NO LET UP in high COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
9.579 new coronavirus infections were declared last night(January 26) in the Valencian Community. That’s a rise of 1,156 cases on the Monday total, which is
Holiday home builds on Spain’s Costa Blanca slashed in 2020 due to pandemic
PROPERTY construction fell by 30% in 2020 in Alicante Province due to the coronavirus pandemic. Figures from the Alicante College of Surveyors(COAATIEA) show that 5,026
Benidorm hotels slam new weekend closure orders on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE coronavirus pandemic caused Costa Blanca hotels to suffer their worst-ever year with a 75% collapse in occupancy rates in 2020. The figures were compiled
HOSPITAL CASES reach new COVID-19 high in Spain’s Valencian Community
HOSPITALISATIONS reached another pandemic high in the Valencian Community today(January 25) according to the regional health ministry. 4,777 patients are being treated for COVID-19 in
Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante brothel has been raided by the Policia Nacional after reports that coronavirus health safety rules were broken. Authorities got a tip off that
16 months on after Vega Baja flood disaster, 300 full compensation claims still need sorting on Spain’s Costa Blanca
300 flood victims are still waiting for their full emergency pay-outs in the aftermath of the September 2019 disaster that ravaged the Vega Baja region.
Volunteers sought to help with cactus clearance on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE ARIZONA cactus is alive and all-too-well in the mountains above Orihuela, and volunteers are being sought to help remove them. The city’s Environment Department
‘OUT OF CONTROL’ verdict on spiralling COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has described the spread of the coronavirus as ‘uncontrolled’ in the regional parliament today(January 25). Speaking to deputies in Las
Health commissioner resigns over vaccine queue-jumping scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA’S Commissioner for the Department of Health has sensationally resigned following a row over his alleged queue-jumping for the Coronavirus vaccine. José Antonio García Gómez
YOU’VE GOT MAIL: Wireless internet connection overhaul planned for more than 1,500 primary schools in Spain’s Valencia region
PRIMARY schools throughout the Valencian Community will be fitted with fast and reliable Wi-Fi from March. The central government in Madrid has announced the inking
Tough COVID-19 home clampdown and weekend city border closures introduced in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW moves to limit social contact are being introduced today(January 25) across the Valencian Community to try to stem the large rise in new COVID-19
‘Beastly’ windmill project that ‘will endanger animal lives and the environment’ is universally slammed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POWER generation project across nearly 150,000 acres of Spanish countryside has been widely criticised by the four councils it would affect. Nine windmills, each
Benidorm bullring will get a radical makeover on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S bullring will be converted into a new cultural hub at a cost of €8.7 million. Structural issues have meant that the venue has not
Brexit means old General Franco law could delay British house buys on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BREXIT will make some property purchases more complicated for British people in some parts of the Costa Blanca due to an old law dating back
Drug traffickers with marijuana stash equal to weight of a small child caught at border controls on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil stopped and arrested the drivers of cars on the A7 with two huge bags of Marijuana, weighing in total the same as
Benidorm looks to new high-tech guide system to help tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants its Old Town equipped with a high-tech navigation system, NaviLens, to guide visitors around the area via a mobile smartphone app. Code points
GRIM NEWS continues over COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
8,630 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed today(January 22) in the Valencian Community. That’s a rise of 177 on yesterday, along with the caveat that
Angry hospitality sector airs closure grievances to Torrevieja mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND 400 hospitality business owners and workers protested outside Torrevieja’s Town Hall this morning(January 22) over the enforced closure of their sector. The crowd expressed
Cycle lanes between popular expat town and local beaches mooted for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROJECT linking the Guardamar coast with Rojales and Quesada was presented by Valencia’s Public Works minister, Arcadi España, this week. Specially-constructed lanes on the
COMPUTER CON as fraudster steals €43,000 off vulnerable victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A conman betrayed the trust of two elderly Alicante woman by using their bank cards to steal €43,000 of cash and goods. The 37-year-old Spanish
Fly tippers’ “irresponsible attitudes” slammed as roadside rubbish removal starts in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA and Orihuela Costa streets are being cleared of piles of rubbish seen dumped by fly tippers at the roadside. A joint collaboration between the
TOO MANY GOATS as farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca predict big problems due to hospitality closure
FARMERS in Alicante Province say they will suffer an immediate loss of €500,000 because they have lost the hospitality industry as major customers. Restaurants and
HIGHEST DEATH figure equalled during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Valencian Community
98 people died due to COVID-19 within a 24-hour period in the Valencian Community according to health ministry figures released last night(January 21). That equals
Three teens detained for vandalising nativity scene on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE Moroccan teenagers aged 14 and 15 were detained in Almoradi on January 12 for causing 2400 euros of damage to a municipal nativity scene.
QUEUE-JUMPING mayors will have to wait to get their second COVID jab in Spain’s Valencian Community
POLITICIANS who broke the rules by getting a first shot of the anti-coronavirus vaccine will have to take their proper turn to get the second
Virtual tours provide Covid-safe visits to museums on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MUCH of Costa Blanca’s culture will now be accessible to stay-at-home citizens, thanks to virtual tours. Mar Ezcurra, Orihuela’s Councillor for Culture (pictured below), announced