Laurence Crumbie, Author at Olive Press News Spain

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Marbella Councillor for Foreign Residents urges expats to join the town hall register so that they can receive Covid-19 vaccine

MARBELLA’S Councillor for Foreign Residents, Remedios Bocanegra, has reminded expats that they need to be on the town hall register if they wish to receive

24 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

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The failed coup in Spain: Today marks the 40th anniversary of when Franco supporters tried to overthrow democracy

SO often, coup d’états emerge from a similar set of circumstances. A country is transitioning to democracy after decades of dictatorship, but certain factions, usually

23 Feb, 2021 @ 18:59

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Plastic Sea: Almeria’s environmental and humanitarian disaster

IF anyone has told you that the Great Wall of China is visible from space, I’m afraid they were telling fibs – or spreading fake

14 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

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Spain plans not to give AstraZeneca vaccine to those who have tested positive for COVID-19 until six months after infection

SPAIN is making changes to its vaccination strategy. Although the measure is ‘provisional’, meaning it is subject to change, the AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer

11 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

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Why did the Minister of Finance refuse to lower the VAT on electricity in January after prices reached an all-time high? An EXPLAINER on VAT electricity and gas rates in Spain, the UK and the EU

IT has been an expensive start to the year for taxpayers in Spain. The combination of the coronavirus pandemic and storm Filomela, which blanketed parts

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

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The Señora with the Syringe: Isabel Zendal

FEW health centres have been the nucleus of such controversy as the pandemic hospital inaugurated on December 1, 2020, near Madrid airport and which is

9 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

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Love in the times of corona: couple with covid-19 marry in a Madrid hospital

A SPANISH couple with COVID-19 have got married in a Madrid hospital in a moving ceremony organised by the nurses. Rosario, 62, and Fernando, 70,

8 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

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Beauty belies Spain’s toxic cover-up

AT FIRST GLANCE, you might think a sci-fi writer had dreamed up this polar scenery of ice-like foam sheets atop a dazzling green sea. Small

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:21

Environment·Lead·Other News

Sales for Spanish chessboard maker soar thanks to Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit

THE Spanish woodworking company that supplied chessboards for hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit has since seen its sales skyrocket. Rechapados Ferrer, which was founded

3 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

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Pedro Sanchez announces €11 billion investment as part of Spain Digital Agenda 2025

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, is pumping €11 billion into helping the country go digital. Unveiled on January 27 at the Moncloa Palace, Madrid, the

2 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Aponiente chef Angel Leon gets his underwater superfood approved by the UN

HE is Spain’s definite Chef of the Sea, an off-the-wall maverick, more than worthy of his three Michelin stars. But now Angel Leon of Cadiz’s

2 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Catalunya Space Agency announces date of first mission

THE Catalunya Space Agency’s first mission is just around the corner. On March 20, a nanosatellite will be launched into orbit from the Cosmodrome in

2 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

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BREAKING: Spain extends travel ban from the UK until February 16

SPAIN has extended the travel ban by sea or air from the UK until 6pm on February 16. The decision was made yesterday (Tuesday) in

27 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

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Amy Schumer has her say on Hilaria Baldwin scandal: ‘You can’t just pretend you’re from Spain’

AMY Schumer has shared her thoughts on the Hilaria Baldwi heritage drama, labelling the scandal ‘insane and entertaining’. The actress, 39, first crossed wires with

27 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

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Approval given in first reading to make Sierra de las Nieves a national park

THE Council of Ministers in Madrid has granted approval in the first reading to declare the Sierra de las Nieves, Malaga, a national park. The

27 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

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Spanish police dismantle most active cannabis trafficking gang in all of Europe

A JOINT operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol has led to the dismantling of a criminal organisation that trafficked marijuana and hashish from Spain to

26 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

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El Ministro De Sanidad Salvador Illa Anuncia Nievas Restricciones Para Evitar Los Rebrotes De Covid19

New Spanish health minister to be announced tomorrow as Salvador Illa resigns to run in Catalunya elections

TOMORROW will be the final day for Salvador Illa in his role as Spanish Minister of Health, the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has

25 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Cheap and fast LAMP test for COVID-19 now accepted for those travelling to Spain

THE LAMP test for detecting COVID-19 is now accepted for those wishing to enter Spain from a risk country, the Olive Press can reveal. In

14 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

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Cheaper swab tests now accepted for entering Spain and children under six exempt

THE Spanish Ministry of Health has just announced that it will now also accept negative TMA tests from travellers wishing to enter Spain and that

10 Dec, 2020 @ 12:48

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Charity fundraiser organised for December 11 in Andalucia to give children a ‘better Christmas’

REAL estate agent Briteman Properties will host a Papa Noel charity event on Friday December 11 in Calahonda to raise money to buy presents for

10 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

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English freeclimber scales 144m tower in Barcelona without ropes or safety equipment

21-YEAR-OLD British Spiderman, George King, climbed Barcelona’s iconic Agbar Tower on Saturday, adding another urban summit to his list of daring feats. Awed onlookers filmed

9 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

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Valencia’s Ciudadanos spokesperson accuses Vice President of ‘deficient’ management and proposes allocation of €4.5 million to reform public housing

THE spokesperson for Ciudadanos (Cs) in Valencia has called for €4.5 million to be injected into reforming public housing estates. Mamen Peris said many homes

9 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

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Exiled King Juan Carlos I is considering coming back to Spain for Christmas

SPAIN’S disgraced king emeritus, Juan Carlos I, is believed to be contemplating a return to Madrid for several days over the festive period. However, independent

8 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

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