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Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

WHATEVER I expected from my toe-dipping exercise into the world of extreme watersports, it wasn’t a lesson from a European champion and a chance to

27 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’

TORREVIEJA and surrounding areas were awoken early this morning by an earthquake that rattled windows right across the southern areas of Costa Blanca. The quake

27 Jun, 2020 @ 08:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Repair In Apartment Happy Child Boy Paints Wall

ASK GRANNY: Spruce up Your Grandkids’ Bedrooms

Want to have some fun? Get permission from your children to help spruce up your grandchild’s bedroom. Spend a little time dreaming with your grandchild

26 Jun, 2020 @ 22:07

Ask Granny

JOBS: Marbella’s Starlite festival accepting applications for 400 positions until Sunday, with interviews next week

THE organisers of Marbella’s Starlite festival have said that the face-to-face recruitment process for the event will begin next week. Some 400 jobs are on

26 Jun, 2020 @ 21:09

Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain reach highest daily number in over a week

THE number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain in the last 24 hours has risen by the highest amount in over a week.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:52

Health·Lead·National News

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival confirms rearranged dates for 2021

MADRID’S Mad Cool Festival has been rearranged for next year, due to the coronavirus crisis.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:18

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15 Spanish provinces

WEAPONS of war, explosives and firearms have been seized in a nationwide swoop with 21 arrests. Policia Nacional worked with a number of other law

26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Goldfinches See Freedom On Costa Blanca After Illegal Trappers Get Arrested

23 goldfinches released into wild by Guardia Civil after arrest of two trappers in Spain’s Torrevieja

TWO men have been arrested for illegally capturing goldfinch birds in the San Miguel de Salinas area. Guardia Civil agents from Torrevieja stopped the men’s

26 Jun, 2020 @ 18:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment

Diner wins €2,000 in compensation after breaking tooth on ‘stuffed olive’ that still had pip inside in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIAN diner has won €2,000 in compensation after breaking a tooth on a ‘stuffed olive’ that still had the pip inside. The woman took

26 Jun, 2020 @ 18:48

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Flood Fears As A Costa Blanca Council Creates Stink Over Sewage Plant To Be Built By Neighbouring Town

Dolores slams neighbouring Costa Blanca town hall’s proposal to build sewage works in floodplain next to a school and houses

DOLORES town hall has united against a neighbouring authority’s proposal to build a new sewage works right next to houses and a school. Dolores mayor

26 Jun, 2020 @ 18:27

Costa Blanca

Businesses in Gibraltar get more government support to avoid recession

Businesses and workers will benefit from a raft of new measures to help them in the economic fallout caused by COVID-19 including rents and rates

26 Jun, 2020 @ 18:04

Gibraltar

Llegan Los Test Rapidos De Coronavirus Que Son Como Funcionan Y Que Ventajas Tienen

BREAKING: Three new outbreaks of coronavirus reported in Spain’s Andalucia, bringing total to eight

A total of 156 new cases have been confirmed in the region over the past few days, according to the regional health ministry

26 Jun, 2020 @ 18:04

Lead

Police Nacional ramp up Christmas patrols

THE COSTA LOCKDOWN: Millions of euros worth of fines handed out during coronavirus state of alarm in Spain’s Malaga

Each sanction has to be approved by the courts, and it is not clear how many have been declared legit

26 Jun, 2020 @ 16:40

Lead·Malaga

Guardia Civil arrests man in Spain’s Andalucia for creating fake identity in order to threaten Mayor

THE Guardia Civil has been investigating a man in Andalucia for creating a fake identity in order to threaten the Mayor of his town.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 16:20

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Healthcare professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until end of year

HEALTHCARE professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until the end of the year, it has

26 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29

Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Sevilla

Head Removed From Christopher Columbus Statue In North End Of Boston

Spanish Foreign Ministry expresses concern over toppling of statues of Spanish figures in US

THE Spanish Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the toppling of statues of Spanish historical figures in the US.

