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Lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia this Christmas may differ between provinces or even municipalities

NOT everyone in Andalucia may enjoy a lifting of travel restrictions in December. That was the warning made today by regional president Juanma Moreno during

29 Nov, 2020 @ 16:27

Coronavirus·Lead

Granada will have tougher COVID-19 restrictions lifted from TONIGHT, announces president of Spain’s Andalucia

GRANADA province will see its harsher restrictions lifted as of midnight tonight, the Junta has announced. Andalucia President Juanma Moreno made the announcement today following

29 Nov, 2020 @ 16:10

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead

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BREAKING: Spain records 10,853 coronavirus cases Friday as health chief praises steady decline of incidence rate – but fears a Christmas spike

SPAIN has registered 10,853 new coronavirus cases Friday in another sign the transmission of the disease is decreasing. The figure is 1,436 fewer than Thursday

27 Nov, 2020 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s Balearic Islands to introduce five tier system of COVID-19 restrictions

The new system will be made up of five levels (from zero to four) and will be enforced on each island according to their number

27 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·Mallorca

British expat instagrammer arrested after sharing videos of him and pals dumping car in riverbed on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH instagrammer has been arrested for performing dangerous driving manoeuvres and dumping a car in a riverbed in Marbella. The 27-year-old expat is charged

27 Nov, 2020 @ 14:36

Lead·Malaga

Qatar-backed luxury hotel wins approval on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a skyscraper which will house a luxury hotel in the Port of Malaga are one step closer after being granted provisional approval

27 Nov, 2020 @ 13:40

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Property

Shops in Malaga province see 60% drop in customers since closure of town borders in Spain’s Andalucia as consumers turn to online giants like Amazon

BUSINESSES in Malaga province have seen a 60% drop in customers since the closure of town borders across Andalucia almost a month ago. Larger municipalities,

27 Nov, 2020 @ 12:24

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Marbella begins work on extending coastal pathway to Las Chapas district

MARBELLA has begun work on extending the coastal pathway from its urban area to the Las Chapas district. The works, spanning 500 metres, will connect

26 Nov, 2020 @ 15:36

Lead·Malaga

Spain has ‘several more months’ before COVID-19 brought under control as health minister says country must be ‘realistic’ about vaccine and Christmas plans

In his speech, Illa said the arrival of the vaccine is getting closer but warned it would be a 'progressive process that will require time'

26 Nov, 2020 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia detects 3,549 COVID-19 cases Thursday, almost TRIPLING Wednesday’s figure – but hospital numbers drop

A total of 3,169 people overcame the virus in the region between Wednesday and Thursday

26 Nov, 2020 @ 13:51

Coronavirus·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Destructive’ electricity pylons will NOT be built in stunning Alpujarra valley in Spain’s Granada thanks to grass roots movement and Olive Press campaign

Grassroots movement Di No a Los Torres (Say No to the Towers) was quick to argue the high voltage towers would have a ‘devastating effect’

26 Nov, 2020 @ 13:39

Environment·Granada·Lead

12 arrested in connection to brutal stoning of police officers in drug riddled estate in Spain’s Mallorca

The arrests come after two police officers were surrounded and attacked by a mob in the Son Banya estate

26 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

A unique medieval fortress found in Spain’s Pontevedra

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered on Mount San Paio, in the municipality of Vila de Cruces (Pontevedra), a medieval fortress dating from the 9th and 10th centuries.

26 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

BREAKING: Spain records 10,222 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as infection rate continues to drop

SPAIN has detected 10,222 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the infection rate continues to fall. It comes after the country detected more than 12,200

25 Nov, 2020 @ 18:57

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Man arrested for ‘raping 19-year-old woman in field’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Police had launched a manhunt after the woman reported being sexually assaulted in a field in Lloseta on November 21

25 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Boa constrictor escapes from house in Spain’s Madrid causing alarm with neighbours

AN agent of the Environmental Unit (UMA) in Madrid has caught a large boa constrictor that escaped from a house in the district of Tetuan.

25 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Lead·Other News

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia records lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since October 4 as deaths and hospitalisations also fall

ANDALUCIA has reported 1,205 coronavirus cases on Wednesday in its lowest daily count in well over a month. According to figures released by the Junta,

25 Nov, 2020 @ 15:24

Coronavirus·Lead

BMW driver involved in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca attended house party after killing pedestrian

In an interview with police, the detainee gave four different versions to explain why his rented BMW was damaged

25 Nov, 2020 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Prosecutors seeking 12-month JAIL sentence for man who refused to wear mask in Spain’s Andalucia – despite accused being ‘obese, with diabetes and respiratory problems’

A MAN is facing being sentenced to 12 months behind bars for refusing to wear a mask – despite allegedly being exempt from the coronavirus

25 Nov, 2020 @ 09:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Young nurse in Spain becomes viral sensation after flatmates try to kick her out following positive COVID-19 test result

Elena pointed out in her tweet that it would actually be illegal for her to go home and would go against the Government’s coronavirus guidelines,

25 Nov, 2020 @ 09:00

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees deadliest day of second wave Tuesday as 537 die from coronavirus – but infection rates continue to decline

SPAIN has seen its deadliest day of the second wave on Tuesday with 537 coronavirus deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. According to the

24 Nov, 2020 @ 19:46

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Woman fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina through the streets during Women’s Day march on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A WOMEN’S rights campaigner has been fined for ‘offending religion’ after parading a huge vagina through the streets during a Women’s Day march in Malaga

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:23

Lead·Malaga