News from Spain

Drunk tourism clampdown to go-ahead despite hoteliers’ fears

The Balearic Government’s tough new stance against drunken tourism, includ-ing a ban on happy hours, pub crawls and balconing, is to go-ahead, despite claims that it will lead to hotel closures and the loss of thousands of jobs. The crackdown will be carried out in the party hotspots of Playa de Palma and Magaluf in Mallorca ...Full Article

Four regions join forces to protest over air ticket prices

The Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla have officially joined forces to request that the State control the price of air tickets. The extrapeninsular ...Full Article

Tourism creating more jobs in Spain and the Canaries

Tourism in Spain is continuing to boost employment with thousands of new jobs created during 2019. According to figures from the Labour Force Survey released by ...Full Article

Top athletes were customers of illegal hormone supply network

Spanish police say national and international athletes are under suspicion of illegally buying the hormone drug Erythro-poietin after a huge sports doping network was uncoverted. The ...Full Article

Police crack gang peddling counterfeit dollars

National Police have arrested eight people in the Coruña town of Ribeira for being part of one of the most active criminal organisations in the introduction ...Full Article

A message from British Consul Charmaine Arbouin to UK nationals in Spain

The Withdrawal Agreement which sets out how the UK leaves the EU has now passed into UK law, alowing the UK to leave the EU with ...Full Article

Spain faces huge repair task after Storm Gloria claims 13 lives and reaks massive damage

A massive multi-million euro operation is swinging into action following the devastating effects of Storm Gloria across Spain, including to favourite holiday destinations. At least 13 ...Full Article

Smuggling attempt shocks police as child found in dashboard

This is the shocking moment police discovered a child squeezed into the dashboard of a car in a bid to smuggle him into Spain. The hidden ...Full Article

Spanish authorities crackdown on illegal wells

Spain has been cracking down on the illegal driling of water holes across the country, many of which are causing a danger to people as they ...Full Article

Manufacturing gang arrested for copying top-brand cigarettes

National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard and the Tax Agency, have broken up a criminal group which specialised in the clan-destine manufacture ...Full Article