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

Costa Blanca and Valencia region COVID-19 infection rates remain the lowest in Spain

106 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the Valencian Community today(April 20) according to the regional health ministry. It’s a modest rise of 33

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain's leading supermarket chain seals five-year staff wage deal with unions

Spain’s Mercadona supermarkets announce 17% profit rise despite spending €200 million on COVID safety measures

SUPERMARKET chain Mercadona has announced profits of €727 million for 2020, a 17% rise on the previous year. The Valencian-based national retailer unveiled the figure

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID hoax message tricks people into queuing outside a mass vaccination centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN estimated 150 people were hoaxed by a phone message telling them that they could go and get a COVID vaccination in Denia last night(April

20 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyline is set to get another new giant tower on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A new skyscraper apartment block will join the array of high-rise towers in Benidorm by the end of 2022. A building licence is expected to

20 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Property

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

No big relaxations to COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain ahead of May 9 says Valencian president Ximo Puig

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has reiterated that there will be no change to his region’s tough approach in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Puig repeated that

20 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Costa Blanca and Valencia area COVID-19 case figures stay under control compared to other parts of Spain

THE latest weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a slight rise compared to the previous weekend Figures released today(April 19) from

19 Apr, 2021 @ 19:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain

AN Elche businessman was conned out of €153,000 by a 42-year-old Nigerian man posing as an African diplomat. The fraudster lured him in with promises

19 Apr, 2021 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

New restrictions could return to bars and restaurants in areas of Spain with high COVID-19 rates and rising hospital admissions

Bars and restaurants on the Costa Blanca will ask for extended hours similar to other regions of Spain

HOSPITALITY groups will demand extended opening hours and increased indoor capacity in the Valencian Community at a meeting with health chiefs tomorrow(April 20). The Valencian

19 Apr, 2021 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Selfish Grandson Steals €2,500 By Using Bank Card Belonging To His 99 Year Old Granny On Spain's Costa Blanca

Greedy grandson steals €2,500 from his 99-year-old granny by using her bank card on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A grandson abused the trust of his 99-year-old grandmother by illegally using her bank card to defraud her of over €2,500. The Spaniard has been

19 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's La Liga president Javier Tebas slams Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid for forming new European Super League

Spain’s La Liga slams Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Real Madrid for forming new European Super League

LA LIGA president, Javier Tebas, has attacked the 12 founding members of a breakaway European Super League that includes three Spanish clubs. Barcelona, Atletico Madrid

19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:25

Lead·Sport

EXPLAINED: Spain mulls Pfizer and Moderna second injection delays but still keeps faith with 70% August inoculation target

EXPLAINED: How Spain hopes to achieve vaccine goal of 70% of population by end of August

SPAIN is looking to introduce an eight week gap between the two injections of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines based on ‘better efficacy’ as

19 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Pyromaniac Turned Firefighter Lit Up A Forest Blaze In Spain's Cantabria Region

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019. Luis Trueba was also fined

17 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·National News

‘JABS AWAY’ as Spain gets ready to welcome a record delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

SPAIN is expected to get a record weekly delivery of COVID-19 vaccines next week amounting to nearly two million doses. It only received 139,000 AstraZeneca

16 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases totals show modest weekly rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have shown a rise on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The regional health ministry

16 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

A Luxury Villa On Spain's Costa Blanca Is Being Raffled Off With All Of The Cash Heading To The Uk's Big Issue Charity

A luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca is being raffled-off with the money going to the UK’s Big Issue charity

BRITISH couple Martin and Debra Else are raffling-off their self-built Costa Blanca holiday villa with all of the money going to the Big Issue charity.

16 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Valencia's Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland's CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

Air Nostrum based in Spain’s Valencia region asks for government bailout loan

THE Valencian airline Air Nostrum has asked for a €103 million bailout loan from the Spanish government’s rescue fund. The company says that it lost

16 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

TUI and WizzAir's views on this summer's UK holidays and flights to Spain and Europe

Differing moods of TUI and WizzAir about UK summer holidays and flights to Spain and Europe

TWO major travel and holiday companies have slightly differing opinions on prospects this summer for UK holiday-makers seeking a Spanish and European sunshine break. Budget

16 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Travel News

Sabadell gang-rapist gets 31 years in jail for attacking teenage woman in Spain’s Catalunya region

