Better Luck Next Time: Italy wins in Eurovision 2021 as Spain and UK flop
THE yearly spectacle of the Eurovision Song contest has once again com to an end with Spain left to lick their wounds in one of
British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit
DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because their
IRRESPONSIBLE drunk driver flips his car and then assaults paramedics in Murcia area of Spain
A drunken motorist caused a commotion in Alhama de Murcia last Saturday night(May 15) after crashing his car and attacking paramedics that tried to help
Ryanair resumes UK flights this week to Murcia area airport in Spain
RYANAIR is resuming UK flights to Murcia’s international airport from this Friday(May 21). The first service to Corvera will be from Manchester, followed by flights
CONTROL FREAK in Spain’s Murcia area can’t see his wife after abusing her over a short skirt
A court has barred a man from seeing his wife after he mistreated her for wearing a skirt that was too short for his taste.
Better Hearing, Happier Life? Absolutely!
Here is a fact that might surprise you: you hear with your brain – not your ears. Your ears receive sounds and send them up
“He’s a bit good”: How a 17-year-old from Murcia is taking the motorcycle racing world by storm
SPAIN has often been called the mecca for motorcycle racing, with world champions being cultivated from the moment they can sit on a bike. Household
British pilot dies after plane crashes into the sea off Cartagena in Spain’s Murcia region
A British pilot died on Saturday morning(May 8) when his light aircraft crashed into sea some 500 metres off the coast of Cartagena. The accident
TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Spain’s biggest earthquake since the mid-fifties to be commemorated in Lorca
LORCA will commemorate the tenth anniversary this Tuesday(May 11) of an earthquake that took nine lives. The Murcia region town will hold a memorial event
INVESTIGATION: How a ‘stoner tax’ is lining the coffers of local town halls in Spain and why a new court ruling could change all that
A COURT ruling in Spain’s Murcia region has highlighted how local authorities are using a ‘stoner tax’ to fill their coffers by fining dope smokers
Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain
THE Murcia government will be taken to court to force it to investigate ten companies who are accused of polluting the Mar Menor, one of
Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are
What’s the worst that can happen to your investment or pension in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Often the first question asked by clients considering an investment or pension with Chorus
WEEDED OUT as police raid British-owned marijuana farm in Murcia region of Spain
FOUR British people have been arrested in the Murcia region for using a Jumilla area farm to grow marijuana. A high-tech cultivation system was used
Murcia’s leader says ‘nobody knows what will happen’ after State of Alarm ends in Spain next month
MURCIA’S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has said that Spain’s 17 regions don’t know what they can do legally once the State of Alarm ends on
CHEERS! Bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain get midnight closing from Wednesday in fresh curfew hours cut
MURCIA is slashing back its curfew hours for the second time in a fortnight. As from Wednesday(April 28), the start of the curfew will be
Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?
Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was
Ruthless thief stole bank cards from elderly foreigners in shops across Spain’s Mar Menor and Murcia region
THE Guardia Civil have arrested a Costa Blanca-based pickpocket who travelled up and down the coast to steal from elderly foreigners. The 57-year-old Romanian was
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
Amazon’s autumn opening for big distribution hub in Murcia covering south-eastern Spain
A new Amazon logistics centre will open in Murcia City this autumn with 1,200 jobs set to be created over three years. The 160,000 square
Multiple earthquakes strike in the north-east of Spain’s Murcia region
NINE earthquakes hit the north-east of the Murcia region this morning(April 14) within the space of five hours. The strongest tremor was the first in
Convicted Icelandic paedophile is arrested over eight sex assaults on children in Murcia region of Spain
AN Icelandic paedophile has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults on children in the Murcia region. He is said to have approached his
Curfew start-time to be rolled back this week in boost to bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain
MURCIA’S Health Ministry is to relax the night-time curfew from Wednesday(April 14), as it pushes back the start by an hour to 11.00 pm. The
CLASSROOM ON THE SAND as youngsters hit the local beach for COVID-safe lessons on Spain’s Mar Menor
A MURCIA school has moved its classes to the beach in a truly COVID-safe environment. The Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente school has taken desks
The pension freedoms trap. Is your UK pension affected?
On 6 April 2015 the retirement landscape for Brits all over the world changed dramatically. Pension freedoms were introduced, and people were given the choice
EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain
SINCE first embarking on its vaccination programme last December Spanish authorities have always been very clear that jabs will be available to everyone living here