CASES of flu continue to spread across Spain and are yet to peak, with the maximum number of illnesses expected to be reached in the third week of January. That’s according to figures from the SiVIRA respiratory infection monitoring system at the Carlos III health institute, which show that flu cases are currently circulating with […]
SPAIN’S Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has ruled out any extension to toll charges on motorways during the current period of government. That means nothing will happen for at least four years- if at all. In October, the European Commission accepted Spain’s request to reverse a plan promised by the government in 2021 to introduce tolls
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Villa Pinar de Campoverde, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 385,000 Last remaining Villa at this price. In a very nice central location, between the two main areas of shops and restaurants in a Village of approximately 3,000 residents, most of whom reside all year round. Very close to the Lo Romero golf
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SPAIN’S December jobless total was the lowest since 2007 according to government figures released on Wednesday. Unemployment last month stood at 2.7 million- down by 27,375 on the November total. By sectors, unemployment fell in services by 25,158 people; in agriculture, by 1,965 people and among previously unemployed by 7,018 people. The total rose in
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THE two-millennia-old Roman Baths of Torreblanca will open to the public on Spain’s Costa del Sol towards the end of January, the government has announced. The 4,000m2 plot of land was the subject of a fierce battle by Fuengirola council to take over the land from developers. In 1917, the then mayor expropriated the land
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GIBRALTAR’S tourism minister is ‘working on a rebrand of Gibraltar that will be launched in April’, he told a local radio programme. Minister Christian Santos said that the rebrand ‘will play a key part in how we market Gibraltar abroad’ on GBC’s Gibraltar Today programme. He declared he wants to focus not only on the
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The victim lived with a man, 54, who she travelled to Spain with back in 2017. He has been jailed after being arrested for human trafficking, sexual assault, and causing injury.
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CNN has revealed its 24 must visit travel destinations for 2024 and this Spanish beauty spot has made the list. Last year, international tourism reached 90% of pre-pandemic levels and 2024 is predicted to see even more growth. While Paris, London and New York continue to top international tourism lists, CNN have highlighted 24 under
A MAN has been found dead in the toilet of a Jet2 plane travelling from Spain to the UK. The body of the unnamed flyer was discovered on a January 2 flight from Tenerife to Manchester. The midair tragedy is said to have left passengers and crew members shaken. Passengers seated nearby grew concerned when
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THE Madrid regional government has enacted an extreme cold alert as the capital braces for subzero temperatures through next week. Low temperatures of -2C are expected Saturday night with a high of just 8C on Sunday, January 7, and lows as cold as -3C on Monday, January 8. Highs are expected to remain below 10C
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