A man who took part in a group rape of an 18-year-old woman in Sabadell in February 2019 has been jailed for 31 years. Two

16 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Launderette Robber In Alicante On Costa Blanca In Spain

CLEAN SWEEP on Spain’s Costa Blanca as launderettes get their ‘notes into cash’ boxes stolen

A couple stole €9,000 by ripping out money swap boxes from the walls of Alicante City launderettes. The arrested Spanish duo struck six times at

16 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

JAB BOOST as four ‘mega’ vaccination centres open this Monday in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

FOUR large mass vaccination centres will open their doors this Monday(April 19) in the Valencian Community. The new centres have been dubbed as ‘vacunadromes’. The

16 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

SPAIN’S Health Ministry wants to ban smoking from all bar and restaurant terraces across the whole of the country. Six regions including the Costa Blanca

15 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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

COVID-19 cases on Costa Blanca in Spain maintain downward trend along with hospital admissions

COVID-19 infections have reported another week-to-week to fall in the Valencian Community as hospital numbers show a significant reduction. Figures published this evening(April 15) show

15 Apr, 2021 @ 19:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Child sex abuse video swappers in Spain are arrested after tip-off from US Embassy in Madrid

12 people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional across Spain for possessing and distributing obscene child sex abuse materials via the internet. One of

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils

LESSONS at a secondary school in Spain’s Murcia region were delayed this morning(April 15) due to a bomb threat. Juan Manuel Sanchez, the head teacher

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Mar Menor·Murcia

Border closures may not be over in COVID-19 fight after Spain’s State of Alarm ends next month

SPAIN’S 17 regions will still have the ability to close their borders after the country’s second State of Alarm ends on May 9. Deputy Prime

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:01

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Bitcoin investors claim they lost over €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain's National Court

‘CRYPTO-CON’ as investors sue for €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain’s National Court

SPAIN’S first-ever class action involving crypto-currency fraud has been presented to the National Court in Madrid. The lawsuit claims that over 300 small crypto investors

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·National News

Costa Blanca and Valencia region COVID-19 infection rates remain the lowest in Spain

Spain’s Mercadona supermarkets announce 17% profit rise despite spending €200 million on COVID safety measures

COVID hoax message tricks people into queuing outside a mass vaccination centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyline is set to get another new giant tower on Spain’s Costa Blanca

No big relaxations to COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain ahead of May 9 says Valencian president Ximo Puig

Costa Blanca and Valencia area COVID-19 case figures stay under control compared to other parts of Spain

Costa Blanca businessman is conned out of €153,000 by a bogus African diplomat in Spain

Bars and restaurants on the Costa Blanca will ask for extended hours similar to other regions of Spain

Greedy grandson steals €2,500 from his 99-year-old granny by using her bank card on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s La Liga slams Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Real Madrid for forming new European Super League

EXPLAINED: How Spain hopes to achieve vaccine goal of 70% of population by end of August

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

‘JABS AWAY’ as Spain gets ready to welcome a record delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 cases totals show modest weekly rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca is being raffled-off with the money going to the UK’s Big Issue charity

Air Nostrum based in Spain’s Valencia region asks for government bailout loan

Differing moods of TUI and WizzAir about UK summer holidays and flights to Spain and Europe

CLEAN SWEEP on Spain’s Costa Blanca as launderettes get their ‘notes into cash’ boxes stolen

JAB BOOST as four ‘mega’ vaccination centres open this Monday in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain

COVID-19 cases on Costa Blanca in Spain maintain downward trend along with hospital admissions

Child sex abuse video swappers in Spain are arrested after tip-off from US Embassy in Madrid

Police sweep school for a bomb in Spain’s Murcia region after threat is sent to teachers and pupils

Border closures may not be over in COVID-19 fight after Spain’s State of Alarm ends next month

‘CRYPTO-CON’ as investors sue for €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain’s National Court

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Zaragoza after 10-month-old baby tests positive for drugs

Brussels warns Spain that migrants regularised under controversial scheme will be deported back to Spain if they try to move to other EU countries

Spain cracks down on motorhomes with tough new local parking bans and strict vehicle inspection rules for thousands of owners

Angry dad beats up boy, 12, who rough-tackled his son during ‘friendly’ football match in Spain

Seat launches an entirely Spanish-made electric car for €26k – curiously named after Barcelona’s most notorious barrio

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