April 2021 - Page 14 of 22 - Olive Press News Spain

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain's lower house of parliament

Spanish PM unveils “the most ambitious and transcendental plan in the economic history of Spain”

SPAIN’S Prime Minister has outlined his Recovery and Resilience plan for the nation aiming to revive and modernise its economy using €72 billion in grants

14 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·National News

LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees

13 Apr, 2021 @ 21:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

EXPLAINED: What Spain’s new population stats tell us about British expat residents

NEW data revealing a boom in the number of British nationals registering as residents in Spain has been published by the Spanish government. And the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Brexit·Lead

Spain S Key Costa Blanca Airport Welcomes Back Tourist Flights

Gibraltar holiday-makers warned of COVID-19 and Brexit issues before booking

GIBRALTAR'S business watchdog is warning wannabe local holiday-makers of how COVID-19 and Brexit could affect their plans this summer.

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:08

Gibraltar

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases produce a modest underlying rise as Easter ‘effect’ is monitored in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

83 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Valencian Community today(April 13) according to the regional health ministry. It’s 40 more than a week ago

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

VACCINE BOOST as single-dose Johnson vaccines arrive in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Spain’s COVID-19 vaccination plans suffer a setback with a delay in single-dose Johnson & Johnson inoculations

THE Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will not start its Spanish and European distribution tomorrow(April 14). That’s after six rare blood clot cases were found

13 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Convicted Paedophile From Iceland Is Arrested Over Eight Sex Assaults On Children In Murcia Area Of Spain

Convicted Icelandic paedophile is arrested over eight sex assaults on children in Murcia region of Spain

AN Icelandic paedophile has been arrested in connection with eight sexual assaults on children in the Murcia region. He is said to have approached his

13 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Mar Menor·Murcia

Gibraltar smuggling network with links to latest Canary Island migrant deaths dismantled

A CRIMINAL gang spread across the Gibraltar region has been dismantled by police and charged for the death of four migrants off the Canary Islands

13 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Man dies after being dragged for 200 metres by camel during ‘pleasure trip’ in scenic area of Valencia region of Spain

A camel ride through Valencia’s Turia Natural River park ended in tragedy on April 4 with the death of a 20-year-old man. Christian BD suffered

13 Apr, 2021 @ 17:20

Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar Ministers pay homage to Duke of Edinburgh and his Rock links

TRIBUTES to the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on April 9, have been flowing in all week at the Convent’s Book of Condolence.

13 Apr, 2021 @ 17:17

Gibraltar

BREXIT deadline forced unregistered UK expats in Spain to beat deportation fears by officially becoming residents

Stats reveal expat boom in Spain as Brits rushed to meet Brexit deadline

BRITISH expats legalising their situation in Spain ahead of Brexit have helped the country to reach a record number of foreign residents. As of December

13 Apr, 2021 @ 17:04

Lead·Must Read·National News

Andalucia health minister urges people in Spain to stay positive saying ‘fourth wave of Covid-19 should be last’

The Minister of Health and Families has said he is ‘very optimistic’ that the fourth wave of COVID ‘should be the last’. Jesús Aguirre shared

13 Apr, 2021 @ 16:03

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Driving licence scam causes Spain to scrap all exchanges with Venezuelan nationals

802 people have been arrested since the start of 2020 for trying to swap forged Venezuelan driving licences for legitimate Spanish documents. The Policia Nacional

13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:20

National News

Improvements to drinking water to cost €120,000 in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE OLD drinking water network in the popular La Zenia neighbourhood of Orihuela Costa is to be renovated. Orihuela City Council received a grant from

13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Sevilla: What to see in El Arenal

EL Arenal sits on the banks of the Guadalquivir river and while not so big, features some of the city’s most important sites. Most notable

13 Apr, 2021 @ 14:53

Olive Press Travel·Sevilla

Controversial port expansion project approved for Spain’s Valencia

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s ‘Zombie Car’ situation rises as study reveals 8% of cars circulate illegally

SPAIN’s ever growing problem with so called ‘zombie cars’ has reached a 10 year high as COVID-19 adds to motoring’s greatest pandemic. Zombie cars is

13 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead

Foreign travel uncertainty causing tax limbo for Brits with holiday homes in Spain

MORE than 600,000 Brits have been left in expensive tax limbo by the latest government update on overseas travel, according to experts. Non-resident holiday homeowners

13 Apr, 2021 @ 12:44

Property·Travel News

Watch as daredevil skydiver from Spain snaps up can while skimming ground at 60mph

FALLING from the sky can be thirsty work. A daredevil skydiver in Spain has gone viral after jumping 12,000 feet to reach his favourite drink.

13 Apr, 2021 @ 12:02

Barcelona·Entertainment

Young British expat dies as his car spins through the air on a Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A British man died in a horrific car accident at the entrance to the Pilar de la Horadada tunnel on the AP-7 motorway. The 24-year-old

13 Apr, 2021 @ 11:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Bars And Restaurants Close Due To Covid 19 Crisis In Barcelona, Spain

SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED: Coronavirus spells the end of historic restaurants in Barcelona

FOUR historic restaurants in Barcelona city have been the latest high-profile victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Pinxo was a hugely popular seafood eatery in

13 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Food & Drink·Lead

Balearic Islands want to enforce 10pm curfew after Spain’s state of alarm ends in May

President Francina Armengol said she didn't just want to 'avoid coronavirus infections and deaths' by enforcing the curfew, but to also 'guarantee the summer tourist

13 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

30-year-old teacher in Spain dies of blood clot within days of receiving AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

THE Toledo University Hospital Complex has reported this Monday night the death of a patient due to an alleged adverse reaction caused by the AstraZeneca

13 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News