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

TINY SHOOTS appear of COVID-19 case falls and fewer people in hospital in Spain’s Valencian Community

TENTATIVE signs are appearing of a slight slowing down of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the Valencian Community. Latest figures from the regional health

28 Jan, 2021 @ 11:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm launches police operation to enforce weekend closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE will be deployed at key entry and exit points around Benidorm to ensure that a new weekend perimeter closure is not flouted. The resort,

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Benidorm Skyscraper Worker Has Safety Rope Cut By Angry Resident On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyscraper worker gets safety rope slashed by angry resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 51-year-old woman has been charged with trying to kill a Benidorm skyscraper worker after she cut his safety rope. She was allegedly unhappy that

27 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Teen burglar puts policeman in hospital after resisting arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 17-year-old robber at a Guardamar villa violently attacked a Guardia Civil officer during his arrest. The officer was admitted to Elche General Hospital due

27 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca

Queue-jumping mayors on Spain’s Costa Blanca refuse to quit over early COVID-19 jabs

THREE Costa Blanca region mayors are refusing to resign after they got COVID-19 vaccinations in early January. The mayors of El Verger and Els Poblets,

27 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain's state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

High Speed train launch for Spain’s Costa Blanca South in doubt due to Covid-19 border restrictions

PERIMETER checks in and out of larger towns and cities will severely slow down the operation of the new AVE into Costa Blanca South. Tickets

27 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

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

27 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Both Costa Blanca New Build Pandemic Slowdown

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

26 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja

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

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

26 Jan, 2021 @ 16:44

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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.

25 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Out Of Control Verdict On Covid 19 New Case Rates In Spain S Valencian Community

‘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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 14:16

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

CONNECTED: Internet is increasingly being used in schools all over the world

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Education·Technology·Valencian Community

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

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

25 Jan, 2021 @ 11:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

‘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

24 Jan, 2021 @ 13:21

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

24 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Brexit And Old General Franco Law Could Delay British House Buys On Spain S Costa Blanca

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

23 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Property

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

23 Jan, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

23 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

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

22 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Hospitality Protest Protesters And Torrevieja Mayor Eduardo Dolon

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

22 Jan, 2021 @ 16:20

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

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

22 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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TINY SHOOTS appear of COVID-19 case falls and fewer people in hospital in Spain’s Valencian Community

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Benidorm launches police operation to enforce weekend closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm skyscraper worker gets safety rope slashed by angry resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Teen burglar puts policeman in hospital after resisting arrest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Queue-jumping mayors on Spain’s Costa Blanca refuse to quit over early COVID-19 jabs

High Speed train launch for Spain’s Costa Blanca South in doubt due to Covid-19 border restrictions

NO LET UP in high COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

Holiday home builds on Spain’s Costa Blanca slashed in 2020 due to pandemic

Benidorm hotels slam new weekend closure orders on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSPITAL CASES reach new COVID-19 high in Spain’s Valencian Community

Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

16 months on after Vega Baja flood disaster, 300 full compensation claims still need sorting on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Volunteers sought to help with cactus clearance on Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘OUT OF CONTROL’ verdict on spiralling COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

Health commissioner resigns over vaccine queue-jumping scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

YOU’VE GOT MAIL: Wireless internet connection overhaul planned for more than 1,500 primary schools in Spain’s Valencia region

Tough COVID-19 home clampdown and weekend city border closures introduced in Spain’s Valencian Community

‘Beastly’ windmill project that ‘will endanger animal lives and the environment’ is universally slammed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm bullring will get a radical makeover on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Brexit means old General Franco law could delay British house buys on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers with marijuana stash equal to weight of a small child caught at border controls on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm looks to new high-tech guide system to help tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GRIM NEWS continues over COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

Angry hospitality sector airs closure grievances to Torrevieja mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cycle lanes between popular expat town and local beaches mooted for Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish police continue to unwind huge 42-tonne cocaine cartel that corrupted high-ranking Madrid cops and Algeciras port workers

Vox leader Santiago Abascal heads to expat stronghold of Estepona for big public rally ahead of November elections

Spain’s right leads in polls as Vox support surges before November election

Man, 18, arrested over murder of leading plastic surgeon gunned down at his Marbella clinic

Mystery movie production filming in Cadiz coastal gem puts out casting call for extras ‘with no acting experience’

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