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Struggling bars and restaurants in protest convoy on Alicante streets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 200-STRONG motorcade drove round Alicante City today(November 11) in protest over the state of the local hospitality industry. The demonstration was organised by hospitality

11 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

FOUR MOROCCANS have been arrested over the kidnapping of two men in Alicante Province who were then held in Fuengirola. Families of the captives, both

11 Nov, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

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

Curfew changes examined and border closure set to continue for Spain’s Valencian Community

A RECORD daily figure for COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community is forcing the regional government to look at fresh counter-measures, short of introducing home

11 Nov, 2020 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca mayors praised for their ‘leadership locomotive’ promoting €227m direct rail link into Spain’s Orihuela Costa

BOTH Orihuela and Torrevieja mayors have come together to promote a rail link project direct into the coastal part of the region. Emilio Bascuñana and

11 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Trio arrested as car linked to murder found buried in walls of house and body found wrapped in plastic 65 miles away in Spain’s Murcia

POLICIA Nacional has had to use industrial machinery to uncover a car linked with the murder of a Murcia man, before the victim was found

10 Nov, 2020 @ 21:02

Costa Blanca

Worst day yet for COVID-19 cases in record single-day total in Spain’s Valencian Community

A NEW daily record for coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community was announced today(November 10) with news of 2,341 positive tests over the last 24

10 Nov, 2020 @ 19:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Vulnerable families given shelter in unique collaboration on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca, has just started a collaboration that will provide housing for vulnerable families in the municipality.

10 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fury as homophobic bully hospitalises boy, 11, in brutal attack at school in Spain’s Murcia – but is only suspended for 15 days

A SCHOOL is under fire for refusing to expel a homophobic bully whose latest attack sent his 11-year-old victim to hospital. The 15-year-old attacker has

10 Nov, 2020 @ 16:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

Thieves Pinch Special Greenwich Meridian Road Sign From Denia On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SPECIAL road sign marking the spot where the Greenwich Meridian passes through part of the northern Costa Blanca has been stolen. It was erected

10 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Border closure derails Benidorm bargain breaks plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PLAN to boost Benidorm’s tourism by offering cheap accommodation and dining packages has hit the buffers. The Valencian Community’s decision to close its border

10 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Doctors and nurses in Valencia take gloves off in new confrontation with Ministry of Health

MEDICAL personnel and their unions are ready to stand up to the Ministry of Health as it proposes tough new changes to their working conditions

10 Nov, 2020 @ 10:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

EXCLUSIVE: Expats are clogging up a ‘saturated’ Spanish administration with unnecessary TIE applications, claims Costa Blanca broker

THE EXPAT Centre in Ciudad Quesada has spoken out about the sheer volume of British applicants applying for Spanish residencia in recent weeks. Understandably, Brits

9 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Benidorm’s hospitality sector and shop owners announce new mass protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE Benidorm-based hospitality and trade groups want businesses to close this Thursday(November 12) so that they can join a protest calling for more financial help

9 Nov, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Unhappy ending for chiropractor in Valencia City

A MALE chiropractor operating in Valencia City has been arrested for sexually abusing two clients by fondling two clients in their buttocks and breasts, police

9 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

COVID-19 death toll and hospitalisations climbing across Spain’s Costa Blanca

312 NEW COVID-19 cases have been reported in Alicante Province since the last Valencian health ministry update on Saturday morning. The Monday(November 9) figures showed

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Close Down Bar And Arrest British And Irish Nationals Over Drug Sales On Spain S Costa Blanca

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH and Irish nationals have been arrested after a police swoop on a Benidorm area bar in Albir-Alfaz that sold cocaine and viagra pills. Two

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was strangled when taking her dog for a walk in the Elche area of the Costa Blanca last Friday(November 6). Her body was

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Suicidal British expat saved from tragedy by local police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Police talked down an English national who was threatening to jump from a bridge on Saturday afternoon, November 7. Agents had been alerted by

9 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca company makes special dolls that are Spain’s best toy of 2020

A COSTA BLANCA company has won a prestigious accolade for producing the best Spanish toy of 2020. The award has gone to Miniland in Onil

7 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca

Record number of 800,000 flu vaccines administered to elderly, pregnant and vulnerable in one month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALMOST 800,000 influenza vaccines have been given by Valencia’s Department of Health in the last month, beating last year’s entire annual total. Only four weeks

7 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN HOUR-LONG chase across several municipalities in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca, ended up with a 20-year-old man arrested in Benissa. The

7 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Bars and restaurants will remain open as new capacity rules are announced in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY is not following other regions of Spain in closing down bars and restaurants as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise. A new

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Earthquakes continue daily across eastern and southern Spain

SINCE Sunday, November 1, Spain’s southern and eastern coasts have seen two dozen earthquakes. This morning, one of the strongest quakes this week was felt

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·National News·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Rising trend of COVID-19 cases slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 infection rates have seen a significant fall across the Valencian Community according to the latest figures released last night(November 5). The regional health

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Court values a man’s lost testicle after hospital delay in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA man will get a €60,000 payout after a delay at the Vega Baja Hospital led to him losing one of his testicles. The

6 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Struggling bars and restaurants in protest convoy on Alicante streets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

Curfew changes examined and border closure set to continue for Spain’s Valencian Community

Costa Blanca mayors praised for their ‘leadership locomotive’ promoting €227m direct rail link into Spain’s Orihuela Costa

WATCH: Trio arrested as car linked to murder found buried in walls of house and body found wrapped in plastic 65 miles away in Spain’s Murcia

Worst day yet for COVID-19 cases in record single-day total in Spain’s Valencian Community

Vulnerable families given shelter in unique collaboration on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fury as homophobic bully hospitalises boy, 11, in brutal attack at school in Spain’s Murcia – but is only suspended for 15 days

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Border closure derails Benidorm bargain breaks plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Doctors and nurses in Valencia take gloves off in new confrontation with Ministry of Health

EXCLUSIVE: Expats are clogging up a ‘saturated’ Spanish administration with unnecessary TIE applications, claims Costa Blanca broker

Benidorm’s hospitality sector and shop owners announce new mass protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Unhappy ending for chiropractor in Valencia City

COVID-19 death toll and hospitalisations climbing across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Suicidal British expat saved from tragedy by local police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca company makes special dolls that are Spain’s best toy of 2020

Record number of 800,000 flu vaccines administered to elderly, pregnant and vulnerable in one month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Bars and restaurants will remain open as new capacity rules are announced in Spain’s Valencian Community

Earthquakes continue daily across eastern and southern Spain

Rising trend of COVID-19 cases slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

Court values a man’s lost testicle after hospital delay in Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Bizarre moment carnival group in wheelchairs parades as Stephen Hawking in southern Spain – before belting out songs dedicated to late physicist

Flat-sharing is becoming the new normal in Spain’s pressured housing market – but would you live with a total stranger?

INTERVIEW: Recollections of an Andalucian who was just a child when the USA accidentally dropped four atom bombs on Spain – in what became known as the Palomares nuclear disaster

ON THIS DAY: When America atom-bombed Andalucia (by mistake)

Mijas plans to install AI-powered ‘Big Brother’ CCTV network: Cameras will read number plates and track cars after spate of narco-fuelled violence in the Costa del Sol municipality