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Passenger numbers at Spain's airports in 2021 hit only half of pre-pandemic total

Passenger numbers at Spain’s airports in 2021 fall below half of pre-pandemic total

PASSENGER numbers improved substantially in 2021 across Spain’s airports compared to the previous year but remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Airport operator Aena said nearly

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:30

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A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A court has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any the correct PPE equipment in

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

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

Refugee Wesal In The Kitchen Credit Jane Mitchell

Could Spain’s restaurant industry be the answer to its refugee crisis?

AS bombs rained down from the sky in Syria, all 38-year-old Wesal could think of were her children. In terror, she fled the civil war-torn

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

First Correos cashpoints (ATMs) arrive in Valencia – why Correos accounts are perfect for expats

CORREOS might be an odd hero to take on the banking world, but as it rolls out 1500 new cashpoints (ATMs) across Spain you might

11 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after cops find machine gun and machete stashed under sofa following bust-up with sister

POLICE in Sevilla have arrested a 30-year-old man after finding a machine gun in his home along with a kilo of hashish and a large

11 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Sevilla

Another life for cat as firefighter gives it mouth-to-mouth following blaze in Spain’s Cadiz

A LUCKY cat owes one of its nine lives to a Spanish firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Fire crews in Cadiz rescued the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Lead

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:06

Education·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Police grab blindfolded woman about to jump from fifth-floor balcony in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Policia Nacional officers saved the life of a woman who threatened to jump to her death off a fifth floor balcony. Several passers-by hailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:58

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

PICS: Why the UN named tiny Valencian town one of 44 top tourism destinations in the world

SHOULD you really trust the beer-soaked recommendations of your neighbour’s sister’s man-friend about where to visit in Spain? The answer is simple: No. But when

11 Jan, 2022 @ 16:09

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Peak of sixth COVID-19 wave may be reached next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, says that he expects COVID-19 infection rates to fall soon and has again ruled out introducing new restrictions. Despite soaring coronavirus

11 Jan, 2022 @ 15:16

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

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Costa Blanca sex fiend who assaulted two women within four hours gets 32 years in Spanish prison

Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 32 years after admitting to two sexual assaults on Alicante women in one night. The plea bargain deal

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:01

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

Alicante Ap 7 Motorway Car Wrong Way Motorway January 2022

WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante’s AP-7 motorway. Shocked

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Lawyer Ran Loans Scheme That Seized Homes Of Vulnerable People In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante Province gang ran a racket that seized homes from people who struggled to repay loans. They created a company which hoodwinked loan holders

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:18

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

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Cristianos – € 165,000

Apartment Los Cristianos, Tenerife 1 beds 1 baths € 165,000 Property Details Type: Apartment Area: Los Cristianos Complex: Dinastia Price: 165,000€ Mortgage available:

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

A TOURIST has been fined after a foreign-plated car got trapped on a tight staircase in Alicante city centre. Unable to reverse out, the car

11 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Phone Mobile Woman Pxhere Creative Commons

How Can I Avoid New Roaming Fees in 2022?

After five years of free roaming, how can you avoid roaming fees returning in 2022? For those of us that use our UK mobile number

11 Jan, 2022 @ 11:06

Travel News

Aemet Weather Costa Blanca Alicante Valencia January 2022 Aemet

First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)

THE first freeze of 2022 is predicted to hit Alicante and the wider Valencian Community this Thursday (January 13). Towns in the mountainous interior of

11 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

The best places to stay in the Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain

There are hundreds of places to stay in the Sierra Nevada, but only a handful are really reliable, writes Jon Clarke

11 Jan, 2022 @ 09:45

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Exotic cat found in house in Spain’s Madrid

AN African savannah serval, a protected feline, has been recently located in a house in Madrid. The Jungle cat was rescued by officers of the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Ibiza Couple Laith Amini and Anita Kaushik

British couple offer reward for engagement ring stolen from car in Ibiza ahead of romantic proposal

A BRITISH couple have appealed for the return of an engagement ring stolen from a rental car by thieves in Ibiza just an hour before

10 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain

A San Juan de Alicante man, 43, has been arrested for blackmailing an Alicante Province woman on a dating website. The man forwarded private material

10 Jan, 2022 @ 18:36

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

PICTURED: Fireball streaks across the sky in southern Spain

AN impressive fireball was spotted streaking across the sky over Andalucia during Saturday night. It was pictured appearing in the sky above the province of

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Costa Blanca Based People Smugglers Operated Sea And Land Route Between Spain And Algeria

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

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

Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain

MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

Badger unearths ‘exceptional’ Roman treasure trove in cave in northern Spain

AN exceptional treasure trove of Roman coins buried for centuries in a cave in northern Spain has been unearthed thanks to a hungry badger. The

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

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