Alex Trelinski, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Costa Blanca To Get Early Flu Jabs To Avoid Convid Confusion

Valencian Community announces ‘massive vaccination campaign’ to avoid mistaking influenza symptoms for COVID-19

THE Valencian Community plans to launch an annual flu vaccination campaign earlier than normal because of the coronavirus crisis. The vaccinations will not be mandatory,

16 Jun, 2020 @ 19:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Snooker star Willie Thorne put into coma in Spain’s Torrevieja following battle with leukaemia

EX-snooker player turned TV commentator, Willie Thorne, has been placed into an induced coma in a Spanish hospital after suffering from respiratory failure. The 66-year-old

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:21

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

Massive Spending Promised To End Flooding In Costa Blanca S Torrevieja

Torrevieja town hall announces €82 million package to stop regular flooding – no hike in water bill

PLANS to end flooding on Torrevieja’s roads have been jointly unveiled by the city’s town hall and water company Agamed. An €82 million water and

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Environment

Beaches Are Sorted Out In Costa Blanca S Guardamar Months After Storm Gloria Damage

Work restarts on Guardamar beaches to repair damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca from Storm Gloria last January

WORK has restarted on Guardamar’s beaches to repair damage caused by January’s Storm Gloria. Spain’s State of Alarm, imposed in mid-March, stopped emergency projects that

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca

Murcia Meat Suppiler Just Behind Fizzy Drink Giant In Spain S Shopping Basket 1

77% of all Spanish houses buy ElPozo meat products as company named 2nd best-loved brand in Spain after Coca Cola

MURCIA region-based meat producer, El Pozo, is the second-most bought grocery brand in Spain, after the international soft drinks manufacturer, Coca Cola. El Pozo´s origins

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:15

Food & Drink·Lead

Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community

ONE person has died from coronavirus in a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday in the Valencian Community. The latest regional figures from the health

16 Jun, 2020 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca

Man Assaults Partner In Front Of Children On Orihuela Area Street

36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Orihuela’s Policia Local for hitting his partner in the street. The assault happened on Monday evening (June 15)

16 Jun, 2020 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Boiler room gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over €10 million swindle of at least 250 victims

A GANG has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Torrevieja area for fleecing at least €10 million from investors looking for high returns

16 Jun, 2020 @ 15:18

Crime & Law·Lead

Valencian gov. pays for 30 ‘beach helpers’ to join 152 lifeguards keeping Torrevieja safe from coronavirus and drownings

TORREVIEJA council is to spend over €1.4 million this summer to keep the city’s beaches safe from coronavirus and drownings. The authority has re-awarded the

15 Jun, 2020 @ 17:26

Key Costa Blanca Hospital Resumes Normal Service

Torrevieja hospital returns to ‘normal schedule’ for non-urgent operations and consultations

TORREVIEJA Hospital has returned to a near-normal schedule for non-urgent operations and consultations. The facility’s management company, Ribera Salud, says that most of the regular

15 Jun, 2020 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Health

Costa Blanca Sees Social Distancing Eased 1

Ximo Puig relaxes social distancing in Valencian Community to 1.5m as region enters Phase 3 of de-escalation

SOCIAL distancing rules have been eased in the Valencian Community from today (June 15), allowing people to get 50cm closer than before. The region went

15 Jun, 2020 @ 16:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Tourist Centres To Welcome Domestic Violence Reports

Tourists to Valencia, Alicante and Castellon can now report domestic violence at any of the region’s 213 tourism offices

VICTIMS of domestic violence while on holiday to the Costa Blanca will soon be able to report incidents at any of the region’s tourist offices.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Travel News

Drink-driver ends up paying bill to get car out of Mar Menor in Spain’s Murcia

A night out for a drunken motorist ended up being a costly affair as his car ended up in the Mar Menor. The boozy driver

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

22-year-old could face year in prison after pit bull found with ‘multiple injuries’ from illegal dogfights in Spain’s Alicante

A PITBULL with multiple injuries to its limbs from ‘illegal dogfights’ has been rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Alicante province. Agents from Jacarilla were

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment

Alicante Airport installs thermal image cameras in preparation for return of tourism in July

AUTOMATIC thermal image cameras are being put into Alicante-Elche airport ahead of an increased flight schedule from July 1. That’s the date when Spain has

13 Jun, 2020 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca

Valencian Community to enter Phase 3 of de-escalation on Monday – new privileges here

THE Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, will go into Phase Three of lockdown reduction this Monday (June 15). Spain’s Health Minister, Salvador Illa, confirmed

13 Jun, 2020 @ 13:42

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Facemasks will still be obligatory by law after state of alarm in Spain – details to be approved tomorrow

FACEMASKS will still have to be worn in Spain, even after the State of Alarm comes to an end later this month. The Cabinet is

8 Jun, 2020 @ 20:32

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

British councillor warns ‘Coronavirus is still here’ as expats and locals ‘flout’ mask rules in San Fulgencio on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH councillor on the Costa Blanca has made a plea for expats ‘ignoring’ rules on sanitary facemasks to remind themselves that ‘coronavirus is still

8 Jun, 2020 @ 17:33

First Date Ends In Rape Charge In Spain S Murcia Area After Couple Talk For Weeks Via Social Network Chatroom

Woman raped on first date with man she met ‘online’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown in San Javier, Murcia

A WOMAN has been raped after meeting a man on their first date following the easing of Spain’s lockdown restrictions. The victim reported the incident

6 Jun, 2020 @ 10:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Public parks and gardens reopen in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca with council to clean ‘slides and seesaws’ every two days

PARKS and gardens in Torrevieja have now reopened after nearly three months of being outlawed under Spain’s state of alarm. Torrevieja Councillor for Parks and

6 Jun, 2020 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca

Giant ‘bastard snake’ caught after resident found the 2m reptile on patio in Spain’s Alicante

A POLICE officer has removed a two-metre long ‘bastard snake’ discovered on the patio of a resident in Bigastro, near Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

5 Jun, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca

British woman arrested after lying that €140 had been illegally withdrawn from her bank account

A 58-year-old British woman has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Jacarilla, near Orihuela, for filing a bogus report that money was stolen from her

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mother kills own daughter by setting fire to mattress in order to ‘wake her up’ in Spain’s Murcia

A MOTHER has killed her own daughter after setting fire to the mattress she was sleeping on in order to ‘wake her up’. The tragedy

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign cars at ‘40 golf courses’ across Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign-owned cars at golf courses across eight provinces in Spain. The men reportedly spent a week

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga