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Expats splash out on private pools and hot tubs in Spain as COVID-19 restrictions put a damper on local lidos

HOT tub companies are reporting a surge in people splashing out on private pools and hot tubs during the pandemic, as COVID restrictions have expats

24 Apr, 2021 @ 17:22

BREAKING: Murcia becomes the first region to reach Level Zero status for Covid-19 incidence in Spain

MURCIA is the closest region to reaching any level of ‘new normal’ in Spain after a Ministry of Health report confirms the region is at

24 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

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Move over Rome! Why Spain’s Mijas might just be the new place to eat pizza

No one does pizza quite like the Italians. And there are only two ways to really ensure authentic Italian taste: live in the centre of

24 Apr, 2021 @ 15:38

Food & Drink

THE PERFECT PLONK: Spain’s red wine vintages to try and the ones to avoid this summer

AS the evenings get lighter and the temperatures begin to rise, signs of summer are well and truly here. And as bar terraces begin to

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Sign of the Times: The Olive Press expands its team with new recruit Graham Keeley in Barcelona

THE Olive Press is dedicated to providing quality journalism and providing a news source that readers can rely on to tell them what is going

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Lead·Other News

Food for thought: Is chorizo in paella really such a bad thing?

THE other day, while treating myself to a paella in Valencia’s Plaça del Mercat, I asked a passing waiter for alioli. The horror on the

24 Apr, 2021 @ 11:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Animal welfare experts in Spain’s Andalucia warn of ‘massive abandonment’ of Spanish greyhounds after rescuing 31 dogs in one week

THE Asociacion Protectora de Animales Galgos del Sur has warned this week of the ‘massive abandonment’ of galgos—the Spanish greyhound—which is taking place in Andalucia.

24 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Other News

Home of Bacardi drinks empire founder in Spain falls victim to coronavirus pandemic

THE home of the founder of the Bacardi drinks empire is to close near Barcelona, another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Casa Bacardi in Sitges

24 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: How do I get the best protection after Brexit?

I understand that there are still different versions going around as to what is required under the Brexit terms for remaining in Spain. Please make

24 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

Tourists arrive in Spain Coronavirus airport

OPINION: It’s time Spain opened up to British tourists

THE big question on all our minds, from hotel and restaurant staff who fear the tourist industry can’t survive another COVID summer, to those desperate

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Opinion·Travel News

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Ryanair stop Brits flying back to Spain’s Costa Blanca over a ‘time difference’ dispute

A Costa Blanca couple were turned away from a Ryanair flight from Manchester to the Costa Blanca in a row over when they took their

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

SPANISH police have revealed details of the arrest of a known British child sex offender who changed his name and falsified documents to gain employment

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

Lawyer turned chef wins Repsol award for Marbella restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SELF-taught chef with a Masters degree in law is lighting the way for a new culinary revolution on the costas. Lawyer Fernando Alcala, 30,

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Costa del Sol

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

‘GOING DOWN’ as COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have fallen both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The regional health ministry said

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Could you be paying less for your investments and pensions in Spain?

Tracy Storer Senior Partner Chorus Financial I’ve just come out of a regular review with one of my clients, and top of the agenda was

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:15

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·Sevilla·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fruit and veg shop customer is stabbed repeatedly by Alicante greengrocery assistants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO shop assistants have been arrested after a customer was stabbed multiple times after a row in an Alicante City greengrocery. Two men, aged 20

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

THE 38th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Catalunya to relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday

CATALUNYA will relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday by allowing citizens to travel anywhere in the region and permitting bars and restaurants to open during the

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:38

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Cordoba council under fire for mass urban pruning, causing deaths of hundreds of baby birds

ECOLOGIST groups in Cordoba have gone after the local council of Cordoba for their decision to carry out urban pruning during the busiest songbird breeding

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:30

Cordoba·Lead

Far-right Vox party posters in Madrid area of Spain cause uproar over misleading child migrant claims

LEADING Spanish politicians have filed complaints about misleading billboards from the far-right Vox party. The posters falsely claim that unaccompanied child migrants are getting over

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Madrid·National News·Politics

Once home to sailors, potters, Flamenco dancers and bullfighters: Why you should visit Sevilla’s Triana

ONCE home to sailors, potters, Flamenco dancers and bull-fighters, Triana’s rich history is as colourful as its buildings which light up the river bank on

23 Apr, 2021 @ 16:11

Olive Press Travel·Sevilla·Sevilla Travel·Travel Andalucia·Triana·What to see

Suspected cocaine supplier arrested coming into Gibraltar from Spain

A LA LINEA man found with £1200 worth of cocaine while riding into Gibraltar has been arrested and charged on drug trafficking offences.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 16:10

Gibraltar·Lead

Live music fans are targetted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain's Costa Blanca

Live music fans are targeted by Alicante City to book overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE council has done a deal where people booking tickets to musical events in the city can reserve an overnight stay as well. The City

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Travel News

Brit DJ accused of raping holidaymaker in Ibiza has Spanish trial halted after 30 minutes due to ‘translation problems’

A Scots DJ accused of raping a British holidaymaker in Ibiza had his trial temporarily scraped just 30 minutes after landing in the dock due

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Other News

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

‘SAFETY FIRST’ as nurses in Spain’s Valencia region tell Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to report persistent serious side-effects

A Valencia region nursing body has asked people getting Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines to visit their medical centre if they get persistent adverse side-effects

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

St. George’s Day in England vs. Sant Jordi in Spain’s Catalunya

The patron saint of England has captivated British imaginations since the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 14:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Other News

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