Partido Popular ousted from running Murcia City Council in Spain for first time since 1995
THE Partido Popular(PP) has been removed from running Murcia City Council after 26 years of control. A censure motion was passed by just one vote
COVID-19 vaccination point installed in city centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA council has set up its COVID-19 vaccination point which they say makes it ready to jab 6,000 teachers and support staff from tomorrow(March 26).
Spain’s Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says she’s worried about a possible new trend of rising COVID-19 cases
SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has told parliamentarians in Madrid that she is concerned about a ‘possible change in trend’ in new COVID-19 cases. Her
‘Smart Cameras’ return to make beaches Covid safe in Easter Week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA CITY Council has announced that it’s 11 beaches will be safe and ready for this coming Easter weekend. Luisa Boné, the local Councillor for
Spain’s Palma de Mallorca ‘erases’ Franco’s memory by renaming streets linked to dictator
Mayor Jose Hila said that ‘erasing Franco's heritage from the streets was not only a legal obligation, but also a moral obligation towards his victims’
Valencia president refuses to lift restrictions on bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIA president Ximo Puig has told the regional parliament that he has no intention of an immediate lifting of restrictions on the hospitality sector, with
UK Home Secretary denies Gibraltar will be used to process refugees
GIBRALTAR was never included as part of plans to reform the UK refugee processing plans, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has revealed
Full beach access is being restored after owners of Francoist villa finally clean up rubble on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE owners of a Javea villa built on Roman land in the era of dictator General Franco have begun a clean up operation to remove
VINAROS GOES SOLAR: Castellon town council launches solar power project for residents and businesses
In addition to the environmental benefits, going solar is also geared towards helping families save money on their electric bill.
BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”
ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are
Gas explosion kills one in alleged suicide in southern Cordoba
THE main road through the Cordoban town of Rute was closed to traffic yesterday as police and firefighters tackled a lethal gas explosion in a
Natural Herb Kratom May Have Therapeutic Effects and Relatively Low Potential for Abuse or Harm
A survey was carried out in 2020 by Albert Garcia-Romeu, Kelly Dunn, Roland Griffiths, and David Cox of Johns Hopkins as well as Kirsten Smith
‘Holy Week at Home’ promoted in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO, in Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja region, will celebrate ‘Holy Week from home’ through online concerts and processions. The municipality includes the urbanisation of
MISSING: British girl, 14, vanishes from outside school in Spain’s Mallorca
The teen, named as 14-year-old Taya O’Loughlin, went missing around 8am on Tuesday
Storms threaten to ruin the first days of Easter Week in Spain’s Malaga
WEATHER agency AEMET predicts that a storm brewing in the Gulf of Cadiz may threaten the good weather prevailing in the province of Malaga over
SHIP AHOY! 17th century Spanish galleon replica on show at Valencia Marina
Tickets can be bought at the ship itself, located next to the Veles e Vents complex at Valencia Marina, or at tickets.velacuadra.es.
Andalucian apartment bought using crypto currency in a nationwide first in Spain
AN apartment in the Andalucian city of Seville has become a nationwide first by being the first property to be sold using crypto currency. The
Spain’s Andalucia to begin vaccinating people over 70 mid-April with the 80-and-over age group expected to be fully vaccinated by then
THE Junta expects to start calling over-70s for their first jab in about three weeks. Now that vaccination has resumed with the AstraZeneca doses and
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June
HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter
Ryanair gambles on vaccine success by rolling out big summer flight schedule for Spain
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair is to run 2,500 weekly flights to and from Spain as well as within the country over the summer. Ryanair marketing director,
Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was
Gibraltar curfew lifted, masks rule eased and bars to open late this week
The COVID-19 curfew will end from March 25 and masks will not have to be be worn in the town centre from 11.59pm on March
NEW COVID-19 cases show an upward rebound as hospital admissions fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have broken the recent downward trend by showing a week-to-week rise and a daily increase in the Valencian Community. Figures released by
Entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands restricted BUT residents can enjoy inter-island travel
This means that from March 26, entry into and out of the Balearic Islands will be prohibited unless for a justified
DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police appeal to expats in Spain to solve 1994 murder of Surrey scientist
British police are appealing to expats in Spain in the belief someone on the Costas may hold the key to solving a 27-year-old cold case.
OPINION: The plans to erect electricity pylons in Benahavis are nothing short of an ecological crime
POWER lines are an eyesore and there are already enough of them tainting the verdant sierras of Andalucia – so why do we need more,