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Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A Benidorm hospitality association has called for the resignation of Valencian president, Ximo Puig over new ‘unfair’ COVID-19 restrictions. Puig yesterday(July 8) announced reduced hours

9 Jul, 2021 @ 14:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Surge of 100 new Covid cases rips through 17 towns in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME 17 out of 27 municipalities in the lowland area of Costa Blanca South have seen new cases of Coronavirus. The two municipalities with the

9 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man died yesterday(July 8) after diving into the shallow end of a Costa Blanca villa swimming pool. The 64-year-old had gone to visit

9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated

9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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9 Jul, 2021 @ 10:51

Costa Blanca·Education·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News·Valencia

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower

COVID-19 cases maintained their rise in the Valencian Community with a total today(July 8) of 1,843 infections. That’s 256 more than yesterday and an increase

8 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Locals invited to apply for one of 28 urban ‘eco gardens’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is asking local residents to apply for sole use of one of their 28 municipal eco gardens. The city council published guidelines on Thursday,

8 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Ryanair adds extra winter flights to Costa Blanca airport after cutting regional services in Spain

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm’s head

8 Jul, 2021 @ 18:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NIGHT curfews will return to areas of the Valencian Community that have high COVID-19 infection rates. Rising coronavirus virus cases among younger people have forced

8 Jul, 2021 @ 15:21

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencia

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men

8 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Knife-wielding father kills son, 11, just two days after youngster's birthday in Spain's Valencia area

Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain

A man who broke the jaw of a female security guard at an Orihuela Costa finca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in a

7 Jul, 2021 @ 20:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Moors & Christians Festival makes triumphant return in week of events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FESTIVALS return to the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca on Saturday, as the ‘Moors & Christians’ event kicks off in Orihuela. Lasting until the

7 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,587 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Valencian Community today(July 7) as the region is set to announce new restrictions tomorrow. The move

7 Jul, 2021 @ 19:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Colour-coordinated bins installed at playgrounds to help kids with recycling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA has now installed 68 colour-coordinated bins to help promote and simplify recycling throughout the city. Children’s play-parks in the area will feature the bright

7 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Man Tipped A Cupboard Onto His Dead Mother After Killing Her With A Baseball Bat At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A Belgian man has been jailed for 18 years after he murdered his mother in Torrevieja. The 41-year-old killer, named as Jean Christophe C, repeatedly

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID vaccine mayor is set to be tried for bribery in Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

A Costa Blanca mayor has appeared in court over COVID-19 vaccination ‘queue-jumping’ last January. Alicante’s anti-corruption prosecutor accused La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano, of an

7 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian invasion of the Ukraine described as 'terrible blow' to economic recovery of Spain's Valencia region

New COVID-19 restrictions to be announced this Thursday for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW restrictions to combat rising COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community will be announced this Thursday(July 8). The intention is for the measures to start

7 Jul, 2021 @ 15:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Keeping Their Cool As Benidorm Animals Enjoy Ice Lollies As Heatwave Hits The Costa Blanca In Spain

IN PICS: Benidorm animals enjoy ice lollies as heatwave scorches Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANIMALS have been tucking into specially-made ice lollies to keep them cool at a Costa Blanca nature park. Temperatures reached 38.5 degrees in Alicante on

7 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE tide of new coronavirus infections continues to surge in the Valencian Community with 998 cases reported today(July 6). A week ago on June 29,

6 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Dog agility park costing over €17k to be installed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is to spend almost 18,000 euros on a dog agility course for the city. Planned for Avenida Doctor Gómez Pardo Ródenas, in the city’s

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENTREPRENEURS of the Costa Blanca can promote their skills at a major Elche retail outlet next month. L’Aljub Shopping Centre is hosting the “Oasis Market

6 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections reached 3,662 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July 5) figure of 1,970 new COVID-19 cases combined with 1,692 reported

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Girl,12, Stabs Father Several Times To Stop Him Strangling Her Mother In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard

5 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

New COVID-19 restrictions ‘not ruled out’ if hospital pressure increases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has not ruled out expanding restrictions in the Valencian Community if rising COVID-19 infections increase pressure on hospitals. Coronavirus cases have

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS in Guardamar del Segura are swapping unwanted plastic bags for reusable alternatives during ‘Plastic Free July’. The popular British optician is inviting the public

5 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Four Benidorm area gang rapists get over 60 years in jail in Spain's Costa Blanca

Four Costa Blanca men admit gang raping a teenager in Spain in order to avoid 200 years in prison

FOUR men have admitted to the gang rape of a 19-year-old Costa Blanca woman in 2019. Their admission came this morning(July 5) at the start

5 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Surge of 100 new Covid cases rips through 17 towns in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

The Olive Press offers you a 15-day free trial of Spanish lessons with Hotel Borbollón

COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower

Locals invited to apply for one of 28 urban ‘eco gardens’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain

Moors & Christians Festival makes triumphant return in week of events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Colour-coordinated bins installed at playgrounds to help kids with recycling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain

New COVID-19 restrictions to be announced this Thursday for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

IN PICS: Benidorm animals enjoy ice lollies as heatwave scorches Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Dog agility park costing over €17k to be installed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of Spain

New COVID-19 restrictions ‘not ruled out’ if hospital pressure increases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Popular British optician giving away reusable bags during ‘Plastic Free July’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Four Costa Blanca men admit gang raping a teenager in Spain in order to avoid 200 years in prison

Shock as leading Costa del Sol lawyer is hospitalised in ‘vicious’ police beating outside notorious tourist bar on the Algarve

The Ronda dining scene has developed into one of Spain’s finest in the two decades I have lived there, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

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