June 2024

ONE of Ibiza’s most iconic hotels, the Six Senses, has been sold for around €200 million- a record price for a hotel purchase in Spain. The new owners are Italian company Gruppo Statuto, after several months of negotiations with previous owners Beachbox Hotelco. The complex located in Portinatx has 116 rooms, meaning Gruppo Statuto has […]

The Guardia Civil have made a grisly discovery in the Madrid town of Soto del Real, close to the home where a couple were found dead last week. A member of the public alerted the authorities of a strong smell in scrubland, leading them to discover a human head hidden in a bag.  The head

VALENCIA Policia Local officers rushed to help a car trapped in a sand dune on Playa El Saler, and discovered two thieves inside who had robbed a nearby hotel. The men, 32 and 36, were asleep and appeared to have been drinking when they were roused from their slumbers. Officers spotted a variety of objects

BATHERS who decide to relieve themselves in the sea at Marbella’s beaches will be fined up to €750. The measure makes up part of the new ordinance for the use and enjoyment of the municipality’s beaches. It was initially approved by a plenary session of Marbella council last Friday, but the proposals now have to

SPAIN’S Housing Minister has confirmed on Tuesday that the government is considering changing property laws which would allow owners communities to block having tourist flats. Barcelona City Council has announced the scrapping of tourist flat licences in 2028 and Madrid City Council has suspended the award of new permits. Isabel Rodriquez told Telecinco the national

AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a warning to anyone who has EVER taken Nolotil as Europe launches investigation into the painkiller linked to dozens of expat deaths and illnesses.  Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] The Spanish Users and Consumers Organisation (OCU) has issued a warning to Spaniards who have taken Nolotil,

SPAIN continued their perfect start to Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Albania on Monday evening, becoming the only team thus far to have won all three of their group games. Group B – consisting of Spain, Italy, Croatia and Albania – was widely hailed as a ‘Group of Death’ pre-tournament, but yesterday’s victory

SPAIN is increasing monitoring of two potentially fatal diseases transmitted by ticks, but states that it is good practice, rather a response to a medical crisis. Health authorities have introduced tick monitoring into the National Plan for Surveillance and Control of Vector-borne Diseases. This focuses on measuring instances of Lyme disease and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

A BRITISH man has been found after going missing in a Tenerife national park during the search for teen, Jay Slater.  AN UNNAMED hiker was found in Asomada Canyon on Friday, June 21, as police searched for missing British teen, Jay Slater.  The 51-year-old Scotsman got lost in the Parque Rural de Teno, the same

Flat Palma de Mallorca, Majorca   2 beds   2 baths € 635,000 Fantastic opportunity to purchase a brand-new exterior apartment with sea views next to the exclusive area of Portixol, located on the sixth floor of a modern building constructed in 2022 surrounded by greenery with a pool, ideal for relaxing and enjoying the