November 2021

ANGRY protests have become a daily occurance in Spain’s southern city of Cadiz in recent days as workers take to the streets to demand higher wages. On Wednesday, metalworkers continued their strike for a ninth day, barracading roads across the city and setting container fires. The protests turned violent on Tuesday with police using tear […]

A GRANADA doctor who is battling terminal cancer is urging fellow sufferers not to fear the disease and put their faith in science.  Jesus Candel was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year and is about to undergo another round of chemotherapy, but despite his illness, he is determined to live a healthy life to

SPAIN’S leading chocolate manufacturer, Valor, has celebrated its 140th anniversary by announcing profits of €10.6 million. The company had a turnover of €128 million in the last 12 months as it made 21,500 tons of products. The Costa Blanca-based company has invested €4.5 million this year at its headquarters factory in Villajoyosa as well as

A Costa Blanca gang led by four brothers have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over an internet scam that netted cash from 163 victims. 11 people were detained in Almoradi and Torrevieja over 504 counts of fraud as well as belonging to a criminal gang. Over €56,000 was illegally obtained by using techniques known

Spain’s Health Ministry has reached an agreement with regional authorities to raise the thresholds to determine low, medium and high risk infection rates in an overhaul of the nation’s Covid traffic light system. Health Minister Carolina Darias announced that a new scale had been agreed to reflect the fact that close to 90% of Spain’s

Apartment Benissa, Alicante   2 beds   1 baths € 230,000 Luxury apartment in an amazing holiday resort in Benissa Costa, 10 minutes from La Fustera beach. The complex is unique as the developers have created the kind of homes they would like to live in. Based on the Spanish town “plaza”, the houses encircle

España es, sin duda, un país volcado con el fútbol en el que existen equipos tanto a nivel de club como a nivel de selecciones que han dejado una huella imborrable en la historia de este deporte. Pero esos equipos, tanto los clubes como la selección nacional, los forman jugadores individuales que merece la pena

SPAIN produces exceptionally good quality wine at more than affordable prices but with around 150 native grape varieties and terms like denominación de origen or carbonic maceration, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to choosing a wine. Which is where Matthew Desoutter and Ben Giddings come in. Matthew Desoutter

AS the temperatures drop and the mountains around Spain ‘white up’, a host of romantic weekend escapes and family capers open up. While skiing is on many tourist and expat agendas, simply getting up into stunning mountain scenery is enough for most. Sitting by a fire, reading a good book, taking a bracing stroll, followed

THE easterly storm that hit the coast of Malaga last week has uncovered two ovens dating from the Roman era on the beach of San Pedro Alcántara, in Marbella—a mere five metres from the shore. The archaeological remains will be documented for their preservation by the City Council, as stated this Monday by the general