ANOTHER RECORD for new COVID-19 cases set in Spain’s Valencian Community
A daily high of 4,557 confirmed new COVID-19 infections has been announced this evening(January 8) in the Valencian Community. The figure beat Tuesday’s pandemic record
‘Well-organised’ cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought to justice
A Costa Blanca cocaine gang that processed and sold the drug has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine Spaniards have been arrested including the
British man jailed for sexually abusing granddaughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his 14-year-old granddaughter in l’Alfas del Pi on the northern Costa Blanca. The
Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community
CLAIMS of an ‘overwhelmed’ health system has led an opposition politician to call for the Spanish army to help vaccinate the Valencian Community. Isabel Bonig,
Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.
Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine
VALENCIA is ready and prepared to roll out the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the moment it arrives, its regional health minister has said. Ana Barcelo
HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community
A record figure of 2,254 people are currently being treated for COVID-19 in Valencian Community hospitals. The pandemic-high statistic was reported today(January 7) by the
Woman caught stealing €5,000 from 83-year-old after being identified via ATM withdrawal on Spain’s Costa Calida
AN alleged thief has been arrested after stealing thousands of euros from an 83-year-old on the Costa Calida. The perpetrator was identified after CCTV footage
Cold snap as snow falls in the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca
SNOW has hit high inland parts of Alicante Province today(January 7) with lorries banned from using some roads. Storm Filomena reached the region this morning,
Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam
ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men
Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to
COVID-19 infected man flew from London to Spain’s Alicante and was allowed to take TAXI to home in Almeria after refusing to go to hospital
The Nigerian flew into Alicante-Elche airport from the UK without the required PCR/LAMP test on Monday and so was ordered to be tested on site
RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times
TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from
Town popular with expats goes bat crazy to help control mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BAT SHELTER boxes have been installed in Rojales, the town with the highest density of Brits on Costa Blanca. The purpose is to ensure that
Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers
COSTA BLANCA business is booming, according to a radio station that has just added another broadcast to its services after a surge in clients. Despite
TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises
TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.
Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Romanian man on the run from his country’s authorities on robbery convictions has been arrested after he broke curfew laws on the Costa Blanca.
80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a
GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,121 people have died from COVID-19 as the unwanted milestone of 3,000 fatalities was passed in the Valencian Community today(January 4). It was the first
Irish pub forced to close after staff tests positive for COVID-19 near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but Brit expat warns customers ignoring quarantine advice
AN Irish pub has been forced to close for at least 10 days after a member of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Church
Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man
Fleeing marijuana farm owner attacks police after hiding in chemist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Lithuanians have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a rented home in the Denia area. One of the men ran
COVID-19 deaths edge towards 3,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE first daily COVID-19 case update for 2021 in the Valencian Community has declared 1,098 new infections today(January 2), as the pandemic death toll edges
Doctors call for tougher restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region as pandemic becomes ‘out of control’
THE forum of Primary Care Physicians in the Valencian Community warned yesterday that ‘the pandemic is out of control, in terms of new cases, hospitalisations
Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council is drawing up plans for Blue Zone parking zones in its city centre. Federico Alarcon, the PP’s Councillor for Traffic and Safety, insisted