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Ill Health Forces End Of Brit's Hunger Strike Over Residency Rejection In Spain's Valencia

British expat ‘trapped’ in Brexit limbo fears he’ll be denied entry back into Spain amid ‘petty’ residency dispute with local town hall

A BRITISH expat has described feeling ‘physically sick’ as he prepares to return to his home in Spain following an unresolved three-year battle to get

9 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

This will be the cause of the next global pandemic, according to scientists

SCIENTISTS have identified the cause of the next global pandemic. After the Covid-19 shook the world, scientists are determined to be prepared for the next

22 Apr, 2024 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·Other News

First woman to receive the Covid vaccine in Spain turns 100: Pedro Sanchez brands centenarian ‘an example to the world’

ARACELI Hidalgo, the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Spain, has turned 100 years old. The great-grandmother is celebrating her milestone birthday with

20 Feb, 2024 @ 12:39

Health·Lead·Other News

Heroic police officers save life of unconscious baby in Spain's Valencia

Spain’s declining birth rate hits a new historic low in 2022

THE DECLINING trend for Spain’s birth rate has been confirmed once more by the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE). According to an

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Big medieval market returns after pandemic break to Spain's Costa Blanca

Big medieval market on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break

ONE of Spain’s biggest medieval markets returns next month to Alicante Province after a two-year enforced break due to the Covid pandemic. The three-day event

25 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport

THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be obligatory

18 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Deaths in Spain fell by 8.7% in 2021 with respiratory diseases and tumors dominating

DEATHS in Spain fell by 8.7% in 2021 according to figures compiled by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). 450,744 died last year- a drop of

19 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Health·Lead

Holiday flights face disruption as 10,000 airport workers are set to strike in Spain

SPAIN’S airports face serious problems over the festive season after the CC OO union representing 10,000 airport staff announced six days of strikes. The CC

12 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·National News

Child helpline says not even half of 'suicidal callers' get proper treatment in Spain

Child helpline says over half of its ‘suicidal callers’ don’t get proper treatment in Spain

A national helpline for children says only 44% of depressed callers aged between 13 and 17 get proper psychological care. That’s the conclusion of a

8 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Hospital operation and consultation waiting times fall in Spain but pandemic impact continues

THE average waiting time for a public hospital operation in Spain is 113 days according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health. Their twice-yearly

25 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

Truckers strike could close down bars and restaurants in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas, claims hospitality association

Restaurants in Mallorca cook up plan to stop ‘no show’ customers

Restaurants in Mallorca have cooked up a plan to stop ‘no shows’ wasting their time and money. Restaurant owners on the popular tourist island could

31 Oct, 2022 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca·National News

Ryanair expects record passenger numbers in Spain, announces 52 new routes

For signs that the travel industry is finally emerging from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, look no further than the latest data released

7 Sep, 2022 @ 17:19

Lead·National News·Travel News

The Gran Vía Metro Station Reopens In Madrid After 1,000 Days Closed

Could the days of wearing masks on Spain’s public transport be coming to an end?

While the use of facemasks as a means of preventing the spread of Covid-19 has long been abandoned in the United Kingdom, in Spain it

7 Sep, 2022 @ 17:07

Health·Lead·National News

Hate crimes in Spain rise by 27% fuelled by pandemic and ‘radicalised’ political debate

A big rise in 2021 hate crime numbers was down to pandemic restrictions and ‘radicalised’ political debate according to the office of Spain’s Attorney General.

7 Sep, 2022 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Home repossessions in Spain fall for first time in nearly two years

HOME repossessions in Spain caused by mortgage payment defaults have fallen for the first time in nearly two years. Figures released on Wednesday by the

7 Sep, 2022 @ 15:37

Lead·Property

Benidorm Pride Festival returns to full splendour after pandemic restrictions on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Pride Festival starts on Monday with a return to big-style celebrations that were cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. An extensive programme of events

2 Sep, 2022 @ 15:51

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead·Valencian Community

ANALYSIS: How the pandemic practice of working from home is driving up property prices in rural Spain

HOUSE prices in rural areas across Spain have soared over the last 18 months owing to changing preferences of buyers, who are now looking for

10 Aug, 2022 @ 14:00

Lead·Must Read·Property

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Rototom Sunsplash music festival is back in Benicassim on Spain’s east coast

AFTER a two-year hiatus thanks to the global pandemic, Benicassim will once again host Rototom Sunsplash next month. The 27th edition of the reggae music

31 Jul, 2022 @ 15:46

Alicante·Entertainment·Lead

Mayor of Spain’s Malaga tests positive for Covid

BY Livia Cockerell THE current wave of Covid is taking its toll on Malaga´s town hall. On Thursday, four councillors were unable to attend the

1 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Malaga

Airport delays are in store at Palma de Mallorca’s airport as the bumper tourist season starts

This is the message from airports operator AENAS, which says that Son Sant Joan will suffer flight hold-ups due to a lack of staff at

1 Jul, 2022 @ 13:02

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Foreign Tourists Flood Back To Spain With Spending Almost The Same As Before Covid 19 Pandemic

Foreign tourists flooding back to Spain with spending close to pre-pandemic levels

SPAIN welcomed 6.1 million international tourists in April who spent €6.9 billion on their holidays. Figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute show

1 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers

SPAIN welcomed four million foreign tourists in March- a number that’s eight times higher than a year earlier, but still below pre-Covid pandemic levels. Figures

5 May, 2022 @ 11:55

Lead·National News

FOCUS: From almost bust to boom – How Spain’s hotel sector is bouncing back in the wake of the pandemic

Spain’s hotel sector comes back harder, better, faster, stronger post-pandemic, discovers Sorrel Downer.

29 Apr, 2022 @ 19:45

Hotels·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

IN PICS: Semana Santa processions get underway in Sevilla as Spain celebrates Easter

Semana Santa is celebrated across all of Spain but the biggest and most important Holy Week processions take place in Sevilla, as the Olive Press’s

11 Apr, 2022 @ 15:30

Lead·Sevilla

Ukraine Refugees Get Free Training For Hospitality And Tourism Jobs In Benidorm And Costa Blanca In Spain

Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas

UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region’s hospitality and tourism sectors. Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by

7 Apr, 2022 @ 14:24

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community