October 2021

COSTA Blanca property developers have launched a charm offensive to woo Belgian house buyers by saying the region is an ideal base for working from home. The Alicante Province Real Estate Promoters Association(Provia) is targeting Belgian media in a campaign that runs until the end of the year. Besides pointing out the tourism and lifestyle […]

Spain celebrated its first ever Spanish Cinema Day on October 6 to recognize the important role of filmmakers in the country’s cultural and social life. Activities from special film screenings at cinemas across Spain to marathon film streaming on national TV will mark the occasion on what will become an annual event. Look out for

AN Elche gym owner and judo instructor has been remanded into custody over alleged child sex abuse at his premises. The man, 60, has run his business for over three decades in the Carrus area of the city. The assaults are said to have happened several years ago. He was first arrested in July after

A BLAZE that broke out in Casares in Spain’s Malaga province in the hills above Estepona has been brought under control by fire teams. The wildfire started around 7.30pm on Wednesday evening in the area known as Monte del Duque in Casares for causes that have yet to be established. Teams of firefighters battled through

THE whole province of Malaga, except the Costa del Sol health district, has been given the green light to transition to COVID-19 Alert Level 0. The reduction in the COVID-19 death rate and incident rate in Malaga has permitted the Junta to move five of the six health districts in Malaga province to Alert Level

A bogus physiotherapist has been jailed by an Alicante court after one of his victims paid for 225 sessions and showed no improvement. The unnamed Costa Blanca-based conman had no qualifications but fooled clients into believing he was a genuine practitioner. He was charged with the crimes of fraud and intrusion. Alicante Provincial Court found

THE Carranque Hospital, which was built to support Spain’s pandemic response, is in the process of being dismantled this week. Created in April last year, the Junta ordered the Carranque Hospital to be created inside the sports centre in Malaga as cases began to spiral during the first wave of the virus. But the emergency hospital was

MALAGA Airport has unveiled plans for improvements on the airfield and the terminal as part of a wider scheme of works aimed at reducing congestion and improving the flow of traffic on the airport’s road network. Currently, Malaga Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Spain behind Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca and authorities

SPAIN’S President Pedro Sanchez says that young Spaniards should be offered a monthly bonus towards rent to help them move out of their family home. The €250 benefit would be handed out for up to two years, and forms part of a broader housing package, announced on Tuesday October 5. HELP WITH RENT: Spain’s young

SPANISH authorities have deployed specialist divers attached to the Guardia Civil to search a deep well in their search for the body of Marta Calvo, who was murdered after meeting a man for a date in Valencia.  Officers believe that the 25-year-old confessed killer, Jorge Palma, had lied in his statement to police after claiming