ONCE a year, on January 17, a strange crowd gathers on a street in Madrid’s fashionable Chueca district as Spain marks the feast day of San Anton. For several hours, unusual pilgrims gather at the door of the Church of San Anton, for this is the feast day of the patron saint of animals and […]
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BAR workers dodged bottles and windows were smashed during a brawl in Alzira over mask wearing. Masks have to be worn and COVID-19 passports produced inside all bars and restaurants in the Valencian Community. Two men took exception to the mask rule on Saturday when they walked into the unnamed bar at around 10.30 pm.
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BOOSTER vaccine appointments will be made available for all those over 40 years of age this week in Andalucia. As of yesterday, Monday, January 17, the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) opened the appointment calendar for the COVID-19 booster dose to people born between 1972 and 1975, that is, from 49 to 46 years old. An
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THE FOURTH stage of the 73rd ‘Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana’ (Cycling Tour of Valenciana) will race through a number of districts in Orihuela. Orihuela city itself will be the starting point on Saturday February 5, for the ‘Banco Sabadell Grand Prix’, with Torrevieja as its final destination. ANNOUNCEMENT: Victor Bernabéu reveals the route in
COSTA Blanca tourism bosses want the region acknowledged as a ‘high quality’ destination for gay and lesbian visitors. Kick-starting a promotional campaign ahead of this week’s FITUR tourist fair in Madrid, local leaders unveiled a new slogan: ‘Mas que nunca(More than ever), Costa Blanca’. Alicante Provincial president, Carlos Mazon(above, pictured-right) and Costa Blanca Tourist Board,
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PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has fired off a warning to Novak Djokovic that he has to follow COVID-19 health safety rules if he wants to come to Spain. Djokovic was deported from Melbourne on Sunday, a day before he was to begin his defence of his Australian Open tennis title. The world number one tennis
HURCHILLO, south of Orihuela, is to renew the drinking water network that serves many parts of the town. Ángel Noguera, Councillor for Infrastructure, announced €59,621 of funding by way of a subsidy from Alicante Provincial Council. This adds to the number of other projects that are planned to improve drinking water in the municipality, which
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JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes us miserable, the Olive Press takes a look at the many reasons why you count yourself lucky for living in Spain. One of the best healthcare systems in the world
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THREE avocado rustlers have been caught red-handed stealing 150 kilos of the fruit from a Costa Blanca farm. It was part of an overall haul of three tons taken by the fruit robbers. The Guardia Civil stepped up rural patrols after a sharp spike in fruit thefts in 2021. They caught the Spanish trio ‘in
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