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Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000
CALA NOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop in San Agustin has helped raise over €400,000 for various cancer charities since it opened and most recently donated
Only a quarter of under-60s jabbed with AstraZeneca in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain have so far chosen Pfizer for their second shot
OVER three-quarters of under-60s jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine in the Valencia region have requested to take their second anti-COVID inoculation with the same vaccine.
Pedro Sanchez is told to use diplomacy to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourism by getting Spain onto UK ‘Green’ travel list
ALICANTE Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, wants Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, to exert more diplomatic pressure on the UK to get the country onto ‘Green’
Police in Spain bust drug smuggling gang who disguised cocaine as charcoal
SPANISH police seized 300kg of cocaine smuggled into Europe by a drug trafficking gang who disguised it as charcoal. In a joint investigation by Spain’s
SEND PLASTIC PACKING: Spanish food industry experts meet to discuss sustainable packaging and new Residue Law
MORE than 200 companies and organisations took part in a virtual meeting this week to discuss sustainable food packaging and the ever-growing problem of single-use
EASTERN PROMISE: Landmark return for Eastern Airways as first flight touches down in Gibraltar
THE first Eastern Airways flight from Birmingham touched down in Gibraltar last Friday after a four year hiatus for the Humberside based carrier. Gibraltar’s link
What we know about Spain’s plan to welcome all vaccinated tourists from June 7
THE rules concerning the arrival of vaccinated tourists to Spain from anywhere in the world should hopefully be cleared up this weekend when the government
CAUSE FOR CONCERN? First COVID-19 Indian variant detected in Malaga testing centre
THE first cases of the Indian variant of COVID-19 have been detected in a Malaga testing centre. The two individual cases were detected at the
LAID OFF: Sacking of temp workers at Gibraltar special needs centre sparks political debate
TENSIONS are mounting between newly formed political party Together Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Government over the layoff of eight workers at the St Bernadette Resource
Lifeguard drones to patrol beaches in Spain’s Mijas
MIJAS beach will join other Costa del Sol resorts in using drone lifeguards this summer to patrol beaches and aid troubled bathers. The start of
How to save money on your monthly electricity bills under Spain’s new tariffs from June 1
SPAIN is introducing new voltage tariffs from June 1 that will significantly affect households and could reduce your monthly bill. You may have noticed that
COVID-19 health situation latest from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
LATEST coronavirus case figures from the Valencian health ministry stand at 205 new infections today(June 3). That’s a fall of five on a week-to-week comparison
SEA RIDDLE over male body in a wetsuit discovered 16 miles offshore by a Costa Blanca fishing boat in Spain
A Javea fishing boat discovered a body floating in the sea today(June 3), some 16 miles off Cabo de la Nao on the northern Costa
CONFIRMED: Spain fails to make it onto UK travel green list while Portugal downgraded to amber
SPAIN failed to make it onto the UK’s quarantine-free travel list on Thursday, dashing hopes that British holidaymakers could kickstart the tourism sector this June.
BBVA bank bosses in Spain offer to cut compulsory job losses after one-day strike
THE BBVA bank has reduced planned compulsory redundancies in a last-minute bid to strike a deal with the CCOO union. Formal talks are due to
Ars Magna presents summer concert series across Valencia region with candlelit performances in historical settings
History and art come together to create something magical. The best artists on the music scene come together in these characteristic concerts organised for years
Tired burglar grabs a nap on a sofa after stealing a TV set from a Vigo area home in Galicia, Spain
A Vigo resident found a burglar fast asleep on her living room sofa after she returned home from a night out. The property owner entered
NEW NORMAL: What we know about Spain’s new Covid-19 restrictions in place until 70 percent of population vaccinated
SPAIN’S government has introduced a new traffic light system that will determine restrictions in place based on the infection rates in each territory. The traffic
RESTAURANT REVAMP: Five eateries on Spain’s Valencia beach will be demolished to make way for more ecological buildings
FIVE rice restaurants on Valencia’s Malvarrosa beach will be demolished to make way for ‘greener’ buildings that are more integrated into the surroundings. The green
‘Phishing’ and ‘Smishing’ gang on the Costa Blanca in Spain used credit card details conned out of victims
EIGHT people have been arrested in Almoradi and Torrevieja for running a nationwide scam that stole the credit card details of least 48 people. The
HEALTHCARE BOOST: Regional government in Spain’s Valencia triples investment into the public system
President Puig revealed that the funds will be shared out among the three provinces according to size and population, meaning Alicante will receive €244 million,
Two dead in Ibiza resort in first balcony falls of the season
POLICE are investigating the deaths of two tourists who fell from a fourth floor balcony at a hotel in Ibiza’s Platja d’en Bossa. The couple,
EXPLAINER: Four new major rule changes in COVID-19 restrictions for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
FOUR major changes have been announced today(June 3) to COVID-19 safety measures in the Valencian Community. As expected, Valencia President, Ximo Puig, confirmed that the
LISTED: 17 municipalities in Spain’s Malaga at extreme risk of COVID-19—with Antequera Health District back to level 2 alert
SEVENTEEN municipalities in the province of Malaga are at extreme risk of COVID-19 for exceeding a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of 250 cases per 100,000
The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy
THE 41st edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
Spanish Paralympic champion swimmer wins top award in Spain
A PARALYMPIC swimmer has scored Spain’s top award for sport. Champion swimmer Teresa Perales is set to be honoured for her achievements with the Princess