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Calls to close new playground slide after 11-year-old injured in Madrid’s San Sebastian de Los Reyes

AN 11-year-old girl suffered a dislocated hip while descending a new giant slide within days of it opening in San Sebastian de los Reyes (Madrid).

19 Jul, 2021 @ 21:00

Lead·Madrid

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Large weekend COVID-19 infection rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community have gone up by over 1,000 infections in a week and are four times higher than

19 Jul, 2021 @ 20:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Andalucia town avoids perimetre closure after including tourist influx in infection figures

THE town of Conil de la Frontera has convinced Andalucian health authorities to recalculate infection rates by taking into account summer visitors and therefore avoid

19 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Cadiz·Lead

Restaurant Kitchen Worker Knowingly Has Covid 19 But Carries On Cooking At Alicante Premises On Spain's Costa Blanca

Restaurant worker with COVID-19 carries on cooking at Alicante premises on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE closed down an Alicante restaurant after a kitchen employee went into work despite knowing that she had COVID-19. Alicante Policia Local officers swooped on

19 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

La Linea votes to leave Andalucia and Cadiz to become free, autonomous city

LA Linea town hall has voted to hold a referendum on breaking away from Andalucia. The historic move could see the town becoming free and

19 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Lead

Spain stops distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and will donate surplus to third-world countries

SPAIN has stopped distributing AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as it has enough to give second injections to one point two million people. The Ministry of Health

19 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Health·Lead

REVIEW: Esperanto Ballet’s debut performance in Estepona

Reporter Katherine Brook enjoys a wonderful evening of music and dance from new group, Esperanto Ballet. It’s been a long time since I stepped foot

19 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Lead

Face masks will be mandatory outdoors in Spain’s Balearic Islands as active COVID-19 cases exceeds 7,000

Just over a month since being scrapped, the Balearic government has decided to reintroduce the measure in response to a sharp increase in coronavirus cases

19 Jul, 2021 @ 17:30

Mallorca

Property prices in Spain will increase more than previously expected this year, says Bankinter in latest report

Property sales bounce back in Spain after last year’s pandemic restrictions

FRESH signs of a Spanish property market recovery have been reflected in two sets of new figures. May’s registered property sales figures went up by

19 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Property

Young unvaccinated residents in Costa Blanca area of Spain fail to follow COVID-19 safety rules

Surge in COVID-19 cases among young people sees new rules on alcohol sales and social gatherings in Murcia area of Spain

A 70% rise in COVID-19 cases in the last week has forced the Murcia government to ban alcohol sales in shops after 10.00 pm. They’ve

19 Jul, 2021 @ 16:46

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Nurse blinded in one eye after confronting thug for not wearing a face mask on Madrid metro

A NURSE was left with a damaged eye socket after he was severely beaten for confronting a man who was not wearing face masks on

19 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Benidorm to host competition to choose Spain’s 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry

BENIDORM is set to be at the heart of Spain trying to pick a successful Eurovision Song Contest entry next year. Full details will be

19 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Spain sizzles with nine regions on YELLOW ALERT over the weekend with scorching temperatures

THE WEATHER this month has been great so far but the heat turned up a notch this weekend with NINE regions introducing weather warnings for

19 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead·Other News·Weather

DESTINATION VALENCIA: Spanish region welcomes surge in UK travellers following easing of restrictions

UP to 32 flights from the UK are due to land in the Valencia region today (Monday) on the first day since the easing of

19 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Castellon·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

'peeping Tom' Slid Mobile Phone Under Changing Room Curtain In Spain's Costa Blanca To Take Pictures Of Semi Naked Woman

‘PEEPING TOM’ slid mobile phone under changing room curtain to take photos of semi-naked woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man has been arrested for sliding his mobile phone under a dressing room curtain in a Costa Blanca clothes store to take photos of

19 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pilar Bardem, campaigner, actor and mother of Javier, dies in Madrid aged 82

CELEBRATED actor Pilar Bardem, mother of Javier, Mónica and Carlos Bardem, has passed away at the age of 82. The beloved Spanish star died in

19 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Ladies’ singing chorus back with “thrilling” performance after 18 month break on Spain’s Costa Calida

SPANGLES, the female choral society based in Murcia, are performing after 18 long months of online coaching and safely-distanced, masked rehearsals. They performed in public

19 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Murcia

Andalucia’s health districts are set to be given the green light to transition into Alert Level 0.

Gibraltar tightens rules as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

WITH the number of new coronavirus cases close to 200 on the rock, the government has tightened its rules on self-isolation. IF one person in

19 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish companies investigated over industrial waste crimes

The incorrect treatment of the dangerous substances found in these devices is said to have caused the emission of more than 35,000 tonnes of carbon

19 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Madrid’s Gran Via metro station reopens with retro look and state-of-art technology

After a three year refurb and delays caused by archaeological discoveries as well as a pandemic, Madrid’s Gran Via metro station has reopened to much

19 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid

OPINION: Green list for Mallorca was not just about holidaymakers

IT was great news when the UK government put the Balearic Islands on the Green list, especially as I’d booked for my son to come

19 Jul, 2021 @ 09:59

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Opinion·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is·Travel News

EXPLAINED: The latest rules on people from the UK travelling to and from Spain

British holidaymakers race back from Balearic Islands before Monday’s 4am quarantine deadline

BRITS are racing against the clock to exit Spain’s Balearic Islands before the quarantine deadline on Monday. Earlier this week ministers announced that the Balearic

18 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Politics·Travel News

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The ultimate bar crawl and guide to tapas in Granada

WHEN in Rome they say you should do as the Roman’s do. And in Granada, I was equally happy to follow suit. Here the locals

18 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Judge in Spain says Real Madrid and Barcelona can be punished for trying to set up aborted European Super League

This Sporting Life

ENGLAND may have missed out in the Euro 2020 final, but performances of Gareth Southgate’s team have been described as one of the greatest English

18 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Columnists·Lead·Opinion

Isaac López Tirado killing: Autistic teen fatally stabbed in Madrid

DETECTIVES in Madrid have launched a murder investigation to find the gang responsible for the killing of an 18-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome. Isaac López Tirado,

18 Jul, 2021 @ 15:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

New €680k flood prevention system planned for popular expat area on Spain’s Orihuela Costa

VILLAMARTIN is to get a new rain collector as part of a €680,000 sewerage renovation in the area. Problems with the current collector that runs

18 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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