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Newly restored O’Hara’s Battery at southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar reopens for visits

VISITORS to O’Hara’s Battery at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar will be greeted with a more interesting and interactive experience after it reopened

22 Jun, 2023 @ 15:14

Gibraltar·Lead

Plans for three solar farms on 'protected' land in Spain's Alicante are shut down by the regional government

Plans for 12,000 panel solar farm blocked on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES in Valencia have blocked plans for a 12,000 panel solar farm on land between Los Montesinos and Torrevieja because of its proximity to a

22 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police chase van crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VAN crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges refused to stop for the police in the Orihuela area of Alicante province and led officers

22 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Independent report declares child sexual abuse a 'serious problem' within Spain's Catholic church after calculating at least 2,056 victims

Teachers, police and carers unite to fight for abused children in Gibraltar during recent training

CHILDREN will be better protected from domestic abuse in Gibraltar after its Ministry of Justice ran further multi-agency training for Operation Encompass recently. The unified

22 Jun, 2023 @ 14:10

Gibraltar·Lead

Rescatados 61 Migrantes Subsaharianos A Bordo De Una Patera En Las Costas De Tenerife

‘Spain has become a Greece’: 39 feared to have drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands after rescue services dawdled

AS many as 39 people, including four women and a baby, are feared to have died en route to the Canary Islands after their dinghy

22 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Canary Islands·Lead

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Calonge i Sant Antoni with pool garage – € 540,000

Calonge i Sant Antoni, Girona 4 beds 3 baths € 540,000 garage, lift… See full property details

22 Jun, 2023 @ 13:05

Featured Property

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots|

Rising interest rates cause big fall in new mortgages for house buyers in Spain

NEW HOME mortgages granted in April fell by 18.3% compared to a year earlier according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics published on

22 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Property

New extreme heat alerts issued as even higher temperatures are expected this weekend in Spain's Valencia

First heatwave of the summer coming to Spain with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees

SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has warned about the first heatwave of the summer arriving this weekend which could last until the middle of next week.

22 Jun, 2023 @ 11:29

Lead·National News·Weather

EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

PLANS for a €18.6 billion merger between two of Spain’s biggest telecoms companies Orange and MasMovil are under threat from the European Commission(EC). The news

22 Jun, 2023 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

BOOKWORMS UNITE: Gibraltar’s book crossing invites readers from up the Costa to exchange novels

AVID readers from Gibraltar and all the way up the Costa del Sol will be able to exchange their books at a Book Crossing event

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Port authority could give green light to finally remove Gibraltar’s shipwreck as early as next week

WRECK removers are waiting for ‘an uninterrupted five-day period of certain weather’ to bring the OS 35 out of the water after refloating the stern

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain leads the world for top beaches in 2025 Blue Flag winners list

LISTED: Andalucia kicks-off the summer with all-time record for number of blue flags

THE official ceremony for the presentation of the prestigious Blue Flags in Andalucia was held yesterday, Wednesday June 21, in Islantilla, a hidden gem on

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Neigbours alert police to mysterious rotting smell and discover dead body in flat that lay there for at least ten days on Spain's Costa Blanca

Daylight gunpoint bank robbery in Spain’s Fuengirola

DAYLIGHT bank robbery in the tourist hot spot of Fuengirola has shocked local residents. The incident took place at around 8am yesterday morning, June 21,

22 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga falls short in bid for 2027 World Expo

MALAGA will have to wait for another opportunity to host the World Expo after losing in the last round to Belgrade. The capital of the

22 Jun, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Far-right Vox-led council bans gay 'rainbow' flag from public buildings in Spain's Valencia area

Far-right Vox-led council bans gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public buildings in Valencia area town in Spain

THE RAINBOW-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ community has been banned from public buildings in Naquera following Vox coming top of the poll in May’s municipal

21 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two Brits behind botched 'prison-break' lose appeals against eight-year jail terms for drug trafficking in Ibiza

Fugitive Irish gangster set for July return to face drugs trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IRISH gangster, Darren Gilligan- son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, has told a Dublin court that he has consented to his surrender to Spain

21 Jun, 2023 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British woman falls to her death from balcony of her Madrid hotel

A YOUNG podcast host from Manchester fell to her death from a Madrid balcony while covering a festival taking place in the Spanish capital. Eden

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Madrid

Mallorca residents complain German tourists now as boozy and awful as the Brits

EXASPERATED Mallorca residents are complaining that the ‘Brits abroad’ mentality has spread to Germans and other nationalities when they holiday on the island. Locals residing

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Drunk Woman Attacks Police And Health Staff In Chaotic Scenes At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Shameful behaviour of drunk causing chaotic scenes at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A DRUNK woman has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after assaulting several police officers and health workers. The 32-year-old female of undisclosed nationality was told

21 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Vodafone Spain is sold to British firm for £4.4billion

Vodafone could quit Spain as telecoms-mobile market heats up

BRITISH telecoms group Vodafone could pull out of Spain and has hired the Morgan Stanley investment bank to review its options in the country, according

21 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Young Boy Dies After Support Pillar Of A House Collapses On Him In Spain's Alicante Area

Young boy dies after concrete pillar on house driveway collapses on him in Spain’s Alicante area

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY died on Tuesday while playing outside his family’s finca in the Sax area of Alicante province. The Spanish youngster was on an

21 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Graffiti artist duo from Spain’s Valencia fuse contemporary and classical art in Greek murals

TWO Valencia graffiti artists have built up an international reputation for creating murals of the ancient Greek gods on large high-rise buildings across the world.

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured

21 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Basque Country·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community