Part-time football club on the Costa Blanca becomes the first to be listed on Spain’s stock exchange
AN Alicante area football club will be the first in Spain to be listed on the national stock exchange. The news came after Sant Joan-based
Traditional paella from the Valencia area of Spain could become a UNESCO asset
PAELLA could be labelled as a UNESCO heritage asset if the Valencian government gets its way. An official application process has begun via a declaration
NEW INFECTIONS tumble over the weekend in latest COVID-19 report from the Costa Blanca area of Spain
WEEKEND COVID-19 case totals fell to their lowest level this month, according to the Valencian health ministry. Figures released today(May 24), combined with a Saturday
GREEN LIST plea made for Costa Blanca tourism to UK Ambassador to Spain
THE United Kingdom has been asked to put the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community onto the ‘Green’ travel list. The call came today(May 24)
STUB IT OUT! Calls for nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain’s beaches
283,000 people have signed a petition calling for a smoking ban on all of Spain’s beaches. Environment minister, Teresa Ribera, received the petition organised by
COVID-19 cases rise by 30% in a week in the Murcia region of Spain
CURRENT health restrictions in the Murcia region will not be relaxed after a 30% rise in COVID-19 infections over the last week. Health Minister, Juan
British buyers of Spanish property want a top quality internet hook up as home teleworking rises
BRITISH buyers of Spanish properties say reliable internet services as well as good views and nearby shops are their top three priorities in making a
Alicante and the Costa Blanca area of Spain get a real wet lashing in May record
ALICANTE City yesterday(May 23) suffered its wettest day in May for 74 years. The State Meteorological Agency(AEMET) said that rainfall reached 53.8 litres per square
BRIT’S LUCKY ESCAPE as his plane crashes into lemon trees on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A British man walked away unscathed after his plane crashed into an orchard outside Bigastro on the southern Costa Blanca. The unnamed pilot, said to
EXPLAINER: Check out the new COVID-19 restrictions for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
AMENDED health safety rules came into force today(May 24) across the Valencian Community, which include a reduced curfew and longer opening hours for bars and
A premium gin created on the Costa Blanca in Spain becomes an international award winner
IF Spain and alcohol are mentioned in the same sentence, then wine or a fine brandy are products that might immediately spring to mind. But
COVID-19 hospital numbers fall again and no deaths reported in latest update from Costa Blanca area of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions including patients in intensive care are maintaining their steady fall in the Valencian Community. Today’s update(May 21) from the health ministry revealed there
LET THEM IN! Top tourist area of the Costa Blanca to make personal plea to UK Ambassador to Spain for ‘Green’ list status
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, will visit Madrid this Monday(May 24) to appeal for British tourists to be allowed to visit the Costa Blanca without the
EXPLAINER: All the details about this summer’s new EU COVID-19 travel passport
THE European Union will launch the ‘EU COVID Digital Certificate’ on July 1 allowing travel between all EU member countries. Some final formal approval is
COVID-19 cases rise but deaths and hospital admissions carry on falling in Costa Blanca area of Spain
173 new coronavirus infections were announced tonight(May 20) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a 42 case rise on the indicative
Businessman gets 36 years in prison for raping his children’s nanny three times at his Costa Blanca villa in Spain
A man has been jailed for 36 years for raping his children’s nanny three times at his Calpe villa on the northern Costa Blanca. An
‘Hugging’ robberies continue to hit the elderly on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman involved in a spate of hugging robberies has struck in Alicante Province yet again, this time in Crevillente. The 21-year-old and her male
EXPLAINER:- Check the latest in the COVID-19 vaccination programme for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID vaccinations for Valencian Community residents in their thirties will begin in July. Valenician president, Ximo Puig, announced the timing of the next age range
IRRESPONSIBLE drunk driver flips his car and then assaults paramedics in Murcia area of Spain
A drunken motorist caused a commotion in Alhama de Murcia last Saturday night(May 15) after crashing his car and attacking paramedics that tried to help
‘BOGUS BROKERS’ conned Costa Blanca businessman out of €100,000 in share scam in Spain
AN Elche businessman lost €100,000 to two fraudsters who said they were going to invest his money in stocks and shares. The bogus brokers, aged
END IN SIGHT after seven months of COVID-19 curfew restrictions in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE midnight curfew in the Valencian Community will be pushed back to a 1.00 am start from this Monday(May 24), subject to approval by the
EasyJet boss says he does not understand why Spain is not on the UK ‘Green’ travel list
EASYJET boss, Johan Lundgren, has said that he does not know why Spain is not on the UK ‘Green’ travel list. Speaking to Sky News,
‘FOUL PLAY’ as sexist comments are heard via an open microphone before TV coverage of women’s football match in Spain
SPAIN’S public broadcaster, RTVE, is trying to find out whether one of its employees made sexist remarks before a telecast of a women’s football match
Latest COVID-19 figures and hospital admissions from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have held absolutely steady according to this evening’s figures(May 19) published by the Valencian health authority. They announced 138 new infections today
BIG HASH STASH of under 4,000 kilos on a speedy ‘narcoboat’ is intercepted at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
PLANS to land almost 4,000 kilos of hashish by boat on the Costa Blanca came unstuck this morning(May 19) when the craft was intercepted by
GLORIA STEINEM, an iconic fighter for women’s rights and equality, wins one of Spain’s top awards
GLORIA STEINEM, a massive figure within the American feminist movement, has won the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for communication and humanities. The awards are
