April 2021 - Page 13 of 22 - Olive Press News Spain

Car sales in Spain show false hope as COVID-19 delivers new blow to an already struggling sector

NEW car registrations in Spain in March have shown an optimistic 128% increase over the same period in 2020 according to Spanish market analysts Autoinfor.

15 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead

The perimeter closures are one of the measures that are leading to a drastic reduction in COVID cases

LISTED: 94 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia in red zone for possible border lockdowns or closure of all non-essential activities

ALMOST one hundred municipal towns in Andalucia face possible restrictions on non-essential activities or mobility due to their COVID-19 infection rates. According to the latest

15 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain getting injections by late August

Pedro Sanchez says Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine delay will not derail 70% of Spain being jabbed by late August

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, told Congress today(April 14) that delays to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will not hinder his target to inoculate

14 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas are not rising greatly in aftermath of Easter holiday

NEW COVID-19 infections are marginally up on a week-to-week basis according to the latest figures for the Valencia region published today(April 14). 160 new cases

14 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping dust up at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

Elderly women come to blows in queue-jumping fight at a Costa Blanca supermarket in Spain

SHOPPERS at a Javea area supermarket were shocked yesterday(April 13) to witness a fight over somebody pushing into a check-out queue. Even more staggering was

14 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police strike at ‘heart’ of six hash smuggling gangs in Gibraltar Campo

SIX criminal groups suspected of laundering €2.5 million of hash smuggling profits have been shut down in a large police operation.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 19:28

Gibraltar·Lead

Costa Blanca police raid luxury Denia villa used as drugs farm

Police raid a luxury Costa Blanca rental villa in Denia area of Spain that housed a big marijuana farm

POLICE on the Costa Blanca seized 288 kilos of marijuana from a luxury Denia area villa used as an indoor drugs farm. Two Lithuanian men

14 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca

Major hotel group takes over two five-star resorts on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE BARCELO hotel group is gearing up for a busy summer in Spain after taking over management at two four-star hotels on the Costa del Sol.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Property

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné,

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

COVID-19: SPAIN’S ANDALUCIA SEES ALMOST DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF RECOVERIES COMPARED TO NEW CASES WEDNESDAY

ANDALUCIA has detected 2368 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the fourth wave continues its marked retreat. Wednesday’s caseload is lower than the

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:14

Here’s when you can watch this month’s spectacular Lyrids Meteor Shower in Spain

Star-gazers rejoice! Soon you will be able to witness a stunning spectacles of shooting stars in Spain this month. The Lyrids meteor shower is an annual

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Entertainment·Other News

Amazon Counts Down To Opening Of Massive Distribution Hub In Murcia Covering South Eastern Spain

Amazon’s autumn opening for big distribution hub in Murcia covering south-eastern Spain

A new Amazon logistics centre will open in Murcia City this autumn with 1,200 jobs set to be created over three years. The 160,000 square

14 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Murcia

British expats offered cash rewards for information about tobacco smugglers

Man who had illegal store of tobacco fined £118,000 in Gibraltar

A GIBRALTAR court has slapped a £118,000 fine on a man who had stored nearly 4,000 cartons of tobacco intended for smuggling.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 16:02

Gibraltar·Lead

Thug runs over elderly woman with car in brutal robbery in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional say the 80-year-old woman had caught the 40-year-old detainee trying to open up her car boot in Palma's Son Ferriol district

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Second sex worker goes missing on main road in Spain’s Valencia three months after murder of 19-year-old prostitute

The Guardia Civil have launched an immediate investigation and have made the case a top priority, given the similarities with the killing of young Florina

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Second devastated bride calls on Sisu hotel in Spain’s Marbella to refund booking after fire

A SECOND bridal party is calling on a Marbella hotel to refund her booking over six months after the resort burned down in a dramatic

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Malaga

Spain revealed as one of the costliest places to run electric cars, but UK only slightly cheaper

AN ENERGY broker has revealed that Spain is one of the most expensive countries in Europe to charge and run an electric car. Using data

14 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

With racial and homophobic attacks on the rise, new study reveals those most likely to commit hate crimes

A STUDY carried out by the National Institution of Prisons has for the first time pieced together a detailed profile of those most likely to

14 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Multiple earthquakes strike in the north-east of Spain’s Murcia region

NINE earthquakes hit the north-east of the Murcia region this morning(April 14) within the space of five hours. The strongest tremor was the first in

14 Apr, 2021 @ 13:05

Murcia

Experts in Spain’s Malaga warn of intense spring for hay fever sufferers

HAY FEVER sufferers in Malaga are set to suffer an intense pollen season this year, experts say. Despite the use of masks, experts have warned

14 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

PENCIL IT IN: Spain publishes COVID vaccination calendar for each age group

All residents who are registered with the public Health service should be clearly notified with a date, time and place to receive their jab.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association demands UK treat the region the same way as Spain's Canary Islands

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want COVID tests for Spanish tourists to reduce infection risks

HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca have called for COVID-19 tests to be carried out on people coming into the region from some parts of Spain

14 Apr, 2021 @ 11:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Alameda: A guide to Sevilla’s trendiest district

THE Alameda neighbourhood is the area surrounding and including the Alameda de Hercules, a long mall accompanied by bars, cafes and restaurants on either side.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 10:49

Olive Press Travel

APRIL SHOWERS: Half the month’s rainfall due in Spain’s Malaga between today and Friday

ABUNDANT rain is expected in Malaga over the next few days. According to the director the AEMET Meteorological Centre in Malaga, Jose Maria Sanchez-Laulhe, ‘half

14 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain's lower house of parliament

Spanish PM unveils “the most ambitious and transcendental plan in the economic history of Spain”

SPAIN’S Prime Minister has outlined his Recovery and Resilience plan for the nation aiming to revive and modernise its economy using €72 billion in grants

14 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees

13 Apr, 2021 @ 21:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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