Flu jabs start early to avoid COVID-19 log jam in Spain’s Valencian Community
FLU VACCINATIONS will start on October 5 in the Valencian Community. That’s a month earlier than normal to avoid issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Enjoy ‘The Great Outdoors’ with Dumas Exterior Design on the Costa Blanca
GARDEN AND PATIO life is something very special and to be enjoyed in Spain because of the great weather. Nothing is better than getting some
Make your own paella as Spain’s Valencia region celebrates ‘World Paella Day’
PAELLA is one of the first Spanish dishes most people name, but in case you don’t know, the Valencia region is where it was first
Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe
RYANAIR is cut its October schedules by 20 per cent in addition to a similar reduction previously announced in mid-August. The budget carrier blamed quarantine
Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is
Health minister in Spain’s Murcia region slams lack of discipline over COVID-19 prevention and says Chinese ‘are far better at it’
RISING COVID-19 cases have caused Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, to criticise the lack of restraint among Spaniards in the region in following safety rules.
Son holds mother captive and threatens to throw himself out of an apartment window in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN held his mother captive in her Alicante apartment and threatened to leap out of a window when police broke into the property. The
Travel bubble setback as Benidorm records two COVID-19 outbreaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in Benidorm which has been trying hard to promote itself as a ‘safe’ destination for UK tourists to visit.
Flood-devastated area of Spain’s Costa Blanca in 2019 sends €4 million repair bill to river authority
ALMORADI council has demanded €4 million of compensation for property damage caused by last September’s record-breaking floods. The Vega Baja area council blames the local
Hundreds of prisoners forced to go into self-isolation at a jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
400 prisoners at an Alicante Province prison have gone into self-isolation after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Inmates at Villena Prison have been confined
Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A
Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’
BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The
New COVID-19 cases are halved over 24 hours across Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have seen a dramatic fall over a 24-hour period. Wednesday evening’s report(September 16) from the regional health
Husband in Spain’s Valencia defends vicious drunken attack on wife by saying women ‘must learn respect’.
A MAN was arrested for domestic violence in Valencia after attacking his wife and partially shoving her out of a window. When Valencia Policia Local
Crooked businessmen fined almost €20 million over tax fraud scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT ORIHUELA area businessmen have been convicted of a €9.6 million tax fraud and will have to pay back double what they embezzled. Their ringleader
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca are struggling to fill up even a third of their rooms
A COSTA BLANCA hotel association leader has branded travel quarantines and restrictions as ‘absurd’. Toni Mayor, president of the Benidorm-based Hosbec group, made the comment
New daily COVID-19 case figures are way higher than March peaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE PROVINCE is continuing to see an upsurge in new COVID-19 cases as daily figures continue to easily surpass those seen in March and April.
Village school tries to stay open in Spain’s Valencian Community by offering families a free home to get them to move there
A TINY village in the Valencian Community wants its primary school to stay open and is offering families free accommodation and a guarantee of work
Battle of the paellas in world showdown over Spain’s famous dish in Valencia
ONE of Spain’s most traditional dishes will be served up this Sunday(September 20) as World Paella Day will be celebrated for the third year running.
Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community may be grilled over health staff safety
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, could be quizzed in court over complaints that health workers were short of personal protection gear during the early stages
Baby boy dies after father allegedly smashed its head into cot bars in Spain’s Valencian Community
A BABY died two days after his 20-year-old father allegedly smashed its head against the bars of his cot at their Valencian Community home. The
Bar and club owners protest in Spain’s Costa Blanca over fears for hospitality sector
PROTESTORS from the Costa Blanca hospitality industry demonstrated in Alicante City on Monday(September 14) against early closing hours for bars and restaurants and the shutdown
Fake solicitor creams off over €300,000 from unsuspecting client in Spain’s Valencian Community
A BOGUS lawyer is accused of syphoning off €311,000 from a trusting client in the Valencian Community. The Guardia Civil arrested a 33-year-old woman from
Police break up illegal all-night rave in a field on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ILLEGAL rave party attended by around 150 people in Pego on the northern Costa Blanca was broken up by police on Sunday morning(September 13).
Residents raise a stink over manure plant on border of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions
PLANS to build a manure processing factory on the Murcia-Alicante Province border have caused a big stink amongst residents and environmentalists. The proposed plant, to
New orders for controversial Franco era villa built on historic site on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
THE OWNERS of a Javea villa built on Roman land in the Franco era have received a second demand in two months from the Provincial