SPAIN'S president Pedro Sánchez has announced a €11 billion investment in manufacturing microchips and semi-conductors in a bid to reactivate the motor manufacturing sector.

SPANISH tennis has a new rising star: The first man ever to win the Miami Masters 1000, a complete outsider less than a year ago and now starting to make the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer tremble in their trainers.

BRIGHT skies and warm weather may not have been our only reason for moving to Spain, or even have figured among our top 50 priority reasons, but they certainly help.

A MUST for fans of motorhomes, campervans, static or towing caravans, Barcelona's huge global trade fair dedicated to holidays on the road has been confirmed for 2022 after the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to the previous two.

A PERFECTLY-PRESERVED Mediaeval castle close to the Costa Brava is up for sale, and could be yours for a mere €11 million.

FOOTBALL fans in Spain are feeling somewhat apprehensive now that the draw for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has just been announced – La Roja will have to face Die Mannschaft in Group E.

VALENCIA'S annual international dance festival is back for the first time since the pandemic, and part of it will spill out onto the streets – in total, 19 venues, indoors and out, and 32 performing arts companies from all over Spain and elsewhere ...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

VISITORS to and residents in Mijas can find out more about its 'secrets' in a series of multi-lingual guided tours.

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.