Tag: Tarragona
5 bedroom Villa for sale in Tamarit with garage – € 395,000
VillaTamarit, Tarragona 5 beds 2 baths € 395,000 In the town of La Mora-Tamarit we find an individual Villa with a garden,...
5 bedroom Villa for sale in Camarles with pool – € 690,000
VillaCamarles, Tarragona 5 beds 4 baths € 690,000 If you like nature without giving up comforts and services, this amazing house is...
Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain
A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese...
Man clocked at 256kph on Spanish motorway
A MAN has gained the dubious distinction of setting a new speed record on Spain’s public roads. Instead of a trophy he could end up...
Couple marry in intensive care unit of COVID-19 ward in Spain moments before being intubated
A COUPLE have been married in the intensive care unit of a COVID-19 ward in Catalunya. The pair, aged 54 and 58, decided to...
WATCH: Dramatic drone footage of Spain’s most wanted being arrested near Barcelona after 8 years in hiding
AN alleged murderer who was living in hiding for eight years has been arrested in Barcelona. Dramatic drone footage shows the capture of the suspect...
What killed Sergio? Authorities struggle to understand the ‘ball of fire’ that killed Tarragona resident living 2km from site...
IT was nearing 7pm. Sergio's wife had just gone out for a walk with their granddaughter, when a massive explosion sent up a mushroom...
Missing worker found dead as death toll reaches two following massive explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain’s Tarragona
A WORKER who went missing after a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in Spain's Tarragona has been found dead this morning. The blast at...
SPAIN BLAST: Two workers fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns while another employee missing from Tarragona petrochemical...
TWO workers are fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns to their bodies when a petrochemical plant exploded in Tarragona earlier this evening. Another...
British woman dies while waiting for Thomas Cook rescue flight from Spain holiday hotspot
A BRITISH woman has died after arriving at a Spanish airport to catch a rescue flight home following the closure of Thomas Cook. The 67-year-old...
Spain’s Malaga on YELLOW ALERT for extreme heat as wildfires reported in Madrid, Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca
It comes as a heatwave has been scorching Europe, with a record high of 45.9°C registered in Montpellier, France
British expat cycles 320km despite four knee operations to raise money for cancer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AFTER four knee operations, a bulging disk and 30 years of excruciating back pain, most 58-year-olds would choose the bar stool over the bike...
GREEDY SAMARITANS: criminal gang who slashed tourists’ tyres at toll booths along Costa Blanca and then robbed them finally...
TYRE slashers who targeted tourists’ vehicles along the Costa Blanca and then robbed them while pretending to help have been arrested by Police in...
5-year-old Irish boy in intensive care after being hit by drink driver in Spain
The child is believed to be stable at a hospital in Tarragona, after being injured in a hit-and-run in the resort of Salou on Monday night
Britain’s Sam Horsfield dominated Tarragona green to claim his place in the European Tour
Horsfield scored 63 winning an impressive 27 under par with eight shots left to clear, to secure his European Tour card in style.
Spain’s waters at highest temperatures EVER after hottest June for 50 years, threatening marine life
Marine environmentalists have repeatedly warned of the impact of warmer seas on marine life due to its ability to encourage invader species
Man killed in freak human tower accident in Tarragona
The 51-year-old victim was crushed by a metal structure during a training session in the Catalan port city. Two other team members, aged 50 and 52, were treated in hospital for their injuries.
Two-year passport battle for 97 expats and Spaniards caught up in car import scam
EXCLUSIVE: The group are being investigated for fraud and being part of a criminal organisation after using a shady British-owned company that dealt with the paperwork
Spain’s North Korean ‘ambassador’ arrested for arms trafficking ring operating in southern Spain
Alejandro became intrigued with North Korea when he was growing up
British teenager crawled past bodies with a broken back in Spanish bus crash
Tallulah Lyons, 19, was one of 34 people injured in the crash in Tarragona, yesterday
13 die as coach carrying foreign students crashes in Spain
The students on the bus were enrolled at Barcelona University as part of the European Erasmus exchange programme
Spanish mermaid academy makes a splash!
Spanish academy lures hundreds of would-be mermaids from all over the world
Tarragona men have Spain’s ‘worst semen’
The city is investigating what's causing the low sperm mobility
Twist in the tail for Spain’s strangest swimming school
Europe's first mermaid academy opens
Inheritance Tax scrapped in Catalunya
Paul Whitelock looks at the detail of the decision and provides further information about this potentially punitive tax for residents and non-residents with assets in Spain
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
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Stop Messi-ing with our jobs! Lionel Messi buys hotel in Spain’s Sotogrande and 40 staff are dismissed
ONE of the most luxurious hotels in the rich man’s enclave of Sotogrande has been bought by footballing superstar Lionel Messi. But the deal has...
