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Netflix row as new series on Spain’s drugs barons’ secret lives in La Linea scheduled for release

RESIDENTS in La Linea have slammed a new Netflix documentary on the dark underbelly of drug trafficking in the area saying it ‘does not reflect

15 Aug, 2020 @ 16:58

Lead

Online Boom for Costa Blanca-based Furniture Retailer, Don Baraton

AN ILL WIND like this year’s Covid-19 pandemic in Spain has blown in some new opportunities for businesses to expand including the Costa Blanca-based online

15 Aug, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Property

Families ignoring COVID-19 restrictions to set up night time dining areas on Torrevieja’s closed beaches on the Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja councillor has slammed inconsiderate families who are ignoring barriers to set up outdoor night time dining rooms on the city’s beaches. The beaches

15 Aug, 2020 @ 13:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Carers accused of killing disabled Benidorm woman in money-motivated attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MARRIED couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the town of Jaca in northern Spain, on suspicion of killing and robbing a

15 Aug, 2020 @ 13:34

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Suspected sham marriage gang arrested in Spain

SPANISH police have arrested 12 suspected members of a sham marriage network. They are alleged to have facilitated illegal immigration into the European Union by

15 Aug, 2020 @ 12:27

Lead·National News

Residents fume over rubbish piling up in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA residents have slammed the local council for letting rubbish pile up high on some of their streets. The area always gets a big

15 Aug, 2020 @ 11:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

SILVER LINING: Spanish villages becoming more popular during coronavirus pandemic

THE coronavirus pandemic may be having the unexpected side effect of breathing new life into Spain’s small villages. For years many smaller municipalities, particularly inland,

15 Aug, 2020 @ 11:13

Lead·Other News·Property

Deadly lightning kills over 30 sheep, a cow and a ram in rural Spain

The macabre images released by the Guardia Civil look like something out of a gory, zombie-apocalypse film.

15 Aug, 2020 @ 10:57

Lead·National News·Other News

Good news for Spain's economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years - here's what it means for your wallet

Grim outlook on Spain’s road to economic recovery from coronavirus crisis

SPAIN’S economy is in danger of lagging behind the main advanced economies in Europe in recovering from the coronavirus crisis. According to the Organisation for

15 Aug, 2020 @ 10:11

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Calpe On Spain S Costa Blanca Fights Beach Hoggers With Fines

Police move against beach hoggers hindering COVID-19 safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SELFISH beach hoggers in Calpe on the Costa Blanca are being fined if they put loungers, chairs, or umbrellas on local sands before 9.30am. The

14 Aug, 2020 @ 16:43

Costa Blanca

Beach lifeguard on Spain’s Costa Blanca admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19

A 20-YEAR-OLD beach lifeguard working in the Dénia area has been admitted to Dénia Hospital’s ICU on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. Four other

14 Aug, 2020 @ 15:32

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Spain orders closure of all nightclubs and nationwide smoking ban to fight COVID-19 resurgence

Health Minister Salvador Illa instructed the 17 autonomous communities to bring in the new measures following a week of rapidly increasing coronavirus cases

14 Aug, 2020 @ 14:08

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

British man plummets 150 metres to his death from famous sunset viewpoint in Spain’s Ibiza

It is estimated that the victim fell from a height of 150 metres

14 Aug, 2020 @ 13:21

Lead·Mallorca

A Picture Released By The Central Hospital Of Wuhan Shows Medical Staff Attending To Patient At The The Central Hospital Of Wuhan Via Weibo In Wuhan

‘YOUTH NOT IMMUNE’: Three young adults currently in intensive care for COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia

The profile of the infected person has changed since lockdown, where the most serious cases were patients around 80 years old, this has now dropped

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:56

Lead

Couple who run a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca get raided over home plantations soothed by music

A TORREVIEJA couple who played soothing music to their flat crammed with marijuana plants have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Plants were found in

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s most expensive home goes on sale on Costa del Sol for a cool €32 million

Dubbed 'The Pride of Zagaleta', it is nestled on a 10,000 sqm plot of land that overlooks the Mediterranean

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:44

Lead·Malaga·Property

Spain’s Balearic Islands vows ‘we will not lock up the people again’ as COVID-19 cases climb

President Francina Armengol did however warn that restrictions may be put in place to help halt the spread of coronavirus

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:39

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Andalucia registered more coronavirus infections in 12 days of August than in May, June and July combined

According to the Junta, 78% of the active outbreaks of COVID-19 have emerged from parties of less than 10 people

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:29

Lead

True cost of travel bans revealed as Spain’s AENA reveals July 2020 airport losses

Compared to the same period in 2019, Spanish airports have recorded a loss in passengers of up to 83%

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:15

Lead·Travel News

Number of abandoned dogs in Spain increases 25% post COVID-19 lockdown

The COVID-19 situation also caused a huge spike in temporary dog adoption

14 Aug, 2020 @ 12:09

Lead

Will smoking on the street be banned in Spain’s Andalucia in a bid to fight COVID-19?

