Spain fully expects to be included on UK travel ‘green list’ by June 7
SPAIN has said it expects to be included as a green country on the UK’s travel list in the upcoming review in June. The tourist minister insisted
Spain’s Costa del Sol to add three new tourist attractions to boost inland tourism
TURISMO Costa del Sol reinforces the promotion of its inland tourism by adding three new tourist attractions. The Costa del Sol’s coastal strip, with its
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD: Spanish police warn of new scam involving conmen posing as Microsoft technicians
The person targeted is given a set of instructions to follow in order to install what is claimed to be a safety programme, but which
NEW INFECTIONS tumble over the weekend in latest COVID-19 report from the Costa Blanca area of Spain
WEEKEND COVID-19 case totals fell to their lowest level this month, according to the Valencian health ministry. Figures released today(May 24), combined with a Saturday
GREEN LIST plea made for Costa Blanca tourism to UK Ambassador to Spain
THE United Kingdom has been asked to put the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community onto the ‘Green’ travel list. The call came today(May 24)
STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches
283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain’s beaches. Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by
COVID-19 cases rise by 30% in a week in the Murcia region of Spain
CURRENT health restrictions in the Murcia region will not be relaxed after a 30% rise in COVID-19 infections over the last week. Health Minister, Juan
Old salt nabbed: Royal Navy veteran ‘mastermind’ behind drugs gang in Spain’s Andalucia
A ROYAL NAVY veteran has been arrested as the alleged kingpin of an international drugs smuggling gang. More than one-and-a-half tonnes of hashish, three boats,
MYSTERY: Police in Spain investigate death of man found trapped inside dinosaur statue
POLICE in Catalunya are baffled after the body of a 39-year-old man was found inside a dinosaur statue in a suburb of Barcelona. The alarm
BRIT’S LUCKY ESCAPE as his plane crashes into lemon trees on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A British man walked away unscathed after his plane crashed into an orchard outside Bigastro on the southern Costa Blanca. The unnamed pilot, said to
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: Spain’s Valencian government relaunches green agenda now COVID is stabilised
THE Valencian regional government is hoping to relaunch its green agenda now that the COVID situation is stabilised. Valencia was one of the first areas
More taxes, fewer cars and shorter working days, Pedro Sanchez announces sweeping Spain 2050 plan
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez took to the stage on Thursday to announce Spain’s biggest reform in over 40 years with his Espana 2050 plan.
EXPLAINER: Check out the new COVID-19 restrictions for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
AMENDED health safety rules came into force today(May 24) across the Valencian Community, which include a reduced curfew and longer opening hours for bars and
Workers take to the streets as Iconic Costa del Sol theme park not expected to reopen this summer
AFTER more than 50 years of providing thrills and laughter on Span’s Costa del Sol, Tivoli World is not expected to reopen this summer as
WATCH: Huge snake spotted on Chipiona Beach in Spain’s Cadiz
A GIANT snake has been spotted swimming along the seashore in La Regla beach in Chipiona. Beachgoers at a popular Cadiz beach got a serious
Paragliding accident in Spain’s Ronda tragically ends in death
A 51-year-old female paraglider has been found dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after suffering an accident in the town of Ronda in
Better Luck Next Time: Italy wins in Eurovision 2021 as Spain and UK flop
THE yearly spectacle of the Eurovision Song contest has once again com to an end with Spain left to lick their wounds in one of
Light at the end of COVID tunnel in Spain
FINALLY, the wheel seems to be turning as the majority of the world is getting ahead of COVID. I say the majority but there are
Did you feel it? Light magnitude 2.7 quake rumbles Chauchina in Spain’s Granada
A LIGHT magnitude 2.7 quake has been registered in Granada this Saturday. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the earthquake was recorded at 1:44
What Spain’s new travel rules mean for Brits
SPAIN has become the first county in the EU to announce they are ready to welcome Brits back this summer. Starting from June 7, UK
EXPLAINER: Is the Spanish border with Morocco in crisis?
MORE than 8,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, risked their lives swimming or wading around the border fence to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Ancient Roman bath complex emerges from shifting sands on beach in southern Spain
Ancient Roman bath complex has been discovered beneath sand dunes on an Atlantic beach in the Cadiz province of southern Spain. Archaeologists from the University
PAPAL VISIT: Pope Francis ‘meets’ hundreds of Catholic schoolchildren in Valencia
HUNDREDS of boys and girls from more than 70 Catholic schools throughout the Valencia region enjoyed a videocall with Pope Francis on Thursday (May 20).
“Where would YOU prefer to spend the winter?” – concluding our El Raso feature on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EL RASO Urbanisation in Costa Blanca South featured in a special Olive Press article yesterday, where we sang the praises of residents, businesses and even
Spanish minister calls for UK to ‘green list’ regions in Spain with lowest infection rates
SPAIN has called on the British government to relax Covid-19 restrictions for regions with low contagion rates, the country’s secretary of state for tourism said.
COVID-19 hospital numbers fall again and no deaths reported in latest update from Costa Blanca area of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions including patients in intensive care are maintaining their steady fall in the Valencian Community. Today’s update(May 21) from the health ministry revealed there