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Spain’s Andalucia expects to reach 30 million tourists this year

Tourist spending in Spain finally returns to pre-pandemic levels

SPENDING by international tourists in Spain has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the latest figures published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) showing visitors

3 Sep, 2022 @ 11:00

Travel News

Spanish reservoirs fall by a further 0.9% in the last week to a sinking 35.9% capacity

SPANISH reservoirs have lost 528 cubic hectometres of water in the last week—representing a 0.9% of their total capacity. According to recent data from the

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Unemployment increases in August in Spain, but it is the best data for this month since 2008

SOME 40,428 people lost their jobs during August, which is 1,4% more than in July The jobless total in Spain is 2.9 million, according to

3 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Valencia

BEWITCHING: How a small white village in southern Spain conjured up a wizard of an idea to pull in thousands of tourists each week

GRAB your broomstick, don your witches hat, it’s time to fly up to the bewitching mountain village of Soportujar. The village, in the heart of

3 Sep, 2022 @ 09:00

Granada·Lead

WATCH: Most diesel oil now removed from beached OS 35 bulker as barges focus on pumping out fuel oil

BARGES set about pumping out fuel oil after most of the diesel was finally pumped clear from the beached OS 35 bulk carrier at Catalan

2 Sep, 2022 @ 19:05

Gibraltar·Lead

SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the poor

In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee

2 Sep, 2022 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Exploring Spain·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures

2 Sep, 2022 @ 18:30

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LONG READ: Jack Gaioni reveals the fascinating story of Lola Montez, the fake Spanish dirty dancer who captured a king’s heart

Lola mimed the crushing of spiders that had invaded her undergarments

2 Sep, 2022 @ 17:55

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·La Cultura·Lead

British man nearly dies after getting stabbed in his intestines in Spain’s Valencia area

A British man needed two emergency operations after being attacked in his car outside a gaming room in Oliva. The assault happened in late July

2 Sep, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar man who pulls out a machete on police gets 24 weeks behind bars

A GIBRALTAR man who swung a machete at police officers before running away has been jailed for six months in court. Ziade Attou, 36, of

2 Sep, 2022 @ 16:36

Gibraltar·Lead

BEWARE: Spain might be hit by a hurricane, American experts warn

THE National Institute of Hurricanes in the USA has warned Spain that a hurricane might hit the north of the country from Tuesday September 5

2 Sep, 2022 @ 16:25

Lead·National News·Weather

Benidorm Pride Festival returns to full splendour after pandemic restrictions on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Pride Festival starts on Monday with a return to big-style celebrations that were cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. An extensive programme of events

2 Sep, 2022 @ 15:51

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Breaks Restraining Order In Failed Attempt To Kill Ex Partner In Spain's Valencia Area

Man breaches restraining order in failed attempt to kill ex-partner in Spain’s Valencia area

A man with a violent criminal record broke a restraining order to try to kill his ex-partner at her Silla home. Guardia Civil officers went

2 Sep, 2022 @ 15:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fuel oil from stricken cargo ship reaches western Gibraltar coastline threatening water supply

FUEL oil that leaked from the beached bulk carrier off Catalan Bay is blackening western facing bathing spots in Gibraltar. Tugs have been laying out

2 Sep, 2022 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Sea Urchin Poacher Gets Surprised By Police When Exiting Sea On Spain's Costa Blanca

Sea urchin poacher gets surprised by police while exiting sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A sea urchin poacher was caught in the act by the Guardia Civil as he got out of the water in a rocky area of

2 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Police stop distressed teenage woman leaping to her death from Valencia apartment block in Spain

Police stop distressed teenager leaping to her death from Valencia apartment block in Spain

POLICE saved the life of an 18-year-old Valencia woman by grabbing her trouser buckle as she stood perched on a 14th floor apartment window ledge.

2 Sep, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Guardamar del Segura with pool – € 85,000

Apartment Guardamar del Segura, Alicante 1 beds 1 baths € 85,000 We are pleased to offer this one bed apartment for sale Sanchis

2 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Court in Spain hands down 160-year sentence to man found guilty of killing sex workers with highly pure cocaine

A COURT in Valencia on Thursday handed down a sentence of nearly 160 years to a man who was found guilty of killing three women

2 Sep, 2022 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man climbs wall and enters apartment via balcony before sexually attacking woman in Spain's Valencia

Father jailed for alleged Costa Blanca bar terrace sex assault in Spain on son, aged 9

AN Algerian man has been jailed in Alicante after being accused of sexually abusing his son, 9, on a bar terrace. The 50-year-old denies the

2 Sep, 2022 @ 12:23

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

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

Online love scam fleeces woman out of €200,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A romance-seeking Elche woman paid out €200,000 to two scammers with bank transfers made to UK, French, Belgian and Spanish accounts. Two Spanish women, aged

2 Sep, 2022 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Aula del Mar in Spain’s Malaga celebrates 33 years of Marine conservation

THE Aula del Mar de Málaga cooperative celebrates over three decades of working to care for Malaga’s marine environment. Malaga’s marine biology education centre was

2 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Green flag for Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed due to faecal contamination

MALAGA City Council has given the greenlight for Sacaba beach to reopen to public bathing. The area between the breakwater of La Termica and the

2 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Boats now pumping diesel and fuel oil from ‘crumpled’ ship stranded in Gibraltar waters

BARGES are pumping out both diesel and fuel oil from the stricken cargo ship that is lying off Gibraltar’s coast since early Tuesday morning. At

1 Sep, 2022 @ 18:33

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain Starts Eurovision Song Contest Entry Process To Set Up Benidorm Fest 2023 Line Up

Spain starts Eurovision Song Contest entry process by finding Benidorm Fest 2023 line up

THE process to choose Spain’s 2023 Eurovision Song Contest entry has started with broadcaster RTVE looking for entries to compete in next year’s Benidorm Fest.

1 Sep, 2022 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Entertainment·Lead

Tax on gas to be slashed in Spain to reduce the impact of inflation

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed that IVA (VAT) on gas will be slashed from 21% to 5% from October to help families with the

1 Sep, 2022 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead

BREAKING: Heavy fuel oil spills into Mediterranean from stranded ship in Gibraltar after seals fail

OIL from stranded bulk carrier OS 35 has leaked into the Mediterranean Sea after air vent seals break open from the pressure of the crumpled

1 Sep, 2022 @ 14:13

Gibraltar·Lead

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