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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:37
Foreign home fever on the Med: Buyers from abroad outstrip 2019 numbers
NON-SPANISH buyers are snapping up 133 homes a day in the Comunidad Valenciana, and sales shot up by 50% of pre-pandemic figures this spring.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:35:08
World's top hospitals include 15 from Spain
A RANKING of the world's best hospitals released by Newsweek includes 15 from Spain in the top 250.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:01:17
San Sebastián Film Festival: Shell-seekers, street gangs and blockbusters-to-be
IT'S THE Cannes of Spain, a shop window on what's to come in the world of entertainment, and its awards are named after the venue city's favourite beach – San Sebastián Film Festival has wrapped up for another year and the latest batch of Conchas,...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:57:00
Golden sands and silver screen: Spain's Star Wars and superheroes beach
SOMETIMES the breathtaking beauty of Spain's landscape and beaches makes you feel as though you must have stepped onto another world. And sometimes, you'd be right to think so.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:52:47
Mar Menor now a 'legal person': How the public saved a heavenly sea
ONE of south-eastern Spain's most unusual and popular coastal enclaves is the first to be given 'legal personality' in history – meaning it automatically has 'rights' at law.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:30:51
Prolific home-grown fashion house Adolfo Domínguez extends global network
TOP-END high-street fashion chain Adolfo Domínguez is expanding its empire outside of its home country after reporting a rise in sales abroad of nearly 30% in spring.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:50:36
Electric car charging stations multiply: Over 150,000 by 2025
ELECTRIC car charging points across Spain have increased by around two-thirds in the last year, with over 100 new ones set up somewhere in the country every month.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:10:05
Ouigo Valencia-Madrid express rail to open in October: Tickets start at €9 each way
HIGH-SPEED rail operator Ouigo is just weeks away from launching its Valencia-Madrid connection, with around 35,600 slots a week for passengers.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:15:03
Restaurant and bar trade 'nearly back to pre-pandemic levels' as customers get back into the habit
BARS, restaurants and similar businesses have reported a full recovery in their income for the first time since before the pandemic – their turnover is now 2% higher than in the last 'normal' year, 2019.

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:43:11
Vinyl record sales surpass CDs bought for first time in 30 years
MORE vinyl records than CDs are sold in Spain nowadays – something not seen since 1991 when the former was falling out of fashion and the latter still a luxury to many.

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:06:23
Keanu Reeves spotted in Jerez...and poses for fan selfies
HOLLYWOOD legend Keanu Reeves managed to remain almost undetected during a trip to southern Spain's 'cradle of sherry' with some friends – although the Canadian actor happily posed for some selfies when a small handful of locals recognised him.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:30:08
Letizia at 50: From DJ's granddaughter to Queen in five decades
BORN under the sign of Virgo in Asturias' largest city, Oviedo – the same one as Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso – with a spelling mistake in her name, Spain's Queen Consort, a third-generation journalist, was more likely to be reading out headl...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:24:49
King Felipe's niece recovers from 'emergency surgery'
THE initial panic is now over, but Juan Carlos I's and Queen Sofía's granddaughter Victoria Federica is still recovering in hospital after being rushed in for an emergency operation.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:54:29
Valencia to pilot four-day working week
VALENCIA'S mayor plans to 'pilot' a four-day working week for one month next year, to see whether productivity and staff morale improves, worsens or stays the same.

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:45:08
First 'normal' school year starts: No more pandemic restrictions
EVERY school in Spain has now started the new term again as at today, and it will be the first academic year since 2019 with no Covid-related restrictions whatsoever, according to the ministries of health and education.



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