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COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia sees almost double the number of recoveries compared to new cases Thursday

ANDALUCIA has detected 1,256 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the third wave continues its marked retreat. Thursday’s caseload is lower than the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 18:06

Coronavirus·Lead

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community

WEEKEND perimeter closures for Valencian Community cities of 50,000 people and over are to end after this weekend’s restrictions expire this Monday(March 1) at 6.00

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

We need to talk about your financial adviser…

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:25

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Children at surf camp discover body floating near shore on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BODY has been discovered floating off the shore of Velez-Malaga on the Costa del Sol. The lifeless corpse was stumbled upon by children from

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:13

Lead·Malaga

Royal recycler: Queen of Spain steps out in same Massimo Dutti for a THIRD time

SHE’s known for her love of recycling her wardrobe and this week the Queen of Spain proved her commitment by stepping out in a Massimo

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer

COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a ‘mass surge’ of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a third

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

XIMO PUIG, president of the Valencian region, has just announced details of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from this Monday, March 1. The interdepartmental

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:01

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Nine Malaga municipalities WILL re-open this weekend due to improving COVID-19 figures, including Marbella, Estepona and Manilva

NINE municipalities in Malaga will re-open their borders this weekend after lowering their coronavirus incidence rates to below 500 cases per 100,000 people. Marbella, Estepona

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Terrace tax suspended until 2022 to support pandemic-hit hospitality trade in popular expat town on Spain’s Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO council, which covers the British expat area of La Marina Urbanisation, has extended it’s suspension of the ‘terrace tax’ to bars and restaurants

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man found murdered at home in Valencia’s Gandia

A 67-YEAR-OLD man has been found dead and tied up in his home in Gandia (La Safor, Valencia). The body of Carlos Almiñana was discovered

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm’s beaches to get socially-distanced spaces again on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope of Easter domestic tourist revival

BENIDORM will start dividing up its beaches from this Monday(March 1) in a repeat of last year’s safety measures. That’s in spite of the fact

25 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bars and restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca can reopen until 5pm from next week

From March 2, bars and restaurants will be able to open again under certain conditions

25 Feb, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Mallorca

Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES council is to spend over €300,000 on the town’s Archaeological Museum to fix all of the problems uncovered in a survey by its Heritage

25 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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Spain ranked at number 32 according to an annual survey of world corruption

SOMALIA and South Sudan are the most corrupt countries on Earth, with Spain ranking at number 32 according to an annual survey of world corruption. Bribery

25 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

Wanted Belgium expat jailed on Spain’s Costa del Sol for attempting to murder his vet treating his pet dog

A BELGIUM man has been arrested in Malaga after years on the run for the attempted murder of his vet five years ago. The 55-year-old

25 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Malaga

ROLL UP: Mass COVID vaccination campaigns planned at events halls throughout the Valencia region in April

PLANS have been announced for a mass public anti-COVID vaccination campaign at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences complex starting in April. More specifically, the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga no longer at ‘extreme risk’ of COVID-19 contagion as incidence rate dips below 250 threshold

THE incidence rate in Malaga city, which currently stands at 243,2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, is below the ‘extreme risk’ barrier of 250. 78 other

25 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

Robot duo stun punters by serving pints at Seville bar

A WHITE arm stretches across the bar, a claw-like hand clamped around the rim of a pint glass. Slowly it lowers the glass below the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 10:31

Lead

Spain’s Marbella, Estepona and Ronda could to be given green light to reopen this weekend following weeks of perimetral closure

A DOZEN municipalities in Malaga could see the restrictions on perimeter confinement lifted this weekend. The number of new coronavirus cases in Malaga province continues

25 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

SWAN’S CORNER:- The Pitfalls of Buying Spanish Rustic Property

THERE are many property professionals in Spain that do an excellent job airbrushing the considerable risks associated with buying rustic properties. Clearly, planning regulations in

24 Feb, 2021 @ 21:30

Business & Finance·Property·Sponsored·Valencia

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

COVID-19 infections continue big downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

JUST 530 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(February 24) in the Valencian Community, as this week’s daily infection figures continue to match early October levels.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar see 20% rise in shares after praise of COVID drug

SHARES in Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar have surged after scientists confirmed ‘potent preclinical efficacy’ of its drug Aplidin against COVID-19. The study, printed in peer-reviewed

24 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News

More vaccines arrive in Gibraltar giving sports events green light in March

NEARLY 13,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have today arrived on the Rock, paving the way for the restart of group activities.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 20:17

Gibraltar·Lead

Marbella Councillor for Foreign Residents urges expats to join the town hall register so that they can receive Covid-19 vaccine

MARBELLA’S Councillor for Foreign Residents, Remedios Bocanegra, has reminded expats that they need to be on the town hall register if they wish to receive

24 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead

Sibling Plot As Children Get Jailed For Killing Elderly Mother And Stealing Her Pension In Spain S Aragon Region

SIBLING SHOCKER as children are jailed for killing their infirm mother and stealing her pension in Spain’s Aragon region

TWO siblings have been jailed after killing their mother, stuffing her body into a closet, and continuing to collect her state pension for two years.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Dogs get life-saving blood transfusions as farmers use illegal chemicals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Costa Blanca farmers have been arrested for using an illegal pesticide that poisoned two dogs. The animals needed blood transfusions to save their lives

24 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca

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