September 2021

Spain’s Andalucia plans to vaccinate children aged 0-11 against COVID-19 by end of October

THE Junta is working on a vaccination plan for children aged 0-11 years, expected to begin at the end of October. The campaign would be carried out in the schools and early childhood education and care centres, always with the prior consent of the parents. According to Junta Vice-President, Juan Marin, the next stage of […]

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Ryanair reveals new routes from London to Spain’s Malaga this winter

RYANAIR has announced it will operate 14 new routes from London’s Gatwick (LGW), Luton (LTN) and Stansted (STN) airports. The Dublin-based company announced it will launch new flight routes as of this October to Malaga, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura as well as other European destinations. The additions are part of a winter season schedule that will

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COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

748 new coronavirus cases were reported today(September 1) in the Valencian Community, compared to 1,059 a week ago. Back on August 4, the daily total stood at 2,297 infections. As has been the case for most of the pandemic, the Wednesday figure is always higher than the Tuesday total, which saw 441 infections. Today’s breakdown

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Property buyers with big pockets should go to Javea which has Costa Blanca’s most expensive road

JAVEA has kept its record as having the most expensive road for property buyers in the Valencian Community. The annual Idealista survey says the scenic Pic Tort road in the Costa Blanca municipality has properties with an average value in excess of €3 million. Pic Tort has edged out last year’s priciest Javea street which

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Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change

WHILE thousands of people indulge in Ibiza’s vast gastronomical offer, six of its residents have decided to go on hunger strike. The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action to raise awareness about the climate crisis. Refusing to eat a single morsel of food since

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Tourist beach pest used tiny camera to record and stalk a woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE police have arrested a man who stalked a woman around a popular tourist beach on the southern Costa Blanca. The 42-year-old used a hidden USB spy camera(pictured above) that recorded footage of female beach goers at Arenales del Sol. The videos included his 26-year-old stalking victim. The harassed woman spotted him following her around

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Spain tourism boost expected as airlines gear up for travel rebound in Europe

THE long-suffering airline industry is finally starting to recover with Jet2 investing nearly £5M in new aircraft and Ryanair forecasting an increase in passengers for autumn. Ryanair is expected to fly 10.5 million passengers per month in September, October and November in European short-haul flights including Spain and the Balearic Islands. Chief Executive of Ryanair,

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Irene Montero compares violence against women in Afghanistan with what is happening in Spain

SPAIN’S Equality Minister has compared the oppression faced by women in Afghanistan with violence against women in Spain. Irene Montero called for ‘alliances’ to be drawn between the counties to help ‘process the end of patriarchy’. In an interview on Tuesday, Montero condemned ‘all countries who oppress women’ but noted that ‘all cultures and all

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