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Beach rugby tournament hosted on the Sabinillas beachfront in the Costa del Sol

A FIVE-A-SIDE beach rugby tournament took place on the Sabinillas beachfront on Saturday (July 10). The tournament, which lasted the entire day (10:00-20:00), had players

12 Jul, 2021 @ 17:26

Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca Gang Occupied Empty Homes In Torrevieja Area Of Spain And 'sold' Them For Virtually Nothing Or Converted Them Into Drug Farms

Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain

A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11

12 Jul, 2021 @ 17:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Eye in the sky: Spain launches new fleet of traffic drones to patrol roads this summer

THE General-Directorate for Traffic (DGT) now has a fleet of 39 drones for traffic monitoring across Spain. They finished distributing the drones to all parts

12 Jul, 2021 @ 16:31

Lead·National News·Technology

COVID-19 positive teenager found by police at illegal party in Spain’s Mallorca after refusing quarantine orders

The youngster had been directed to stay at home after testing positive for COVID-19

12 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British Resident On Spain's Costa Blanca Tried To Extort Underage British Girl Into Having Sex With Him By Threatening To Share An 'explicit' Video

British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video

A British man has been arrested over sexually abusing and extorting a British child in the Alicante area. He’s also been charged with drugs possession

12 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WAITERS WANTED: Restaurants and bars in Spain’s Castellon just cannot get the staff

BARS and restaurants in Castellon Province are desperate for summer staff. Despite the financial and employment crisis caused by the coronavirus, the hospitality trade is

12 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Training underway for health professionals in Gibraltar ahead of new abortion legislation

LAST week, the GHA arranged two training sessions for clinical professionals following the implementation of the new abortion law, which is expected to begin this

12 Jul, 2021 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

BRITISH tourists will be the key to whether or not some recently-reopened Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will have to shut their doors again. That’s

12 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Raid Illegal 'birthday' Party At A Costa Blanca Villa Where Guests Came From All Over Spain

Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain

OVER a hundred people were rounded up by police for attending an illegal ‘birthday’ party at a La Cañada villa in the Alicante area. Some

12 Jul, 2021 @ 12:50

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s cabinet reshuffle sees more women appointed to key roles

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a cabinet reshuffle on Saturday promoting more women into ministerial positions. The new appointments include a new deputy prime

12 Jul, 2021 @ 12:43

Lead·National News·Politics

Mass of warm African air to bake Spain’s Malaga this weekend

RED ALERT: Spain’s Valencia region placed on top weather warning for extreme heat

THE Valencia region is on red alert for extreme heat today (Monday July 12). Following similar warnings in southern Spain and orange alerts – the

12 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British man in Benidorm bar admits trying to stab fellow Brit to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been jailed for five years after repeatedly stabbing a fellow Brit in a Benidorm bar. He pled guilty to attempted homicide

12 Jul, 2021 @ 11:47

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Meet the women winemakers making a name for themselves in the Spanish wine world

Matthew Desoutter from Simply Spanish Wine takes a closer look at the women making a big impact in the world of vino.

12 Jul, 2021 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

CHEAPER LOANS: Negative rates mean a stronger property market in Spain

A SUMMARY of Spanish mortgage market data in the first quarter of the year gives an insight into the nation’s housing market. An interesting point

11 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Columnists·Lead·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Basque magic: How Spanish children ended up playing in English teams before ‘foreign players’ became a thing

WAS it a cultural thing? Nature vs.Nurture? Was there something in the water? Their DNA? What follows traces the plight of six Basque adolescents, their

11 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead

HAPPY CAMPERS? Plans underway to build luxury seafront campsite in Spain’s Gandia

PLANS for a luxury campsite in Gandia (La Safor, Valencia Province) are causing a heated debate among residents, local and regional governments. The plans, which

11 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Get thee to a sluttery

‘Hello to Jason Issacs’. If you recognise that greeting then you are most probably a member of The Church of Wittertainment, aka the considerable audience

11 Jul, 2021 @ 11:15

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Top tips for taking your pooch to the beach in Spain

THE fun of a beach getaway with your furry friend starts with good planning—and packing. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, do some research and make

11 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News

Reasons to use green electricity in Spain and around the world

SO why should we use green electricity? Rather than give the obvious answer – to save the planet – I will explain more comprehensively. Electricity

11 Jul, 2021 @ 10:03

Columnists·Environment·Lead·Other News

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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the expat in Spain who took on Tyson and Holyfield in their prime

By Andrew McInnes MOST expat residents in Spain are entirely unaware that they have a legend of professional heavyweight boxing living in their midst. A

11 Jul, 2021 @ 09:41

Lead·Sport

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

QUIDS IN: Number of Spanish millionaires set to soar

SPAIN now has 1,147,000 millionaires according to Credit Suisse. Following current trends, this number will rise up to between 1,800,000 and 2,000,000 by 2025; this

11 Jul, 2021 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

Covid travel to Spain: Jet2 optimistic Scots will soon not have to quarantine

JET2 is gearing up to add more flights from Scotland to Spain as soon as rules surrounding isolation for fully vaccinated tourists are relaxed. The

10 Jul, 2021 @ 17:17

Health·Lead·Other News

COVID Spain: 100 positive tests among thousands who flocked to major Barcelona music festival

JUST 123 people among the first 13,000 ticketholders at a major music festival in Barcelona tested positive for COVID-19. All festival-goers heading to The Cruilla

10 Jul, 2021 @ 15:51

Barcelona·Health·Lead·Other News

Bond Swirl With Benny Final Complete Touch Up

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain

AGEING is simply an attitude of mind. Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth. Whoever said that, was as bonkers as

10 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Columnists

Smallest populated island in Spain off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer tourist surge Guardia

Two towns in the Valencia region among the prettiest fishing villages in Spain

TWO Valencian coastal towns are among the eight prettiest fishing villages in Spain. Peñiscola in Castellon and the island of Tabarca off the coast of

10 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Exoskeletons trialed in Gibraltar by Spanish Robotics company to help kids with muscular diseases walk

MAKING a cup of tea, brushing teeth, going for a walk with a friend are everyday activities that we often take for granted. But not

10 Jul, 2021 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead·Technology

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