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Valencian region stalls on request for moving to Phase 2 of coronavirus de-escalation – expected date changed to June...
THE government of the Valencian Community, the Generalitat, has u-turned on plans to take the region into phase 2 of coronavirus de-escalation next Monday.
Ana...
Costa Blanca man admits financing terrorism and recruiting supporters at Spain’s National Court
A San Vicente del Raspeig man has been jailed for six years and fined €1,300 after admitting to financing terrorism and trying to recruit...
British woman arrested after lying that €140 had been illegally withdrawn from her bank account
A 58-year-old British woman has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Jacarilla, near Orihuela, for filing a bogus report that money was stolen from...
Sticky and sleepless nights warning with soaring temperatures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT equatorial nights are being forecast for parts of the Costa Blanca towards the weekend.
Daytime maximums are predicted to touch at least 35 degrees...
Nocked for Six: Expat entertainer on Spain’s Costa Blanca bounces back after Covid-19 scare that nearly killed her
EXACTLY three months to the day, expat entertainer Nikki Nock was back to doing what she loves best, after nearly losing her life to...
Fresh demand for priceless 2,400 year-old statue to return to Costa Blanca city in Spain
ELCHE council has made a fresh appeal to the Ministry of Culture and the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid to return the 'Lady of...
Just 7 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Spain’s Valencian Community remain in intensive care – daily stats
JUST seven COVID-19 patients in hospitals across Spain's Valencian Community remain in intensive care (UCI), according to statistics released today.
Yesterday saw the number of...
Man lies about being professional photographer to obtain child pornography on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche man has been arrested for corrupting children and possessing child pornography.
The Policia Nacional said the 25-year-old Spaniard found potential victims by going...
Valencian region looks at reducing table distances to 1.5m in bid to boost hospitality economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DISTANCES between tables in bars, restaurants, and outside terraces could be reduced to just 1.5m in the Valencian Community in a bid to boost...
Last-ditch bid for talks to stop controversial housing development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA mayor Carolina Gracia wants talks with all 'interested parties' to stop the controversial Cala Mosca construction project.
The development envisages 2,274 homes being built...
Cellular network tower under construction in Moraira just ’10m’ from expat’s house – gathering organised 7pm tonight
A CELLULAR network tower is under construction just 10-metre's distance from at least one expat's house in Moraira on Spain's Costa Blanca.
Photographs passed to...
A big tourist welcome this winter in Benidorm and Valencia areas of Spain
AFTER two 'pandemic' winters, around 88% of tourist accommodation will remain open in the Valencian Community during the next few months according to the...
DEAR JENNIFER: Do I need to get the new TIE residency card?
Many of you will have heard of the TIE card (Tarjeta de Identidad de extranjero), whilst many of you won't have.
Therefore I thought I...
Popular ‘Gladiator’ exhibition extended till late November on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN international exhibition celebrating the days of gladiators doing battle in Rome's Colosseum has been extended in Alicante due to public demand.
'Gladiators: Heroes of...
How exactly do Chorus build market leading investment portfolios in Spain?
BRITS living in Spain will inevitably seek some kind of financial advice.
That could be a basic pension or investment review, or perhaps a...
Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.
A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway 'blow-out' led to their stolen loot being seized...
Swimmer left stranded and unconscious for 24 hours on remote cove in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man survived a day-long ordeal after falling amongst some cliff rocks in the Playa Estudiantes area of Villajoyosa just south of Benidorm on...
Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead.
He's been charged with attempted murder, assault,...
Scores of Franco’s victims to be exhumed and given dignified burials across Spain’s Costa Blanca
VICTIMS of Spain’s notorious dictator, General Franco, are to be exhumed across the region, with a tender process for the contract recently launched.
The €88,000...
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca.
They were part of a three-man gang who have been...
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca get financial bonus from mayor
BENIDORM'S struggling hospitality trade has been given some help from the local council with the news that there will be no charges for outside...
2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began.
The state meteorological office Aemet said on...
Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d'Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern...
Work begins on long-awaited €4 million park for popular British expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BULLDOZERS started clearing land on a Torrevieja urbanisation on Monday as a €4.1 million project kicked-off to create a park and sports area.
The 44,000...
Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far
FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared...
Albanian mafia gang members arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
A drugs and human trafficking gang linked to the Albanian mafia has been dismantled by the Policia Nacional in Alicante Province and Murcia.
An indoor...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE COSTA BLANCA
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
283 municipalities reported sightings in the region...
