THE Valencian government has warned residents about a ‘bulo'(hoax) notice being posted on social media about COVID restrictions. The official-looking advert announcing a curfew has been ‘mocked up` to look like notices previously issued by authorities in the region. The bogus proclamation has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp and other platforms. Some of its […]
AN ATLANTIC weather front will soak various regions across the Spanish mainland this Christmas day, December 25. High pressures currently in the centre of the mainland will gradually move east from Thursday until Monday, bringing showers and strong winds from the western Atlantic coastline. The hardest-hit regions will be the northeastern region of Galicia as
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CATALUNYA has become the first of Spain’s regions to reimpose a night-time curfew in a bid to curb COVID-19 infections over the Christmas period. The northeastern region’s Supreme Court approved the measure requested by regional authorities after infection rates soared above 250 cases per 100,000 people fuelled by the omicron variant. The measure will see
THE Murcia region has rushed in a new set of restrictions ahead of Christmas which results in all non-essential businesses having to close between 1.00 am and 6.00 am. The measure takes effect this Friday at midnight. The closure notice will hit late-night seasonal celebrations at bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The restrictions will run until
LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, could be barred from holding his area’s highest office for 12 years if convicted of COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping. Cano is to be tried for bribery and administrative prevarication after receiving a first vaccine dose at a nursing home on January 6. Prosecutors have written to the Villajoyosa court which
TWO drug and money-laundering gangs that did business with each other have been brought down in the Valencian Community. A seven month joint-probe between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional has resulted in 32 arrests in the Alicante and Valencia areas. Investigations started in May after suspicions that several people in Alcoi, Cocentaina, and Muro
BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain’s Supreme Court. Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a 2016 fine dating back to returns filed between 2008 and 2010 when he played for Manchester United. The money revolved around the sale of image rights controlled by a company
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PLANS for a tourist tax in the Valencian Community have been slammed by business and tourism associations. The levy could take effect in Spring 2023 and would be available on a voluntary basis for each municipality to impose on overnight accommodation. It’s been suggested that between €0.50 and €2 could be charged per night. Many
WHEN Spain’s high-speed rail service first connected Madrid Atocha train station to rest of the nation, lottery vendor Javier Garcia saw an opportunity for business. In 1996 he opened one of Spain’s 4,100 lottery administraciones right where the doors of the AVE open for some 40,000 daily travellers passing through Madrid’s busiest railway station. Twenty-five
CHRISTMAS is coming and my heart sinks just a little. Since both my children reached the age of becoming Santa sceptics, and with Father Christmas out of the picture, where does the magic and ritual come from? I miss the hanging of the stockings and the letters I answered as if from the head elf.
