Ryanair gambles on vaccine success by rolling out big summer flight schedule for Spain
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair is to run 2,500 weekly flights to and from Spain as well as within the country over the summer. Ryanair marketing director,
Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was
Gibraltar curfew lifted, masks rule eased and bars to open late this week
The COVID-19 curfew will end from March 25 and masks will not have to be be worn in the town centre from 11.59pm on March
NEW COVID-19 cases show an upward rebound as hospital admissions fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have broken the recent downward trend by showing a week-to-week rise and a daily increase in the Valencian Community. Figures released by
Entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands restricted BUT residents can enjoy inter-island travel
This means that from March 26, entry into and out of the Balearic Islands will be prohibited unless for a justified
DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police appeal to expats in Spain to solve 1994 murder of Surrey scientist
British police are appealing to expats in Spain in the belief someone on the Costas may hold the key to solving a 27-year-old cold case.
OPINION: The plans to erect electricity pylons in Benahavis are nothing short of an ecological crime
POWER lines are an eyesore and there are already enough of them tainting the verdant sierras of Andalucia – so why do we need more,
Top Muslim in Spain is arrested and questioned over the funding of terror groups in Syria and the Middle East
SPAIN’S leading Muslim figure has been arrested and released by the Policia Nacional after he was quizzed over terrorist group funding. Ayman Adlbi is in
CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday
PLANS to create Spain’s largest retail bank through CaixaBank buying out Bankia have cleared a major legal hurdle and should be sealed by this Friday(March
Police rumble ‘crash for cash’ insurance scam in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE in Malaga have dismantled a ‘crash for cash’ insurance fraud scheme leading to arrests across the city. Police have made 17 arrests in total
Interior of bars and restaurants to close in Spain’s Mallorca just weeks after reopening
THE Balearic government has ordered for the interior areas of bars and restaurants to close in Mallorca this week. In response to a surge in
Surf’s Up! Free watersports lessons in ‘Winter Beach’ programme on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FREE WATERSPORTS lessons such as surfing, paddling and canoeing are to be taught from this weekend on the beaches of Orihuela Costa. The City Council
RUNAWAY VAN knocks over two men in an Aspe street on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A food delivery van caused a commotion in Aspe yesterday(March 23) as it rolled down a slope to hit two men. The van driver had
Project under fire: Benahavis residents protest against plans to erect ugly power lines that will mar local countryside
EXPATS and locals have joined forces to fight plans to prevent an idyllic green valley from being blighted by electricity pylons. Up to 100 people
ROOFTOP OFFICE: Mayor of Castellon village forced to work on the sloping roof of his barn to connect to the internet
THE search for a decent wifi connection, or even just a phone signal, is but one of the many trials and tribulations faced by people
Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all
BRING IT ON: 77% of Olive Press readers are pro vaccine passports
OVER three-quarters of Olive Press readers are eagerly awaiting the rollout of vaccine passports for COVID-19. In a Facebook poll run by the OP between
Malaga mayor defends government’s ‘nonsense’ decision on tourist entries into Spain as internal borders remain closed
NEWS of Spain latest attempt to ‘re-open’ this summers tourist industry has been met with widespread criticism as many accuse the government of favouring foreigners
Woman freed from four-month kidnap by her own husband in Spain’s Valencia
Victims of mistreatment are encouraged to telephone 016, open 24 hours a day with multiple language options and it does not register on the phone
Spain’s Andalucia smashes record for fruit and vegetable exports, strengthening leadership in the sector
ANDALUCIA has broken a new record in fruit and vegetable sales abroad, with €6,026 exported during 2020. This is an all-time high since there are
LESSONS NEEDED: How did a convicted British paedophile move to Spain, dodge criminal record checks and find work as an English teacher?
SHOCKWAVES have been sent through bilingual schools across Spain following the arrest of a British man who began teaching at one of Madrid’s most exclusive
‘TAXING TIMES’ for ex-IMF boss and Spanish bank chairman Rodrigo Rato who faces 70 years in prison
A former head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and chairman of Spain’s Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, could be jailed for 70 years if he is convicted
COVID-19 cases begin to reach ‘trickle-stage’ of double digits in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
NEW coronavirus cases have dipped below three figures on a Tuesday for the first time since last summer in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry
Benidorm council makes a financial stink over a key valve that stops sea being polluted with sewage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council has paid €80,0000 for a new valve at a pumping station after a temporary fix last year to stop sewage pouring into the
Inter-island travel may be prohibited across Spain’s Balearic Islands from next week
In a bid to prevent a fourth wave of coronavirus, the Balearic government has ordered a ban on inter-island travel unless for a justified cause
‘FOURTH-WAVE’ coronavirus fears in Spain as single-shot Johnson vaccine supplies are delayed
HOPES of a large batch of single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines arriving in Spain next month have been dashed. The company has promised to