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Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have so far been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Partial public smoking ban in Andalucia from midnight as region follows Murcia in enforcing new coronavirus restrictions

ANDALUCIA has confirmed that new coronavirus restrictions will come into effect from midnight tonight (Sunday, August 16). All 11 new regulations are already in force

16 Aug, 2020 @ 19:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

City in Spain’s Costa Blanca receives over €2m for flood relief, but mayor keeps the news to himself

ORIHUELA City Council was told it would get over €2 million to alleviate the damage caused by the floods of September 2019, but the mayor

16 Aug, 2020 @ 19:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

How to properly disinfect reusable hygiene masks amid COVID-19 resurgence in Spain

In the case of reusable masks, these are made with fabrics -authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health- wearing it is only half the battle,

16 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Lead·Other News

From Malaga to Beirut: Lebanese sibling duo collecting donations

LEBANESE siblings living in Malaga have reacted to the crisis their home country faces after the massive Beirut explosion by starting to fund raise. With

16 Aug, 2020 @ 14:20

Lead

Alleged murder of 44-year-old woman by her boyfriend in Andalucia’s La Linea classified as gender-based

By Shay Conaghan THE alleged murder of a 44-year-old woman at the hands of her boyfriend in La Linea de la Concepcion (Cadiz) has been

16 Aug, 2020 @ 13:05

Lead

Spain’s Basque Country warns of ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases as it prepares to declare health emergency while Madrid remains optimistic as it constructs emergency hospital

Regional president Isabel Ayuso said the situation 'is not going to be much different from what we have seen these last few months' as the

16 Aug, 2020 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Brothel sees COVID-19 outbreak in small town in Spain but locals fear married men will avoid coming forward for testing

It comes as Ciudad Real, in Castilla-La Mancha, is the province with the most accumulated coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic

16 Aug, 2020 @ 11:03

Coronavirus·Lead

TUI cancels holidays to Spain until end of the month

TUI has cancelled all its flights and holidays to Spain up until August 28 on the mainland and August 23 on the Canary and Balearic

16 Aug, 2020 @ 10:34

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Andalucian government enforces social distancing measures at bullfights

By Shay Conaghan CROWDS have been subjected to new coronavirus measures at bullrings after huge backlash from the public for not following original rules. The

16 Aug, 2020 @ 09:48

Lead

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

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Partial public smoking ban in Andalucia from midnight as region follows Murcia in enforcing new coronavirus restrictions

City in Spain’s Costa Blanca receives over €2m for flood relief, but mayor keeps the news to himself

How to properly disinfect reusable hygiene masks amid COVID-19 resurgence in Spain

From Malaga to Beirut: Lebanese sibling duo collecting donations

Alleged murder of 44-year-old woman by her boyfriend in Andalucia’s La Linea classified as gender-based

Spain’s Basque Country warns of ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases as it prepares to declare health emergency while Madrid remains optimistic as it constructs emergency hospital

Brothel sees COVID-19 outbreak in small town in Spain but locals fear married men will avoid coming forward for testing

TUI cancels holidays to Spain until end of the month

Andalucian government enforces social distancing measures at bullfights

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

Suspect in murder of Hungarian woman in Benahavis attempts to slit his own throat as Guardia Civil make arrest

Barcelona 24-hour supermarkets open ’round the clock’ are fronts for human trafficking, police say

The lure of Ceuta: The contested land young men die to reach and Spain sends its army to Africa to stop

Inside the secrets of Alicante’s remarkable ‘Venus’ head – which may just be the city’s greatest Roman treasure

Gibraltar airport eyes four million people catchment zone and battles Malaga for Costa del Sol passengers and routes

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