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Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Helpline for British expats and tourists to be launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be getting a new information helpline set up by the regional Valencian government. The move was announced today(December 28) by Valencian president, Ximo

28 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Tourist Income Collapses By 61 During 2020 As Spain S Costa Blanca Counts The Pandemic Cost

Tourist revenue drops by 61% as Spain’s Costa Blanca counts the 2020 pandemic cost

TOURISM revenues on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community collapsed by €11 billion in 2020 according to the Exceltur association. An impact study commissioned by Exceltur shows that the COVID-19 pandemic

28 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Police Raid Covid 19 Rule Breaking Parties In Spain S Costa Blanca

Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on Saturday and Sunday for breaking the curfew

28 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained by the Guardia Civil. The unidentified man

28 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Family Party Causes Coronavirus Spike In Spain S Valencian Community

COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in Valencian Community with deliveries to seven residential homes

SEVEN residential homes in the Valencian Community have received the vaccination against COVID-19 this weekend. The sites were located throughout the provinces of Alicante, Castellon and Valencia. The first vials of the

28 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have been needed for some time in the

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Emergency procedure for Ryanair Bristol flight landing at Spain’s Alicante-Elche airport

A Ryanair flight from Bristol into Alicante-Elche airport had to go through emergency procedures last night(December 27). Service FR8296 safely touched down at the airport shortly after 9.00pm. The plane’s captain had

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Broken water hosepipe exposes drugs farm in house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A broken hosepipe blew the whistle on a large indoor marijuana farm in the Villafranqueza area of Alicante. An Alicante Policia Local patrol spotted water pouring out of the first floor of

28 Dec, 2020 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Benidorm parking problems to be eased in popular Poniente Beach area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK has begun on a major new multi-storey car park in Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. The seven-storey facility is being constructed in the Poniente area of the resort and will have

27 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His Christmas Day arrest came after the 61-year-old

26 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gloomy hoteliers predict two years for tourism to recover on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA Blanca hotel owners fear that the local tourist industry may not fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2023. The warning has come from the Benidorm-based Hosbec association. President, Toni Mayor,

26 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

World First In Spain S Costa Blanca With Robotic Arm That Does Covid 19 Swab Tests Swab Tests

World-first in Spain’s Costa Blanca region as robot arm does COVID-19 swab tests

RESEARCHERS at Elche’s Miguel Hernández University(UMH) have produced a world-first of a robotic arm that takes COVID-19 test swabs. A major plus is that the automated process does not expose health workers

25 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the region. Two homes in the Alicante area

25 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The end of a year to remember (or forget)!

I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like most of you individually, Chorus Financial had

25 Dec, 2020 @ 09:40

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

New Covid 19 Cases Continue To Rise In Spain S Valencian Community

COVID-19 con as people use hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca for a free pre-Xmas meal PCR test

HOSPITALS in Alicante Province say they’ve been hit by patients pretending to have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free PCR test with a same day result. The regional Informacion newspaper reports that

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman Executed In Second Suspected Drugs Gang Killing In A Week On Spain S Costa Blanca

Woman executed in second suspected drugs gang killing in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman was shot in the head in Torrevieja in a killing believed to be linked to rival criminal drug gangs. It’s the second-such execution in five days on the Costa Blanca

24 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection rates are not slowing down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 case rates in the Valencian Community are continuing to be among the highest in Spain. Latest figures released last night(December 23) by the regional health ministry recorded 2,531 cases, which

24 Dec, 2020 @ 11:43

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Christmas Shivers Ahead For Chilly Costa Blanca In Spain

Christmas shivers ahead for Benidorm and the rest of a chilly Costa Blanca in Spain

COSTA BLANCA resorts like Benidorm and Torrevieja are in for a chilly Christmas, according to weather forecasters. A cold Atlantic front will sweep over Spain with lower temperatures hitting the region in

23 Dec, 2020 @ 18:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Socks for gloves as Alicante thief tries to fool police in bar break-in on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A young burglar took off his socks and used them as gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints as he raided a bar in the port area of Alicante City. The 21-year-old Moroccan man

23 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Benidorm bar and restaurant group wants Spain’s PM Sanchez to resign over ‘ruining’ businesses

BENIDORM hospitality association, Abreca, has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez and his cabinet. They say their businesses have been ‘ruined’ because they have not got enough help during the

23 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

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".

Brits without a SIP health card will not receive COVID-19 vaccine in Spain’s Valencia as doctor warns of ‘serious consequences’ in expat areas on Costa Blanca

BRITISH expats must be registered with the Spanish healthcare system in Valencia to receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine. According to to the Valencia health authorities, without a so-called SIP

23 Dec, 2020 @ 14:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community remain amongst highest rates in country

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are continuing to be amongst the highest in Spain. The region is only behind the Madrid area and the Balearic Islands in national infection figures.

23 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lottery sellers show the winning numbers on Tuesday

IT’S RAINING MILLIONS: Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery floods the Valencian Community with joy – and lots of cash

The Christmas El Gordo lottery left €43.7 million in the La Safor district capital on Tuesday

23 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hooded Hitman S Albanian Victim On Spain S Costa Blanca Was Arrested Last Month

Hooded hitman’s Albanian victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca was arrested weeks earlier

AN Albanian man killed by a hooded assassin at a British-owned Costa Blanca restaurant last Friday(December 18) had been arrested on two occasions. The 42-year-old was gunned down at around 9.30pm on

22 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out early for Xmas – here’s where you can get your free copy

OUR 30th edition of the Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out early this week. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and many places in between, the

22 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca

Irish gangster John Gilligan out of prison after paying bail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IRISH felon John Gilligan has been bailed after he was arrested in Torrevieja over drug trafficking in mid-October. The 68-year-old criminal was released from Alicante’s Fontcalent prison last week after posting bail

22 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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