Jose and Pep to Dominate in “Exhibition League”

Last Season in La Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid bagged an incredible 195 points between them, out of a possible 228. You can see why some people claim Spain’s top division is an ‘exhibition league’, a league which will only be...

Temperatures in Spain to Increase 6ºC by 2100

The Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and the Ministry of Environment have presented future projections of climate change effects in Spain. The forecasts show a general tendency for an increase in temperatures as well as a tendency for less rain. With...

Campus Party 2010 Boots Up in Valencia

Around 3,4000 tech lovers booted up their computers today as the 14th Campus Party began in the Museo de las Ciencias in Valencia. The participants will be able to connect to the web at speeds of up to 10 GB and enjoy conferences held by tech personalities...

Spain Destroys 7.7 Hectares of Coastline Daily: Greenpeace

According to Greenpeace, Spain is destryoing 7.7 hectares of natural coastline a day after having destroyed over 50,000 hectares of coastline between 1987 and 2005. The data was released Friday by the environmental protection group Greenpeace at a press...

Spanish Police Crackdown on Recent Corruption Charges

According to the National Police, 11 arrests were made today and 19 search operations were carried out in Valencia, Orihuela and Alicante. The police crackdown operations were carried in regards to recent corruption charges against Jose Joaquin Ripoll...

New sports centre opens its doors in Valencia

Torrevieja’s new Sports City complex was officially opened on Saturday June 5, when the mayor of Torrevieja, Pedro Hernández Mateo, accompanied by the Councillor for Sports, Daniel Plaza Montero, the architect who designed the project, Adolfo Rodriguez,...

Spain’s New Radio and TV singles not crystal clear

The age of Digital Television across Spain has not been a resounding success with 27.5% of the homes of the province of Valencia alone reporting problems with Terrestrial Digital Television (TDT), according to a study made by the Association of Housewives...

Ebro Valley water transfer could provide 500,000 jobs

Until the PSOE took over the mantle of power in Spain, the former PP government had proposed to redirect water from the Ebro Valley to the drought-ridden areas of Valencia and Murcia. The idea was two fold; on the one hand, the area around the Ebro, which...

Assistance for Expats in Spain to vote in UK elections

There are thousands of expats living in Spain who are possibly blissfully unaware that even though they may live here, most likely they can have a say in the outcome of the next UK Election. Ironically, St. Patrick’s night is the evening that has been...

Torrevieja’s new Harbour Plan revisited

Back in August 2008, Torrevieja’s Mayor, Pedro Hernandez Mateo, presented an ambitious plan for a new Harbour Front project that would completely revitalise the City’s seafront.  This project is designed to be a joint venture between public and private...