Outrage as beach disinfected with BLEACH near Spain’s Costa del Sol
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have been left outraged after local authorities in the coastal town of Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, used bleach to disinfect their local
“A long time before life returns to normal” – Maura Hillen on COVID-19 and stepping down as President of illegal homes campaign group AUAN in Spain’s Andalucia
FOR more than a decade she has been at the helm of Andalucia’s leading non-profit illegal homes campaign group, helping thousands of expats avoid a
Front-line services get COVID-19 all-clear in Gibraltar as shops open
Most front-line workers are clear of Coronavirus as people swamped Main Street after being allowed to go shopping for the first time in six weeks.
Terraces can open by 50% in Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus deescalation plan while people can meet in groups of 10 as PM Pedro Sanchez reveals more details
TERRACES will be able to open to a 50% capacity during Phase 1 of the coronavirus deescalation plan. In his weekly press conference today, prime
COVID-19: The wheels of industry must start turning – goodbye China!
AND so it was that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the catastrophic de-industrialisation of the West. A combination of greed, neglect, complacency and laziness allowed this
Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway recognises the benefit of professional connections, as he looks ahead to emerging from Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown
A WHILE ago I wrote about the huge benefits I received from attending a regular weekly business networking event – here I was able to
EXCLUSIVE: This is NOT Armageddon, insists mother of young cancer hero Ashya King as she seeks sanctuary in Spain from clutches of Jehovah’s Witnesses
‘‘THEY are holed up at home and terrified this is Armageddon,” says Naghmeh King
COVID-19: Marbella Town Hall initiates path to recovery by allowing thousands of Licenses of First Occupation to be approved by architects
MARBELLA municipal officials have approved a revolutionary measure that will greatly prop up property sales and short-term rentals, COVID-19 permitting. Last Monday, the spokesman for
BREAKING: Both the number of new patients and the number of coronavirus deaths in Spain decrease, staying below 300 for the third consecutive day
BOTH the number of new patients and the number of coronavirus related deaths in Spain have gone down.
Full works of Spain’s expat poet Gamel Woolsey set to be released by Gerald Brenan House
SHE is one of Spain’s most distinguished expats. Buried in Malaga’s celebrated English Cemetery, she wrote widely about the country and was known around the
COVID-19: As human trials for vaccine begin in UK, Bill Gates says world could need 14 billion doses to stop coronavirus
AS the Oxford Vaccine Group begins human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, Bill Gates has said the world could need 14 billion doses to stop
IN PICS: Hundreds descend on Palma de Mallorca for exercise as fresh air set to boost mental health during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown
The capital was full of life as hundreds of people took full advantage of some much needed fresh air
Spain’s Mediterranean diet can help protect brain function, study finds
SPAIN’S Mediterranen diet can help keep your brain in gear, as well as your waistline in the clear, scientists have found. Frequently lauded by health
Spain’s high coronavirus death toll owes to its huge obesity problem, warns doctor
A SPANISH scientist has warned that obesity could be behind Spain and Italy’s high coronavirus mortality rates. Francisco Tinahones, president of the Spanish Society for
How Spanish coronavirus memes are helping me learn the language during lockdown
Despite my heavy workload – writing a never-ending stream of coronavirus articles while blitzing through The Office UK and Tiger King – lockdown seems to
IN PICS: Runners and cyclists hit Costa del Sol for FIRST exercise of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as 36°C heat to scorch Andalucia this weekend
The Costa del Sol’s beaches and promenades finally looked as if they were returning to a ‘new normal’
Shops look forward to opening under social distancing rules after May Day in Gibraltar
CORONAVIRUS active cases remain at 13 as Gibraltar prepares its ease on lockdown restrictions on businesses on May 2 along Main Street.
IN NUMBERS: How Spain’s economy will shrink by unprecedented 9.2% this year due to coronavirus crisis as government hopes for sharp rebound in 2021
SPAIN’S economy will shrink by 9.2% this year. That’s the gloomy forecast made by the government this week, representing a significantly bleaker outlook than the
Man arrested in Spain’s Catalunya on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a stream
A MAN has been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend and then dumping her body in a nearby stream.
Local heroine sews masks for up to seven hours per day for FREE to help fight coronavirus in Spain’s Andalucia
DULCENOMBRE Belmonte Poyon gets up, has her breakfast, then sits down at her sewing machine for a seven-hour marathon. Using a mix of her own
Atletico Madrid star, Kieran Trippier, charged by the FA over alleged breaches of betting rules
ATLETICO Madrid defender, Kieran Trippier, has been charged by the FA over alleged breaches of betting rules.
Missing your MotoGP fix? Superstars line up for virtual GP of Spain this weekend
A TOTAL of 31 RACERS line up for the third round of the eSport MotoGP Virtual Grand Prix this weekend at the Circuito de Jerez
Man helicoptered to hospital after falling off horse in the Valencian Community before being fined for disobedience and poor horse maintenance
GUARDIA Civil agents have rescued a 24-year-old man who fell off his horse in the Valencian Community – and then fined him. Police were called
Suspiciously well-groomed man leads police to clandestine barber in central Spain – both fined up to €30,000
A SUSPICIOUSLY well-groomed man has led police to bust a clandestine barber operating in breach of Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown. Policia Local agents in Toledo
The Butcher, The Baker and the Community Makers – how British expats keep retail alive through lock-down in Costa Blanca town
BRITISH expat retailers have proved that solidarity is great for business, and even better for the community, during the Coronavirus pandemic. Instead of Costa Blanca’s
Spain’s Balearic Islands launch inter-island holiday packages for residents from JULY to coincide with ‘end’ of COVID-19 de-escalation plan
Travel agencies, hoteliers and airlines are preparing holiday packages in Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca for residents of the Balearic Islands