December 2021

A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation Chrimata has been led by the Guardia Civil in Alicante. Eight people have been arrested in the Elche, Girona, La Corúña, Malaga, Murcia, Sevilla, Valencia, and Zaragoza areas of Spain. […]

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NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and 22, launched group assaults on targets who were mainly tourists. The assailants were said to have ‘operated in a coordinated manner’. Victims included groups of young people or even families.

Thanks to the Reyes not visiting until January 6, when everyone gets their presents, the streets are still full of shoppers. The capital of Madrid is no exception and as bustling as ever, despite the pandemic. Most shoppers were obediently wearing masks as they went about their mission this week. And, apart from the fantastic

FIESTAS, concerts and theatre will be crammed into the Torrevieja social calendar for the next three months. The coastal city will also enjoy a Drag Queen carnival in February, expecting to pull in thousands of extra visitors. Council officials presented the ‘Cultural Program of Winter 2021/2022’ this week, taking events up to the end of

DECEMBER 28, Spain marks the Dia de los Santos Inocentes (Holy Innocents’ Day) which is somewhat similar to April Fools’ Day. It’s the day to look out for practical jokes and spoof news stories. But the origins of the day are a little more morbid. It’s called the Day of the Holy Innocents because it

THE Junta’s committee of experts and provincial health committees will meet next week to discuss new COVID-19 control measures in light of the increase in coronavirus infections in the region caused by the omicron variant. According to Junta Chief, Juanma Moreno, in statements to the press in Dos Hermanas (Sevilla), following a visit to the

THE MARBELLA hotel sector has recorded its highest occupancy rates and revenue per available room (RevPAR) since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the tourism industry. That’s as the tourist hotspot welcomed 15.24% more visitors in November 2021 than they had seen in 2019, the latest figures from the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) showed. Hotels in Marbella

A HOSPITAL in Malaga has helped patients get into the festive spirit with the return of its annual Christmas decoration competition.  Each department at the Virgen de la Victoria hospital is responsible for decorating a themed Christmas display. Patients were then encouraged to vote for their favourite Christmas decorations across the four centres that make

“AS we come to the end of 2021, I confess it feels more than a bit like Groundhog Day,” admits British Ambassador Hugh Elliott in a special Christmas message to Brits in Spain. Wearing a festive tie and red scarf and standing beside the Christmas tree at the Ambassador’s Residence in Madrid, Elliott reflected on