IF the thought of all this Christmas cheer is getting too much for you, then here are a few failsafe tips to avoid all the ho, ho, hoing. Start early by volunteering to come into work on the big day. Then make it clear to everyone you know that they will not be receiving a […]
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RYANAIR says its temporarily suspending more than 80 routes in and out of Spain during January. The budget carrier blames COVID-19 travel restrictions as well as the spread of the Omricon variant. Fully-vaccinated travellers to and from the UK now have to take a series of costly PCR tests and self-isolate when they return home.
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NOTHING gets folk into the Christmas spirit like lashings of festive fare and the Andalucians don’t stint on seasonal sweet and savoury goodies at this time of year. Shop and supermarket shelves are groaning with tablets of chewy turron almond nougat and speciality sweetmeats representing many towns in the region. Some shopkeepers will even give
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AN angry row over a lamb’s head threatens to end a political pact on a Valencian Community council. The Vinaros municipality in Castellon Province is run by a coalition between the PSOE socialists and local Vinaros party, the TSV. PSOE councillor for sport, Jose Chaler, send a somewhat unusual gift on Tuesday to his TSV
LIKE Christmas crackers, stockings and chocolates, reading material is a winter essential. The Olive Press’s Kirsty McKenzie gives her recommendations for books to keep you entertained as you recline on your sofa this winter. Hot Milk – Deborah Levy Sun, sea and a spiky mother-daughter relationship. Set in post-financial crisis Spain, Hot Milk tells the
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KING Felipe VI will deliver his traditional Christmas Eve message to the nation this Friday evening. His speech, recorded at his Zarzuela Palace home in Madrid, will be simulcast at 9.00 pm across most national and regional Spanish TV channels. The major exception is the Basque Country’s ETB channel, which has never broadcast the message.
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THE traditional Christmas feast in Spain takes place on Christmas Eve and is likely to involve an inordinate amount of seafood – and you’ll likely be presented with a platter of prawns. But don’t be tempted to follow a Spaniard’s advice and such on the prawn’s head, because although it may be the tastiest and
LEGEND has it that there was once a wealthy lord who lived with his beautiful daughter in a remote castle in the Alpujarras, on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The lord was controlling, and because he planned to marry his daughter off to a fellow landowner he kept her hidden away from the
AS Christmas approaches, there’s a tacit understanding that we will all throw caution to the wind and have a glass or two more than we should. This, we will pay for afterwards with a state of fragility that inevitably raises a laugh or two. But a severe hangover is far from funny. Not only do
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THE countdown to Christmas Day is well underway with those long-awaited festive get-togethers just around the corner. But with the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading fast across Spain, it’s important to take some extra steps to make sure you and your family are safe this Christmas. COVID-19 is far more likely to spread when you
