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COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case reductions slow right down in the Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

STEADY and significant falls in new COVID-19 infections appear to have bottomed-out according to Valencian heath ministry figures this evening(March 29). A total of 363

29 Mar, 2021 @ 19:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca Brits sue police to get their seized money back

British expats suing over ‘missing’ Scottish banknotes seized by police in 2017 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO British residents in Javea on the Costa Blanca want their money back, nearly four years after it was seized by the Guardia Civil. Over

29 Mar, 2021 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm police use baton to restrain female COVID-19 RULE-BREAKER

A FAIR COP? Two Benidorm police officers quizzed over hitting woman with baton after she broke COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Policia Nacional officers are being investigated over their physical response to a young woman who broke COVID-19 curfew rules in Benidorm. They say the

29 Mar, 2021 @ 18:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New €10 million medical centre for elderly and those with mental problems planned for expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES has tendered out a building project worth an estimated €10 million to help the elderly and those with ‘serious mental disorders’. The municipality, which

29 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

DJ dies after being shot at illegal party in Spain’s Marbella

A DJ at an ‘illegal’ party in Marbella has died after being shot in the neck. Police belive that the 40-year-old was hit by a

29 Mar, 2021 @ 15:05

Lead

IN PICS: Police shut down illegal parties across Spain’s Mallorca

In Mallorca, social interactions are limited to six people and face masks are mandatory

29 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Motorcade protest on Spain's Costa Blanca aginst compulsory school use of Valencian language

‘MIND YOUR LANGUAGE’ as motorcade protest is staged on Spain’s Costa Blanca against school lessons in Valenciano

A motorcade protest took place over the weekend in Pilar de la Horadada on the southern Costa Blanca against the compulsory use of Valenciano in

29 Mar, 2021 @ 14:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dead Famous in Silver Screen Spain

Spain is truly the European Hollywood, with over 900 English language films shot here over the years, many of them epics such as Doctor Zhivago,

29 Mar, 2021 @ 13:09

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

MAKING AN IMPRESSION as Alicante and Benidorm robbers on Costa Blanca area of Spain produce their own front door keys

A home burglary gang used a technique known as lock-impressioning to break into properties across the Costa Blanca without forcing through the front door. Lock

29 Mar, 2021 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Impressive fireball streak across sky in Spain’s Andalucia

WATCH: Stunning fireball soaring 96,000 km/hr over Spain’s Andalucia

A DAZZLING meteor has been filmed soaring over Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha at 96,000km per hour. The fireball was recorded this Saturday by the SMART

29 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Over 500 fines handed out in less than 24hrs for not wearing mask in Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA’S Policia local have fined a total of 543 people for not wearing masks between Friday 26 and Saturday 27th March. The first two days

29 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Radio station €1000 giveaway proves ‘awesome’ business confidence following lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA’S community radio station, Big FM, is giving away a prize worth €1,000 in the coming weeks. As part of their continued commitment to

28 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

A heartfelt thanks to surgeons and medical staff in Spain

By Lisa Burgess I HAVE just left Malaga’s Materno Hospital after breast reconstruction surgery. It was a unique experience. The Head of Surgery, Doctor Torres

28 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Columnists·Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur·National News

Flushed with success: Charlie Mullins, plumber to the stars, wouldn’t swap the Costa del Sol idyll he bought in Spain for all the builder’s tea in Britain

WHEN Charlie Mullins invites you round for a cuppa the first thing you’re dying to do is visit the loo. Who wouldn’t want to snoop

28 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Buy your Spanish dream home online with a Zoom viewing

SUN LAWYERS on why the dream of owning a Spanish property in 2021 is very much alive

BRITISH people with their hearts set on buying a Spanish home shouldn’t let coronavirus or Brexit shatter their dreams. Market conditions, technology and innovation continue

28 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists·Property·Sponsored

Give us back our freedom without the hefty price tag, says Terenia in Mallorca

IT’S a great feeling to be slowly coming out of lockdown and let’s hope we don’t go backwards! Finally, there seems to be a whiff

28 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Columnists·Lead·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

She’s Dynamite! (literally): Civil War heroine who took the fight to Spain’s men

Dynamite! It’s a form of slang that refers to the essence of something rather than the explosive device. For example, we might say: “Penelope Cruz

28 Mar, 2021 @ 11:17

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead

Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’

SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism. Policía Nacional supported by Europol,

28 Mar, 2021 @ 11:05

Lead·Madrid·National News

GIBRALTAR: Dillian Whyte floors Alexander Povetkin in heavyweight clash

GIBRALTAR was the centre of attention for boxing fans around the world last night as Dillian Whyte flattened Alexander Povetkin with a huge left hook

28 Mar, 2021 @ 10:39

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE: Four Valencian towns among list of 25 ‘car tax havens’ in Spain

FOUR towns in the Valencia region have become tax havens for car registration. Serratella (Castellon) has a total population of 95, but more than 10,000

27 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something expat

DO you remember the old joke about the boy who wanted to be a train driver, but couldn’t because his eyes were too close together?

27 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Columnists

Manhunt in Spain’s Granada for cruel animal abuser that ties birds legs together with zip ties

POLICE in the northern region of Granada city are on the hunt for the culprit of a growing number of cases of wild birds found

27 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Granada·Lead

TAXING TIMES: Post-Brexit taxes for British resident and non resident property owners in Andalucia

After the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, the right of free movement is not the only thing to have changed for Brits who

27 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists

Money Matters With Chorus Financial On Why Expats Cannot Retain A Uk Financial Adviser

MONEY MATTERS with CHORUS FINANCIAL on why UK investment values are falling

Money Matters from Chorus Financial answers all your questions on finance, tax, pensions, investments and more here in Spain. This week we received the following

27 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

A great year for Serneholt Estate in Spain’s Andalucia

WHAT a year it has been. In February of 2020 Serneholt Estate opened their sixth office in Spain when they threw their doors open in

27 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Other News·Property·Sponsored

REMINDER: Clocks go forward in Spain – and why this might be the last time

When do the clocks go forward in Spain? Spring is just around the corner – and we can look forward to longer days soon as

27 Mar, 2021 @ 12:06

Lead·Must Read

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