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Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SEE-SAW week continues for new COVID-19 case totals in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(March 26) based on both week-to-week numbers as well as yesterday’s total.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

European Commissioner says Spain will be 70% vaccinated for COVID-19 by the summer

European Commissioner says Spain will get enough COVID-19 vaccines to hit 70% immunisation target this summer

A leading EU figure has pledged that Spain will get ‘what it needs’ over COVID-19 vaccines to reach 70% of the population by the summer.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 18:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Cat killings in Elche area of Costa Blanca in Spain

Police launch probe into mass cat killings caused by poison and gunshots in village on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE’S Policia Local is to investigate the killing of up to 60 cats over the last month in the village of La Hoya. The Ces

26 Mar, 2021 @ 17:35

Costa Blanca

Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM firefighters had an unusual call-out when they had to remove a nest of bees from an Altea property. The owner phoned the emergency services

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Covid 19 Spain Tourism Crisis 3th Of August 2020

SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain

AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.

26 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's efforts to 'rebrand' world's tallest cross and Franco-era monument in Madrid meet howls of protest from the far-right

Spain set to exhume Franco victims from controversial Valley of the Fallen and return them to relatives for burial

SPAIN’S government is set to approve an immediate €650,000 of funding to exhume and identify victims of the country’s Civil War that were buried at

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases return to downward direction in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas after a surprise rise

COVID-19 daily infection totals returned to double figure increases tonight(March 25) in the Valencian Community after an upward and unexpected blip yesterday. Details from the

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

The Name Game As Graffiti Artist Signature Identifies Historic Monument Vandals On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Partido Popular ousted from running Murcia City Council in Spain for first time since 1995

THE Partido Popular(PP) has been removed from running Murcia City Council after 26 years of control. A censure motion was passed by just one vote

25 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Murcia·Politics

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Spain’s Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says she’s worried about a possible new trend of rising COVID-19 cases

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has told parliamentarians in Madrid that she is concerned about a ‘possible change in trend’ in new COVID-19 cases. Her

25 Mar, 2021 @ 18:18

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

No immediate change to hospitality hours in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia regions says president Ximo Puig

Valencia president refuses to lift restrictions on bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIA president Ximo Puig has told the regional parliament that he has no intention of an immediate lifting of restrictions on the hospitality sector, with

25 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Unfettered Coastline Access Being Restored After Owners Of Francoist Villa Finally Clean Up Rubble On Spain's Costa Blanca

Full beach access is being restored after owners of Francoist villa finally clean up rubble on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE owners of a Javea villa built on Roman land in the era of dictator General Franco have begun a clean up operation to remove

25 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June

HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter

25 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute RYANAIR stopped an 89-year-old Castellon man from flying back to Spain because they claimed his ID card was not suitable for travel within the Schengen 8 May, 2025 @ 18:00 Castellon·Lead·National News Bingo on board! Ryanair flight becomes bingo hall as stag do takes over A SPANISH stag do has gone viral after orchestrating a game of bingo on their flight to Mallorca. The group of Murcians gave out bingo 7 May, 2025 @ 13:33 Lead·Mallorca·Video Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute Ryanair makes new threat to cut flights in Spain over ‘excessive’ airport fees RYANAIR has threatened to cut more services to smaller regional airports in Spain in its ongoing row over charges for using them. The warning has 14 Apr, 2025 @ 11:15 Lead·National News Ryanair announces four new routes from Spain’s Malaga – including one new flight to the UK RYANAIR has announced that it will start flying from new destinations to Malaga airport this summer. The north east of England will now be serviced 3 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30 Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year Ryanair launches ‘prime’ subscription plan that could save passengers hundreds per year RYANAIR has launched a discount scheme for frequent flyers which it claims could save travellers up to €420 per year. Called ‘Prime’, subscribers will have 25 Mar, 2025 @ 10:48 Lead·National News Holiday Getaway Disruptive Ryanair passenger who claimed he had ‘diplomatic immunity’ because he was a ‘UN envoy’ facing up to 12 months in Spanish jail A PASSENGER who claimed to be a ‘UN diplomat with diplomatic immunity’ is facing criminal prosecution after causing chaos on a Ryanair flight from Lanzarote 19 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00 Lead·Other News Watch: British ‘groom to be’ is escorted by Guardia Civil agents ‘for vaping’ on Ryanair flight to Spain A BRITISH ‘groom to be’ has been escorted by Guardia Civil agents after reportedly vaping on a Ryanair flight to Alicante. The incident occurred yesterday 17 Mar, 2025 @ 15:53 Alicante·Lead·Video Ryanair being taken to court AGAIN in Spain in 'test case' over hand luggage charges Ryanair being taken to court AGAIN in Spain in ‘test case’ over hand luggage charges

Ryanair gambles on vaccine success by rolling out big summer flight schedule for Spain

LOW-COST carrier Ryanair is to run 2,500 weekly flights to and from Spain as well as within the country over the summer. Ryanair marketing director,

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead·Travel News

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases show an upward rebound as hospital admissions fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections have broken the recent downward trend by showing a week-to-week rise and a daily increase in the Valencian Community. Figures released by

24 Mar, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Valencia’s new Shackleton International School offers an innovative way of teaching from September in Spain

A brand new international school with an innovative way of teaching will open in the Valencia area this September in spite of the uncertainty caused

24 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Education·Sponsored·Valencia

Top Muslim In Spain Is Arrested And Questioned Over Funding Terror Groups In Syria And The Middle East

Top Muslim in Spain is arrested and questioned over the funding of terror groups in Syria and the Middle East

SPAIN’S leading Muslim figure has been arrested and released by the Policia Nacional after he was quizzed over terrorist group funding. Ayman Adlbi is in

24 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Lead·National News

Caixabank takeover of Bankia clears hurdle in move to become Spain's biggest retail banki

CaixaBank takeover of Bankia to create Spain’s biggest bank set to be done by this Friday

PLANS to create Spain’s largest retail bank through CaixaBank buying out Bankia have cleared a major legal hurdle and should be sealed by this Friday(March

24 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Runaway Food Delivery Van Knocks Over Two Men In An Aspe Street On Spain's Costa Blanca

RUNAWAY VAN knocks over two men in an Aspe street on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A food delivery van caused a commotion in Aspe yesterday(March 23) as it rolled down a slope to hit two men. The van driver had

24 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Phone App Tip Off Leads Police To Rescue Roosters Ahead Of Illegal Cockfight On Spain's Costa Blanca

Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all

24 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: Does medical insurance or Spain’s health service cover accidents?

AN accident policy is the best protection for your daily life, which is always full of surprises. We run the risk of having an accident

23 Mar, 2021 @ 20:45

Business & Finance·Health·Sponsored

Tax Dodging Reckoning For Ex Imf Boss And Spanish Bank Chairman Rodrigo Rato Who Faces 70 Years In Prison

‘TAXING TIMES’ for ex-IMF boss and Spanish bank chairman Rodrigo Rato who faces 70 years in prison

A former head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and chairman of Spain’s Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, could be jailed for 70 years if he is convicted

23 Mar, 2021 @ 20:20

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases begin to reach ‘trickle-stage’ of double digits in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

NEW coronavirus cases have dipped below three figures on a Tuesday for the first time since last summer in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry

23 Mar, 2021 @ 19:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia