Fiona Govan, Author at Olive Press News Spain

How the fight for the rights of British citizens in Spain continues after Brexit

From concerns about healthcare and residency to problems regarding work and keeping families together, a new European Affairs Committee this week heard from Bremain in

27 May, 2021 @ 11:08

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

Blooming gorgeous: Cordoba’s famous patio festival in pictures

IT is said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, so feast your eyes on these gorgeous blooms captured by photographer Paul D Thacker

27 May, 2021 @ 09:00

Olive Press Travel

Spain fully expects to be included on UK travel ‘green list’ by June 7

SPAIN has said it expects to be included as a green country on the UK’s travel list in the upcoming review in June. The tourist minister insisted

25 May, 2021 @ 09:58

Lead·National News·Travel News

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MYSTERY: Police in Spain investigate death of man found trapped inside dinosaur statue

POLICE in Catalunya are baffled after the body of a 39-year-old man was found inside a dinosaur statue in a suburb of Barcelona. The alarm

24 May, 2021 @ 14:11

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

university of cadiz Roman Baths Discovery

Ancient Roman bath complex emerges from shifting sands on beach in southern Spain

Ancient Roman bath complex has been discovered beneath sand dunes on an Atlantic beach in the Cadiz province of southern Spain. Archaeologists from the University

22 May, 2021 @ 10:30

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Covid 19 Spain Tourism Crisis 3th Of August 2020

BIENVENIDOS: Spain opens to ALL vaccinated travellers from anywhere in the world from June 7

PEOPLE from anywhere in the world will be welcomed to Spain for their holidays from June 7 as long as they have been vaccinated. Prime

21 May, 2021 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Tourist At Barcelona International Airport

LATEST: Spain removes UK from COVID-19 risk list and will allow travellers in from May 24 WITHOUT a PCR test

Spain will lift restrictions on travellers arriving from Britain from May 24 and will allow entry without the need for a negative PCR test, its

21 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead·Must Read·Travel News

British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit

DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because their

20 May, 2021 @ 17:10

Alicante·Brexit·Lead·Murcia·Must Read

Spanish DNA study set to finally solve mystery of true origins of explorer Christopher Columbus

The 500-year old mystery of the adventurer’s true identity could about to be solved, thanks to modern science.

20 May, 2021 @ 12:13

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain deploys army in Ceuta after migrants swim across to enclave from Morocco border in record numbers

Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with Morocco after at least 6,000 migrants swam around fences to reach the north African

18 May, 2021 @ 15:05

Lead·National News

‘RELIEF’: Expat couple who saw home demolished in Spain’s Andalucia finally get legal right to live in their garage

THE elderly British couple who have been living in a garage since their dream villa was demolished over so-called planning irregularities 13 years ago have

18 May, 2021 @ 12:30

Almeria·Lead·Property

Pablo Iglesias cuts off his famous pony-tail after leaving politics and quitting Spain’s Podemos party

A WEEK after announcing he was quitting politics after a drubbing at the polls in Madrid, Pablo Iglesias, the former leader of Spain’s radical left

12 May, 2021 @ 17:04

Lead·Madrid·Politics

‘Virus threat still real’ warns Spain’s government after weekend of parties as restrictions end

SPAIN’S government has called for people to behave “responsibility” after a weekend marked by people celebrating the end to the state of alarm without masks

11 May, 2021 @ 13:10

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Food And Drink Making The Perfect Paella

Valenciano: 12 words and phrases you need to learn to impress the locals in Spain’s Valencia region

Most locals in the provinces of Valencia, Alicante and Castellon either speak or understand their regional language. In fact, data by Spain’s National Statistics Institute

11 May, 2021 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: What Spain’s ‘amber’ classification on UK travel list means for travellers

THE UK government has introduced a “traffic light” system categorising travel rules for destinations across the world by assigning a level of red, amber or

8 May, 2021 @ 10:58

Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

EXPLAINED: What were those strange bright lights seen in night sky over Spain last night?

THE Olive Press received some calls and videos of what appeared to be an unexplained phenomena in the night sky just before midnight on Thursday

7 May, 2021 @ 15:00

Lead

VIDEO: Police in Spain’s Andalucia swoop in on ‘dangerous fugitives’ wanted in Germany for murder

Two men wanted in Germany over shooting dead a 20-year-old and for seriously injuring a 31-year-old man have been arrested in Spain on a European

7 May, 2021 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead

Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plan to turn all its highways into toll roads

SPAIN is planning to turn all public-managed highways into toll roads during 2024, with a view to making drivers pay depending on their usage of

7 May, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Other News

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Sweeps The Mayoral Elections On May 4, 2021

OPINION: Why Madrid has rewarded the anti-lockdown right-wing leader Isabel Ayuso

Madrid-based Olive Press digital editor, Fiona Govan, explains how Madrid's incumbent leader, Isabel Ayuso, confounded the international consensus that lockdowns are overwhelmingly popular with the

6 May, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Opinion·Politics

UK child protection group calls on Spain to close ‘dangerous loophole’ exploited by British sex offenders to gain teaching work in schools

THE UK’s leading child protection group is calling for Spain to tighten the recruitment process of English teachers. The plea by The Safeguarding Alliance aims

5 May, 2021 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Pablo Iglesias Podemos in Spain's Parliament Madrid

Podemos: Pablo Iglesias ‘resigns from politics’ after drubbing in Madrid election

PABLO Iglesias, the pony-tailed maverick who burst onto the political scene seven years ago with his radical left Podemos threw in the towel last night

5 May, 2021 @ 09:00

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Resounding victory for right-wing Covid rebel Isabel Ayuso in Madrid

SPAIN’S conservative Popular Party won a resounding victory in the Madrid region, more than doubling the number of seats delivering a blow to the national

5 May, 2021 @ 08:58

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Exit polls show big win for conservative PP leader Isabel Ayuso in Madrid but she’ll need Vox to govern

THE conservative leader of Spain’s Madrid region looked set to win big according to exit polls published when voting ended on Tuesday evening, but support

4 May, 2021 @ 21:17

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Court rules that last year's lockdown travel rules in Spain were unconstitutional

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

SPAIN’S government will pass responsibility for coronavirus restrictions on to the country’s 17 autonomous regions when the State of Alarm expires next week, Deputy Prime

4 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Isabel Diaz Ayuso Closes Her Campaigns In Madrid, Spain 02 May 2021

Madrid voters head to the polls for crunch regional election

POLLING stations in the autonomous community of Madrid have opened with extra COVID-related restrictions in place for an election that could reshape the political landscape

4 May, 2021 @ 12:24

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Summer nights’ dream: Spain’s Parador hotels offer musical extravaganzas

THE Parador hotel chain is offering a series of special concert packages during the summer months that promise to combine a musical experience with an

4 May, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Travel News