Customer in Spain’s Costa Blanca gets back excessive interest charges on controversial credit card
A SPANISH online bank has been ordered by a Costa Blanca court to refund €8,820 to a customer who was charged excess interest on a
New restrictions to be announced this Friday to curb COVID-19 spread across Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW measures are to be announced tomorrow(November 6) to reduce the spread of the coronavirus across the Valencian Community. President Ximo Puig said action will
Floods hit parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca as storms lash northern part of region
HEAVY rain and strong winds have swept across the northern Costa Blanca with Javea bearing the brunt. Rainfall levels accumulated to 200 litres per square
Second-biggest day of pandemic for COVID-19 cases across Spain’s Valencian Community
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY has reported the second-largest single day total of new COVID-19 cases in the region. Wednesday night’s update(November 4)from the regional Health Ministry
Desperate nightclubs and late bars plead for daytime opening on Spain’s Costa Blanca to sell food and drink
COSTA BLANCA nightlife business owners want an urgent meeting with Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, to talk over a rescue plan to avoid their financial
Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes
Hotels in Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca are set for a grim and empty Christmas
LOCKDOWNS across Europe have led to Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel bookings drying up for Christmas and the New Year. European and domestic travel restrictions
COVID-19 new case rate falls slightly on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TUESDAY night’s(November 3) COVID-19 infection update from the Valencian Health Ministry has show a slight drop in Alicante Province compared to the last report on
No home confinements in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘at the moment’ but all options remain open
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY president, Ximo Puig, has said that home confinements are not going be adopted in the region ‘at the moment’, but is keeping it
Spain’s Air Europa gets official government approval for bailout loan
STRUGGLING carrier Air Europa is get a life-saving boost of €465 million from the Spanish government. The loan, which has to be repaid by 2026,
Lucky escape as pilot crash-lands on private airfield in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PILOT cheated death after his plane crash-landed on a private airstrip on the southern Costa Blanca. The drama unfolded around noon today(November 3) when
Border closures hitting holiday home market right across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A LEADING Costa Blanca developer has warned of a ‘sharp slowdown’ in the holiday home property market due to border closures. Pablo Serna from Torrevieja-based
Regional border closure to be extended for at least a week for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencian Community
TRAVEL in and out of the Valencian Community will continue to be curtailed beyond the week-long period scheduled to end this Friday(November 6). Valencian President,
Hospitals are filling up as COVID-19 cases accelerate across Spain’s Valencian Community
DEATH rates and hospitalisations are continuing to climb in the latest COVID-19 figures released for the Valencian Community. 505 new infections and 18 deaths have
No national home lockdown ‘imminent’ in Spain as COVID-19 case count continues to race upwards
SPAIN’S Health Minister has ruled out any imminent national home confinement orders as new COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country. Speaking today(November 2),
Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain
A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said
‘Total ruin’ of bars and restaurants predicted in Spain’s Murcia region due to tougher COVID-19 rules
MURCIA’S restaurants and bars are facing ‘total ruin’ according to the region’s leading hospitality association, Hostemur. Hostemur president, Jesus Jimenez, has said that the vital
Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana led a routine police patrol to stumble upon a massive drugs farm in the Pilar de la Horadada area of the
Beat the looming tax deadline for British non-resident property owners in Spain with Spanishtaxesonline.com
A DECEMBER 31 deadline for British owners of second homes in Spain to pay their Modelo 210 tax return is fast looming. Some property owners
Popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca claims a world digital first
A COSTA BLANCA city is claiming the crown of having the world’s first fully-digital beach. Alicante’s El Postiguet beach has been equipped with the pioneering
Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN INFORMATION board at the site of an infamous concentration camp in Alicante Province has been daubed with the name of Spain’s far-right political party,
Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport
BREAKING: James Bond legend Sir Sean Connery who lived for 20 years on Spain’s Costa del Sol has died
SIR SEAN CONNERY has died at the age of 90. The Oscar-winning actor, who lived for 20 years on the Costa del Sol, is best
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca inspired ground-breaking poet Sylvia Plath
BENIDORM features in a movie currently being shot that tells the honeymoon story of renowned American poet Sylvia Plath and one of Britain’s greatest 20th
New COVID-19 cases hold firm across Spain’s Valencian Community
FRESH COVID-19 infections are continuing to stay above the 1,500 daily mark across the Valencian Community. A record daily number of 88 outbreaks were reported,
COVID-19 tourist slump causes 47-year blowback for Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
A EUROPEAN UNION survey suggests that flights to and from Alicante-Elche airport have now collapsed to levels last seen in 1973. Airport operator, Aena, has
