Valencia: How Spain’s third city transformed into a beacon for ‘smart and sustainable’ living
MUCH has changed in the way Valencia sees and presents itself in recent years. This is the city that became famous around the world for
Forest fires brought under control on Costa del Sol in southern Spain
DOZENS of firefighters and helicopters worked through the day and night on Monday 19, to put out multiple forest fires in Torrox and Estepona on
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels report no ‘explosion’ in bookings since UK announced amber travel rule changes for Spain
A Benidorm-based hotel association says there has been no UK bookings surge despite a relaxation in amber list travel rules that started yesterday(July 19). Double-vaccinated
Town in rural Spain offers free house and job to encourage young families to move
THE town of Griegos in the province of Teruel, in the Aragon region of northeastern Spain has been swamped with applications after offering free houses
Seven British fugitives nabbed in Spain within fortnight proving Costa del Sol is still favoured hangout for criminals on the run
SEVEN British fugitives have been tracked down and arrested in Spain within a fortnight, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed. The fugitives, all
VIDEO: Car crashes through tables on busy terraza in Spain’s Marbella injuring at least 10 people
THE driver crashed into multiple bars and restaurants on Monday afternoon (19 June) after apparently losing control of the car. The car careened down Miguel
Hotel in Spain’s Andalucia chooses ‘influencer’ to live in five-star luxury all summer… and get paid for it
A Spanish influencer has been chosen from hundreds of applicants to be a guest at the five-star TUI Blue Isla hotel in Huelva for the
It’s official: The best pizzas in Spain can be found in Barcelona
TWO pizzerias in Barcelona have been crowned winners in Spain’s first National Pizza Competition during Madrid Fusion, the annual International Gastronomy Congress. Judges awarded La
Million Euro lottery ticket bought in Carrefour on Spain’s Costa Blanca – numbers revealed
A WINNING ticket in Europe’s international lottery has netted a cool MILLION euros. The lucky winner bought the ticket at the Carrefour Shopping Center, just
Calls to close new playground slide after 11-year-old injured in Madrid’s San Sebastian de Los Reyes
AN 11-year-old girl suffered a dislocated hip while descending a new giant slide within days of it opening in San Sebastian de los Reyes (Madrid).
Large weekend COVID-19 infection rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community have gone up by over 1,000 infections in a week and are four times higher than
Andalucia town avoids perimetre closure after including tourist influx in infection figures
THE town of Conil de la Frontera has convinced Andalucian health authorities to recalculate infection rates by taking into account summer visitors and therefore avoid
Restaurant worker with COVID-19 carries on cooking at Alicante premises on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE closed down an Alicante restaurant after a kitchen employee went into work despite knowing that she had COVID-19. Alicante Policia Local officers swooped on
La Linea votes to leave Andalucia and Cadiz to become free, autonomous city
LA Linea town hall has voted to hold a referendum on breaking away from Andalucia. The historic move could see the town becoming free and
Spain stops distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and will donate surplus to third-world countries
SPAIN has stopped distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as it has enough to give second injections to one point two million people. The Ministry of Health
REVIEW: Esperanto Ballet’s debut performance in Estepona
Reporter Katherine Brook enjoys a wonderful evening of music and dance from new group, Esperanto Ballet. It’s been a long time since I stepped foot
Face masks will be mandatory outdoors in Spain’s Balearic Islands as active COVID-19 cases exceeds 7,000
Just over a month since being scrapped, the Balearic government has decided to reintroduce the measure in response to a sharp increase in coronavirus cases
Property sales bounce back in Spain after last year’s pandemic restrictions
FRESH signs of a Spanish property market recovery have been reflected in two sets of new figures. May’s registered property sales figures went up by
Surge in COVID-19 cases among young people sees new rules on alcohol sales and social gatherings in Murcia area of Spain
A 70% rise in COVID-19 cases in the last week has forced the Murcia government to ban alcohol sales in shops after 10.00 pm. They’ve
Nurse blinded in one eye after confronting thug for not wearing a face mask on Madrid metro
A NURSE was left with a damaged eye socket after he was severely beaten for confronting a man who was not wearing face masks on
Benidorm to host competition to choose Spain’s 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry
BENIDORM is set to be at the heart of Spain trying to pick a successful Eurovision Song Contest entry next year. Full details will be
Spain sizzles with nine regions on YELLOW ALERT over the weekend with scorching temperatures
THE WEATHER this month has been great so far but the heat turned up a notch this weekend with NINE regions introducing weather warnings for
DESTINATION VALENCIA: Spanish region welcomes surge in UK travellers following easing of restrictions
UP to 32 flights from the UK are due to land in the Valencia region today (Monday) on the first day since the easing of
‘PEEPING TOM’ slid mobile phone under changing room curtain to take photos of semi-naked woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man has been arrested for sliding his mobile phone under a dressing room curtain in a Costa Blanca clothes store to take photos of
Pilar Bardem, campaigner, actor and mother of Javier, dies in Madrid aged 82
CELEBRATED actor Pilar Bardem, mother of Javier, Mónica and Carlos Bardem, has passed away at the age of 82. The beloved Spanish star died in
Gibraltar tightens rules as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
WITH the number of new coronavirus cases close to 200 on the rock, the government has tightened its rules on self-isolation. IF one person in