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Spain’s Christmas party warning after 68 Malaga medics catch COVID-19 at super-spreader seasonal lunch

A GROUP of 68 medical staff working at an intensive care unit in Malaga have all tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party.

7 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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World’s Most Popular Wines: Price VS Rating

There’s nothing better than a good glass of wine. We enjoy discussing wine, learning about wine, and conducting research on wine. Uncorking a bottle is

7 Dec, 2021 @ 09:28

Food & Drink

Spain’s Malaga registers highest number of COVID-19 infections since August

THE Regional Ministry of Health and Families has notified this Monday, December 6, a total of 442 positives detected by PDIA (PCR and rapid antigen

7 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

The Storm Filomena Puts The Roads Of The Community Of Madrid On Red Alert

Drivers warned over road conditions during Spain’s long bank holiday with heavy snow forecast

DRIVERS have been warned to be careful when they take to the roads after the bank holiday break as heavy snow is forecast across much

6 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Lucky Escape For Resident As Her Home Suffers Partial Collapse On Spain's Costa Blanca

Lucky escape for Costa Blanca resident as home suffers first floor collapse in Spain

A Costa Blanca woman suffered barely a scratch as the first floor wall of her home fell into the street. The property facade on Calle

6 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Brothel creeping politicians of Andalucia – funded by the EU!

IT was a fund set up to stimulate employment in Andalucia, the region with the highest jobless total in Spain. But in reality it did

6 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·Politics

Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a restaurant in Murcia area of Spain

Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a Murcia restaurant in Spain

A diner choked to death while eating octopus at a Murcia region restaurant. The tragedy happened on Sunday on a terrace in Santomera’s Plaza de

6 Dec, 2021 @ 16:38

Lead·Murcia

Reggaeton triumphs in Spain as top five most listened to artists on Spotify reveals

THE most listened to artist on Spotify Spain during 2021 has been Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro, the music streaming platform has revealed. The Reggaeton

6 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Vaccinations increase as COVID-19 passport starts operating in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VACCINATION rates have risen in the Valencian Community after the start-date for the COVID passport was announced by the regional government in late November. The

6 Dec, 2021 @ 15:31

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

Exploring Spain’s Serrania de Ronda by bike is a true adventure

Discovering Arriate and the Serrania de Ronda by bike has never been easier

6 Dec, 2021 @ 14:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Drunk lorry driver hits two cars and refuses to stop in 150 kilometre pursuit on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll booth.

6 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

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

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Researchers reveal which vaccine is more effective: Pfizer or Moderna

A STUDY involving almost half a million people has been carried out to determine which of the two most popular vaccines are more effective against

6 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Human trafficker hiding from justice is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

3 bedroom Villa for sale in Benidorm with pool garage – € 630,000

Villa Benidorm, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 630,000 Contemporary design luxury loft villa in Finstrat Hills, Costa Blanca, a luxury residential complex

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Managers claim a third more staff are already in place as they plead for calm at blighted hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA Hospital has sent out a message of ‘calm’ amidst chaotic scenes following a change in management. The newly-appointed administration claims that extra new specialists

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Mass vaccination point springs up at Costa Blanca shopping centre amidst fear of rising infection rates in Spain

A MASS vaccination point is being quickly set up at a Torrevieja shopping centre with a “no appointment necessary” message to all people needing their

6 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

DiverXo: ‘World’s best chef’ David Muñoz raises price tag to become the most expensive restaurant in Spain

JUST months after Spain’s culinary whizz kid David ‘Dabiz’ Muñoz was voted ‘Best Chef in the World’ he has upped the price of a tasting menu

6 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Madrid

How to Properly Set a Price for Your House for Sale

Selling your home is a big undertaking. Not only is it an emotional experience (whether you’re happy to be leaving or not), but there are

6 Dec, 2021 @ 09:11

Property

DGT launches annual drink and drug driving campaign in Spain’s Andalucia

THE director general of the DGT (Spanish Traffic Authority) has launched its annual drink and drug driving campaign. As of today, Monday, December 6, the

6 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Other News

HOURLY RATE: Spain fines 1,274 companies a total €1.5 billion over working hours violations

THE Spanish government has raked in more than €1.5 billion in fines on companies who failed to properly record their employees’ working hours. Since a

5 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Doctor in Spain reunited with the baby he helped save 24 years ago — now she’s a nurse at the same Barcelona hospital

FATE came knocking when Dr Felix Castillo was reunited with a very special patient after over two decades. On December 4, 1997, a little girl

5 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

The perfect winter retreat: Discover Arriate, a hidden gem in Spain’s Serrania de Ronda

A winter’s trip to Arriate guarantees great walks, landscape and food, writes Jon Clarke

5 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel

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Prado in the streets: Madrid’s famous museum takes to the road in Spain

IF you can’t take people to the museum, take the museum to the people. Madrid’s world famous Prado museum has set up an exhibition featuring

5 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

1 bedroom Beach Apartment for sale in Magalluf – € 179,000

Beach Apartment Magalluf, Majorca 1 beds 1 baths € 179,000 The bright apartment with sea view is located in a good location in

5 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Spain’s Seat uses railway to link Barcelona factory with Volkswagen plant in Portugal in effort to cut CO2 emissions

CAR manufacturers are not noted for their green credentials, despite their move towards an electric future. But now Spanish company Seat is taking a step

5 Dec, 2021 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

It’s a dog’s life in Spain!

I HAVE always been a cat person. With a lifestyle that is best described as erratic, cats, with their independent outlook on life have always

5 Dec, 2021 @ 11:33

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

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