Health minister for the southernmost region Jesus Aguirre said in a press conference that he has requested a study to 'see if there is enough

14 Aug, 2020 @ 09:00

Coronavirus·Lead

West Nile virus transmitted by mosquitos revealed to be behind string of meningitis cases in Spain’s Sevilla

The outbreak has occurred in the towns of Puebla del Rio and Coria de Rio, both located next to marshland on the Guadalquivir river

13 Aug, 2020 @ 23:46

Health·Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: ‘They have printed a hoax’ – Fernando Simon addresses false article warning of lockdown in Spain in September

THE Spanish government has addressed the fake news of a second lockdown in September in a press conference tonight. Fernando Simon, director of health emergencies

13 Aug, 2020 @ 21:54

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

WATCH: Bush fire threatens homes and environmentally sensitive National park in Spain

AN expat has told of a dramatic bush fire that broke out in the Alpujarras region of Granada that needed 100 firefighters to bring it

13 Aug, 2020 @ 20:35

Lead

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Record day for new COVID-19 infections across Spain’s Murcia region

THE MURCIA region has confirmed the largest total of confirmed new coronavirus cases over a 24–hour period since the beginning of the pandemic. Regional Health

13 Aug, 2020 @ 17:14

Coronavirus·Lead

First COVID-19 death in Malaga province since June 9 reported in Benalmadena

A PERSON who died in Benalmadena is the first COVID-19 fatality in Malaga province since June 9. It was one of two deaths reported today

13 Aug, 2020 @ 16:54

Coronavirus·Lead

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Netflix row as new series on Spain’s drugs barons’ secret lives in La Linea scheduled for release

Online Boom for Costa Blanca-based Furniture Retailer, Don Baraton

Families ignoring COVID-19 restrictions to set up night time dining areas on Torrevieja’s closed beaches on the Costa Blanca

Carers accused of killing disabled Benidorm woman in money-motivated attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Suspected sham marriage gang arrested in Spain

Residents fume over rubbish piling up in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SILVER LINING: Spanish villages becoming more popular during coronavirus pandemic

Deadly lightning kills over 30 sheep, a cow and a ram in rural Spain

Grim outlook on Spain’s road to economic recovery from coronavirus crisis

Police move against beach hoggers hindering COVID-19 safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach lifeguard on Spain’s Costa Blanca admitted to hospital with suspected COVID-19

BREAKING: Spain orders closure of all nightclubs and nationwide smoking ban to fight COVID-19 resurgence

British man plummets 150 metres to his death from famous sunset viewpoint in Spain’s Ibiza

‘YOUTH NOT IMMUNE’: Three young adults currently in intensive care for COVID-19 in Spain’s Andalucia

Couple who run a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca get raided over home plantations soothed by music

Spain’s most expensive home goes on sale on Costa del Sol for a cool €32 million

Spain’s Balearic Islands vows ‘we will not lock up the people again’ as COVID-19 cases climb

Spain’s Andalucia registered more coronavirus infections in 12 days of August than in May, June and July combined

True cost of travel bans revealed as Spain’s AENA reveals July 2020 airport losses

Number of abandoned dogs in Spain increases 25% post COVID-19 lockdown

Will smoking on the street be banned in Spain’s Andalucia in a bid to fight COVID-19?

West Nile virus transmitted by mosquitos revealed to be behind string of meningitis cases in Spain’s Sevilla

BREAKING: ‘They have printed a hoax’ – Fernando Simon addresses false article warning of lockdown in Spain in September

WATCH: Bush fire threatens homes and environmentally sensitive National park in Spain

Record day for new COVID-19 infections across Spain’s Murcia region

First COVID-19 death in Malaga province since June 9 reported in Benalmadena

These are the costa crimes Spanish police are set to interrogate Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons about – could it lead to the unravelling of the entire ‘super cartel’?

Irishwoman, 38, avoids prison with last minute plea deal after admitting to ‘lustfully’ groping Swedish teenager in Magaluf hotel steam bath

WATCH: Anger as jet ski rider chases and harasses dolphins off popular Costa Blanca resort

Spain welcomes cooler temperatures after historic heat wave that sent June records tumbling across the country

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner spotted on location in Almeria filming new Tomb Raider series

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