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Spain’s Costa Blanca wakes up this morning to new 50% capacity rules as ‘the invisible enemy’ sweeps through the region

HUGE parts of Costa Blanca will be subject to new guidelines in the wake of increasing numbers of Coronavirus cases in the area. Records show 431 cases for every 100,000 citizens, so

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism. The campaign has been jointly put together

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News

‘Black Widow’ gets 22 years in jail for bumping off her fourth husband on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN and her friend have been given a total of over 42 years behind bars after she killed her new husband. 47-year-old Concepcion ‘Conchi’ Martin and 58-year-old Francisco Perez were found

16 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: British expat murdered on Spain’s Costa Blanca had been attacked by the same assailant in 2017

THE alleged killer of a British expat had been involved in a knife attack on the same victim in the UK three years ago. The Olive Press can reveal that Ben Nesbitt,

16 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family crew charged with dozens of home robberies across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE family members that specialised in stealing bicycles across the northern Costa Blanca have been charged with 42 robberies. The two men and a woman stole around €60,000 in items including the

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Restrictions return from midnight for two cities on Spain’s Costa Blanca to stop COVID-19 rise

RESTRICTIONS to counter the recent spike in COVID-19 cases will be introduced in two areas of Alicante Province from midnight tonight. Valencian health minister, Ana Barcelo, announced today(October 16) that new measures

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases and outbreaks continue to rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Alicante Province in contrast to lower figures at the start of the week. The Thursday(October 15) update from the Valencian Health Ministry reported 296

16 Oct, 2020 @ 12:17

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Local restrictions set to be introduced in COVID-19 ‘outbreak’ areas of Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY is set to introduced localised restrictions to combat outbreaks of COVID-19 in the region. Despite the area having the lowest infection rates in mainland Spain, recent clusters of cases

15 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Long saga over illegal Benidorm bus station complex sees breakthrough on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 17-YEAR saga over the illegal use of Benidorm’s bus station complex has reached an important breakthrough. Benidorm council has finally struck a deal with Alicante developer, Enrique Ortiz, over the scrapping

15 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family con insurers out of €250,000 over bogus flood damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR FAMILY members have been arrested in a Costa Blanca town for conning a €250,000 insurance payout after last year’s flood disaster in the Vega Baja region. The Guardia Civil said that

15 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Major outbreaks cause upward rebound in COVID-19 cases across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 case rates in Alicante Province have seen the biggest spike since September 24. The latest figures released by the Valencian Health Ministry on Wednesday evening(October 14) declared 288 new infections

15 Oct, 2020 @ 12:08

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Hotel stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca collapsed by over 50 per cent in September

OVERNIGHT stays in Costa Blanca hotels fell by 50 per cent in September compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the Provincial Association of Hotels of Alicante (APHA). The drop

14 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Illegal cigarette factories which churned out 18,000 fags per MINUTE dismantled in Spain’s Madrid and Costa Blanca

A total of 38 people were arrested, believed to be the core of a ‘highly specialised organisation’ run by Bulgarians

14 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

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

Spain’s Costa Blanca sees lowest new COVID-19 case figures since August

DRAMATIC falls in new coronavirus cases have been reported in Alicante Province and the rest of the Valencian Community, as other parts of Spain continue to struggle. As areas like the Madrid

14 Oct, 2020 @ 12:20

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm reports busy holiday weekend thanks to domestic tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER 46,000 people used Benidorm’s beaches during the four-day October holiday weekend in a welcome boost to local tourism. The official figures come for a period that took in Valencia Day and

13 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Illegal Party That Broke Covid 19 Rules Gets Raided By Guardia Civil On Spain S Costa Blanca

Illegal party that broke COVID-19 rules is raided by Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA farmer faces a big fine after hosting an illegal party at his El Campello finca. The man had been previously sanctioned for staging events without any authorisation. The COVID-19

13 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Question Mark Photo Three Ribera Salud And Orihuela Officials At Health Centre Site In July

Question mark over plans for new €6 million health centre in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS for a second Orihuela Costa medical centre are in serious doubt after it was confirmed, as expected, that Torrevieja area health services will return to regional public control. Valencia’s Health Minister,

13 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

‘Serious’ injuries as railing gives way at an urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE PEOPLE were seriously injured when a railing gave way at a Denia urbanisation. The injuries were caused when a group were leaning on the railing yesterday afternoon(October 12). A 51-year-old man,

13 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police rammed by drunken motorist in late-night chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DRUNK driver drove the wrong way up an Alicante street and injured two Policia Local agents in an ensuing chase. The 24-year-old man was stopped in the early hours of Sunday

12 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Weekend COVID-19 new case figures stabilise across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have averaged around 200 for the third straight weekend in Alicante Province. Valencian Health Ministry statistics released this afternoon(October 12) showed that were 202 new cases in the area

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain

Squatter suffers bloody injury as he tries to break into home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SQUATTER was rescued by the Guardia Civil after broken glass left him temporarily paralysed. The 32-year-old man climbed up to an Moraira apartment balcony on external piping and then smashed a

12 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca

Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo were arrested by the Guardia Civil in

12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops

A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from Spain, Poland and the UK. The gang

12 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man faces up to two years in prison for baiting and killing neighbours’ pets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOGS, cats and other animals havedied over the past three years because of the actions of one 76-year-old in Alcoi, Alicante. Guardia Civil arrested him after investigations by the Nature Protection Service

12 Oct, 2020 @ 10:54

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish rally co-driver killed in Portugal crash

A YOUNG woman rally co-driver has died after an accident in a Portuguese race. Laura Salvo, 21, died following a crash in the first stage of the Rally Vidreiro in Portugal. Medics

11 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Sport

Mayor personally announces 100,000 euro fine for establishment repeatedly serving minors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDAMAR’S mayor, José Luis Sáez Pastor, took to social media late last night, seemingly pleased to announce that a local establishment has been fined 100,000 euros for various infringements. His own Facebook

11 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

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