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Valencia region to bask in summer-like sun today as temperatures to reach 25C

First ‘real’ heatwave of the summer predicted for Spain’s Valencia region this week

THE Valencia region is bracing itself for what is predicted to be, somewhat surprisingly, the first real heatwave of the summer. Despite the usual high

10 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Castellon·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Robbers Stole From Tourists Picking Up Rental Cars At Costa Blanca's Alicante Elche Airport In Spain

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Wakes Up To See Smiling Burglar By Her Bed On Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly woman wakes up to see smiling burglar at her bedside on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A noisy Torrevieja burglar woke up a woman in her bedroom and gave her a smile before running away. A 20-year-man has been arrested by

9 Aug, 2021 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case numbers have show little change in either daily or weekly comparisons in the Valencian Community, as hospitalisations continue to fall. The number of

6 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Thieves In Bendorm Ruin Mint Condition General Franco Stamps On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marijuana Gang Rented Six Costa Blanca Homes In Spain To Grow The Drug And Export It To The Uk And Other Countries

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation. The crew invested over €100,000

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A bank customer was conned over ‘dropped’ money in an Elche street before two crooks stole €13,000 from him. A 52-year old woman with a

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SIGNIFICANT falls in week-to-week COVID infection totals are being maintained in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 5) stand at 2,073 new cases compared to 2,968

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm gets ‘Jappi’ to boost winter holiday bookings to the Costa Blanca in Spain

SIX Benidorm tourist, leisure, and hospitality groups are to offer low season holiday packages to entice visitors to the resort. The new idea has been

5 Aug, 2021 @ 17:52

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Dna Tests Solve The Mystery Of A Female Body Washed Up In The Waters Of Spain's Costa Blanca In Early June

DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca

DNA tests have identified a female windsurfer found floating in Costa Blanca waters by a Javea fishing boat in early June. Strong currents from the

5 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Germany's Largest Skatepark Opens In Duesseldorf

New €55,000 skate park promises to be the first of three in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOT on the wheels of a high-profile Olympic debut for skateboarding, Orihuela City has just opened a dedicated new facility. The new park is nine

5 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Beaches Will Close At Night In Costa Blanca Town As Young People From Alicante Come For Illegal Outdoor Parties

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties. The council will impose a

4 Aug, 2021 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Arrest Marijuana Exporters On Spain's Costa Blanca Linked To Polish Football Hooliganism

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported

4 Aug, 2021 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Scandinavian Couple Drown In Beach Tragedy On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance

4 Aug, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Thieves Stage A Hasty Retreat And End Up In A Ditch In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR robbers who targeted farms in Alicante Province were caught after their getaway van ended up in a ditch in Rojales. They were spotted by

4 Aug, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Police in Alicante stop a car with two young tourists riding in the boot during their holiday in Spain

Two French tourists are caught riding in the car boot during their Costa Blanca holiday in Spain

A car literally packed to the rafters with French tourists was pulled over by Alicante police with two of the group travelling in the boot.

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm gets a beach drone in bid to reduce seaside drownings in four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

DRONES will fly over beaches in four Costa Blanca areas for the rest of the summer in a bid to cut down on deaths caused

3 Aug, 2021 @ 17:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Excited Young Woman Having Fun On The Beach With Her Friends In Background. Group Of Friends Enjoying Summer Holidays On The Bea

Clean and sober summer promoted to young in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA’S Health Department, that covers popular expat areas like Villamartin and Orihuela Costa, has launched a campaign targeted at the young to cut out alcohol

3 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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

Weekend COVID-19 case rises are getting lower in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

6,645 new coronavirus cases were accumulated over the weekend in the Valencian Community. The total, obtained by combining regional health ministry figures for Saturday and

2 Aug, 2021 @ 19:07

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca Based Opticians In Spain Get Robbed For The Fourth Time This Year By The Same Crooks

Costa Blanca-based opticians in Spain get robbed for the fourth time this year by the same gang

CROOKS have robbed a store owned by the Alicante-based chain, Optima Optica, for the fourth time in six months. They took at least a hundred

2 Aug, 2021 @ 18:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor

90% Of Newly Admitted Intensive Care Patients Are Not Fully Vaccinated In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

90% of new intensive care patients are not fully vaccinated in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NINE of ten people admitted to intensive care units in Valencian Community hospitals between July 19 and 25 were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The

2 Aug, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca helps detect cancerous ‘rodent ulcer’ on own sister’s face

GUARDAMAR optician, Lisa James, was happy to help when she was approached by her sister who was suffering redness in one eye. However, she discovered

2 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman Kidnapped In Ransom Demand As Costa Blanca Drugs Deal Turns Sour In Spain

Woman kidnapped as Costa Blanca drugs deal turns sour in Spain

A woman was kidnapped as an Elche drugs deal turned sour. Her boyfriend was selling marijuana to a group in the city and they took

2 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Serial Hugging Robbers Are Caught Trying To Find More Victims On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain

TWO women who stole watches and jewellery after hugging elderly victims across Spain have been arrested trying their luck on the Costa Blanca. The female

2 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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First ‘real’ heatwave of the summer predicted for Spain’s Valencia region this week

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

Elderly woman wakes up to see smiling burglar at her bedside on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Benidorm gets ‘Jappi’ to boost winter holiday bookings to the Costa Blanca in Spain

DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca

New €55,000 skate park promises to be the first of three in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Two French tourists are caught riding in the car boot during their Costa Blanca holiday in Spain

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Clean and sober summer promoted to young in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Weekend COVID-19 case rises are getting lower in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Costa Blanca-based opticians in Spain get robbed for the fourth time this year by the same gang

90% of new intensive care patients are not fully vaccinated in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca helps detect cancerous ‘rodent ulcer’ on own sister’s face

Woman kidnapped as Costa Blanca drugs deal turns sour in Spain

Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain

Costa Blanca fraudster Jody Smart loses final appeal at Spain’s Supreme Court against four-year jail sentence

PICTURED: Spain’s World Cup-winning duo honoured by Andalucian hometown with stadiums named after them – and their weight in tomatoes

WATCH: Spain’s Guadalajara fire continues to rage just north of Madrid – now the second-largest in its history

Who is Jonny Smyth, the tattooed partner of an OnlyFans model at the heart of British mafia gangland shooting on the Costa Blanca?

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