February 2024

THE leaders of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza. The joint call from Pedro Sanchez and Leo Varadkar comes as pressure grows on Israel to hold off on an assault on the densely-populated southern border city of Rafah. Sanchez […]

CHECKING your loose change might just be to your advantage because its possible that you might have a commemorative euro coin that is worth lot more than its face value. Commemorative €2 coins according to Spain’s Royal Mint are a ‘a product of recognised value’ that also ‘keeps a fragment of history and the most

SPAIN is on track to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes, it emerged today. The Ministry of Health has kickstarted the process of passing a new law that will approve the use of cannabis as treatment for a range of conditions. According to reports in Spanish press, the new law is in the ‘dialogue and discussion

A Torrevieja Carnival parade troupe has stirred up the ire of a Christian lawyers group who are planning legal action over underage ‘girls dressed in erotic lingerie’. Comparsa Osadia took part in the grand parade on February 10 and won a fourth prize of €650 in the best costume section for adult troupes. Torrevieja mayor,

LOCALS on the Costa del Sol are fed-up of seeing ‘historic’ shops and buildings converted into tourist flats or Airbnbs. Fuming residents in Malaga city have taken to X to vent their anger over what has been dubbed their ‘new reality’. In the past year, some 38 shops, bars or other commercial sites were granted

BUYING property can be inaccessible for many, with the financial burden of putting down a deposit too heavy for some would-be-buyers to bear.   However, thanks to a new mortgage scheme enacted by the Spanish government last year, legal residents of Spain – no matter where they are from – will soon be able to apply

THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests are today being directed by the Asaja, COAG, UPA and Cooperatives Agroalimentarias trade unions, although workers across the country are also mounting their own action. The farmers are protesting against

BENIDORM will get a new themed tourist resort in 2025 called ‘Magic Pirates Island’ which will include 270 cabins. Work has started in the Marina d’Or tourist complex next to the city’s Terra Natura and Aqua Natura parks in a joint 50-50 venture between Grupo Fuertes and Magic Costa Blanca. It will be their second

THE bullet-ridden body of a Ukrainian man was found in a Villajoyosa community garage on Tuesday. The victim, 33, had been shot at least five times with some reports suggesting he may have been hit as many as a dozen times. A resident found the body on the ramp of the underground car park on

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