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Costa Blanca police arrest ‘arrogant and defiant’ man for breaching lock-down for twelfth time

ALMORADI Policia Local arrested a local man for breaching lock-down regulations for the TWELFTH time! His excuse during Saturday’s arrest, was that he had to

20 Apr, 2020 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: 7 ways drug dealers have tried – and failed – to get round Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

SPAIN’S coronavirus quarantine is forcing us all to find creative ways to make ends meet – including drug dealers. Unable to move house to house,

20 Apr, 2020 @ 14:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Three family members arrested in Spain’s Malaga for robbing second homes that are empty during the coronavirus crisis

THREE family members have been arrested in Malaga for robbing from second homes that have been left empty during the state of emergency.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 14:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bank of Spain estimates the economy will shrink by up to 13% this year due to coronavirus crisis

THE Bank of Spain has estimated that the economy will shrink by up to 13% this year.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Online crimes soar during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as Correos becomes latest victim

DURING the coronavirus lockdown, online scams and hoaxes have soared by over 70%, according to Guardia Civil figures. One of the most shocking scams has

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Australian cyclist slammed online for breaking Spain’s strict COVID-19 quarantine

AUSTRALIAN time trial cyclist Rohan Dennis has come under fire after an Instagram post appeared to show him leaving his home and going for a

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:15

Lead·Sport

‘Terrified’ prisoners in Spain’s Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to COVID-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

Lawyers claim the World Health Organisation's guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus have been violated

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish jewellery house TOUS to gift jewellery to ALL women who have given birth during coronavirus lockdown in Spain

TOUS wants to ‘pay tribute’ to all those mothers who have had their baby during the pandemic.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:03

Lead·National News·Other News

Coronavirus Covid 2019 Girl In Mask Fear

Spain’s BOE to publish maximum price for face masks to curb commercial abuse and inflated prices

The government will set the maximum prices for those essential products, masks, gloves and hydroalcoholic gels, needed to combat COVID-19.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 11:58

Health·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily COVID-19 death toll in four weeks as caseload surpasses 200,000

SPAIN’S daily coronavirus death toll has experienced a four-week low after dropping to 399 on Monday morning. Down from the 410 recorded yesterday, it brings

20 Apr, 2020 @ 11:52

Lead·National News

Construction, Windows and Doors, and High-end Product Distribution

The Protec Group, comprising a team of over 40 talented specialists in their fields, has grown from strength to strength since its establishment in 1996.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 10:42

Business & Finance

Air quality improved after nearly one month of social lock-down in Gibraltar

Locals will be able to breathe fresher air now that COVID-19 has dramatically reduced the amount of traffic and industrial pollution in the territory.

19 Apr, 2020 @ 20:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Andalucia demands to be among first of Spain’s regions to have coronavirus restrictions lifted

ANDALUCIA is demanding it be among the first regions in Spain to see its coronavirus restrictions lifted. Regional president Juanma Moreno is making the appeal

19 Apr, 2020 @ 17:05

Lead

Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

We will overcome this, in time, but I truly believe that the way we have managed to ride the COVID-19 wave will help to reaffirm

19 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

Thenewyorker_comparing The Spanish Flu To The Coronavirus

A century ago we beat the worst pandemic in modern history with confinement – Joshua Parfitt delves into what we can learn from the Spanish flu

THE SS Talune carried no troops when it docked in Western Samoa on November 7, 1918 – four days before the end of the Great

19 Apr, 2020 @ 15:43

Lead

WATCH: Huge fire erupts at flat in Spain’s Mallorca, leaving woman to jump for her life from fourth floor

Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the air from the block of flats in Palma de Mallorca

19 Apr, 2020 @ 15:27

Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING NEWS: Major failure for Movistar and Telefonica phone customers in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol goes a week without wifi, TV or mobile phone signal, as his provider cut him off without any notice or reason why

AN EXPAT on the Costa del Sol has had his wifi, phone cable and television signal all cut off from his provider, without any notice

19 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Elderly and ‘at risk’ prioritised for free protective masks in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME of the near 20 million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will soon be available free of charge to citizens in Costa Blanca –

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:18

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway has completed his life planning course and is quoting Henry Ford and John Lennon to beat coronavirus in Spain

