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BUSTED: Secret drugs farm hidden in stables producing half tonne of cocaine a month – gang of 30 arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALMORADI drugs farm has been dismantled by Policia Nacional with 30 people being arrested. The secret cocaine processing laboratory was busted whilst in operation,

1 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 vaccine jabs stepped up as mass vaccination plans are unveiled for Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 vaccinations are being stepped up this week across the Valencian Community, with plans for mass vaccinations also announced for the region. Valencian President, Ximo

1 Mar, 2021 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?

I personally am feeling very upset about Brexit as no lorries seem to be getting here and English supermarkets are getting emptier and emptier. Let

27 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencian Community

‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out a Calpe urbanisation

A Spanish couple rented a luxury villa in Calpe to set up a fully-fledged massive indoor marijuana farm. Their operation came unstuck as they drained

27 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Property experts in Spain say it is a good time to buy with lower prices on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol

BETTER weather and the arrival of spring traditionally sees the start of the key time of the year for Spanish property sales. That in turn,

27 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Property·Valencian Community

SUN LAWYERS: Why you need to find the right lawyer to guide you through buying a house in Spain

BUYING a property is one of the biggest decisions most of us will make. Making a purchase in Spain has extra complications like a different

27 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 daily infection rates continued their big recent falls according to today’s figures(February 26) from the Valencian health ministry. 539 new cases were reported today

26 Feb, 2021 @ 18:17

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain

AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes. The victim was reeled

26 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows with manhole covers.

26 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEARLY 900 cattle stranded on a container ship docked outside the Murcian port of Cartagena are facing unnecessary slaughter after a cock-up by the Spanish

26 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

OUR 34th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

26 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy

A Benidorm restaurant owner has been arrested for being part of a gang in Italy that blew up bank ATMs in 73 robberies. The Policia

25 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases are a just a fifth of the total a week ago on February 18, according to latest figures released this evening(February 25)

25 Feb, 2021 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community

WEEKEND perimeter closures for Valencian Community cities of 50,000 people and over are to end after this weekend’s restrictions expire this Monday(March 1) at 6.00

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

We need to talk about your financial adviser…

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:25

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

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer

COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a ‘mass surge’ of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a third

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

XIMO PUIG, president of the Valencian region, has just announced details of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from this Monday, March 1. The interdepartmental

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:01

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Terrace tax suspended until 2022 to support pandemic-hit hospitality trade in popular expat town on Spain’s Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO council, which covers the British expat area of La Marina Urbanisation, has extended it’s suspension of the ‘terrace tax’ to bars and restaurants

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s beaches to get socially-distanced spaces again on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope of Easter domestic tourist revival

BENIDORM will start dividing up its beaches from this Monday(March 1) in a repeat of last year’s safety measures. That’s in spite of the fact

25 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES council is to spend over €300,000 on the town’s Archaeological Museum to fix all of the problems uncovered in a survey by its Heritage

25 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

ROLL UP: Mass COVID vaccination campaigns planned at events halls throughout the Valencia region in April

PLANS have been announced for a mass public anti-COVID vaccination campaign at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences complex starting in April. More specifically, the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

COVID-19 infections continue big downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

JUST 530 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(February 24) in the Valencian Community, as this week’s daily infection figures continue to match early October levels.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar see 20% rise in shares after praise of COVID drug

SHARES in Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar have surged after scientists confirmed ‘potent preclinical efficacy’ of its drug Aplidin against COVID-19. The study, printed in peer-reviewed

24 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News

Dogs get life-saving blood transfusions as farmers use illegal chemicals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Costa Blanca farmers have been arrested for using an illegal pesticide that poisoned two dogs. The animals needed blood transfusions to save their lives

24 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca

Multipurpose venue is a ‘dream come true’ for provincial president at historic coastal site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MULTI-MILLION euro project for Torrevieja’s harbourside was unveiled yesterday, and described as a “dream come true” by the president of Alicante province, Carlos Mazón.

24 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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

Spain’s Valencian Community opts for ‘prudence’ ahead of announcing reduced COVID-19 restrictions this Thursday

BARS and restaurants in the Valencian Community will reopen next week for the first time since January 20. The return of the hospitality trade offering

24 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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BUSTED: Secret drugs farm hidden in stables producing half tonne of cocaine a month – gang of 30 arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 vaccine jabs stepped up as mass vaccination plans are unveiled for Spain’s Valencian Community

DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?

‘POWER GRAB’ as luxury villa used so much electricity for marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca that it blacked-out a Calpe urbanisation

Property experts in Spain say it is a good time to buy with lower prices on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol

SUN LAWYERS: Why you need to find the right lawyer to guide you through buying a house in Spain

COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain

Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy

New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community

Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community

We need to talk about your financial adviser…

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer

OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Terrace tax suspended until 2022 to support pandemic-hit hospitality trade in popular expat town on Spain’s Blanca

Benidorm’s beaches to get socially-distanced spaces again on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope of Easter domestic tourist revival

Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROLL UP: Mass COVID vaccination campaigns planned at events halls throughout the Valencia region in April

COVID-19 infections continue big downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

Spanish pharmaceutical company PharmaMar see 20% rise in shares after praise of COVID drug

Dogs get life-saving blood transfusions as farmers use illegal chemicals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Multipurpose venue is a ‘dream come true’ for provincial president at historic coastal site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Valencian Community opts for ‘prudence’ ahead of announcing reduced COVID-19 restrictions this Thursday

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend

Body of missing British tourist, 79, discovered on the Costa del Sol after week-long search