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No immediate change to hospitality hours in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia regions says president Ximo Puig

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NIGHTCLUBS and late bars will continue to be closed in the Valencian Community until the end of September. Temporary restrictions introduced last month to curb

7 Sep, 2020 @ 11:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Ryanair Launches New Winter Services Between The Canary Islands And The Costa Blanca In Spain

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from

6 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Costa Blanca·Travel News

New Boardwalk Plans Take A Major Step Forward On Spain S Mar Menor

New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor

WORK on a major boardwalk revamp on the southern shores of the Mar Menor could start early next year, The project will go out to

5 Sep, 2020 @ 16:16

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Heavy Storms And Localised Flooding Could Hit Spain S Costa Blanca And Murcia Regions This Monday

Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday

THE HOT SUMMER will come to a spectacular end this Monday(September 7) as forecasters predict a stormy start to the week in the Valencian Community

5 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor

Los Clientes De Los Bares Apuraban Ayer Las Ltimas Horas En Las Que Pod An Hacer Uso De La Barra Antes De Que Entrara En Vigor La Nueva Restricci N

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has

4 Sep, 2020 @ 14:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Father Commits Suicide After Knifing His Son At Their Home In Spain S Murcia Region

Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region

A MAN stabbed his son six times and then died by suicide after he jumped from the terrace of his Murcia region apartment. Neighbours said

4 Sep, 2020 @ 13:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next

4 Sep, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

British man's body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday

4 Sep, 2020 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Emergency Flood Money Arrives In Spain S Mar Menor As First Anniversary Of Disaster Approaches

Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches

AN AREA of the Mar Menor that was ravaged during the Gota Fria storms almost a year ago has picked up €2.8 million to pay

3 Sep, 2020 @ 18:14

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.

3 Sep, 2020 @ 17:38

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Temper Tantrum As Man Assaults Two Female Hospital Doctors In Spain S Valencia City

Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City

A MALE PATIENT at Valencia’s Hospital Clinico threw a chair and attacked two female doctors on Sunday(August 30), with one of them thrown to the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:55

Costa Blanca·Valencia

‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left home alone for several days by his parents in a Valencian Community town, according to the Policia Nacional. Agents were

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

SWISS police have arrested the 29-year-old boyfriend of a Valencia woman, whose body was found in the boot of her car last Sunday. Janner Jiminez

3 Sep, 2020 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Slow Covid 19 Tests At A Hospital On Spain S Costa Blanca Forces Doctors And Nurses Into Self Isolation

Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation

COSTA BLANCA hospital staff have been forced into quarantine after operating on a patient with COVID-19, after initial tests showed her to be in the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 12:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

A PLAGUE of rats in a Mar Menor community has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in from the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March

NEW COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca have reached daily levels not seen since March according to figures released by the Valencian health ministry. An

2 Sep, 2020 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

ALMOST a quarter of night clubs and dance venues in the Valencian Community have closed their doors for good, according to a survey conducted by

2 Sep, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Doubling In New Weekend Covid 19 Cases On Spain S Costa Blanca

Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY health officials say that 178 new coronavirus cases were reported in Alicante Province last Saturday and Sunday. That’s closed to doubling the previous

1 Sep, 2020 @ 18:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

BEACH traders on the Costa Blanca have blamed UK travel quarantines for a bigger than expected loss of revenue over the summer. The Costa Blanca

31 Aug, 2020 @ 17:33

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Plans To Finish Infamous Road To Nowhere Link In Spain S Murcia Region Move Forward

Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion

THE LONG process to finish off a major Murcia region road takes another step forward this week. The RM-1 was meant to connect the Mar

31 Aug, 2020 @ 15:02

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

THE BODY of a 33-year-old woman was discovered in the boot of her car in Valencia City, a week after she was reported missing The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:59

National News·Valencia

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Levante Beach will go reservation-free from this Monday(August 31) with the end of the booking system introduced on July 15. Capacity controls and designated

30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Call To Cut Visitor Numbers To Iconic Landmark On Spain S Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d’Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern Costa

29 Aug, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH father and son have been charged with growing marijuana inside their Javea home on the northern Costa Blanca. The unnamed men, aged 44

28 Aug, 2020 @ 17:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor

Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City

‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City

Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion

Decomposing woman’s body found in a car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Gibraltar teen arrested ‘smuggling migrants from Ceuta’ as police chase sparks diplomatic row with Spain

Political round-up: PM Pedro Sanchez battles growing Ceuta backlash as opposition turns up the heat

Spain’s bars go flat as locals ditch the caña – but tourists are keeping the taps running

Anti-Semitic incidents in Spain soar by almost 15% in a year – as Jewish groups warn of ‘alarming’ rise in hate

Fears grow for iconic Spanish car brand Seat after parent company Volkswagen admits future is ‘increasingly complex’

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