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Spain’s Ministry of Transport grants ITV vehicle test extensions among anger at test inconsistencies

THE Minister of Transport and Mobility, Jose Luis Abalos announced today that ITVs that expired between June and August will have a further three months

7 Jul, 2020 @ 18:03

Cordoba·Lead

Inside Spain’s top wakeboard, waterski and wakesurf centre Xtreme Gene in Cordoba where world pros meet complete beginners

WHATEVER I expected from my toe-dipping exercise into the world of extreme watersports, it wasn’t a lesson from a European champion and a chance to

27 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Cordoba·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Nine more Iberian lynx cubs born in Spain’s Andalucia

All the cubs are now being weaned, training for release into the wild will begin in July.

23 Jun, 2020 @ 20:13

Cordoba·Huelva·Lead

Multi-million euro tobacco smuggling ring busted in Spain’s Andalucia

The operation focused on the Cordoban capital and the town of Ecija in Sevilla after a tip-off

19 Jun, 2020 @ 20:01

Cordoba·Lead·Sevilla

Belgian party Prince Joachim fined more than €10,000 for breaking quarantine rules during his visit to Spain

BELGIAN party Prince Joachim has been fined €10,400 after his jet set lockdown antics were uncovered.

11 Jun, 2020 @ 15:12

Celebrity·Cordoba·Lead

Belgian Prince who ‘broke’ Spain’s lockdown rules to be investigated after party-goer in Andalucia is COVID-19 positive

BELGIAN Party Prince Joachim is under investigation by the Spanish authorities as more details of his jet set lockdown antics have been uncovered – including

8 Jun, 2020 @ 19:19

Celebrity·Cordoba·Lead

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Town hall in Spain’s Andalucia conned out of €400,000 in online scam

THE Ayuntamiento of Cordoba has become the latest victim of cyber crime after an online scam left it €400,000 out of pocket. The Urban Planning

5 Jun, 2020 @ 18:53

Cordoba·Lead

No drinking water for over a week and sludge emanating from taps amid searing temperatures brings protest in Spain’s Andalucia

THE residents of the hamlet of Las Jaras in Cordoba have taken to the streets this past weekend in protest at being left without drinking

1 Jun, 2020 @ 12:08

Cordoba·Lead

Olive farmers in Andalucia face ‘biblical plague’ that could wipe out next season’s harvest

OLIVE Farmers in Cordoba have warned that a ‘never seen before’ plague of leaf-eating moths could spell disaster for next season’s harvest. The Union of

28 May, 2020 @ 11:59

Cordoba·Lead

Rural holiday destinations in Spain’s Cordoba increase by 30% compared to 2019

Beach destinations and holidays abroad are being substituted this year for rural tourism.

28 May, 2020 @ 10:15

Cordoba·Lead

Police on the hunt for ‘baby-faced’ flasher in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Cordoba are on the hunt for a serial flasher after several reports of incidents of exposure and harassment surfaced online. So far only

27 May, 2020 @ 10:47

Cordoba·Lead

Tensions over coronavirus boil over in violent weekend in Andalucia prison

PRISON guards have narrowly averted a full blown riot at the Centro Penitenciario de Cordoba as tensions overflowed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Administration

26 May, 2020 @ 09:46

Cordoba·Crime & Law

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Spain’s iconic Mezquita in Cordoba to open its doors in Phase 2 of COVID-19 de-escalation plan

It’s expected that Andalucia, excluding Malaga and Granada, will move into Phase 2 on Monday, May 25, after Phase 1 ends.

21 May, 2020 @ 11:32

Cordoba·La Cultura·Lead

SNIFFED OUT: Drug gang of eight people who hid weed and hash in cases of garlic arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Cordoba

POLICE have sniffed out a drugs smuggling gang who hid cannabis in shipments of garlic. Officers arrested eight people, based in Cordoba and Benalmadena and

18 May, 2020 @ 15:42

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WHAT THE PLUCK? Contestant kicked off Masterchef Spain after serving unplucked partridge to judges

A CONTESTANT on Masterchef Spain has been kicked off the show after serving judges a whole, uncooked and unplucked partridge. The judging panel was left

8 May, 2020 @ 15:14

Cordoba·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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Cordoba has highest unemployment levels in Spain, new figures reveal

NEW figures have revealed that the province of Cordoba has the highest unemployment levels in Spain. The annual study from the Active Population Survey (EPA),

30 Apr, 2020 @ 08:35

Business & Finance·Cordoba·Lead·National News

WATCH: Heavy rains cause havoc in Cordoba and its Reina Sofia Hospital while others become trapped in car

Heavy rains in Cordoba this Saturday have lead to flooding in parts of the City, including the Reina Sofia Hospital.

26 Apr, 2020 @ 12:46

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Bodies of man and his pet dog found in apartment in Spain’s Andalucia

FIREFIGHTERS in Cordoba have discovered the bodies of a man and his dog. They made the grim find on Monday at a home in the

21 Apr, 2020 @ 12:40

Cordoba·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Two factories in Spain’s Andalucia recycle one million sanitary masks a day

A factory in Spain’s Cordoba, recycles 500,000 sanitary masks a day.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 16:05

Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Lead

WATCH: Andalusian prostitution and human trafficking ring broken up by international task force

COMBINED FORCES smashed a human trafficking ring operating in Andalusia, last week. Europol and Policia Nacional broke up the gang of seven that were sexually

14 Apr, 2020 @ 12:23

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Jaen