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Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community

CLAIMS of an ‘overwhelmed’ health system has led an opposition politician to call for the Spanish army to help vaccinate the Valencian Community. Isabel Bonig,

8 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine

VALENCIA is ready and prepared to roll out the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the moment it arrives, its regional health minister has said. Ana Barcelo

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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

HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community

A record figure of 2,254 people are currently being treated for COVID-19 in Valencian Community hospitals. The pandemic-high statistic was reported today(January 7) by the

7 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Woman caught stealing €5,000 from 83-year-old after being identified via ATM withdrawal on Spain’s Costa Calida

AN alleged thief has been arrested after stealing thousands of euros from an 83-year-old on the Costa Calida. The perpetrator was identified after CCTV footage

7 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Cold Costa As Snow Hits Roads And Schools In Higher Areas Of Spain S Costa Blanca

Cold snap as snow falls in the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SNOW has hit high inland parts of Alicante Province today(January 7) with lorries banned from using some roads. Storm Filomena reached the region this morning,

7 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men

6 Jan, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to

6 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

COVID-19 infected man flew from London to Spain’s Alicante and was allowed to take TAXI to home in Almeria after refusing to go to hospital

The Nigerian flew into Alicante-Elche airport from the UK without the required PCR/LAMP test on Monday and so was ordered to be tested on site

6 Jan, 2021 @ 15:17

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

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

RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian

6 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times

TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from

5 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Town popular with expats goes bat crazy to help control mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BAT SHELTER boxes have been installed in Rojales, the town with the highest density of Brits on Costa Blanca. The purpose is to ensure that

5 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers

COSTA BLANCA business is booming, according to a radio station that has just added another broadcast to its services after a surge in clients. Despite

5 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:13

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Romanian man on the run from his country’s authorities on robbery convictions has been arrested after he broke curfew laws on the Costa Blanca.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

80 Year Old Dies After Driving On Wrong Motorway Carriageway On Spain S Costa Blanca

80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a

5 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,121 people have died from COVID-19 as the unwanted milestone of 3,000 fatalities was passed in the Valencian Community today(January 4). It was the first

4 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish pub forced to close after staff tests positive for COVID-19 near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but Brit expat warns customers ignoring quarantine advice

AN Irish pub has been forced to close for at least 10 days after a member of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Church

4 Jan, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man

4 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Fleeing marijuana farm owner attacks police after hiding in chemist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Lithuanians have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a rented home in the Denia area. One of the men ran

4 Jan, 2021 @ 11:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

COVID-19 deaths edge towards 3,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE first daily COVID-19 case update for 2021 in the Valencian Community has declared 1,098 new infections today(January 2), as the pandemic death toll edges

2 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Doctors call for tougher restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region as pandemic becomes ‘out of control’

THE forum of Primary Care Physicians in the Valencian Community warned yesterday that ‘the pandemic is out of control, in terms of new cases, hospitalisations

2 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA council is drawing up plans for Blue Zone parking zones in its city centre. Federico Alarcon, the PP’s Councillor for Traffic and Safety, insisted

2 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 daily cases in the Valencian Community have risen by 117 infections to 2,832 in the latest figures issued today(December 31). The regional health

31 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

XIMO PUIG himself, the President of Valencia region, has promised the maximum deployment of police on the streets tonight to prevent parties from spreading the

31 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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Demands for Spanish army to help with ‘overwhelmed’ vaccination roll out plans in Valencian Community

Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine

HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community

Woman caught stealing €5,000 from 83-year-old after being identified via ATM withdrawal on Spain’s Costa Calida

Cold snap as snow falls in the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 infected man flew from London to Spain’s Alicante and was allowed to take TAXI to home in Almeria after refusing to go to hospital

RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times

Town popular with expats goes bat crazy to help control mosquitoes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community

Irish pub forced to close after staff tests positive for COVID-19 near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but Brit expat warns customers ignoring quarantine advice

Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fleeing marijuana farm owner attacks police after hiding in chemist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 deaths edge towards 3,000 mark in Spain’s Valencian Community

Doctors call for tougher restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region as pandemic becomes ‘out of control’

Blue Zone parking planned for major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

Regional president bans “lethal” parties and insists “there is no new year” in Spain’s Valencia region

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

EU fast-tracks Gibraltar treaty to ensure fluid border ahead of April’s deadline