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City proclaims “Orihuela loves you” on International Pride Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INTERNATIONAL Pride Day is being celebrated throughout the Vega Baja region today, June 28, and the area’s largest city wants to shout, “Orihuela loves you!”

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman Dies On The Costa Blanca In Spain After Being Thrown Out Of A Van Which Careered Off A Bridge

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man arrested for biting, attacking and spitting blood at three policemen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE Police officers were injured in Pilar de la Horadada on Saturday, as a man attacked them. He was arrested after the altercation, during which

28 Jun, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA beaches are enjoying three days of sport, with a huge handball tournament being held. Qualifying matches started yesterday, June 25, with dozens more

26 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Major Tourist Figure On The Costa Blanca In Spain Calls Uk Green List Snub 'wrong' And 'terrible'

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s

25 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

British drugs baron Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm court refuses joint custody of a Maltese pet dog as Civil Code changes have not become law in Spain

Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain

A Benidorm judge has refused to grant an interim joint custody order for a pet dog because the Civil Code statutes have not changed yet.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sun bathing alerts and weather warnings introduced at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

SUNBATHING on the Orihuela Costa should now be even safer, thanks to an initiative by the local council. Sea State, UV radiation index, wind intensity

25 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SUNBED numbers on Benidorm’s beaches will be restricted to half the normal number to keep areas ‘safe’. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, is to propose that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

TEXT messages will start being sent from tomorrow(June 25) with appointments for people aged 60 to 65 in the Valencia region to get a second

24 Jun, 2021 @ 12:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain

BENIDORM police have arrested a robber who attacked a British resident and stole his bank cards and an expensive watch. The 32-year-old Romanian assailant then

24 Jun, 2021 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital cases fall to double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions caused by COVID-19 have fallen into double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Valencian Community. Today’s(June 23) figures show

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Experts Say Costa Blanca Find Of Ancient Sculpture Dates Back To The 5th Century Bc In Spain

Archaeological experts say an ancient artefact discovered on Costa Blanca farmland in Spain is around 2,500 years old

A Costa Blanca farmer found an ancient sculpture in his field which experts believe dates back to the Iberian age of the fifth century BC.

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TORREVIEJA Hospital has the lowest average surgery waiting lists in the Valencian Community. The 42 day figure from the regional health ministry contrasts to 106

23 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will 'close' again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

A third of Benidorm hotels are closed because UK tourists can’t go on holiday to Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third of Benidorm’s hotels are still shut because they depend on UK visitors, according to the Hosbec hotel association. 40% of Benidorm’s tourists come

23 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Beach Shutdown As Hundreds Of Police Will Be Used To Stop San Juan Bonfire Parties On The Costa Blanca In Spain

BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain

MOST Costa Blanca beaches will be closed this evening(June 23) to stop any overnight San Juan parties including the celebratory bonfires. It’s the second year

23 Jun, 2021 @ 11:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions and intensive care cases are the lowest this year in Costa Blanca area of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions for COVID-19 have equalled their 2021 low along with the smallest intensive care numbers in the Valencian Community. The news was announced in

22 Jun, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Solicitor conned €280,000 out of insurance companies with bogus car accident claims on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A massive scam led by a solicitor to con insurance companies over bogus road accident claims has been broken up by the Policia Nacional on

22 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm's Record Breaking Intempo Skyscraper Is Almost Complete On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s record-breaking Intempo skyscraper is almost completed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK on completing the interior of Benidorm’s Intempo skyscraper is set to end this July. The Intempo will become the tallest residential building in the

22 Jun, 2021 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Beach employment given to out-of-work young throughout summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is offering support work and other employment this summer for local unemployed young people. In all, two dozen people are being given the

22 Jun, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Good news over COVID-19 hospital and intensive care cases in Costa Blanca area of Spain with new infections rising slowly

WEEKEND coronavirus cases in the Valencia region have risen over seven days based on today’s(June 21) figures from the health ministry. The total number of

21 Jun, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British Teenager Suffers Serious Ten Metre Fall Into Sea From A Costa Blanca Cliff In Spain

British teenager suffers serious injuries after falling into the sea from a Costa Blanca cliff in Spain

AN 18-year-old British man was seriously injured after falling ten metres into the sea from a Javea area cliff on the northern Costa Blanca. The

21 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Big drugs stash washes ashore on popular Costa Blanca day trip island in Spain

A Tabarca Island resident had an unusual find on Saturday(June 19) after spotting a large package on the shore close to the lighthouse on the

21 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante Elche Airport Gets Major Road Improvement To Ease Delays On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Alicante-Elche airport gets big road boost to ease delays on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A new stretch of dual-carriageway road to cut down congestion around Alicante-Elche airport has been officially opened by Spain’s Transport Minister, Jose Luis Abalos. The

21 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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City proclaims “Orihuela loves you” on International Pride Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

Man arrested for biting, attacking and spitting blood at three policemen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain

Sun bathing alerts and weather warnings introduced at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain

COVID-19 hospital cases fall to double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

Archaeological experts say an ancient artefact discovered on Costa Blanca farmland in Spain is around 2,500 years old

Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A third of Benidorm hotels are closed because UK tourists can’t go on holiday to Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions and intensive care cases are the lowest this year in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Solicitor conned €280,000 out of insurance companies with bogus car accident claims on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Benidorm’s record-breaking Intempo skyscraper is almost completed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach employment given to out-of-work young throughout summer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Good news over COVID-19 hospital and intensive care cases in Costa Blanca area of Spain with new infections rising slowly

British teenager suffers serious injuries after falling into the sea from a Costa Blanca cliff in Spain

Big drugs stash washes ashore on popular Costa Blanca day trip island in Spain

Alicante-Elche airport gets big road boost to ease delays on the Costa Blanca in Spain

LIFE IN SPAIN: The Deceiver of Seville, Mozart and the modern bullring

THIS WEEK IN SPAIN: The Prestige oil tanker disaster

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

Fury as case is closed in killing of Brit expat in Andalucia tourist town

British pilot jailed for chemsex murder of boyfriend in drug-fuelled stabbing frenzy near Barcelona