July 2021

FROM 2023, landlords, or self employed taxpayers in the UK, with annual income over £10,000 will be subject to filing their tax position through the Making Tax Digital initiative. Through Making Tax Digital, taxpayers will not only submit one annual tax return, but also quarterly submissions of income and expenditure, to give a real time […]

PEOPLE summonsed for a second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot got serum injected into them instead. It’s estimated that 12 residents from Biar in Alicante Province suffered the blunder. Staff at the Biar health centre discovered what happened after noticing that a similar number of Pfizer doses had not been properly diluted. 30 people, all born

THE Balearics are to get a €233 million tourism boost from the European Union. The €133 million will come from a €2 billion fund set aside to help develop the Strategy for Sustainable Tourism in European countries. €233 million for tourism reboot in the Balearic Islands (Credit:JEANNE ACCORSINI/SIPA/2106021438) A further €100 million from a pre-allocated

THE 45th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. OUT NOW: CBS 45 From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and so many places in between, the region’s best English-language newspaper represents your voice in Spain. As well as being an investigative community newspaper that campaigns on

POP star Shakira could be tried and jailed over allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over €14 million between 2011 and 2014. A three-year probe by Judge Marco Jesus Juberias has concluded that there is enough evidence to put the Columbian-born performer in the dock. In court documents seen by the El Pais newspaper, the

RYANAIR is looking for cabin crew in Spain to join its team, as part of a ‘major recruitment campaign’ for its Spanish bases: Malaga, Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Ibiza, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Valencia. The airline has renewed its association with Crewlink, to provide the adequate training required to become a

THE Ford factory in Almussafes (Valencia) has revealed plans to build cars with less electronic gadgets due to the global scarcity of microchips. Since the end of last year, the world has faced an increasing shortage of semiconductors – described as the silicon ‘brain’ of all electronic devices, from smartphones to televisions, videogame consoles… and

PEOPLE returning to the UK from Spain may be forced to go into quarantine despite relaxations announced yesterday for fully-vaccinated travellers. Speaking to Sky News today(July 29), the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, refused to rule out Spain being moved to a different category when the traffic light system is reviewed next week. Asked whether

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has rejected using the EU COVID-19 certificate nationally to allow people into indoor hospitality and leisure venues. The government says that 11.3 million certificates have been issued and that 44% of fully immunised residents have obtained one. The Canary Islands and Galicia are using the document for indoor access in

Did you know that most people use travel blogs to find the best destinations to go to? People trust other people’s opinion and their experiences when it comes to luxury and fun destinations. And that is why travel blogs are so popular today. Most people do not want to wing it and land in a