Simon Wade, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

XIMO PUIG himself, the President of Valencia region, has promised the maximum deployment of police on the streets tonight to prevent parties from spreading the

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Worst day yet for Covid-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

SIXTY deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the Community in the last 24 hours. The Valencian Community has reported 3,590 coronavirus infections in 24

30 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Vega Baja centenarian is first in region to get Covid-19 vaccine as city mayor tests positive on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A REDOVAN lady aged 102 was the first in the region to be given the new Pfizer vaccine, on the same day that the city

29 Dec, 2020 @ 21:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Refuse the Covid vaccine in Spain and your details will be recorded and shared throughout EU

A REGISTRY of people that refuse the Covid-19 vaccine will have their details shared with other EU nations, says Spain’s Health Minister. The first Pfizer-BioNTech

29 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Family Party Causes Coronavirus Spike In Spain S Valencian Community

COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in Valencian Community with deliveries to seven residential homes

SEVEN residential homes in the Valencian Community have received the vaccination against COVID-19 this weekend. The sites were located throughout the provinces of Alicante, Castellon

28 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His

26 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Brits without a SIP health card will not receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Valencia as doctor warns of ‘serious consequences’ in expat areas on Costa Blanca

BRITISH expats must be registered with the Spanish healthcare system in Valencia to receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine. According to to the

23 Dec, 2020 @ 14:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out early for Xmas – here’s where you can get your free copy

OUR 30th edition of the Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out early this week. From the Mar Menor to Gran

22 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca

Expat photographer catches once in a lifetime planetary alignment of Jupiter and Saturn from balcony terrace on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat photographer has captured the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, aka the Star of Bethlehem. Alexander James caught the remarkable moment from his

22 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

International Recognition Renewed For Health Centre In British Expat Area Of Spain S Costa Blanca

International award renewed for health centre in British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja health centre that serves a large British expat population has once again won an international award for its high standards. The facility on

21 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Police presence increasing by 50% in hospitality and shopping centres from today in Spain’s Valencia region

THE VALENCIA regional government has met with health authorities to agree that security measures in public places must be increased from today. A top level

19 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Mayor plans ‘green corridor’ to unite city currently split asunder by rail line on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALLOSA DE SEGURA Mayor, Manuel Martínez, wants a train line through the municipality to be dismantled because, “the tracks cross the city and split it

18 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Travel News

WATCH: Human trafficking gang arrested after smuggling 700 Moroccan refugees into mainland Spain via Canary Islands

A HUMAN-trafficking operation has been smashed by Policia Nacional and Europol in Spain. Hundreds of desperate refugees were allegedly transported by the gang from Morocco

18 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Unlicensed brothel to close following complaints on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Council is fast-tracking the forced closure of a notorious unlicensed brothel following a slew of complaints. Although officially licensed as a hostel, Policia Nacional

16 Dec, 2020 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca

City council told to pay back over 100,000 euros of social services funding to regional government on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council has been told to return 103,000 euros to the Generalitat Valenciana. For the third year in a row, the council that also

15 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Regional president admits the possibility of a third Covid-19 wave in South East Spain is “up to us”

PRESIDENT of the Valencia region, Ximo Puig, issued the sternest of warnings to the population on Spanish TV yesterday, December 14th. He appeared on “La

15 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

People are buying FAKE and convincing negative COVID-19 test results to enter Spain and other countries as one forger arrested

POLICIA Nacional have arrested a woman for allegedly selling fake coronavirus test results. Investigators are also hunting down buyers of the forged negative results, which

14 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·National News

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign.

14 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

WATCH: Couple arrested for robbing cemeteries of over 2 tonnes of bronze statues throughout Spain’s Toledo region

A MARRIED couple have been detained for the theft of nearly half a million euros worth of statues and ornaments from cemeteries in central Spain.

13 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Madrid

Expats ‘disappointed’ but ‘philosophical’ as outdoor Christmas carol concert moves indoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA’S popular Christmas carol concert is being moved indoors due to current levels of concern regarding Covid-19. Traditionally held in the Plaza de la Constitucion,

12 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Former city mayor to be tried for embezzling over 70,000 euros of public funds on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BIGASTRO will see it’s former mayor, Jose Joaquin Moya, brought before a public jury next week for two crimes of embezzling public funds. His alleged

12 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Property owner returns home to find three squatters on his sofa in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOMEOWNER in Callosa de Segura returned to his property on Tuesday, December 8, to find squatters relaxing on his sofa. He had been contacted

11 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Foot-chase through city streets sees well-known English thief and is accomplice behind bars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO HAPLESS thieves were chased by Torrevieja Police after an off-duty Guardia Civil caught them robbing a bar, only yards from the nearby barracks. As

10 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this

9 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AFTER a thousand years of production in the Vega Baja region of Spain, the humble artichoke won’t let one season lost to flooding affect it.

9 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura