM hotels and restaurants say they are concerned about rising costs brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Though hotel and holiday bookings are...
Top 20 roadside ventas you NEED to visit in Spain’s Andalucia
THEY are as much a part of Andalucia as fish and chip shops in Britain or bistros in Paris.
The roadside ventas lining the highways...
Serial robbers hit Costa Blanca bars and restaurants in Spain to plunder cash tills and fruit machines
TWO men who robbed six bars and restaurants in the Villajoyosa area of the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The duo,...
COVID passports and virtually all restrictions are scrapped in Spain’s Murcia region
COVID passports will cease to be used in the Murcia region from Wednesday.
There will be no capacity limits for hospitality and nightlife businesses, with...
Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as...
Cheap Benidorm accommodation offer to tempt bar and restaurant workers from around Spain into filling vacancies
BENIDORM is wooing new hospitality workers from around Spain by offering somewhere cheap to stay in the resort.
The hospitality industry's biggest-ever crisis caused by...
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Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday's municipal elections.
Elche produced one of the...
