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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:04:57
'Creative' Covid-safe solutions for first post-pandemic Feria de Abril 
PREPARING for the first Feria de Abril since the Covid-19 pandemic reached Spain has involved some 'structural' changes for Sevilla, but residents and visitors heading to the southern city for its week-long street festival will find it every bit as e...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:14:13
'Scandinavian Superwave' will 'bring Arctic to the front door' with snow across Spain
A CHILLY front from north-western Scandinavia will bring a wintery start to spring across the whole of the top half of mainland Spain, snow in inland areas and a significant temperature drop everywhere else, according to weathermen.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:09:15
All Comunidad Valenciana schools to vote on radical change in hours
OVER 200 primary schools in the Comunidad Valenciana are set to vote on whether to change lesson hours for good into a more northern European-style day.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:26:54
Home loan trends pre- and post-pandemic: The latest figures
MORTGAGES signed up in January this year have risen sharply based upon the same month in 2021 – although they still fall slightly short of levels seen prior to the pandemic.

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:35:56
Telepizza to launch new branches and 'improved' recipe for 35th anniversary year
FAST-FOOD dial-a-delivery chain Telepizza has announced a rebrand for its 35th anniversary – and a string of new branches opening in Spain this year.

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:43:50
Second 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 23:38:07
English, 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 22:24:54
Two 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 21:18:05
National 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 20:53:18
Free 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 22:01:19
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 ...



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