Madrid tops arrests for breaking border restrictions in Spain over Easter
SPAIN’S Holy Week ended with almost 8,600 fines for people breaking border restrictions and 99 arrests, more than half in Madrid. National Police and Guardia
MUST READ: Pedro Sanchez does not plan to extend Spain’s State of Alarm and predicts 25 million people to be fully vaccinated by late July
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told reporters today(April 6) that he has no plans to ask Congress to extend the country’s second State of
CAN’T PAY WON’T PLAY: One in four young people in Spain’s Valencia region affected by employment cutbacks
ONE out of every four young people in the Valencia region is affected by a temporary employment regulation, known as ERTE. Around 25% of employees
Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain
ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.
Junta to decide on further COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia this Wednesday
THE Advisory Committee on High Impact Public Health Alerts will meet this Wednesday to decide on further COVID-19 restrictions in Andalucia. According to Junta chief,
No big weekend upswing in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community are virtually the same as they were for the last weekend of March. Figures released tonight(April
REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say
AMIDST dozens of Brits being flown back to the UK and others being refused journeys by UK airline staff, the Olive Press can report on
EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff
ANOTHER travelling Brit refused travel by Ryanair at Manchester Airport today has told the Olive Press of his anguish. With all the appropriate documentation, John
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Investigative TV series shows doctor in Spain’s Mallorca issuing fake PCR certificates to German tourists
In a investigative TV series with reporter Sascha Wintel and aired on German television, the doctor is seen issuing negative certificates to tourists that have
‘NO LETTING UP’ as Costa Blanca and Valencia areas will not make big changes to Spain’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions
VALENCIAN health minister, Ana Barcelo, has said that it is ‘far too early’ to loosen up most COVID-19 restrictions in the Valencian Community. The current
EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”
BRITS travelling from one UK airport are now being subject to “arbitrary rules made up on behalf of another country”, according to one Olive Press
‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain
BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down
NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health
MUST READ: Face masks will not be mandatory on beaches in Spain’s Balearic Islands IF these two conditions are met
Finally, clarification was given on the controversial new law and face masks will not have to be worn on any Balearic beach provided that two
Underlying COVID-19 new case trend is upwards but still at ‘lowish’ levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas compared to rest of Spain
COVID-19 daily infection totals have recorded a week-to-week rise but are lower than yesterday’s total according to statistics released tonight(April 1) by the Valencian health
‘CARRY ON JABBING’ as extra vaccine doses allow Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain to offer Easter anti-COVID inoculations
120,000 extra doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the Valencian Community tomorrow(April 2). That will allow inoculations to continue over Easter as
Police patrols stepped up in tourist hotspots across Spain’s Mallorca this weekend
In a bid to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, the Balearic government and the Guardia Civil has launched a special operation to monitor areas
Hopeful COVID-19 signs continue despite regular midweek case increase in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
NEW COVID-19 infections rebounded upwards tonight(March 31) in what is a traditional Wednesday pattern in the Valencian Community. Figures released by the regional health ministry
‘THE MASKED BACKLASH’ as controversial new rules for Spain’s beaches are being reviewed within hours of starting
A new rule that orders mask wearing on Spain’s beaches ‘until the end of the pandemic’ is to be reviewed just hours after it came
Spain’s Balearic Islands want to relax measure forcing use of face masks on beaches
Balearic Health Minister Patricia Gomez said she has already appealed to the Spanish government for flexibility on this measure
COVID-19 infections reach lowest daily total since mid-July in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community have risen by just 29 in the last 24 hours to produce the lowest daily total since July
Tourists that test positive for COVID-19 in Spain’s Mallorca will be isolated at dedicated hotel
From today until April 5, 522 flights are scheduled to land in Mallorca from Germany
Costa Blanca and Valencia areas continue to be Spain’s only ‘low risk’ COVID-19 region
A national spike in new COVID-19 infections is not having a big impact on the Valencian Community which continues to be the only part of
COVID-19 case reductions slow right down in the Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
STEADY and significant falls in new COVID-19 infections appear to have bottomed-out according to Valencian heath ministry figures this evening(March 29). A total of 363
Radio station €1000 giveaway proves ‘awesome’ business confidence following lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA’S community radio station, Big FM, is giving away a prize worth €1,000 in the coming weeks. As part of their continued commitment to
SEE-SAW week continues for new COVID-19 case totals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions
THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(March 26) based on both week-to-week numbers as well as yesterday’s total.
