News from throughout Spain including the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Barcelona, Madrid, Almeria, Murcia
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EU to give €37bn to member States for Coronavirus aid thanks to pressure from Spain and Italy: |
March 30th, 2020
EUROPEAN Union member States will get a slice of a 37 billion fund to help them through the Coronavirus crisis - money that will help reinforce the healthcare ...
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Guide for volunteer shoppers during quarantine: Keeping you and them safe: |
March 30th, 2020
EXAMPLES of public security officers helping out vulnerable members of the public during the Coronavirus lockdown have been pouring in thick and fast - some, like the Armed Forces emergency ...
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Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem donate gloves and masks to hospital workers: |
March 28th, 2020
HOLLYWOOD great Penélope Cruz and her 'Bond villain' husband Javier Bardem have donated 100,000 pairs of surgical gloves and 20,000 masks to Madrid's La Paz ...
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Cakes in quarantine: Policeman stands on car roof for birthday girl: |
March 28th, 2020
AN ARAGÓN woman's birthday was not quite the washout the enforced quarantine could have made it - thanks to a friendly National Police officer.
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Bankia gives six-month stay of grace for mortgage and loan repayments: |
March 27th, 2020
BANKIA will give homeowners a six-month moratorium on their mortgages - only requiring them to pay the interest, not the capital - and on personal loan and self-employed or sole ...
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Dia supermarkets pays staff €250 extra for 'dedication' during quarantine period: |
March 27th, 2020
WHILE many employees in Spain at present are worrying about their wages being cut along with their hours due to the national lockdown, high-street
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Clap for the kids, too: National applause scheduled for Saturday: |
March 27th, 2020
BREAKING the monotony of quarantine and providing an offline 'social life', residents in built-up areas all over Spain rarely miss their 'evening clapping session': At ...
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Supermarket opening times and over-65s' priority slots explained: |
March 26th, 2020
SEVERAL supermarkets in Spain have started opening slots exclusively for shoppers aged 65 and over, and most have changed their regular hours - as well as their procedures - during the ...
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Taxi drivers turn down six-figure grant: "Give it to the health service": |
March 25th, 2020
MADRID taxi drivers were offered a total of 132,000 to help with fuel costs and the expense of cleaning their cars at a time when their only permitted trade is transporting healthcare ...
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Endangered gazelle born at Valencia Bioparc: |
March 25th, 2020
AN ENDANGERED Dama Gazelle has been born at Valencia's Bioparc open-air safari centre - doubly good news, since her birth shows animal life at least is carrying on as normal ...
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Tourism authority advice for traders affected by lockdown: |
March 24th, 2020
TOURISM authorities in the Valencia region have released a series of recommendations for those who work in, or rely on, the industry for their income.
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Police and waitress buy groceries from their own pockets for strapped family: |
March 23rd, 2020
GUARDIA Civil officers in a northern Alicante-province coastal town bought groceries out of their own pockets for a family with practically no income and who were in dire straits because of ...
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