Buses burnt to a crisp in big fire at depot in Spain’s Valencia City
16 BUSES in the Valencia City EMT fleet were destroyed in a blaze at the company’s San Isidro depot. EMT said that ten other damaged
Spain’s health minister warns that Xmas relaxations could be partially-reversed if new COVID-19 cases rise too quickly
SPAIN’S health minister, Salvador Illa, has issued a blunt warning that relaxations of curfew and travel rules for Christmas could be changed if coronavirus cases
East European-led gun-running racket busted as ringleader is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ARMS trafficking gang that shipped in weapons from Eastern Europe to sell to Spanish criminals has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine people
Home buyers in Spain looking to go out-of-town due to COVID-19 pandemic
HOME buyers are looking for out-of-town properties and more space due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to one of Spain’s major real-estate valuation firms, Tecnitasa.
Spanish bakery strikes panettone gold in top Italian-based worldwide contest
A Valencian Community bakery has won a major Italian award by showing the locals how to make the world’s best panettone. The sweet bread was
Official announcement made over Xmas hospitality opening and curfew relaxations in Spain’s Valencian Community
SPAIN’S Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, will see bars and restaurants able to stay open until 1.00am over four nights of the festive season.
Ex-marine hits the heights to raise money for Benidorm school on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VILLAJOYOSA man is running the equivalent distance of climbing Everest and the world’s top peaks to raise money for Benidorm’s Doble Amor school. 49-year-old
Top maritime equipment maker plumps for expansion on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the world’s biggest nautical electronics firms will move its global marketing and digital transformation base to the Costa Blanca. Norwegian-based Navico already has
New COVID-19 cases continue downward spiral on Costa Blanca but are rising again in Spain’s Valencia area
NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to fall on the Costa Blanca area, but the overall Valencian Community figure has shown an increase over seven days,
Russian man caught running a giant marijuana farm in his villa basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RUSSIAN man has been arrested for running a marijuana farm in the basement of his Pego villa. Guardia Civil agents from Pedreguer, Pego, and
Woman cheats death as she falls through balcony floor in Spain’s Valencia City
A 62-YEAR-OLD Valencia City resident suffered the shock of her life when she walked onto her apartment balcony and fell through the floor. The woman,
Elderly bus passenger in the money after breaking hip in Spain’s Valencia City
A VALENCIA City bus passenger who broke her hip when the bus made a sudden manoeuvre will get €47,340 in compensation. The EMT bus company
Nightlife businesses in areas like Benidorm to reopen next week after long closure in Spain’s Valencian Community
NIGHTLIFE businesses will be able to resume trading next week during the day in the Valencian Community. Late bars and clubs were forced to close
More days for festive curfew reductions but less time in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE Valencian Community, which includes the Costa Blanca, is to get six days of curfew time relaxations over the festive period. That’s three more days
Weekly falls in new COVID-19 cases are slightly turned round in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE weekly trend of new COVID-19 case falls has been bucked in the latest set of figures released in the Valencian Community. 1,722 infections were
Benidorm’s bars and restaurants issue ultimatum to top politician in Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S bar and restaurant owners are threatening to snarl up roads outside the regional parliament building in Valencia City if they don’t get immediate cash
British teenager arrested for selling drugs to children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH teenage girl has been arrested for selling drugs to children in the Jalon area of the Costa Blanca. The 16-year-old was detained with
Toddler shocker as mum dumps son on rain-sodden and cold patio on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELCHE woman has been arrested for child abandonment after she left her two-year-old son locked outside on the patio while she went to the
COVID-19 confinement to end this weekend for two towns in Spain’s Costa Blanca region
THE only two Costa Blanca towns to stop movement out of their localities due to high COVID-19 case rates will see the restrictions end from
Spain’s Costa Blanca mirrors national fall in new COVID-19 cases
NEW COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community are continuing to fall on a weekly basis. Latest figures released last night(December 2) declared 1,419 new cases
Judge pursues alleged rape assault of American sisters by Afghan students in Murcia City
A JUDGE has refused a call to drop the case of three Afghan students who are accused of raping three American women in Murcia City
Fly-tippers accused of igniting rat plague on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FLY-TIPPING is causing a plague of rats according to Orihuela Costa residents. People living on urbanisations in the Villapiedra area say that dumped garbage is
Good news on COVID-19 cases as new infection rates continue to fall on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 case figures are continuing to fall over a week in the Valencian Community with a more dramatic drop in Alicante Province. Statistics released
Alicante’s nativity scene gets world recognition on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE has grabbed two world records after it built the tallest-ever nativity scene as well as it being the largest in area. The city’s Plaza
British-led drugs gang ran marijuana business out of restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE British men have been arrested in the Teulada-Moraira area of the Costa Blanca over a big marijuana growing operation. The ring-leader owns a restaurant
Regional border could reopen next week in Spain’s Murcia as new COVID-19 cases go down
THE Murcia region could end its border closure next week in addition to restoring travel between most of its municipalities if COVID-19 infection rates continue