Sales of wine produced in Alicante rose by 10.5% for the 2017-2018 campaign, it was revealed this week. A spokesman for the protected designation of origin (PDO) area of Alicante province said this confirmed the ‘continued recovery of wine production’ in the area.
Julen Lopetegui’s brief and inglorious reign as Real Madrid coach lasted just 139 days after the club confirmed yesterday that he’d been sacked. Lopetegui was dismissed following a meeting of the board of directors, who concluded there had been a “great disproportion between the quality of the staff of Real […]
A Spanish naval ship has stopped an illegal whaling ship off the coast of Somalia as part of ongoing efforts to tackle piracy off the Horn of Africa. The Castilla assault vessel intercepted the whaler near to Somalia’s coast line last Saturday morning. A helicopter from the Spanish ship spotted […]
The Civil Guard has arrested three British men (30, 46 and 63) in Formentera del Segura as alleged perpetrators of crimes against public finance, social security, money laundering and belonging to a criminal group. The three detainees had formed an illegal television network that enabled the fraudulent distribution of subscription […]
American rock band Bon Jovi have announced that the upcoming European leg of their ‘This House is not For Sale Tour’ tour will include a stop at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday July 7th next year. Tickets for the band’s only concert in Spain during this tour […]
A 37 year old woman and her young son have died after plummeting from the sixth floor of her apartment in the south of Spain. The tragic incident occurred on Huerto Manú street in the district of San Antonio de Murcia. Sources from the emergency services in the region confirmed […]
On Sunday 28 October, twenty-four dedicated members of the The Lady Elizabeth School ‘Tritones Association’, (dolphin research and environmental care group), braved the cold to participate in the ‘Denia Beach Clean-up’. Over 70 people volunteered for the Beach Clean-up including the Red Cross, local Police, kayaking companies, Town Council Workers, independent […]
Come along to our CHARITY “SPIN 90” EVENT in aid of EL PREVENTORIO DE GANDIA CHILDREN’S HOME FRIDAY 16/11 18:00-19:30 INDOOR CYCLING CLASS 10€ DONATIONS WELCOMED All we ask is for you to dig deep and donate what you can to help raise vital funds for Preventorio Children’s Home, your […]
Spanish police say they’ve broken up a trafficking ring which brought Romanians, many of them with disabilities, to Spain where they were forced to beg in the streets dressed as mimes and human statues. Officers arrested three suspected members of the gang, including its alleged leader, and freed ten people […]
Around 53,000 properties left without electricity in Menorca and Asturias, with 1,300 students forced to stay home and problems on the roads due to snow drifts. One person was still missing on Monday morning after a weekend of rain, snow and low temperatures across Spain, due to the arrival of […]
Facebook users in Spain can now access the Article Context button, which helps filter out ‘fake news’. When clicking on it, the icon provides a description of the source of the information found on Facebook, how old the story is and the web domain where it is held. It was […]
Planning has got underway for an emergency simulation that will be taking place in Torrevieja on the 14th November. Emergency services will be tasked with dealing with a simulated earthquake in in the region, in an effort to develop training and response skills. Emergency services met with the Mayor, Manuel […]
