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Alcohol bottle waste: Environmental activists collect over 1,000 1-litre beer bottles ditched in natural space in Spain’s Sevilla

MORE than a thousand 1-liter beer bottles have been collected this weekend by environmental activists in a natural space in Gerena, Sevilla. The discarded bottles,

30 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Gibraltar in ‘constant’ meetings throughout summer to thrash out post-Brexit EU deal with Spain and UK

‘CONSTANT and unrelenting’ work to secure an EU treaty for Gibraltar between the UK, EU and Spain has continued throughout the summer months, Chief Minister

29 Aug, 2022 @ 19:55

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Man dies from electric shock after sailing into power cable off coast of northern Spain

A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while sailing on the Ria del Eo on the border between Galicia and Asturias on Sunday, when his boat collided

29 Aug, 2022 @ 19:00

Asturias·Lead

Bodies of seven migrants discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain

Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain

SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One

29 Aug, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Wicked carer in Spain’s Valencia steals €100,000 of jewellery from elderly couple

A female carer broke the trust of a couple in their eighties after stealing around €100,000 of jewellery from their Valencia home since the end

29 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Angry neighbour stabs elderly man over barking dogs disturbing his peace and quiet in Spain's Murcia area

Man who fell down well in Spain’s Malaga rescued after his dog barks for help for six-and-a-half hours

A YOUNG dog who was rescued at just 15 days old has returned the favour after saving her master’s life one year on. Joaquín Gallardo

29 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead

Gibraltar finally given official city status 180 years after Queen Victoria awarded it

THE UK has finally recognized Gibraltar as a city as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 180 years after the fact was omitted from official

29 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Gibraltar·Lead

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Does Spain really have a bed bug problem?

HEADLINES warning holidaymakers about a plague of bloodsucking bed bugs at hotels across Spain appeared this weekend in British tabloids. The reports claimed that popular

29 Aug, 2022 @ 15:30

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Costa Blanca airport in Spain gets rated among Europe’s best

SPAIN’S Alicante-Elche airport has got the fourth-highest ratings in Europe in a travellers survey. Online vacation home rental company Holidu compiled ratings and reviews from

29 Aug, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Investigate Why Over 100 Boats Took Part In Illegal Party In Environmentally Protected Area Of Mar Menor Lagoon In Spain

Police probe major boat gathering in protected waters of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is probing an unauthorised party involving over 100 boats in a specially protected area of the Mar Menor lagoon. The gathering happened

29 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Boogie nights: Sacked Tory minister Michael Gove pictured partying in Ibiza

EX- minister Michael Gove has been spotted raving in Ibiza in one of the most expensive clubs on the island. The 55-year-old was photographed on

29 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Politics

La Oveja Verde – buy an ongoing hotel business with potential to sell separate apartments in the beautiful Alpujarra in Spain’s Granada

THE Oveja Verde complex occupies a prime site at the entrance of the Alpujarran town of Pitres, in the popular municipality of La Taha, which

29 Aug, 2022 @ 13:24

Featured Property·Granada·Property·Sponsored

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Arta – € 200,000

Townhouse Artà, Majorca 3 beds 1 baths € 200,000 The house is located just 5 minutes walk to the center of Arta where

29 Aug, 2022 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Lorry Driver From Spain's Murcia Was Not Drunk Before Swerving To Avoid Van Ahead Of Dutch Barbecue Tragedy

Lorry driver from Spain’s Murcia in Dutch barbecue tragedy was not drunk before swerving to avoid hitting van

A Murcia lorry driver was sober when his truck careered off a dike in the Netherlands and crashed into a community barbecue, killing six people.

29 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Murcia

Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang attacked during brutal home invasion in Spain

A masked gang robbed and assaulted Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at his home on Monday morning. It was the second robbery at the player’s house

29 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

British man suffers fatal heart attack while swimming at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man, 74, died from a heart attack after being pulled out unconscious from the water at Moraira’s l’Ampolla beach on Friday. It’s not

29 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Boiling over: What makes August so unbearable in Spain

WELL you’ve made it this far… and only a few days to go. Be content that the majority of heatwaves are behind us and the

29 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Must Read·Opinion

Gender violence control bracelets in Andalucia make up 38% of Spain’s national total

WRISTBANDS for Gender Violence in Andalucia stands at 38% of the national total. The statistical report prepared by the Coordination Unit against Gender Violence of

29 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

At last! Rain expected in Spain’s Andalucia from Tuesday

SPAIN’S national Met Office, AEMET, has forecast a change in the weather in Andalucia after a sweltering summer, with rain expected as of tomorrow, Tuesday

29 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Weather

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Spain’s Andalucia sees out last weekend of August with zero fatal traffic accidents

ANDALUCIA has finalised the last weekend of August with zero traffic fatalities. As August holidays come to an end, Andalucian roads have been heaving with

29 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

Gibraltar boosts its ‘Rock Under Siege’ tourist site with great new additions

THE Gibraltar Government has completed an extensive restoration of the ‘City Under Siege’ exhibition on the Upper Rock. The face-lift highlights military graffiti at the

28 Aug, 2022 @ 17:00

Gibraltar·Lead