This Saturday 27th June, 1:30pm a public auction will be held to raise money for the children from El Preventorio de Gandia, at Bar Different, opposite Mercadona on road in-between Benitachell an Moraira. Not a Bric a Brac auction, they’ll be all sorts, furniture, garden pieces, toys and leisure and […]
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has been accused by prosecutors in Spain of not paying 1m euros in taxes. The charge relates to tax due for image rights earnings during the Italian’s time as Real Madrid boss in 2014-15. Ancelotti is yet to respond and Everton said they have no comment […]
Passengers on a hundred or so flights landed in Spain from Schengen-area countries yesterday, with 225 routes restarting, a low number compared to a normal June. El Prat airport in Barcelona was operating at 5% of capacity, the majority of arrivals there were foreigners who work in Spain and left […]
A day after Spain entered the “new normality” following a prolonged coronavirus deescalation process, a small area in the northeast of the country has taken several steps back due to fresh outbreaks of the virus. The 67,700 residents of three areas in the region of Aragón are back in Phase […]
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged people not to lower their guard as the country’s coronavirus state of emergency came to an end at the weekend and prepared to reopen its borders to European visitors. Speaking on Saturday, Sánchez thanked the nation for its patience, sacrifice and unity over the […]
Thousands of domestic tourists are expected to head for the Costas when the national state of emergency is lifted on Sunday. The special status officially ends at midnight tomorrow reinstating freedom of movement throughout Spain and triggering the so-called ‘new normality’. Spain will also lift border controls with EU Member […]
Catalan premier Quim Torra says the region has lifted the state of alarm imposed in mid-March by central authorities. The move, which became effective at midnight, means that Catalonia as a whole will spend just 24 hours in Phase 3. Barcelona and its metropolitan area as well as Lleida only […]
A major poll says that Spain’s main ruling party has won over new voters since the start of the coronavirus crisis. The survey conducted by Spain’s Center for Sociological Research (CIS) says that 31% of Spaniards would vote for the PSOE Socialist Party today, up from 28% in last November’s […]
Last week of a very long term for Mr Wij and his team at Xabia International College, although the work will to continue as we look forward to the opening of the new Secondary School in September. Find out more at http://xabiainternationalcollege.com/ and Like and Subscribe to our channel to […]
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced King Felipe of Spain will lead a ceremony, attended by top EU officials, on July 16 to honour the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and health workers. Spain is emerging from the three-month lockdown after suffering one the world’s heaviest death tolls from the […]
Six Spanish provinces registered more than twice as many deaths during the coronavirus pandemic as during a regular year, new figures show. Excess fatalities between early March and early June were highest in Segovia (+147%), Madrid (+122%), Guadalajara (+115%), Ciudad Real (+112%), Soria and Albacete (+103%). In these six territories […]
The government will allocate 2.5 billion euros to support tourism, extending its efforts to protect key parts of the economy. The new credit line for tourism comes a day after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presented a 3.7 billion-euro stimulus package for the automotive industry. The two sectors account for about […]
