EDUCATION SPECIAL: Try teaching English for a rewarding career in Spain
THE recent boom in private language schools offering English has meant a bigger demand for English teachers in Andalucia. This means that increasing numbers of
Biological protective gear worn as woman’s body is pulled out of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca piled high with rubbish
FIREFIGHTERS donned biological protective gear on Friday to remove the decomposing body of a woman from her Torrevieja flat. Concerned neighbours phoned the Guardia Civil
Demolition order for Valdecañas 18-hole golf resort, 4-star hotel and 185 chalets in Spain’s Extremadura
IT took 14 years for the sentence to come, but the Valdecañas resort complex has finally received a demolition order. Extremadura’s Tribunal Supremo announced this
Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home
Spain’s first metaverse Uttopion offers virtual plots of land for sale
SPANISH real estate has just gone meta. For between €2,000-€20,000 you can now buy up the ‘first’ plots of land in the Spanish-language metaverse known
British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber
A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief.
Man who urinated in Costa Blanca taxi in Spain is arrested after video goes viral of him taunting cab driver
A man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted a video on social media bragging about it, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
COMFORT IN STYLE: Stylish and quality furnishings and interiors from Decoration Insolite in Spain’s Valencia
BESPOKE interiors store, Decoration Insolite, housing a unique and stylish range of furnishings and accessories, is something akin to Aladdin’s Cave. It might well be
What breed of horse comes from Spain: Success Stories
Ask someone who knows nothing about horses to name a few breeds : they will probably tell you about the Arabian thoroughbred, a breed that
Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco
The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been
MAPPED: The richest person in each province of Spain
SPAIN is not short of billionaires. The Forbes World’s Billionaires List in 2021 included 30 Spanish nationals – with Zara founder Amancio Ortega in 11th
Barcelona hackers hoodwink phone shops into issuing SIM cards used to clear out bank accounts in Spain
A Barcelona-based gang emptied out people’s bank accounts by tricking phone shops to give them replacement phone SIM cards. Eight people have been arrested in
Spain abolishes full COVID-19 vaccination rules for UK children aged 12 and over
SPAIN has scrapped the requirement for children aged 12 and over travelling from the UK to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move comes after
4 bedroom Villa for sale in Javea / Xabia with pool – € 380,500
Villa Javea / Xàbia, Alicante 4 beds 2 baths € 380,500 For Sale: This single level villa is located in a tranquil residential
More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region
ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for
What Are the Biggest Horse Races in Spain?
Spain is renowned for having some of the finest racecourses in Europe. The hot climate helps ensure the ground is perfect for the leading thoroughbred
What happened to the rape case that brought down Spain’s Big Brother?
THE rape allegations that brought down Spain’s Big Brother reality TV series are once again in the press. February 8 was supposed to be the
OFF THE ROLL: Jobless figure in Spain plunges but is still 3.1 million
SPAIN’s labour market has recovered to pre-pandemic levels as unemployment fell faster than ever before. But the jobless figure still stands at more than 3.1
Antonio Resines: Spanish actor with COVID discharged from intensive care after 45 days in hospital
SPANISH actor Antonio Resines has been released from hospital after spending 45 days in Intensive Care following complications with COVID-19. The 67-year-old was hospitalised in
Spain’s Malaga drive-in cinema has a lovey-dovey line-up of films over Valentine’s weekend
THE most romantic day of the year arrives at Malaga Metrovacesa drive-in with several sweet-of-heart movies in tow. From today, Friday February 11, until Valentine’s
‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain
A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all
Benidorm shocker as false teeth lost during 2011 Spanish booze-up get returned to UK owner
A British holidaymaker who lost his dentures on a night out in Benidorm in 2011 has been reunited with them thanks to DNA matching. Paul
Hotel bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca continue to improve but still below pre-pandemic levels
HOTEL occupancy figures for the Costa Blanca in January saw an annual rise of 26.6%, with a total of 47.3%. The numbers from the Alicante
European Cricket League Round-up: Helsinki Titans v Starr CC goes to golden ball
IN the ECL today the Austrian Cricket Tigers beat Dreux by four wickets, surpassing the 84 runs chase they were set by the French team.
Anti-vaxxers thought to be behind bomb threat at school in Spain’s Tenerife
ANTI-vaxxers are thought to be responsible for a bomb threat at a school in Tenerife. The threat was called in at CEIP Isaac de Vega
Catalan Queralt Castellet wins Spain’s first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in women’s snowboarding halfpipe
THE first medal awarded to Team Spain at the Beijing Olympics has gone to an athlete from Catalunya. Someone had to be the first, and