Spain’s Tourism chief makes new green list appeal insisting UK has a problem with its own rising COVID rates
SPAIN’S Secretary of State for Tourism has made a fresh plea for the UK to put Spain on the ‘Green’ travel list at the end
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… International paella awards granted to restaurants in 10 countries
UP to 275 restaurants in 10 countries have been granted the coveted Wikipaella distinction. Known as the ‘paella Oscars’, Wikipaella is a non-profit organisation backed
Recycling from citizens in popular expat area increases five-fold over 10 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Municipality is making huge advances in recycling with a 500% increase in little over 10 years. The area covers popular expat areas such as
Two thieves stole from 60 cars belonging to tourists at beauty spot car parks on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO men have been arrested for stealing items from 60 cars parked up in tourist spots on the southern Costa Blanca. They’ve also been charged
Man gets jail term for stealing identity of dead migrant to get work on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A man has received a 21 month jail term after using a dead foreign resident’s ID card to get work and access to benefits on
WATCH: Slow motion fireball glitter over Spain’s Malaga
A SPECTACULAR fireball was spotted gliding over the south of Spain this Monday night. The fireball was recorded on by the SMART project detectors from
Listeria warning in Spanish chorizo issued by European Food Alert Network
THE AUCHAN brand of “extra strong” Spanish chorizo has been alerted to consumers for a possible link to listeria. The European Food Alert Network (RASFF)
GIS A LIFT: Car share giants Uber expand its services on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE American taxi company Uber is expanding its presence across the Costa del Sol, giving summer tourists unrivalled access to the region’s top attractions. Three
WELCOME TO WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL: Spain’s Valencia gears up to host year-long international festival in 2022
This is the first time the honours have been bestowed upon a Spanish city, following an unsuccessful bid by Bilbao in 2014.
EXCLUSIVE: British expat forced to demolish his own villa in Spain or face jail just weeks after wife died
British expat finally demolishes his 17-year home to live in a van on the land.
EXPLAINER: How to get your COVID passport in Spain, who can request it and where can you travel with it?
SUMMER holidays could be back on the agenda after the Spanish government announced COVID passports will come into force from July 1. The documents, also
Pensioners dying from COVID-19 ‘is not the same’ as losing young ones says Spain’s top health expert
SPAIN’s top health expert has warned young people not to give up on sanitary measures despite the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across the country. The
REVIEW: Madrid’s born-again Gran Hotel Ingles is the lap of Belle Epoque luxury
Many original features have been saved, from time-faded photos of guests to vintage postcards and an ancient typewriter by the lifts
Spain to host next Nato summit in 2022
THE next Nato summit will be held in Spain in 2022. It will be Spain’s first Nato summit since 1997, when it was hosted by
De-escalation plan in Spain’s Andalucia halted for a second time due to high COVID-19 incidence rate
ANDALUCIA remains stuck in phase 1 of the three-phase plan for the progressive de-escalation of COVID-19 measures. Spain’s southernmost region will remain for another two
Gibraltar: Referendum on The Rock set to overturn abortion law that threatens women with life in jail
With just over one week to go until the Rock goes to the polls to vote on whether or not to update abortion, the Olive
COVID-19 hospital admissions reach new low for 2021 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions for COVID-19 have reached their lowest level this year, according to the Valencian regional health ministry. Today’s figures(June 15) report just 105 hospitalisations.
Benidorm hotels on the Costa Blanca are being kept in business by Spanish tourists
HOTELS in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca last week recorded 89.7% of their overnight stays as coming from people from Spain. Figures from Benidorm-based hotel
Elderly woman survives being knocked over by an Alicante tram on the Costa Blanca in Spain
AN Alicante tram hit a 70-year-old woman this afternoon(June 15) after she crossed a prohibited area in a desperate bid to catch it. The accident
Police in Spain resume search for British hiker Esther Dingley as snow thaws in Pyrenees
Police have resumed the search for missing British hiker Esther Dingley who disappeared in the Spanish Pyrenees last November while walking to reach her boyfriend
British expat admits he tried to stab a young Brit tourist to death at a Costa Blanca bar in Spain
A British expat has pled guilty to attempted murder after he stabbed a 20-year-old British tourist in the neck at an Albir area bar on
FUEL BUST: Police seize 1000 litres of fuel from Gibraltar car park destined for smugglers
A MAMMOTH haul of fuel has been seized in a public car park after a tip off from the public to what is described as
CHILD BEATERS ARRESTED: Couple from Spain’s Castellon detained for severely injuring newborn baby
A COUPLE from Torreblanca (Castellon) have been arrested on suspicion of inflicting severe brain injuries on their two-month-old baby after the child was admitted to
Police raid Costa Blanca rental homes converted into giant marijuana farms in Spain
A major marijuana-growing operation has been smashed by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional in Alicante Province. 25 people have been arrested and nearly 15,000
Pooch Poo Crackdown in Spain’s Benalmadena
BENALMADENA starts DNA tests of canine faeces left in public that could see owners fined €300. The health councillor of Benalmadena City Council (Malaga), Juan
Male paraglider escapes with broken bones after crash-landing on Costa Blanca-Murcia border in Spain
A male paraglider escaped with just an ankle fracture and wounded pride after crashing yesterday evening(June 14) on the Murcia-Alicante Province border. The unnamed man