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Share Oriol Cardona made history by winning the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the ski-mountaineering sprint. It is a landmark achievement for Spanish sport, marking the country’s first gold medal at a Winter Games since Francisco Fernández Ochoa won the slalom in Sapporo back in 1972. Cardona, the undisputed world number one who arrived as the Milano-Cortina …

Friday, 19th December 2025 at 10:26 The Mijas contemporary art centre in Calle Málaga is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by renowned Danish national Kurt Ard, an artist who celebrates his centenary this month. The artist has spent more than half his life living in Spain, specifically in Andalucía. The exhibition is open until 12th February and consists of …

Friday, 6 June 2025, 09:53 The International Theatre Studio, the oldest English-speaking amateur dramatic society on the Costa del Sol will be hosting its popular Lark In The Park charity event on Sunday, 15 June, as part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations. The non profit organisation will present a cultural evening that includes open-air theatre, musical entertainment and other forms …

The Ronda Legion has had the goal of strengthening the relationship between civilians, the military and civil society. The Ronda Legion organised this event to commemorate the bravery of the legionnaires that walked more than 100 kilometres in order to save a town. In 2025 the race will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, although it will be the twenty-fifth edition, due …

Administrative errors by the government are a constant possibility. In Spain, a social security mistake allowed a man 15 years to collect his father’s pension after his mother died. After her husband’s passing, she was entitled to a widow pension. While acknowledging that the social security system was negligent, the court found the son guilty for not reporting the error …

Thursday, 27th March 2025 at 8:19 The Spanish government approved the draft of a law to protect minors online. Among other measures, it raises the age limit for opening an account on social media or for subscribing any platform, from 14 to 16 years old. The Spanish government has approved the draft law for the protection of minors in digital …

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 14:23 Spain has officially been without a real winter cold wave for two years. Official statistics from the state weather agency Aemet show that the 2023-2024 winter, along with the one in 2019-2020, was the warmest since 1961. The 2024-2025 season followed closely behind. Both December 2024, and January 2025 recorded temperatures that were 1C …

Tuesday, 18th February 2025 at 12:43 A Castilla La Mancha court sentenced a woman in Spain to two years of prison and a fine of 78,643.72 euros for hiding her husband’s demise from the Social Security, his bank, and his heirs in order to collect his pension. She used her position as an authorized person to withdraw cash and make …