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Will I really be fined for not wearing a mask during Spain’s state of alarm? – What you should know

THE obligatory use of face masks has been the latest update to cause confusion, uncertainty and controversy. In force since last Thursday, the new order

25 May, 2020 @ 12:37

Lead·National News

Spain’s Costa del Sol will lose international tourists to Italy and France if it doesn’t lift ‘nonsensical’ quarantine, claims Andalucia leader

THE leader of Andalucia has demanded the Spanish government lift the 14-day quarantine imposed on international travellers arriving throughout the state of alarm. Partido Popular

25 May, 2020 @ 11:56

Lead·National News

Body found in parked car in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BODY has been found inside a car on the Costa del Sol. The lifeless corpse was discovered in Mijas in the early hours of

25 May, 2020 @ 10:40

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Spain’s PM considering reducing duration of COVID-19 de-escalation phases

According to Sánchez, the entire country should be out from the state of alarm by late June or early July

25 May, 2020 @ 09:46

Lead·National News

British fugitive ‘cocaine dealer’ arrested after brutal stabbing at expat bar on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH fugitive ‘cocaine dealer’ has been arrested after a brutal stabbing at a Costa del Sol bar. Zathon Dale Williams, 28, was held for

25 May, 2020 @ 09:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

How to spend the perfect weekend in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WITH tourism tantalisingly close to returning, people across the country have been frantically searching for hotels along the Costa del Sol. According to one company,

24 May, 2020 @ 18:57

Andalucia·Cities·Olive Press Travel

Hotel searches soar by 142% in Spain with Benidorm and Costa del Sol topping the charts following tourism announcement

HOTEL searches in Spain soared by 142% on Saturday following the news that the country would be reopening tourism from June 22. According to Spanish

24 May, 2020 @ 16:54

Beaches·Cities·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Costa del Sol

How Killing Eve’s psychopathic hitwoman Villanelle is inspired by infamous Spanish ETA assassin

A RUTHLESS Spanish terrorist has been revealed as the subject matter behind one of the UK’s biggest TV hits of the last few years. Former

24 May, 2020 @ 10:08

La Cultura·Lead·National News

REVEALED: How beaches in Palma de Mallorca will operate as island enters Phase 2 of Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation plan

Phase 2 will abandon exercise time-slots, meaning that one will be free to go to the beach as and when they choose as long as

23 May, 2020 @ 16:33

Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Thousands shut down Spain’s Palma de Mallorca in mass protest organised by VOX against government’s management of COVID-19 crisis

Citizens demonstrated in their cars to protest against the government's management of the coronavirus crisis, calling for Pedro Sanchez's resignation

23 May, 2020 @ 16:26

Lead·Mallorca

Learn these Spanish phrases for ordering in restaurants as Spain eases coronavirus lockdown

GAMBAS pil pil, crusty bread, beer, ensalada de pulpo, real cafe con leche, chips, alioli, tomato salad, jamon, olives – the list of local delicacies

23 May, 2020 @ 16:00

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain officially announces tourism can return from June 22 – but with conditions

SPAIN has announced that tourism will return to Spain from June 22. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in his press conference today that the ‘great

23 May, 2020 @ 14:49

Lead·National News

RECIPE: This is easy baked papoutsakia is a Greek classic but is also a huge hit in Spain

FOR the last two months they have been holed up in Granada following a coronavirus travel nightmare (see Olive Press Issue 340). But now British couple Yianni

23 May, 2020 @ 11:00

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Enjoy Spain’s Camino de Santiago without leaving home and breaking Phase 1 de-escalation rules

What better way to enjoy the last few weeks of Spain’s lockdown by virtually exploring the country's breathtaking landscapes.

23 May, 2020 @ 09:00

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JOBS: Biggest English-speaking newspaper in Spain the Olive Press now hiring new full-time journalists on Costa del Sol

The ideal candidates should be NCTJ-qualified, English-speaking, and have a driving license

22 May, 2020 @ 17:24

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Spain’s La Liga to use coronavirus video surveillance ahead of Sevilla-Betis derby

LA Liga has announced that it will use high tech video analysis technology to stop the spread of coronavirus when the season resumes on June

22 May, 2020 @ 12:19

Football·Lead·Sport

Violent conman ex-boxer arrested for killing pensioner in Spain’s Andalucia

A VIOLENT conman has been arrested in Velez-Malaga over the death of an elderly man during a botched home invasion. A police investigation began after

22 May, 2020 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead

Bikes and scooters banned from Costa del Sol strip where punter lost tooth in terrace brawl on day two of Spain’s coronavirus Phase 1

CYCLISTS and scooter-riders have been banned from a notorious Costa del Sol promenade that raucously entered Phase 1. Those on two wheels will now be

22 May, 2020 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

WATCH: Costa del Sol coronavirus protests see 1,000 people march against Government as Spain’s far right Vox plans ‘demonstrations in cars’

PROTESTORS have taken to the streets of the Costa del Sol to voice their concerns over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. The action

21 May, 2020 @ 21:46

Lead·Malaga·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Timetables for walking and individual exercise to be abandoned in Phase 2 of coronavirus de-escalation plan

THE timetables for walking and outdoor exercise will be abandoned in provinces entering Phase 2 of the de-escalation plan on Monday. Health Minister Salvador Illa

21 May, 2020 @ 18:26

Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia wants to cancel quarantine for international travellers and test Brits for coronavirus before they arrive to Costa del Sol or Sevilla in bid to rescue tourism

ANDALUCIA is calling on the Spanish government to lift the quarantine on international travellers. Currently and until the state of alarm ends, any foreign traveller

21 May, 2020 @ 16:22

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Spain’s oldest ever goalscorer Aritz Aduriz announces retirement from football

ARITZ Aduriz, the 39-year-old striker for Athletic Bilbao, has announced his retirement from professional football. Aduriz has spent most of his professional career at the

21 May, 2020 @ 15:52

Football·Sport

WATCH: Armed police storm homes and arrest 40 people in Almeria, Murcia and Costa del Sol in Netherlands-linked drug haul dubbed ‘one of ‘Spain’s biggest’

POLICE have arrested 40 people for drug trafficking across Malaga, Almeria and Murcia. A group of 14 people from the same family have been cuffed,

21 May, 2020 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

When can British tourists return to Spain? – the latest information

BRITISH and foreign tourists will most likely be able to return to Spain ‘safely’ in July. That is the calculation of government minister Teresa Ribera,

21 May, 2020 @ 13:29

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