In the current climate there has never been a better time to create your life and financial plan

19 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance

Where you live in Spain will dictate when you will see lifting of coronavirus restrictions

PEDRO Sanchez did not say too much about the country’s plans to lift its COVID-19 restrictions last night. During his weekly address, the Spanish prime

19 Apr, 2020 @ 13:04

Lead·National News

CASTAWAY COOKING: This chicken, ham and bean stew is an homage to the Sierra Nevada mountains, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

In our present situation there can't be many people who haven't got a jar of beans somewhere in their kitchen

19 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

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Spain’s PSOE party accuses VOX of ‘hate crimes’ for spreading false COVID-19 information

The complaint stems from a series of tweets from Vox back on January 18 and again between April 2 and 7 aimed at the PSOE

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:59

Lead·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death and infection rates continue to decline as caseload nears 200,000

THE daily death toll from coronavirus has dropped to 410 today. It’s down from the 565 deaths announced yesterday and brings the total number of

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:01

Lead·National News

If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

One of the best lines I’ve read throughout the coronavirus crisis is, ‘our grandparents were called to arms, we’ve been asked to just sit on

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:00

Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Production Line Expat Wants To Bring To Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Spain wants to start his own production line of face masks to help during the coronavirus crisis

A BIG hearted British expat is trying to create a production line of face masks in Andalucia.

19 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Lead

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

Squatters, or okupas as they're known in Spanish, are becoming increasingly common across Spain

19 Apr, 2020 @ 10:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Property

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Costa Blanca police arrest ‘arrogant and defiant’ man for breaching lock-down for twelfth time

IN PICS: 7 ways drug dealers have tried – and failed – to get round Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Three family members arrested in Spain’s Malaga for robbing second homes that are empty during the coronavirus crisis

Bank of Spain estimates the economy will shrink by up to 13% this year due to coronavirus crisis

Online crimes soar during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as Correos becomes latest victim

Australian cyclist slammed online for breaking Spain’s strict COVID-19 quarantine

‘Terrified’ prisoners in Spain’s Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to COVID-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

Spanish jewellery house TOUS to gift jewellery to ALL women who have given birth during coronavirus lockdown in Spain

Spain’s BOE to publish maximum price for face masks to curb commercial abuse and inflated prices

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily COVID-19 death toll in four weeks as caseload surpasses 200,000

Construction, Windows and Doors, and High-end Product Distribution

Air quality improved after nearly one month of social lock-down in Gibraltar

Andalucia demands to be among first of Spain’s regions to have coronavirus restrictions lifted

Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

A century ago we beat the worst pandemic in modern history with confinement – Joshua Parfitt delves into what we can learn from the Spanish flu

WATCH: Huge fire erupts at flat in Spain’s Mallorca, leaving woman to jump for her life from fourth floor

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol goes a week without wifi, TV or mobile phone signal, as his provider cut him off without any notice or reason why

Elderly and ‘at risk’ prioritised for free protective masks in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway has completed his life planning course and is quoting Henry Ford and John Lennon to beat coronavirus in Spain

Where you live in Spain will dictate when you will see lifting of coronavirus restrictions

CASTAWAY COOKING: This chicken, ham and bean stew is an homage to the Sierra Nevada mountains, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

Spain’s PSOE party accuses VOX of ‘hate crimes’ for spreading false COVID-19 information

BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus death and infection rates continue to decline as caseload nears 200,000

If lockdown’s driving you crazy just have a little patience (but purlease don’t post that song online) writes NEW Olive Press blogger Terenia Taras

EXCLUSIVE: British expat in Spain wants to start his own production line of face masks to help during the coronavirus crisis

If you thought you knew diddly-squat about the rights of squatters vs homeowners in Spain, agent Adam Neale will set you right

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Zaragoza after 10-month-old baby tests positive for drugs

Brussels warns Spain that migrants regularised under controversial scheme will be deported back to Spain if they try to move to other EU countries

Spain cracks down on motorhomes with tough new local parking bans and strict vehicle inspection rules for thousands of owners

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

Seat launches an entirely Spanish-made electric car for €26k – curiously named after Barcelona’s most notorious barrio

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