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COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

New COVID-19 case figures are halved within a day in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE latest COVID-19 infection rates announced last night(October 21) for the Valencian Community have seen a big drop after Tuesday’s record daily total. The regional

22 Oct, 2020 @ 11:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Thief Nearly Suffocates 86 Year Old Benidorm Woman In Street Attack Over A Necklace On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thief nearly suffocates 86-year-old woman in Benidorm street attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 86-year-old woman was knocked over on a Benidorm street by a man who tried to steal her jewellery and nearly suffocated her in the

21 Oct, 2020 @ 18:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over a thousand bars and restaurants have closed for good in Spain’s Murcia region

UP TO 15 per cent of Murcia’s bars and restaurants have gone bust due to the pandemic, according to the region’s main hospitality association. Hostemur

21 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Mar Menor

Big Makeover Announced For Struggling Shopping Complex On Spain S Costa Blanca 2

Big changes coming to struggling shopping complex on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STRUGGLING shopping centre in Alicante’s port area is become a major business complex employing up to a thousand people. Plans to give the Panoramis

21 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

Curfew set to come to Spain’s Costa Blanca as daily record is set for new COVID-19 cases.

A DAILY record of 1,318 new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community has spurred on the regional government to propose introducing a midnight to 5.00am

21 Oct, 2020 @ 12:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Defiant Restaurant Boss Defies Closure Order And Gets Fined 60 000 Spain S Catalunya Region

Restaurant boss defies COVID-19 closure order and gets fined €60,000 in Spain’s Catalunya region

A RESTAURANT owner in Catalunya is defying new COVID-19 restrictions by keeping his business open in spite of being fined €60,000. A two week shutdown

21 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Gambling Den Hidden Behind Secret Door In Alicante Food Shop On Spain S Costa Blanca

Gambling den hidden behind secret door in gourmet food shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE gourmet food shop owner has been arrested for running an illegal gambling den out of his premises. The unnamed man has also been

20 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled 'unfair' by the Supreme Court in Spain

Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain

LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The

20 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News·Valencia

Third teenager in group rape assault within three weeks in Spain’s Valencia Province

THREE people have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Gandia. It’s the third group rape of a teenager in

20 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Economic Woe As Billions Of Euros Disappear From Costa Blanca Tourism In Spain S Valencian Community

Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain

TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Cleric goes on trial for allegedly creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has gone on trial in the National Court on charges of setting up a terrorist organisation. Egyptian

19 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Big Falls Predicted For House Prices On The Costa Del Sol And Costa Blanca In Spain

Major property price falls predicted for the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca in Spain

PROPERTY prices in Spain’s tourist areas of the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol could crash by over 20 per cent over the next year

19 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Big overall weekend rise in new Covid-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 case rates between Friday evening and Monday night registered a total of 1,124 infections in Valencian Community according to the latest report from

19 Oct, 2020 @ 19:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm Copper Goes On An Off Duty Run And Catches A Crook On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm copper on an off-duty run ends up catching a crook on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN OFF-DUTY Benidorm policeman chased down a 31-year-old man who used a counterfeit note in a bar. The Policia Nacional agent was out for a

19 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Benidorm Sees Launch Of Annual Poppy Appeal On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm hosts launch of annual British Legion Poppy Appeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE 2020 launch of the Royal British Legion(Spain North) Poppy Appeal was held behind closed doors in Benidorm last Friday(October 16). In contrast to the

19 Oct, 2020 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencia

People living on Spain’s Costa Blanca can get up to 70 per cent off a local holiday

HOLIDAY discounts of up to 70 per cent for Valencian Community residents will be available from tomorrow(October 20). The Viatgem voucher scheme aims to boost

19 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Golf Courses Missing Uk Players Call For Tourism Classification On Spain S Costa Blanca To Get European Money

Lack of UK players gets golf courses on Spain’s Costa Blanca calling for tourist branding to get EU grants

STRUGGLING Costa Blanca golf courses that depend on foreign players to stay in business are calling for the sport to be classified as a ‘tourist

18 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Travel News·Valencia

Praise from British councillor on Spain’s Costa Blanca results in a trip to Madrid

BRITISH councillor, Darren Parmenter, got a recent surprise when he was asked to meet top officials at Spain’s Migrations department in Madrid. Darren, 59, had

17 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News

‘Black Widow’ gets 22 years in jail for bumping off her fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN and her friend have been given a total of over 42 years behind bars after she killed her new husband. 47-year-old Concepcion ‘Conchi’

16 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Family crew charged with dozens of home robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE family members that specialised in stealing bicycles across the northern Costa Blanca have been charged with 42 robberies. The two men and a woman

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Restrictions return from midnight for two cities on Spain’s Costa Blanca to stop COVID-19 rise

RESTRICTIONS to counter the recent spike in COVID-19 cases will be introduced in two areas of Alicante Province from midnight tonight. Valencian health minister, Ana

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

COVID-19 cases and outbreaks continue to rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Alicante Province in contrast to lower figures at the start of the week. The Thursday(October 15) update

16 Oct, 2020 @ 12:17

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Local restrictions set to be introduced in COVID-19 ‘outbreak’ areas of Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY is set to introduced localised restrictions to combat outbreaks of COVID-19 in the region. Despite the area having the lowest infection rates

15 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Long saga over illegal Benidorm bus station complex sees breakthrough on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 17-YEAR saga over the illegal use of Benidorm’s bus station complex has reached an important breakthrough. Benidorm council has finally struck a deal with

15 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family con insurers out of €250,000 over bogus flood damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR FAMILY members have been arrested in a Costa Blanca town for conning a €250,000 insurance payout after last year’s flood disaster in the Vega

15 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead