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British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

Roadblocks moved to minor roads to catch checkpoint dodgers as 27 fined in first five hours of weekend lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE SECOND weekend lockdown of Orihuela (Alicante) saw 27 fines for various offences in its first five hours. Checkpoints set-up at points in and out

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain

A Polish-owned budget clothes retailer is to open 400 stores in Spain to challenge the likes of Primark. Pepco has 2,100 shops across 13 European

7 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it

6 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

LATEST Valencian health ministry figures released last night(February 5) showed 6,130 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That total is up

6 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!

Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to

5 Feb, 2021 @ 18:11

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

God S Will As Catholic Priest Catches Covid 19 After Constantly Refusing To Wear A Mask On Spain S Costa Blanca

Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca priest who flouted COVID-19 rules by refusing to wear a mask has caught the virus. Father Francisco Martinez Noguera has been the

5 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Torrevieja·Valencia

Entrepreneurship grows as 163 companies close in just three months throughout Spain’s Vega Baja region

COSTA BLANCA South companies that had to close down during the third quarter of 2020 numbered 163, and yet even more people became self-employed. The

5 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Covid crisis funding from Valencian government for city heavily populated with Brits is €684,000

ROJALES Council is getting a €684,000 grant from Valencia to help firms that suffered through the pandemic. This includes Ciudad Quesada, the Costa Blanca town

5 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Violent threats kept fashion designer Jody Smart linked to disgraced pension firm CWM on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat fashion designer behind the alleged loss of €35 million of investors money has insisted regular threats of violence were behind her involvement with

5 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

NEW COVID-19 cases halved over two weeks but high death rate continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

4,822 new coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(February 4) daily update from the Valencian health ministry. That is a fall of 253 new infections

5 Feb, 2021 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Annual “riot of colour” on Spain’s Costa Blanca replaced by virtual tour of wall museum due to Covid

THE highlight of Orihuela’s fiesta season, the annual medieval market, has been replaced by a virtual tour of the city’s Museum of the Wall –

5 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are way down on 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BIG DROP in new COVID-19 cases but deaths pass 5,000 in Spain’s Valencian Community

A daily record of 112 deaths caused by COVID-19 was reported last night(February 3) in the Valencian Community, as new infections plummet downwards. Yesterday’s total

4 Feb, 2021 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Con Artist Pretended To Be Daughter Of Franco Or Emeritus King Juan Carlos In 4 Million Swindle In Spain S Costa Blanca

CON ARTIST pretended to be daughter of Franco or King Juan Carlos in €4 million swindle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman pretended to be the illegitimate daughter of dictator General Franco or Emeritus King, Juan Carlos I, as part a €4 million Costa Blanca-based

3 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

DEATH TOLL reaches new daily high in COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 deaths reached a record daily high in the Valencian Community yesterday(February 2) with 106 fatalities. 59 of the deaths came in Alicante Province. It

3 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

City on Spain’s Costa Blanca runs on 100% renewable energy sources for entire year

ORIHUELA, in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca South, has just announced that all of the Iberdrola electricity used throughout 2019 came from

3 Feb, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Pair steal €20,000 from house of recently deceased man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

OPERATION CERVOL in Callosa de Segura has ended with the arrest of two men for allegedly burglarising the house of a recently deceased man. Guardia

3 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Plucky female Torrevieja shop owner kicks out knife-wielding robber onto street in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female Torrevieja shop owner bravely took on a knife-wielding robber and threw him out onto the street. The Guardia Civil arrested the 45-year-old Spanish

2 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

‘FORGET EASTER’ says Valencian President in message to Spanish tourists making Costa Blanca plans

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, has poured cold water on suggestions that some form of domestic tourism could return in time for Easter. Spain’s Tourist Minister,

2 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Police Chase Six People After 290 Kilometre Taxi Journey To Beat Alicante Curfew On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Alicante after travelling 290 kilometres from Almeria to try to break the city’s weekend perimeter closure. Details of Saturday’s

2 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two new supermarkets open in popular expat areas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALDI strengthens its presence on the Costa Blanca as it opens its first supermarket in La Marina Urb. and a new store in Orihuela Costa.

2 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

President Sanchez visits Costa Blanca as local mayor brands Madrid rail link a “historic milestone” for the region

THE MAYOR of Orihuela and other dignitaries welcomed Spain’s President Sanchez, as the new AVE rail link to Madrid officially opened. A direct link to

2 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

WEEKEND FALL in new COVID-19 cases but hospital admissions go up in Spain’s Valencian Community

6,713 new coronavirus infections were reported today(February 1) in the Valencian Community, as weekend COVID-19 new case numbers trend downwards. It means that a total

1 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

Prosecutors to see if Costa Blanca politicians broke laws by getting early COVID jabs in Spain

ALICANTE prosecutors will investigate whether local politicians who got early COVID-19 vaccines broke the law. The process was kick-started by a complaint from two citizens

1 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

City Closures Lead To Big Sanctions Blitz Against Covid Rule Breakers On Spain S Valencian Community

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

OVER 3,700 people were sanctioned over the weekend for breaking COVID-19 safety rules across the Valencian Community. Around a third of those involved motorists trying

1 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Roadblocks moved to minor roads to catch checkpoint dodgers as 27 fined in first five hours of weekend lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain

‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!

Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

Entrepreneurship grows as 163 companies close in just three months throughout Spain’s Vega Baja region

Covid crisis funding from Valencian government for city heavily populated with Brits is €684,000

Violent threats kept fashion designer Jody Smart linked to disgraced pension firm CWM on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases halved over two weeks but high death rate continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

Annual “riot of colour” on Spain’s Costa Blanca replaced by virtual tour of wall museum due to Covid

BIG DROP in new COVID-19 cases but deaths pass 5,000 in Spain’s Valencian Community

CON ARTIST pretended to be daughter of Franco or King Juan Carlos in €4 million swindle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DEATH TOLL reaches new daily high in COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Valencian Community

City on Spain’s Costa Blanca runs on 100% renewable energy sources for entire year

Pair steal €20,000 from house of recently deceased man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Plucky female Torrevieja shop owner kicks out knife-wielding robber onto street in Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘FORGET EASTER’ says Valencian President in message to Spanish tourists making Costa Blanca plans

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two new supermarkets open in popular expat areas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

President Sanchez visits Costa Blanca as local mayor brands Madrid rail link a “historic milestone” for the region

WEEKEND FALL in new COVID-19 cases but hospital admissions go up in Spain’s Valencian Community

Prosecutors to see if Costa Blanca politicians broke laws by getting early COVID jabs in Spain

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

‘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