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Gloria Steinem, an iconic American fighter for women's rights and equality, wins one of Spain's top awards

GLORIA STEINEM, an iconic fighter for women’s rights and equality, wins one of Spain’s top awards

GLORIA STEINEM, a massive figure within the American feminist movement, has won the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for communication and humanities. The awards are regarded as amongst the most prestigious in

19 May, 2021 @ 19:00

Celebrity·National News·Politics

Small victory on the cards for bars and restaurants across Spain’s Balearic Islands as government considers 11pm closing time

This week, key ministers met with local business unions to discuss easing the restrictions currently enforced on the sector

19 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

VACCINE LATEST: How jab appointments in Spain are being swapped over Whatsapp

AS Spain’s vaccine programme has speeded up, people are exchanging appointments for getting the jab using the messaging service WhatsApp, the Olive Press has learnt. Often patients are given dates, places or

19 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

EROSKI supermarket chain benefits from last year’s pandemic lockdown in Spain

EROSKI supermarkets have seen a big pandemic boost of a 30% rise in operating income which hit €252 million last year. The company’s sales rose by 2.1% in 2020 compared to the

19 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

WANTED: Manhunt launched after man shot twice in back in Spain’s Mallorca

The initial hypothesis is that the shooting was a result of an ongoing conflict between two rival gypsy clans

19 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WHAT WE KNOW: Could Carta de Invitacion apply to Brits visiting friends and family in Spain?

NEWS has been circulating over the past two days of Spain’s Carta de Invitacion possibly applying to UK nationals wanting to visit family and friends here in Spain. The news has understandably

19 May, 2021 @ 14:58

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Heartless fraudster cons elderly Benidorm lady of over €40,000 in bogus search for remains of parents killed in the Spanish Civil War

A conman swindled €43,600 from a 91-year-old Benidorm woman in a bogus search to find the remains of her parents who died in the Spanish Civil War. The 54-year-old fraudster overheard the

19 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IBI UPDATE: Valencia City Hall revamps land register to raise income through property tax

IBI is the main source of tax income for the city, accounting for €220 million last year – 25% of the total amount raised by the council.

19 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Andalucia openly critical of Health chief’s bid to relax face mask regulations

THE Junta has criticised the government’s announcement that face mask regulations may be relaxed soon. According to health chief Fernando Simon, the recent vaccination drive has seen the country’s coronavirus data steadily

19 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Other News

A 'narcoboat' seized previously by the Guardia Civil

DRUG DINGHY DISCOVERED: Boat used by hashish traffickers found abandoned on beach in Spain’s Oropesa del Mar

Judging by the size and power of the boat, the authorities believe it could have been carrying up to two tonnes of hashish.

19 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says

THE use of masks outdoors in Spain could be relaxed in the coming days says government’s Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon. As Spain’s vaccination drive goes up a gear and the

19 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Zoom conferences to be held on post-Brexit issues just for British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO online advisory talks aimed specifically at foreign residents are being organised by Orihuela City Council in June. The first will deal with ‘Post Brexit’ issues, and will be directed especially to

19 May, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall below 150 patients in the Costa Blanca area of Spain as new infections creep up

COVID-19 hospitalisations have dropped to below 150 patients in the Valencian Community. The latest figures from the regional health ministry tonight(May 18) showed there were 148 people being treated in hospitals for

18 May, 2021 @ 19:20

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes

A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto them. Eight retailers, who didn’t know as

18 May, 2021 @ 17:48

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain

COSTA BLANCA curfew set to continue as judges will rule over the extension of one of Spain’s few remaining night-time closures

VALENCIA’S Supreme Court(TSJCV) will decide this week whether the Valencian Community’s midnight curfew can continue past May 24. Regional president, Ximo Puig, initially wanted the curfew to run until the end of

18 May, 2021 @ 17:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Spain health study shows Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine mix gives better COVID protection than two AstraZeneca doses

SPAIN’S Health Ministry is set to allow Pfizer vaccinations for around two million ‘essential’ workers like police, teachers, and fire-fighters who have got just one AstraZeneca jab. A ‘Combivacs’ study by the

18 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

IN COURT FOR DEFENDING MUM: Young man in Spain’s Valencia faces murder trial for defending mother against violent ex-partner

The incident was also witnessed by the man’s seven-year-old daughter, who was also cross-examined by the court, and took place after the mother had called the police and was waiting for them

18 May, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pregnant woman and her seven-year-old son murdered by ex-husband in Spain’s Mallorca

The 28-year-old woman, named locally as Warda Ouchene, and her son Mohamed were found dead inside of their apartment in Sa Pobla yesterday evening

18 May, 2021 @ 13:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

‘RELIEF’: Expat couple who saw home demolished in Spain’s Andalucia finally get legal right to live in their garage

THE elderly British couple who have been living in a garage since their dream villa was demolished over so-called planning irregularities 13 years ago have finally won legal status for their property,

18 May, 2021 @ 12:30

Almeria·Lead·Property

FROM PITCH TO PLATE: Spain’s Villareal football club opens own restaurant in Ceramica stadium

THESE are great times to be a fan of Villareal football club. Not only has Castellon’s ‘Yellow Submarine’ fought its way through to its first ever Europa League final, facing the mighty

18 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Food & Drink·Football·Lead·Valencian Community

EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million

EUROPOL, the EU’s international law enforcement agency, worked with authorities across five countries to arrest 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which swindled over €26.5 million from the Spanish state

18 May, 2021 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

The EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement

The result of the terms on which the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 is the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

18 May, 2021 @ 11:17

Brexit

CATCH YOUR FLIGHT: EasyJet to hide orange envelopes in Spain’s Malaga giving away free flights

THE British low-cost airline easyJet is running a ‘Catch your flight’ competition this Thursday in the old town of Malaga City. To mark the opening of their new base at Malaga airport,

18 May, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain’s Malaga breaks all-time record for sizzling temperatures in May

MALAGA has broken its all-time record for scorching temperatures in the month of May since official records began in 1942. The gauge, located at the weather station at the Malaga-Costa del Sol

18 May, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Weather

NO jail time for two Neo-Nazis found guilty of paralysing black man in racist attack in Spain’s Mallorca

At the time of the attack, the defendants were wearing t-shirts adorned with Nazi slogans with witnesses attesting to the men shouting racial profanities during their violent assault

17 May, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

police checkpoint border regions restrictions coronavirus

Green crackdown: owners of polluting cars face fines in Spain’s Catalunya

OWNERS of cars which pollute the atmosphere could face fines in Catalunya, the first Spanish region to consider such plans. Vehicle owners will be penalised the more their cars or lorries produce

17 May, 2021 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Other News

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