British pensioner rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after injuring hip in bad fall
A BRITISH pensioner has been rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after suffering a fall at her home last Saturday, July 4. The 72-year-old, who lives on
Mercadona installs facial recognition system to catch abusive shoppers
MERCADONA has launched a new facial recognition system to block entrance to anyone convicted of harming its workers. Around 40 shops in the Valencian Community,
Proposed UK tariffs of up to 16% on Spanish citrus fruits in event of no trade deal will ‘severely damage’ farmers, says minister
THE Valencian government has hit back at prospective UK trade tariffs of up to 16% on Spanish oranges, lemons and tangerines. Regional minister for agriculture,
1,000 young and unemployed Valencians given summer ‘beach assistants’ jobs as part of government project
TEAMS of ‘beach assistants’ started work yesterday (July 1) across the Costa Blanca as part of a regional government project to mitigate COVID-19 transmissions. The
78% of coral reefs off Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘damaged’ by rising sea temperature, new study says
A WORRYING 78% of coral reefs off Spain’s Costa Blanca have been damaged by global warming, according to a new study. The Instituto de Ecología
Orihuela Costa to screen top operas inc. Puccini’s Tosca from Madrid’s Royal Theatre starting July 22
TOP operas from Madrid’s Royal Theatre are to beamed onto a big screen on the Orihuela Costa this summer. A season of major productions will
Fresh calls to scrap AP-7 toll charges south of Alicante over complaints of ‘bottlenecks’ on the N-332
TOWN halls are repeating their demand to scrap toll charges on the AP-7 motorway in the southern Costa Blanca to help ease bottlenecks on the
Four families seek legal action over missing valuables from relatives who died of COVID-19 at same Valencian hospital
FOUR families are demanding answers over missing valuables from bereaved elderly relatives who all died from COVID-19 at the same Valencia hospital. Arturo Rocher, 80,
Guardia Civil agent gets 8-months jail after taking ‘garden peppers’ to woman’s house and installing secret camera in her bathroom
A GUARDIA Civil agent has been suspended for 15 months after putting a spy camera into a shower to record images of a naked woman.
Six arrested for marketing illegal ivory objects online in Spain’s Alicante – inc. €200 hairbrushes
SIX Costa Blanca residents advertising illegal ivory online have been arrested following an undercover police sting. Guardia Civil agents contacted vendors of suspicious ivory products
Care home sector slams Valencian government for ‘taking away’ health workers to shift at hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
VALENCIA’S care home sector has slammed its regional government for stripping them of health workers from at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. President of
Costa Blanca on yellow weather warning for 40°C Saharan heatwave starting Wednesday July 1 – heatmap inside
THE Costa Blanca is set to crank up the heat from tomorrow, with temperatures predicted to hit 40 degrees in certain areas. Spain’s state met
Valencian region looks at reducing table distances to 1.5m in bid to boost hospitality economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DISTANCES between tables in bars, restaurants, and outside terraces could be reduced to just 1.5m in the Valencian Community in a bid to boost takings
Elche’s world-famous Nit de l’Alba fireworks display cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
ELCHE’S world-famous ‘Nit de l’Álba’ firework display has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s major summer fiestas have already been called
Valencian Community reveals it has ‘6,000 hospital beds’ on standby due to concerns of COVID-19 outbreaks from tourism
VALENCIA’S health ministry has revealed it has 6,000 hospital beds on standby should tourism create a new spike in coronavirus cases. Emergency field hospitals have
14 test COVID-19 positive in Valencian meat-processing plant as factories become centre of coronavirus outbreaks in Spain
A MEAT-processing plant in the Valencian Community has become the centre of a significant coronavirus outbreak after 14 workers tested positive on Monday, June 29.
16-year-old son caught driving drunk dad home in Spain’s Elche – both face charges
A FATHER and son are facing charges in Elche after Guardia Civil caught the 16-year-old minor behind the wheel next to his horrendously drunk dad.
54-year-old woman trapped in car after being hit from behind at toll booth on AP-7 in Spain’s Orihuela Costa
A PASSENGER was trapped in her car after two vehicles collided at a toll booth close to the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre on Orihuela Costa.
23 goldfinches released into wild by Guardia Civil after arrest of two trappers in Spain’s Torrevieja
TWO men have been arrested for illegally capturing goldfinch birds in the San Miguel de Salinas area. Guardia Civil agents from Torrevieja stopped the men’s
Diner wins €2,000 in compensation after breaking tooth on ‘stuffed olive’ that still had pip inside in Spain’s Valencia
A VALENCIAN diner has won €2,000 in compensation after breaking a tooth on a ‘stuffed olive’ that still had the pip inside. The woman took
Dolores slams neighbouring Costa Blanca town hall’s proposal to build sewage works in floodplain next to a school and houses
DOLORES town hall has united against a neighbouring authority’s proposal to build a new sewage works right next to houses and a school. Dolores mayor
23 police officers in self-isolation after intercepting boat with COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants on Spain’s Costa Calida
A TOTAL of 23 police officers have been ordered to self-isolate after rescuing a boat containing COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants in Spain’s Murcia. The small
Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night
AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019. The survey was
One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association
A LEADING tourism association has warned that ‘one million’ tourism-related jobs are still at risk in Spain, despite a €4 billion government plan to keep
Orihuela council announce new ‘inflatable boat’ to tackle tiger mosquitos on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN inflatable boat is being used by a Costa Blanca council as a new weapon in the annual war against mosquitoes. Orihuela’s pest control contractor,
Two arrested for scamming €143,000 from small-scale orange farmers in Spain’s Alicante
TWO men have been arrested for scamming small-scale Costa Blanca fruit farmers to the tune of €143,000. The con involved the duo buttering up a