England has come out of lockdown today, 2nd December, permitting international travel from tier 1 and tier 2 areas. The Canary Islands is the only place in Spain on the UK’s travel corridor list – meaning travellers do NOT have to quarantine on return. From today, travellers can fly out […]
Economic activity in Spain is expected to fall 11.6% this year – according to report from Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A bounce-back in 2021 and 2022 will not make up for economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. In Spain, not even the rollout of […]
The UK will be the first country in the world to use the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The UK’s medicine regulator (MHRA) has said the jab is safe for rollout next week. Immunisations could start within days for the vaccine that offers up to 95% protection against infection by the coronavirus. […]
A fire at the Centro Comercial Portal de la Marina broke out in Carrefour at 23:08 on Tuesday night. No one was hurt. A fire that broke out in the warehouse of Carrefour in Ondara has been put out with help from firefighters from as far as Benidorm. The fire […]
A blast of ‘maritime polar air’ will hit Alicante this Thursday, leaving snow above 800m and temperatures below 0°C in the mountainous interior. An arctic blast will hit Spain this week, blanketing all the northern mountain ranges in snow and pulling temperatures down to -15 in the Pyrenees. The cold […]
Guardia Civil have arrested 5 British citizens between 23-49 years old as part of operation ‘Mosra’. The Guardia Civil operation linked to a British restaurant gastro pub/ restaurant in Moraira is gathering momentum after three massive marijuana plantations were found. The restaurant was searched last 19th November along with three […]
Alicante smashed Mexico’s previous 5m-high ‘Belén’ with three monumental sculptures of José, María and baby Jesús. Alicante has put itself on the map with the tallest-ever nativity scene – and a Guinness World Record to boot. Guinness judge Lena Kuhlman certified the record via videolink, as COVID-19 restrictions impeded her […]
Six autonomous communities remain on ‘extreme’ level 4 risk. Nine are on ‘high’ level 3 risk, one on ‘low’ level 1 risk. The Valencian Community has fallen from ‘extreme’ to ‘high’ risk after seeing coronavirus cases fall over the last week. The region’s accumulated incidence has fallen to 234 cases […]
Spain’s Banco de Alimentos saw users double from 1 million in January to over 1.8 million by November in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has hit Spain’s struggling families worse than the 2008 financial crisis, according to its principal food bank. Director general of Spain’s network of 54 ‘Banco de Alimentos’ […]
See a picture of the dog below – graphic warning. Guardia Civil from Oliva have arrested a man who left his wounded dog hanging from a 3rd-floor balcony. Policía Local in Bellreguard, near Gandia, rescued the dog after it had spent ‘days’ shut outside, had been beaten and presented signs […]
Llíria’s mayor was forced to postpone the concert for dogs – set for 8th December – following fierce criticism. A special concert for dogs and their owners has been cancelled just hours after Llíria’s baffling announcement. Fantasía Canina has been postponed from its 8th December date following criticism the left-wing […]
UPDATE – The Canarian government will reportedly approve antigen tests during a meeting at 10.30am today (3 December). Read more on the battle between the Canary Islands and Madrid here. The 15-minute tests could open up the Canary Islands to international sun-seekers this winter. The Canary Islands will accept negative […]
