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Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case numbers have show little change in either daily or weekly comparisons in the Valencian Community, as hospitalisations continue to fall. The number of

6 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Thieves In Bendorm Ruin Mint Condition General Franco Stamps On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch tourist dies in Spain's Barcelona after a car key got stuck in his throat

Dutch tourist dies in Spain’s Barcelona after a car key gets stuck in his throat

A Dutch tourist died in a Barcelona hospital on Friday morning (August 6) after a car key got stuck in his throat. That was despite

6 Aug, 2021 @ 16:18

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Barcelona president says La Liga salary caps caused Lionel Messi to leave the Spanish club

Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club

FC BARCELONA have revealed that they could not keep star striker Lionel Messi due to La Liga’s salary limit rules. Barca president, Joan Laporta, said

6 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Marijuana Gang Rented Six Costa Blanca Homes In Spain To Grow The Drug And Export It To The Uk And Other Countries

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation. The crew invested over €100,000

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A bank customer was conned over ‘dropped’ money in an Elche street before two crooks stole €13,000 from him. A 52-year old woman with a

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SIGNIFICANT falls in week-to-week COVID infection totals are being maintained in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 5) stand at 2,073 new cases compared to 2,968

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm gets ‘Jappi’ to boost winter holiday bookings to the Costa Blanca in Spain

SIX Benidorm tourist, leisure, and hospitality groups are to offer low season holiday packages to entice visitors to the resort. The new idea has been

5 Aug, 2021 @ 17:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Bad Luck For Thief Who Gets Stuck For Two Days In A Ventilation Shaft After Robbing A Madrid Office In Spain

Bad luck for thief who gets stuck for two days in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid office in Spain

POLICE rescued an unlucky thief who spent two days stuck in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid area Metro station. The 23-year-old man had robbed

5 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Jose Luis Moreno has had a colourful career on and off stage and planned a UK or USA move

Showbiz entrepreneur arrested for fraud in Spain planned to leave country with up to €900 million

A ventriloquist turned entertainment producer and promoter could have saved up as much as €900 million with plans to flee Spain to either the UK

5 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Dna Tests Solve The Mystery Of A Female Body Washed Up In The Waters Of Spain's Costa Blanca In Early June

DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca

DNA tests have identified a female windsurfer found floating in Costa Blanca waters by a Javea fishing boat in early June. Strong currents from the

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain Banishes Old Image Of 'killer' Roads To Lead The European Union In Cutting Fatal Accidents

Spain banishes old image of ‘killer’ roads to be an EU leader in cutting fatal traffic accidents

SPAIN is joint top in the European Union for countries cutting road deaths over the last two decades. The European Transport Safety Council says that

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:26

Lead·National News

Beaches Will Close At Night In Costa Blanca Town As Young People From Alicante Come For Illegal Outdoor Parties

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties. The council will impose a

4 Aug, 2021 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man Accused Of Seaside Sex Assault On Three Girls In Valencia Province Area Of Spain

Man arrested for seaside sex assault on three girls in Valencia Province area of Spain

A man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of three children bathing at a Sagunto beach. He even tried to swim away from

4 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police Arrest Marijuana Exporters On Spain's Costa Blanca Linked To Polish Football Hooliganism

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported

4 Aug, 2021 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

La Liga In Spain To Get A Massive €2.7 Billion Windfall In Cvc Equity Firm Deal

La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal

PRIVATE equity firm CVC has agreed a big €2.7 billion deal ‘in principle’ with La Liga which will see the investors get 10% of league

4 Aug, 2021 @ 15:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Sport

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall

REPORTS strongly suggest today(August 4) that Spain will be not be transferred to the ‘red’ list on tomorrow’s anticipated UK government ‘traffic-light’ travel system review.

4 Aug, 2021 @ 14:24

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Scandinavian Couple Drown In Beach Tragedy On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance

4 Aug, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Thieves Stage A Hasty Retreat And End Up In A Ditch In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR robbers who targeted farms in Alicante Province were caught after their getaway van ended up in a ditch in Rojales. They were spotted by

4 Aug, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Police in Alicante stop a car with two young tourists riding in the boot during their holiday in Spain

Two French tourists are caught riding in the car boot during their Costa Blanca holiday in Spain

A car literally packed to the rafters with French tourists was pulled over by Alicante police with two of the group travelling in the boot.

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Little Old Lady,79, Turns Out To Be A Mass Importer Of Cocaine Into Portugal And Spain

Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain

A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese colleagues

3 Aug, 2021 @ 18:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm gets a beach drone in bid to reduce seaside drownings in four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

DRONES will fly over beaches in four Costa Blanca areas for the rest of the summer in a bid to cut down on deaths caused

3 Aug, 2021 @ 17:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pioneering sea farm is rescuing damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain's Andalucia

Pioneering sea nursery is reviving damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia

A pioneering maritime nursery has been created on the Andalucia coast to rescue rare coral damaged by fishing. The SOS Corals Project has been set

3 Aug, 2021 @ 15:36

Environment·Lead·Nature

Beachgoer In Spain's Mallorca Gets Arrested For Knocking Out Teeth Of Man Who Picked Up His Back Pack

Beachgoer in Spain’s Mallorca is arrested for knocking out teeth of a man who picked up his back pack

A Mallorca beachgoer has been arrested for over-reacting with a punch after a man picked up his back pack in error. The angry assailant whacked

3 Aug, 2021 @ 13:35

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Dutch tourist dies in Spain’s Barcelona after a car key gets stuck in his throat

Barcelona president blames La Liga salary caps for Lionel Messi leaving the Spanish club

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Benidorm gets ‘Jappi’ to boost winter holiday bookings to the Costa Blanca in Spain

Bad luck for thief who gets stuck for two days in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid office in Spain

Showbiz entrepreneur arrested for fraud in Spain planned to leave country with up to €900 million

DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Spain banishes old image of ‘killer’ roads to be an EU leader in cutting fatal traffic accidents

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

Man arrested for seaside sex assault on three girls in Valencia Province area of Spain

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

La Liga in Spain set for massive €2.7 billion windfall in CVC equity firm deal

Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Two French tourists are caught riding in the car boot during their Costa Blanca holiday in Spain

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Pioneering sea nursery is reviving damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia

Beachgoer in Spain’s Mallorca is arrested for knocking out teeth of a man who picked up his back pack

Hunt is on to unmask and catch mystery Marbella graffiti vandal ‘Kabro’ – after town hall spent €20k to clean up damage

Popular ‘Marbella Se Queja’ Instagram page rages at expats who’ve ‘lived on the Costa del Sol for years and can’t even say hola’

WATCH: Bizarre moment man ‘marries’ a tree at wedding ceremony in Madrid ‘to show emotional connection to nature’

Fresh ‘blood rain’ alert for Malaga as spring storms trigger yellow weather alert

Tourist coach driver arrested in Valencia for snorting cocaine leaving 25 passengers needing taxis