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JAB BOOST as four ‘mega’ vaccination centres open this Monday in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

FOUR large mass vaccination centres will open their doors this Monday(April 19) in the Valencian Community. The new centres have been dubbed as ‘vacunadromes’. The

16 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain

TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour. Albacete’s Palacio de

16 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Sir Alec Guinness in Spain

The TV film Monsignor Quixote was Alec Guinness’s last Spanish movie, and the only one in fact about Spain. Monsignor Quixote is a novel by

16 Apr, 2021 @ 10:37

Silver Screen Spain (on the road with Thelma)

Four capitals in Spain’s Andalucia ordered to close bars at 8pm from this Sunday

SEVILLA, Cordoba, Granada and Almeria will have to close bars and shops at 8 pm from this Sunday. The measure is the result of the

16 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Sevilla

LIFE AND DEATH OF FRANCISCO GOYA- Mystery, life-changing illness that robbed him of hearing has roots in Andalucia

The sexually transmitted disease has been fingered by numerous art historians as one of the most likely causes of the succession of tortuous illnesses suffered

16 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff for peak tourist season on Spain's Costa Blanca

98 Municipal borders to close in Spain’s Andalucia, with 33 localities to close all non-essential activities

THE Junta has ordered the perimetral lockdown of 98 municipalities in Andalucia, with 33 localities to close off all non-essential activities. As the fourth COVID-19

16 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead

Spanish Stonehenge set for cultural protection status despite being abandoned to soggy fate

A collection of ancient standing stones in Extremadura dubbed the Spanish Stonehenge is set to acquire cultural heritage protection status despite being completely unvisitable because

15 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

SPAIN’S Health Ministry wants to ban smoking from all bar and restaurant terraces across the whole of the country. Six regions including the Costa Blanca

15 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases on Costa Blanca in Spain maintain downward trend along with hospital admissions

COVID-19 infections have reported another week-to-week to fall in the Valencian Community as hospital numbers show a significant reduction. Figures published this evening(April 15) show

15 Apr, 2021 @ 19:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

Spain’s Andalucia announces possible changes to vaccine rollout thanks to latest blood clot recalls

THE rollout in Spain of the American produced Janssen vaccine, developed by Johnson & Johnson has been halted as researchers study potential blood clot dangers.

15 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Lead

12 mass graves of Civil War victims that are being excavated in Spain right now

WITH news this week that the government of Spain has started the process to open up the Valley of The Fallen crypts containing the remains of

15 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Child sex abuse video swappers in Spain are arrested after tip-off from US Embassy in Madrid

12 people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional across Spain for possessing and distributing obscene child sex abuse materials via the internet. One of

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils

LESSONS at a secondary school in Spain’s Murcia region were delayed this morning(April 15) due to a bomb threat. Juan Manuel Sanchez, the head teacher

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Rent cuts for Gibraltar businesses extended to May after Chamber protest

BUSINESSES got the reprieve they were asking for when the government decided to continue offering rental discounts until the end of May.

15 Apr, 2021 @ 16:52

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain beats UK to be named as seventh most queer-friendly country in the world

SPAIN has been named as one of the top gay counties in the global rankings. Research carried out by makeup brand Jecca Blac found Spain

15 Apr, 2021 @ 16:17

Travel News

Covid 19 Vaccination At Coria City Hospital In Coria, Spain 15 Mar 2021

COVID-19 in Spain: Andalucia vaccination crosses 2million doses

ANDALUCIA says it has become the first region in Spain to administer more than two million doses of coronavirus vaccines, amid a deadly fourth wave

15 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Nearly 30 years on and missing expat woman Bernadette Cooper’s family have no answers

THE heartbroken nephew of a missing expat has appealed for her not to miss another birthday. Bernadette Cooper, who’s real name was Susan, mysteriously vanished

15 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Other News

Malaga tourism chief targets UK market to help revive battered sector’s recovery after COVID-19

A TOURISM chief has outlined the steps she thinks must be taken in order for the sector to recover in Malaga. Tourism and Promotion councillor

15 Apr, 2021 @ 14:25

Business & Finance·Malaga·Other News

Mother caught drunk behind wheel with child in car in Spain’s Mallorca

A relative was called to collect the child and the woman was taken to the police station where she has been charged with a crime

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

INTERVIEW: Meet James Rhodes, the British piano man behind Spain’s new child protection law

A HARROWING past of sexual abuse, addiction and mental institutions was flagged up by his involvement with the new child protection bill, but the musician

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Must Read·Other News

Phoenix Programmes: helping people in Spain who are struggling in the pandemic

SINCE the start of the pandemic last March there has been a sharp rise in the number of people turning to alcohol and drugs to

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:12

Health·National News·Other News·Sponsored

Border closures may not be over in COVID-19 fight after Spain’s State of Alarm ends next month

SPAIN’S 17 regions will still have the ability to close their borders after the country’s second State of Alarm ends on May 9. Deputy Prime

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:01

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

CARAVANAS CRUZ: For all your motorhome needs in Spain and the Costa Blanca

MOTORHOMES are currently the safest and ‘freest’ option to enjoy your free time and feel at home while traveling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, travelling by

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Other News·Sponsored·Travel News

Bitcoin investors claim they lost over €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain's National Court

‘CRYPTO-CON’ as investors sue for €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain’s National Court

SPAIN’S first-ever class action involving crypto-currency fraud has been presented to the National Court in Madrid. The lawsuit claims that over 300 small crypto investors

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·National News