26 Jun, 2020 @ 14:24

Lead

Heat warning for Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol TOMORROW with highs of 39C

This weekend will be the hottest Malaga has experienced so far this year

26 Jun, 2020 @ 14:09

Lead·Malaga

Spanish Cops On Costa Calida Ordered Home To Isolate After Boat Refugee Tests Positive For Virus

23 police officers in self-isolation after intercepting boat with COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants on Spain’s Costa Calida

A TOTAL of 23 police officers have been ordered to self-isolate after rescuing a boat containing COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants in Spain’s Murcia. The small

26 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night

AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019. The survey was

26 Jun, 2020 @ 12:21

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Spain S Tourism Industry Says A Million Jobs Are At Stake As Government Rescue Plans Fall Short

One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association

A LEADING tourism association has warned that ‘one million’ tourism-related jobs are still at risk in Spain, despite a €4 billion government plan to keep

26 Jun, 2020 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Travel News

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Orihuela council announce new ‘inflatable boat’ to tackle tiger mosquitos on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN inflatable boat is being used by a Costa Blanca council as a new weapon in the annual war against mosquitoes. Orihuela’s pest control contractor,

26 Jun, 2020 @ 11:50

Costa Blanca

Two arrested for scamming €143,000 from small-scale orange farmers in Spain’s Alicante

TWO men have been arrested for scamming small-scale Costa Blanca fruit farmers to the tune of €143,000. The con involved the duo buttering up a

26 Jun, 2020 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Why Do You Need Area Code for Spain and How to Find It Out?

Do your relatives or friends live in Spain? Then, you should definitely learn how to keep in touch with them. Whether you prefer to talk

26 Jun, 2020 @ 10:30

Travel News

Pregnant €20,000 horse stabbed and dismembered in Spain’s Malaga

A PREGNANT horse has been killed and dismembered in a shocking attack in Malaga. Police are investigating the gruesome crime that took place yesterday on

26 Jun, 2020 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Snake farm in Spain’s Malaga investigated after sending hatchling via unauthorised courier service in unventilated box

The Nature Protection Group identified the seller who now faces charges of animal abuse

26 Jun, 2020 @ 09:25

Lead·Malaga

King Felipe and Queen Letizia jet into Mallorca to promote ‘new normality’ in Spain

The Spanish Monarchy jetted into the island to promote the ‘new normality' in the Balearic Islands

26 Jun, 2020 @ 08:57

Lead·Mallorca

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Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’

ASK GRANNY: Spruce up Your Grandkids’ Bedrooms

JOBS: Marbella’s Starlite festival accepting applications for 400 positions until Sunday, with interviews next week

BREAKING: Number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain reach highest daily number in over a week

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival confirms rearranged dates for 2021

WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15 Spanish provinces

23 goldfinches released into wild by Guardia Civil after arrest of two trappers in Spain’s Torrevieja

Diner wins €2,000 in compensation after breaking tooth on ‘stuffed olive’ that still had pip inside in Spain’s Valencia

Dolores slams neighbouring Costa Blanca town hall’s proposal to build sewage works in floodplain next to a school and houses

Businesses in Gibraltar get more government support to avoid recession

BREAKING: Three new outbreaks of coronavirus reported in Spain’s Andalucia, bringing total to eight

THE COSTA LOCKDOWN: Millions of euros worth of fines handed out during coronavirus state of alarm in Spain’s Malaga

Guardia Civil arrests man in Spain’s Andalucia for creating fake identity in order to threaten Mayor

Healthcare professionals will be able to tour Malaga, Sevilla and Palma on city sightseeing buses for free until end of year

Spanish Foreign Ministry expresses concern over toppling of statues of Spanish figures in US

Heat warning for Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol TOMORROW with highs of 39C

23 police officers in self-isolation after intercepting boat with COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants on Spain’s Costa Calida

Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night

One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association

Orihuela council announce new ‘inflatable boat’ to tackle tiger mosquitos on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two arrested for scamming €143,000 from small-scale orange farmers in Spain’s Alicante

Why Do You Need Area Code for Spain and How to Find It Out?

Pregnant €20,000 horse stabbed and dismembered in Spain’s Malaga

Snake farm in Spain’s Malaga investigated after sending hatchling via unauthorised courier service in unventilated box

King Felipe and Queen Letizia jet into Mallorca to promote ‘new normality’ in Spain

The fall of Spain’s youth: How households under-35 have seen their wealth plummet by almost three quarters since 2008

Feeling peckish? Here’s our guide on the best places to eat in thriving Estepona

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence after suffering wrist injury in Barcelona

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