April 2021 - Page 15 of 22 - Olive Press News Spain

CLASSROOM ON THE SAND as youngsters hit the local beach for COVID-safe lessons on Spain’s Mar Menor

A MURCIA school has moved its classes to the beach in a truly COVID-safe environment. The Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente school has taken desks

12 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

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

No dramatic ‘Easter effect’ on COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a slight rise compared to the first weekend of April. Figures released today(April

12 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Toxic cloud warning as volcanic ash sweeps towards Spain’s Canary Islands

Meteorologists in Spain have warned that fallout from a volcanic eruption ln the Caribbean island of San Vicente last week is heading for the Canary

12 Apr, 2021 @ 18:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Other News·Weather

No Cover Up As Manhole Thief Is Caught 'red Handed' On Spain's Costa Blanca Selling Stolen Goods To Scrap Metal Dealer

‘NO COVER UP’ as manhole thief is caught on Spain’s Costa Blanca selling his ‘booty’ to scrap metal dealer

A manhole cover thief operating in Javea on the northern Costa Blanca has been arrested for stealing 160 covers worth €19,200. He sold the items

12 Apr, 2021 @ 18:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police in Spain now have narco-warehouse the size two football pitches in Jaén

A NEW custom-built storage unit the size of TWO football fields has been build for police in the south of Spain to house items seized

12 Apr, 2021 @ 18:40

Animal testing lab in Spain closed amid allegations of “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”

MADRID authorities have suspended activities at a scientific research facility in Spain after activists exposed animal testing involving “gratuitous cruelty and abuse”. The regional government

12 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

COVID-19 in Spain: Minister of Health warns Andalucia is at ‘high risk’ as coronavirus numbers rise

CASES of coronavirus in Andalucia are continuing to soar with Junta de Andalucía’s Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre warning that the region is at ‘high

12 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Health

Two new police cars for town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca South, has taken delivery of two new police cars. La Marina forms part of San

12 Apr, 2021 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman hands herself into police following hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

The victim remains in serious condition in hospital after having their foot amputated

12 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Life expectancy in Spain falls by 1.6 years as country suffers biggest drop in Europe

LIFE expectancy in Spain fell by a year and a half in the last 12 months, according to new data. EU statistical agency Eurostat found

12 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Health

Spanish model Nieves Alvarez stuns catwalk at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid

FASHIONISTAS have flocked to Madrid Fashion Week, after the 73rd edition of the show kicked off in style. Held at Feria de Madrid, and in

12 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Madrid

VALENCIA RULES THE CHARTS: Zoo, a young band from Gandia, claim high spot on Spanish record sales list above international superstars

Zoo has achieved the feat in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, and at a time when record sales – especially CDs -

12 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Laboratorios Rovi Ensures That The Manufacture Of The Modern Vaccine Against Covid 19 Will Begin In Spain, Tuesday, November 17, 2020

SHOT IN THE ARM as Moderna vaccine ingredients will be made in Spain’s Andalucia for export

A Spanish pharmaceutical firm will become only the second European company to make the ingredients for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. Rovi will join Swiss firm Lonza

12 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Granada·Health

USA announces new links with Spain as American Airlines resume Madrid and Barcelona flights

US airline American Airlines have resumed flights between two major airports and Spain’s capitals Madrid and Barcelona for the first time since December. Last Christmas,

12 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

The Junta to propose voluntary vaccination with AstraZeneca for the under-60s

THE Junta is calling for voluntary vaccination with AstraZeneca for the under-60s. Following Spain’s vaccine strategy U-turn on AstraZeneca use last week, the Regional Health

12 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

Rescatados 61 Migrantes Subsaharianos A Bordo De Una Patera En Las Costas De Tenerife

Four dead as migrant boat discovered off Spain’s Canary Islands

FOUR migrants have been found dead and several seriously ill after a boat was discovered 190 kilometres off the island of El Hierro. The vessel

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Tourists arrive in Spain Coronavirus airport

ANALYSIS: Will UK’s new travel traffic light system allow holidays to Spain this summer?

British Transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced that travel abroad will be permitted from as early as May 17. ‘I’m not advising against booking summer

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:17

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

Royal salutes in Gibraltar mark Prince Philip’s death aged 99

GUN salutes were fired across Gibraltar to mark the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on April 9 aged 99.

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Gibraltar

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Thousands of dangerous jellyfish swarm beaches of Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH has seen thousands of jellyfish washed up on its shores this weekend. Most were the harmless Velella (or Sea Raft) but hundreds

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIP LOOSENED slightly on COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

MORE people can get together from today(April 12) across the Valencian Community in a modest relaxation of COVID-19 rules. In public areas, both indoors and

12 Apr, 2021 @ 11:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Home Owners On Spain's Costa Blanca Ran Away After Indoor Marijuana Farm Catches Fire

Homeowners on Spain’s Costa Blanca ran away after indoor marijuana farm goes up in smoke

AN illegal electricity hook-up to an indoor marijuana farm is believed to have started a house fire in Torrevieja last Saturday(April 10) Neighbours heard an

12 Apr, 2021 @ 11:03

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Spain’s Malaga Airport goes green with four vertical gardens

MALAGA airport to boast living walls with more than 10,000 live plants. The world’s number one airport operator AENA (Spain’s Airports and Air Navigation) has

12 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Make a wish, whether it’s to see the penguins in Antarctica or climb Everest, keep your dreams alive

I NEVER thought I’d hear myself say ‘I wish I was busier’. When I set up my PR company I worked round the clock; weekends,

11 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Mallorca·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

Breaking News File Photo Evander Holyfield Vs Mike Tyson Iii? Veteran Heavyweights, In Their 50s, Could Meet In Charity Exhibition

Think before you post: Why Iron Mike Tyson has a point when it come to social media

I DON’T advocate violence in any form but Mike Tyson has a point when he said ‘social media made you all way too comfortable with

11 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Columnists·Health·Lead·Lisa Burgess: Diary of a Restaurateur·Other News

Hash hidden in fuel cans on boat recovered in drug raid at Guadalmina beach

POLICE intercepted drug-loaded boats carrying 510kg worth of hash in the waters near Marbella. Guardia Civil and National Police launched a joint operation to target drug traffickers working

11 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Malaga

Keeping it old school

BELIEVE it or not, I haven’t lived in Marbella all my life. Although some might say that I flopped onto a Marbella beach on some

11 Apr, 2021 @ 13:15

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead