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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:01:19
World's least-polluted cities (and Spain's multiple mentions) revealed
CLEAN AIR is an underrated commodity, but one that keeps rural tourism en vogue and goes hand in hand with the war on climate change – as well as CO2 and NOx emissions trapping heat into the earth's atmosphere, causing rising global temperatures an...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:19:31
Road traffic law overhaul now in force: Your guide to what's changed
CHANGES have come into force in Spain's road traffic legislation, imposing tougher penalties for the most common offences.

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 17:04:50
Unseen cultural heritage in Spain: Tradition, art and community
A VILLAGE in southern Spain wants UNESCO intangible heritage status for its pavement chatter on summer evenings – residents parking their chairs outside their front door and having an al fresco chin-wag.

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:24:11
Don't you dare: Social pressures (and everyday abuse) that ruin your eyes
AN OPTICIANS' network on Spain's Costas has spoken out with concern about social media 'challenges' that could cause serious eye damage – in many cases, irreversible.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:09:15
Keeping your cash safe: Kutxabank tells us how to beat the scammers
FOR AS long as banks and the internet exist in the same space-time continuum, there will be 'phishing' attempts – which is why the focus is on advising the public how not to fall for them, rather than advising the fraudsters to stop 'phishing'. In ...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:34:06
Fallas and other UNESCO fiestas in Spain
NOW THAT the Fallas are well under way, fiesta fans in the Comunidad Valenciana are not likely to let a little bit of rain stop them celebrating for the first time since March 2019.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 23:43:17
Which Spanish beach is in TripAdvisor's world top 25?
THIS YEAR'S Travellers' Choice Awards for TripAdvisor's top 25 beaches worldwide have just been revealed – and, unsurprisingly, Spain is in it.

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:18:46
'Historic' sponsorship deal for Barça and Spotify
BARCELONA football club has just signed one of the biggest and most lucrative sponsorship deals in the history of the sport – and which will involve renaming its home stadium.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:43:39
Rolling Stones live in Spain for 60th anniversary tour – tickets on sale this week
LEGENDARY rockers who have been rolling since before most of the working aged population was even born are still at it – and they'll be live in Spain for one night only this spring.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:12:44
“Stop stockpiling!” Mercadona says there's no sunflower-oil shortage
YOU CAN stop worrying about a sunflower-oil shortage and the knock-on effect of biscuits, cakes and the like disappearing from the shelves – national supermarket chain Mercadona's founder and CEO Juan Roig has assured there are 'no supply problems'...

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:13:43
Emeralds Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were 'just painted glass'
A JEWELLER has revealed how the rock-sized emeralds General Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were 'just painted glass stuck together with egg-white'.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 22:54:21
Trilingual American school to open in Estepona with halls of residence and sports teams
AN INTERNATIONAL school set to open this coming autumn term in Estepona will be the first centre on the Costa del Sol that offers the US curriculum, according to local education authorities.

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:07:20
Extra GP surgery to open in Marbella
A BRAND-NEW health centre should be open in Marbella by next spring, giving the Costa del Sol town 'an indispensable facility' to help cater for its growing population and ever-increasing tourist numbers.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:31:45
Spain's president 'at home' in fly-on-the-wall TV documentary 
A DOCUMENTARY series on TV starring Spanish president Pedro Sánchez and showing the 'human side of the Moncloa Palace' is currently being filmed by a Goya-winning director.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:18:39
Fallas festival is back in Valencia...with 24-hour metro services
THREE years after it was last celebrated, the Comunidad Valenciana's giant March Fallas festival is back on, with massive, colourful papier-mâché monuments in every neighbourhood of almost every town within the province of Valencia.



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