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COVID-19: Crisis-hit tourism businesses in Spain’s Mallorca to delay opening until 2021 as hoteliers demand tax offsets

The island's tourism sector is undergoing an immediate crisis with countless companies considering reopening in Easter 2021

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Far-right VOX party rejects COVID-19 state of alarm extension in harshest statement against Pedro Sanchez to date

Vox was hit hard with the virus, with secretary general Javier Ortega Smith testing positive after a party conference on March 8

7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:08

Lead·Politics

IN PICS: You probably haven’t seen Estepona’s 10 NEW murals, completed as Spain’s Costa del Sol went into COVID-19 lockdown

An international crop of artists completed their works just days before the Government put Spain into lockdown on March 14

5 Apr, 2020 @ 19:17

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Proteccion Civil officers sing Happy Birthday and blare sirens for girl on Spain’s Costa del Sol amid extended COVID-19 lockdown

It comes as Spain’s lockdown has been extended for another 14 days until April 26

5 Apr, 2020 @ 15:29

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole stuck at holiday home in Spain’s Mallorca with family

They have been making the most of their pool and BBQ

5 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Chartered Financial Planner Jonathan Holdaway gives his top five tips for when markets are volatile

There are no cast iron guarantees to investing, but by developing these habits, you can make volatile stock markets work better for you in the

4 Apr, 2020 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·National News

Whether a resident or second home owner, here are some things you may wish to consider while Spain’s COVID-19 crisis lasts, writes real estate agent Adam Neale

The property market has almost immediately stagnated and is likely to experience significant upheaval

4 Apr, 2020 @ 13:06

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Property

Spain to have potential vaccine for COVID-19 by end of April

The Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque, announced that the vaccine is being researched by Luis Enjuanes and Isabel Sola

3 Apr, 2020 @ 11:35

Health·Lead

Dog’s paws burned with bleach in coronavirus scare

PEOPLE are being warned not to wash their dogs’ feet with bleach after a picture of an animal with red-raw paws went viral. The pet

30 Mar, 2020 @ 12:36

Lead·National News

LONG READ: From the Costa del Sol to the Costa Blanca, British expat firms are showing their true grit in the face of Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

The Olive Press asked a series of top expat businesses how they are coping and what measures they are taking to stay afloat

29 Mar, 2020 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

DEATHS SURGE: 832 die of coronavirus in Spain over past 24 hours

SPAIN has seen a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths. This morning, the number of mortalities recorded in 24 hours was 832, which is

28 Mar, 2020 @ 12:47

Lead·National News

BARS’ LIFELINE: Spanish Government considering rent and mortgage holiday for small businesses in coronavirus lockdown

SPAIN’s national government has begun considering ways to throw small businesses a lifeline by deferring rent and mortgage payments for their premises. Sources from several

26 Mar, 2020 @ 15:02

Lead·National News

CORONAVIRUS: Increase in cases expected in Gibraltar as local testing starts

All equipment to allow testing to be carried out on the Rock has now been received which will mean results will soon be processed in

24 Mar, 2020 @ 21:36

Gibraltar

THEY DID: Spanish couple defy coronavirus to get married from an upstairs window

A SPANISH couple held their ‘wedding’ half hanging out of their apartment window with the whole street as witnesses – as the coronavirus pandemic struck.

21 Mar, 2020 @ 20:42

Lead·National News

Spain sees almost 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a DAY as total nears 25,000 – so is the lockdown working?

SPAIN has experienced the biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since the outbreak in the country began. In the last 24 hours, 4,946 new cases have

21 Mar, 2020 @ 13:22

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BARKING MAD: Man walks toy dog in bid to escape Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

A MAN faces a hefty fine after police caught him walking a toy dog in a bid to get round the coronavirus lockdown. In his

17 Mar, 2020 @ 14:05

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Private hospitals put under control of Spain’s public health system in heightened coronavirus measures

PRIVATE hospitals and other health facilities in Spain have been put under the control of the regional health authorities. This means that they could be

16 Mar, 2020 @ 20:38

Lead·National News

Wakes banned and no guests at weddings as coronavirus grips Malaga

GRIEVING families have been banned from holding wakes for the victims of coronavirus in Malaga. And people entering civil partnerships in the city will not

14 Mar, 2020 @ 13:01

Lead·Malaga

CORONAVIRUS: Mijas and Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol close down markets

MIJAS and Fuengirola councils have suspended all the towns’ markets among a raft of measures against coronavirus. In an effort to control the spread of

12 Mar, 2020 @ 16:52

Chinese citizens in Spain want to go back to CHINA to avoid coronavirus

AS the coronavirus pandemic gets a hold in Spain Chinese citizens in the country are considering going back to China to escape the problem. According

12 Mar, 2020 @ 16:28

Lead·National News

Spain’s deputy PM Pablo Iglesias in quarantine after wife Irene Montero tests positive for coronavirus

THE coronavirus pandemic has reached the heart of the Spanish government. Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias is in quarantine after his wife, Minister of Equality Irene

12 Mar, 2020 @ 13:14

Lead·National News