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Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:43:50Second Spanish Oscar on the trot...and who else won?
FOR THE second year running, Spain has taken home an Oscar – although not for the country's star 'Mr and Mrs', who were up for the top awards in completely different films.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 23:38:07English, German and Danish tours in Mijas: Easter week fiesta and wine-region trips
VISITORS to and residents in Mijas can find out more about its 'secrets' in a series of multi-lingual guided tours.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 22:24:54Two Spanish islands top TripAdvisor's 'Trending Destinations' list
SPAIN appears twice in this year's TripAdvisor 'best in the world' destinations list of winners, along with 20 other established holiday hotspots on three continents.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 21:18:05National teams train for World Cup at Marbella Football Centre
WORLD Cup football teams have arrived in Marbella to train for the huge tournament at the Costa del Sol town's top-class facilities.
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:53:18Free trip to BioParc on Tuesday for over-65s in Fuengirola
IF YOU'RE aged 65 or over, you're invited on a free trip to Fuengirola's lifelike open-air safari centre, BioParc, on Tuesday (March 29).
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:01:19World'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 21:19:31Road 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 17:04:50Unseen 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 13:24:11Don'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 12:09:15Keeping 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 11:34:06Fallas 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 23:43:17Which 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 23:43:39Rolling 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'...