Costa Maresme News & Information

TWO-THIRDS of the podium at yesterday's (Tuesday's) Best Chef Awards was made up of Spaniards, and the three owners of a Barcelona-based restaurant came joint fifth, sealing Spain's place as one of the top...

A MAN whose hairstyle aroused suspicion when he landed at Barcelona airport turned out to be carrying half a kilo of cocaine underneath his toupée.

IBERIA ground staff at Barcelona airport have announced a two-day strike for the weekend of July 27 and 28, which could have a knock-on effect on other airlines.

A COLONOSCOPY may no longer mean needing to starve for days and stick to clear liquids in the final 24 hours thanks to the 'Barcelona Diet Plan', devised by researchers at the north-eastern city's Hospital...

LOW-COST airline Norwegian has announced a direct route from Barcelona to Chicago (USA) which will run eight times a week from now until October 26.

FC BARCELONA'S Lionel 'Leo' Messi has teamed up with internationally-famous tenor José ('Josep') Carreras to fund a huge research project into a rare strain of childhood leukaemia.

SLIDING doors on Barcelona's underground trains may be abolished if a pilot with a newer version proves to be a success.

CHILDREN exposed regularly to nature may be less likely to suffer mental health problems in adulthood, according to research led by La Caixa bank's scientific unit.

STANDING right where his great-granddad King Alfonso XIII did exactly a century ago, Spain's reigning monarch Felipe VI opened Automobile Barcelona yesterday, ready for it to kick off in earnest today (Sunday).

MOST British Formula 1 fans who wanted to see the Spanish Grand Prix on the Catalunya Circuit today (Sunday) would have booked themselves a flight – these days, relatively cheaply, and involving less than two-and-a...

FORMER Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler announced during his Barcelona concert that he would no longer be going on tour, saying: "This is a beautiful way to say goodbye."

BARCELONA city council has agreed to issue planning permission for the Sagrada Família cathedral to 'legalise' the works - 134 years after a building licence was first requested by the original architect,...