August 2021

ALTHOUGH Spain has only vaccinated just over half the population, it will be giving away any remaining Oxford vaccines to Latin America. The decision comes as fears continue to rise over whether the vaccine is to blame for increased numbers of thrombosis – though this is ‘very rare’. More than 51 million doses of the […]

UK plans for an ‘amber watchlist’ have been abandoned, just days before an update on which countries stand where in the traffic-light travel system. Meanwhile a letter sent by tour operators and airlines to Boris Johnson has called for a simple scheme where fully-jabbed travellers can go anywhere and return without quarantine restrictions so long

ORIHUELA’S Health Department, that covers popular expat areas like Villamartin and Orihuela Costa, has launched a campaign targeted at the young to cut out alcohol and drugs. Under the slogan, ‘This summer, play responsibly – No alcohol, no drugs”, the aim is to reach out to the young through a series of different posters, raising

PROOF of full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required for entry into nightclubs in Andalucia as of this Thursday, August 5. Only people who present a valid European vaccination certificate or a negative diagnostic test (antigen test or PCR) will be able to access the interior in nightlife venues in Spain’s most southern region. The

6,645 new coronavirus cases were accumulated over the weekend in the Valencian Community. The total, obtained by combining regional health ministry figures for Saturday and today(August 2), show another slowing down in weekend case increases. This weekend’s rise of 255 infections compares to a 527 case increase on July 26, and 1,200 rises on the

CROOKS have robbed a store owned by the Alicante-based chain, Optima Optica, for the fourth time in six months. They took at least a hundred glasses from the firm’s store on Calle Rio Borines in Los Alcazeres yesterday(August 1) at 3.20 am. Optima Optica say they and the police are convinced that the same crew,

NINE of ten people admitted to intensive care units in Valencian Community hospitals between July 19 and 25 were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The regional health ministry said that only 7.9% of new ICU patients had been fully immunised. Those with the coronavirus were younger people who had yet to be vaccinated or patients

THE Spanish economy is making its way towards a healthy recovery after a troublesome 18 months.  Spain’s gross domestic product grew by 2.8% in the second quarter compared to the first three months of 2021.  Preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute showed on Friday that the growth was faster than the 2.2% expected by

A woman was kidnapped as an Elche drugs deal turned sour. Her boyfriend was selling marijuana to a group in the city and they took his stash without paying him. They then demanded a large sum of money from him to get his partner released. Unable to cough up the cash, he went to the

GUARDAMAR optician, Lisa James, was happy to help when she was approached by her sister who was suffering redness in one eye. VIGILANT: Lisa James, Specsavers Guardamar However, she discovered something quite sinister, for her sibling Joanne had skin cancer. Lisa, also director of Specsavers Ópticas in Guardamar, raised concerns when her sister sent a