November 2021

Mass arrests as police seize fake football kits and clothing sold on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol in Spain

31 people have been arrested in a nationwide Policia Nacional operation against fake goods imported from a dealer in Bulgaria. Over 19,000 counterfeit items were seized during raids in 14 provinces including Alicante, Castellon, Malaga, Murcia, Sevilla, and Valencia. The police probe started in Sevilla in October when three people were detained and their stock […]

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Disastrous 2019 floods caused €2.3 billion of damage in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE September 2019 floods that hit Alicante Province and Murcia were Spain’s costliest natural disaster in a five years period. The annual report of the Aon Foundation priced the damage at €2.3 billion out of an overall total of €12 billion between 2016 and 2020. Ten days of Storm Gloria across Spain in January 2020

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New deal secures Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Spain through to 2026

SPAIN will continue to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix race until at least 2026 following a contract renewal with the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. A condition of the extension is that the circuit at Montmelo makes improvements to its track and facilities ahead of next year’s race on May 22. Barcelona circuit president, Roger Torrent, said:

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Cowardly thieves steal lottery tickets at knifepoint from blind sellers in streets of Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing lottery tickets from blind sellers in Alicante. The man and woman, aged 51 and 52, have been accused of several robberies in city streets, including threatening to stab one vendor in the chest. A police patrol spotted a group of people in the north

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IN PICS: Thousands march in streets across Spain to demand an end to violence against women

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets in demonstrations on Thursday evening to demand an end to violence against women. November 25 marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and saw demonstrations in cities across Spain. In Madrid people marched in a sea of purple from Cibeles to Puerta del Sol. City

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Traveling from Spain to the United Kingdom? This is what you need to know

As the holiday season draws near, many expats are thinking of traveling back home to see friends and family. However, the recent pandemic has created a whole new set of changes, including green and red lists, UK visa requirements from Spain, and a reduced number of flights. Those who are planning to travel to the

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Will Spanish Clubs Compete for European Trophies in the Near Future?

The face of Spanish football has changed in recent seasons. Barcelona lost talisman Lionel Messi due to financial struggles, which also make it very difficult for them to compete with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid for the next few years. That is likely to leave the two Madrid clubs as the only hope for Spanish football in

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Meet the flamenco dancer from New York who used Spain’s lockdown to forge a new career in folk music

IT’S no small feat for a foreigner to make it big in Spain’s competitive world of flamenco. But that is exactly what Leilah Broukhim, a New Yorker with Sephardic Persian heritage, achieved when she inaugurated Madrid’s Centro Cultural Flamenco in February 2019 with a show inspired by Federico Garcia Lorca. It was the culmination of

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Winter wonderland: Spain’s Torremolinos turns festive with plans for a large Christmas Park with ice rink

TORREMOLINOS will be getting in the Yuletide spirit with the construction of a Christmas Park, especially for children, in el parque de La Bateria. The park will include an ecological ice skating rink, bouncy castles, children’s workshops, theatre plays and a hospitality area. The planned festivities were announced yesterday, Thursday 25, by Jose Ortiz, Mayor

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