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Costa Blanca resort shows ‘clear commitment’ to environment with new electric vehicles and free charging points for residents

GUARDAMAR del Segura has invested €80,000 in the acquisition of two electric vehicles, designed to collect household waste from local residents. They arrived on Tuesday

26 Feb, 2020 @ 11:17

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British Expats are Keeping their Traditions Alive in Spain

It’s a traditionally British thing to uphold traditional British activities regardless of where in the world the British find themselves. As such, it shouldn’t come

26 Feb, 2020 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Second coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Madrid while British holidaymakers remain quarantined at hotel in Tenerife as two more Italians test positive

A SECOND coronavirus (COVID-19) case has been confirmed in Madrid. The patient tested positive at the Jimenez Dias Foundation before being transferred to the Carlos

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:42

Health

Man kills wife with shotgun before committing suicide in Spain’s Andalucia

The woman is the third victim of sexist violence in Andalucia and number 12 in Spain this year

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Spain repeals law allowing businesses to fire staff if they have taken too many sick days

THE coalition government has repealed a law that allowed businesses to dismiss workers if they had accumulated too much medical leave.

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:05

Business & Finance·Health·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Fernando Alonso returns to McLaren for shot at prestigious Triple Crown

According to the two time F1 champion, the Indy 500 is the ‘greatest race in the world’

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:04

Sport

Spain insists ‘country is safe’ and has ‘best health system in the world’ amid fears coronavirus could hit tourism industry ahead of Holy Week

TOURISM bosses in Spain have insisted that the country is ‘still safe’ and has ‘all the tools’ to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Minister for tourism

26 Feb, 2020 @ 00:05

Lead

REVEALED: Why raw sewage was polluting luxury marina in Gibraltar

Gibraltar Government sources confirmed that works to fortify the main sewer forced rotten sewage to spill into the luxury marina through storm drains.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:53

Environment·Gibraltar

Spain issues travel warning for Italy over coronavirus outbreak as it steps up protocols

SPAIN’S health bosses have advised against travel to Italy amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. The Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CISNS) has recommended

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:45

Lead

BREAKING: Coronavirus reaches Spain’s Madrid as young patient who returned from Italy tests positive

CORONAVIRUS has reached Spain’s capital. A 24-year-old has tested positive for COVID-19 in Madrid after returning from a holiday in Italy. The individual is said

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:15

Health·Lead

Coronavirus in Gibraltar: ‘Legal duty’ to report danger zone visits

Travellers from from coronavirus rife areas will have a ‘legal duty’ to report to the health authorities despite risk of infection in Gibraltar being low.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 22:31

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

AN individual has tested positive for the coronavirus in the Valenciana Community in eastern Spain. Health officials have confirmed that the patient has been isolated

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

THE Tokyo Olympics has a three-month window to decide whether it can take place due to the coronavirus. That’s the estimation made by Dick Pound,

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:34

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

A PATIENT has been isolated for a potential coronavirus infection in Sevilla. The individual is being held at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in the

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:16

Health·Lead

7 Foods You Need To Eat Before You Die

The world is full of wonderful plates to die for. Sure, your regular plate of burgers and French fries is appetizing, but what about trying

25 Feb, 2020 @ 20:38

Food & Drink

With so many good schools in southern Spain, picking the right one is a multiple choice question. This cheat sheet will help you decide

It’s likely you’ve already heard of some of the region’s more well-established private international schools...

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:56

Education

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands on high alert as NEW suspected COVID-19 case in Ibiza after patient ‘returned from Italy’

They are now being kept in isolation at Can Misses Hospital with their blood samples being sent to Son Espases Hospital in Palma for analysis

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:23

Health

Happy Andalucian Day 2020: The history behind the day

FEBRUARY 28 is a very important day for all Andalucians.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 17:01

Lead

New Riverwalk approved for Costa del Sol

The Junta de Andalucia has authorised the walk which will run parallel to the Arroyo de Las Cañas in Estepona

25 Feb, 2020 @ 16:51

Environment·Lead

IN FIGURES: Spain’s strict smoking laws bring Cordoba tobacco sales down 56% since 2006

SPAIN’S ban on smoking in public spaces and in private workplaces has made a huge dent in tobacco sales in Cordoba. The number of purchases

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:58

Cordoba·Lead

Three Valencia fans claim they have symptoms of coronavirus after returning from Milan for their side’s Champions League tie against Atalanta

THREE Valencia fans have contacted the emergency services claiming they have symptoms of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:55

Health·Sport

Nine out of ten people in Spain’s Costa Blanca support ban on fruit machines

OVERWHELMING support for a ban on fruit machines comes from Costa Blanca people, according to one local radio station. Radio Orihuela held an online poll

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Gang of 47 arrested for selling ‘heart attack’ impotency drugs in UK, Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga

In total, more than €500,000 in cash, seven high-end vehicles valued at more than €300,000 and two firearms were seized

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy CANCELLED over coronavirus fears

SEVERAL study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy have been cancelled due to mounting fears over the spread of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:32

Education·Health·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s most popular supercars for 2019

SPAIN’S Top Ten most purchased supercars for 2019 have been revealed.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead

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Costa Blanca resort shows ‘clear commitment’ to environment with new electric vehicles and free charging points for residents

British Expats are Keeping their Traditions Alive in Spain

Second coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Madrid while British holidaymakers remain quarantined at hotel in Tenerife as two more Italians test positive

Man kills wife with shotgun before committing suicide in Spain’s Andalucia

Spain repeals law allowing businesses to fire staff if they have taken too many sick days

Spain’s Fernando Alonso returns to McLaren for shot at prestigious Triple Crown

Spain insists ‘country is safe’ and has ‘best health system in the world’ amid fears coronavirus could hit tourism industry ahead of Holy Week

REVEALED: Why raw sewage was polluting luxury marina in Gibraltar

Spain issues travel warning for Italy over coronavirus outbreak as it steps up protocols

BREAKING: Coronavirus reaches Spain’s Madrid as young patient who returned from Italy tests positive

Coronavirus in Gibraltar: ‘Legal duty’ to report danger zone visits

BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

7 Foods You Need To Eat Before You Die

With so many good schools in southern Spain, picking the right one is a multiple choice question. This cheat sheet will help you decide

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands on high alert as NEW suspected COVID-19 case in Ibiza after patient ‘returned from Italy’

Happy Andalucian Day 2020: The history behind the day

New Riverwalk approved for Costa del Sol

IN FIGURES: Spain’s strict smoking laws bring Cordoba tobacco sales down 56% since 2006

Three Valencia fans claim they have symptoms of coronavirus after returning from Milan for their side’s Champions League tie against Atalanta

Nine out of ten people in Spain’s Costa Blanca support ban on fruit machines

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

Gang of 47 arrested for selling ‘heart attack’ impotency drugs in UK, Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga

Study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy CANCELLED over coronavirus fears

REVEALED: Spain’s most popular supercars for 2019

Andalucia allows residents to pay regional taxes using Bizum

PICTURED: Notorious British gangster, 32, seriously injured in brazen assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca

Woman rescued in Malaga after car is trapped in floodwater – as Storm Francis sparks emergency chaos across the province

Benidorm gold chain snatcher targeted elderly people during special robbery trips to Costa Blanca resort

Families evacuated in Malaga province as storm Francis tears through the region