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Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:48:49
Arts, entertainment and culture voucher of €400 launched for everyone born in 2004
YOUNG people who have turned 18 in 2022 or are due to celebrate their 'coming of age' before the year is out can apply for up to €400 to spend on arts, entertainment and culture as part of a one-off bid to kick-start the industry.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 21:41:02
All Makro stores to have electric car charging stations with 100% renewable energy
CASH-AND-CARRY-STYLE retail giant Makro has teamed up with national electricity board Iberdrola to set up 280 car-charging stations throughout Spain.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:32:58
RENFE's 'dogs on trains' pilot launched, and all Extremadura ALVIA rail half price
RAIL board RENFE has made two announcements this week: One, that pet-parents may be able to take their dogs on trains if a pilot study works out as hoped, and two, that the long-distance ALVIA routes to and within the western region of Extremadura wi...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 03:55:16
Overdue, but not overlooked: Who's won the 2019 National Sports Awards
YOU DON'T necessarily have to be Rafa Nadal to win an annual National Sports Award, although if you earned it in 2019, you'll only just be receiving it now.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:04:20
'Too hot to work'? What Spanish law says about top temperatures on the job
UNPRECEDENTED temperatures across northern Europe have led sweltering residents to question, probably for the first time, how high the mercury has to climb to be 'too hot to work' – and, in some cases, no laws have ever been in place, since they ha...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:38:20
Express AVE train launches in Burgos, Segovia and Valladolid
NATIONAL high-speed rail services are breaking into the north – the fast AVE train now runs from Madrid to the cathedral city of Burgos, via Valladolid.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:02:09
Spain's 'Hobbit village': The Middle Earth of the western Mediterranean
FANTASY film and series fans have been known to travel to the opposite end of the wrong hemisphere to tour the sets of their favourite screen productions – which makes Spain their perfect destination, wherever they're based on Planet Earth. 

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:25:22
Customer service law sets three-minute on-hold limit and 15 days for resolving complaints
SPAIN'S new customer service law announced in February this year will limit the time callers are left 'on hold' when contacting companies to just three minutes, and sets a maximum of 15 days for firms to resolve complaints.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:20:56
Cabify drivers can now take contactless payments without needing a card machine
CUSTOMERS using the car-sharing service Cabify can now pay using contactless without the driver needing to have a card machine, thanks to a new deal between the company and finance firm Divilo.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:09:03
Vodafone Spain recycles and reconditions 100% of mobile devices
A LEADING mobile phone network operator's circular economy strategy has led to over 1,557 tonnes of discarded devices being recycled or reused.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:28:13
State of the Nation Debate: Steps for living-cost crisis relief unveiled
A BATTERY of measures to curb the cost of living crisis announced by Spain's government will include windfall taxes on energy companies, an extra levy on bank profits, additional cash benefits for students, and reduced-price or even free public trans...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:48:04
Scorcher! Nationwide heatwave could break temperature records
TEMPERATURES across Spain could break all records this week, with inland provinces topping 40ºC – and even creeping close to 50ºC.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:37:21
Which companies in Spain have the best reputation? Top 100 revealed
THIS year's ranking of the companies in Spain with the best public reputation is now out, and once again, is topped by the two corporations run by the country's wealthiest families – although they have swapped places.

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:43:19
Which villages are the most popular with foreign house-hunters?
HOMEBUYERS from abroad tend to head for coastal areas, large towns and cities, and tourism hotspots, depending upon their criteria - work, retirement, holidays, or eventually all three at different points in time. 

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:06:21
Princess of Girona Awards: Spain's 'Nobel Prizes' for young adults
IT'S NOT all sunning yourself by the sea during your sixth-form summer holidays when you're going to be Queen – sometimes you have to spend your down-time going to work. And in full public view, too, knowing your every move will end up in the newsp...



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