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Police arrest man in Spain who coughed on work colleagues and infected 22 people with coronavirus

A SPANIARD who ignored COVID-19 symptoms and coughed on work colleagues has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people. Police on Mallorca charged the 40 year-old man whose

26 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

Almost 4,000 arrests in Spain for environmental crimes during 2020 with big increases in animal abuse

NATURE PROTECTION Service (SEPRONA), part of Spain’s Guardia Civil, arrested an incredible 3,957 people for crimes related to the environment during 2020. Worryingly, crimes that have increased the most are those related

25 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·National News

Livin’ La Vida Liga!: European Super League plan throws spotlight on Real Madrid – Barcelona rivalry in Spain

IN case you have been living under a rugby ball sized rock recently, the media has gone into meltdown over plans for a European Super League. Flicking through radio stations as I

25 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead·Sport

Never forgotten: Exhumations to finally close chapter on civil war tragedy in Spain’s Granada

THE remains of over 300 people executed without trial then tossed into mass graves are to finally be exhumed. The victims from Granada include teachers, labourers, dressmakers and political activists – men

25 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

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MUST READ – These are the new COVID-19 restrictions that come into force in Spain’s Mallorca

THE Balearic government has announced a new set of coronavirus restrictions for Mallorca which will be in force from Saturday, April 24. The measures in the next step of this much awaited

25 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

HOWZAT!: Cricket taking root in Spain as European Cricket Championship tournament set for Malaga

WHILE many sports in Spain have been playing on a sticky wicket during the pandemic, one is booming – cricket. It may come as a bit of a surprise to many, but

25 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Sport

OPINION: More needs to be done to tackle Spain’s air pollution problem

In this week’s ‘green column’, Martin Tye insists it time Spain tackled its air pollution problem. No smoke without fire – this is a well known idiom that is true. But replace

25 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Opinion·Other News

BREAKING: Murcia becomes the first region to reach Level Zero status for Covid-19 incidence in Spain

MURCIA is the closest region to reaching any level of ‘new normal’ in Spain after a Ministry of Health report confirms the region is at Level Zero, with an R rate of

24 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

THE PERFECT PLONK: Spain’s red wine vintages to try and the ones to avoid this summer

AS the evenings get lighter and the temperatures begin to rise, signs of summer are well and truly here. And as bar terraces begin to dust off their chairs and tables and

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Sign of the Times: The Olive Press expands its team with new recruit Graham Keeley in Barcelona

THE Olive Press is dedicated to providing quality journalism and providing a news source that readers can rely on to tell them what is going on in their local communities and what

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Other News

Food for thought: Is chorizo in paella really such a bad thing?

THE other day, while treating myself to a paella in Valencia’s Plaça del Mercat, I asked a passing waiter for alioli. The horror on the faces of my fellow diners was only

24 Apr, 2021 @ 11:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Animal welfare experts in Spain’s Andalucia warn of ‘massive abandonment’ of Spanish greyhounds after rescuing 31 dogs in one week

THE Asociacion Protectora de Animales Galgos del Sur has warned this week of the ‘massive abandonment’ of galgos—the Spanish greyhound—which is taking place in Andalucia. In just one week, and in Cordoba

24 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Home of Bacardi drinks empire founder in Spain falls victim to coronavirus pandemic

THE home of the founder of the Bacardi drinks empire is to close near Barcelona, another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Casa Bacardi in Sitges was the original home of Facundo Bacardi

24 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead

REVIEW: Kava, the hottest new restaurant in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THERE is almost nothing routine about Kava. The cooks also serve as waiters, the head chef taught himself at home and everything on the wine list can be served by the glass.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Where to eat

Tourists arrive in Spain Coronavirus airport

OPINION: It’s time Spain opened up to British tourists

THE big question on all our minds, from hotel and restaurant staff who fear the tourist industry can’t survive another COVID summer, to those desperate to see and hug relatives that they

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Opinion·Travel News

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Ryanair stop Brits flying back to Spain’s Costa Blanca over a ‘time difference’ dispute

A Costa Blanca couple were turned away from a Ryanair flight from Manchester to the Costa Blanca in a row over when they took their COVID PCR tests. It’s the latest in

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

SPANISH police have revealed details of the arrest of a known British child sex offender who changed his name and falsified documents to gain employment at a school in Madrid. The Olive

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

Lawyer turned chef wins Repsol award for Marbella restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SELF-taught chef with a Masters degree in law is lighting the way for a new culinary revolution on the costas. Lawyer Fernando Alcala, 30, has snared a ‘sun’ award in the

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Costa del Sol

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

‘GOING DOWN’ as COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have fallen both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The regional health ministry said tonight(April 23) that there were 182 new

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?

Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was an analysis of his current charges. He

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·Sevilla·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fruit and veg shop customer is stabbed repeatedly by Alicante greengrocery assistants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO shop assistants have been arrested after a customer was stabbed multiple times after a row in an Alicante City greengrocery. Two men, aged 20 and 30, were tracked down by the

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

THE 38th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and so many places in between, the region’s

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Catalunya to relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday

CATALUNYA will relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday by allowing citizens to travel anywhere in the region and permitting bars and restaurants to open during the day. Face to face university classes and

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:38

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Cordoba council under fire for mass urban pruning, causing deaths of hundreds of baby birds

ECOLOGIST groups in Cordoba have gone after the local council of Cordoba for their decision to carry out urban pruning during the busiest songbird breeding season. Vencejeros Cordoba, a group dedicated to

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:30

Cordoba·Lead

Suspected cocaine supplier arrested coming into Gibraltar from Spain

A LA LINEA man found with £1200 worth of cocaine while riding into Gibraltar has been arrested and charged on drug trafficking offences.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 16:10

Gibraltar·Lead

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

‘SAFETY FIRST’ as nurses in Spain’s Valencia region tell Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to report persistent serious side-effects

A Valencia region nursing body has asked people getting Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines to visit their medical centre if they get persistent adverse side-effects three days after being inoculated. The call

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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