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Family Loan Sharks Used Guns To Extort High Interest Repayments On Spain S Costa Blanca

Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE loan sharks who threatened violence against debtors have been arrested in Benejuzar on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the trio, all members

16 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

Sterile nuts lead to COVID-19-free elevator on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA company that makes machines to process nuts has come up with a patent for a coronavirus-free elevator. The creation has come from

16 Nov, 2020 @ 12:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Young Mother Of Two Knifed To Death In Street On Spain S Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HUNDREDS of people turned out on Saturday(November 14) for a minute’s silence in memory of a young mother who was stabbed to death in a

16 Nov, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Golf Resort Repeats Double Success In Top Awards To Become Best In Spain Again

Costa Blanca golf resort repeats success in top awards to become best in Spain again

A COSTA BLANCA golf resort has hit the jackpot for the second year running to win two prestigious international awards. La Finca Golf in Algorfa

15 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Travel News

Benidorm Model With Down S Syndrome Gets Top International Award In Virtual Ceremony At Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm model with Down’s syndrome to get top award via virtual ceremony beamed into her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM model with Down’s syndrome will get a prestigious award in the early hours of Sunday morning(November 15) for being ‘an example to follow’.

14 Nov, 2020 @ 15:30

Benidorm·Celebrity·Costa Blanca

Woman who planned on joining terrorists in Syria arrested in Spain

A YOUNG woman who was planning to join jihadist terrorists in Syria has been arrested in Spain. Police say the woman – born and raised

14 Nov, 2020 @ 15:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain's favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%

Toys are ‘essential’ in pre-Christmas plea from national makers group based in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S toy manufacturers want their products to be classified as ‘essential items’ so that festive sales can continue unhindered during the pandemic restrictions. The Costa

14 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

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Benidorm-based holiday accommodation groups slam high cost of PCR tests for foreigners coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA hoteliers and holiday accommodation owners say that a new rule for most international travellers arriving at airports and ports to show a recent

13 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia passes 2,000 COVID deaths and extends border closure

COVID-19 deaths passed the 2,000 mark since the onset of the pandemic, with 19 more recorded yesterday, and the border closure of the Valencian Community

13 Nov, 2020 @ 12:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

COVID-19 cases rebound upwards across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have spiked upwards again in the Costa Blanca with Alicante Province reporting 640 new infections last night(November 12). That’s a rise of

13 Nov, 2020 @ 11:59

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

The biggest risk to your investments and pensions… could it be your financial adviser?

Over the last decade or so, Spanish expats have been exposed to some incredibly poor financial advice. In many cases this has led to clients

13 Nov, 2020 @ 09:30

Alicante·Asturias·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Valencia

Row Over 200 Kilometre Hospital Trips From Orihuela To Villajoyosa On Spain S Costa Blanca

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves

12 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s naked attraction as British teen known as ‘The Little Nuisance’ returns for illegal stunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenager has returned to Benidorm to foolishly climb naked up a 180 metre-high crane next to the Intempo building. Adam Lockwood, who brands

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New Covid 19 Cases Continue To Rise In Spain S Valencian Community

Rollback on COVID-19 record high in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW coronavirus cases recorded a fall last night(November 11) after a Tuesday’s daily record in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures showed 1,936 new positives

12 Nov, 2020 @ 11:24

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Alleged Quesada killer named after fatal stabbing of Brit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE alleged killer of young Brit Ben Nesbitt has been named as Wai Ming Lam. The Southport man is allegedly a well-known drug dealer and

12 Nov, 2020 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Bars And Restaurants In Protest Convoy On Alicante Streets In Spain S Costa Blanca Option 2

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

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Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sterile nuts lead to COVID-19-free elevator on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca golf resort repeats success in top awards to become best in Spain again

Benidorm model with Down’s syndrome to get top award via virtual ceremony beamed into her home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman who planned on joining terrorists in Syria arrested in Spain

Toys are ‘essential’ in pre-Christmas plea from national makers group based in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm-based holiday accommodation groups slam high cost of PCR tests for foreigners coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencia passes 2,000 COVID deaths and extends border closure

COVID-19 cases rebound upwards across Spain’s Costa Blanca

The biggest risk to your investments and pensions… could it be your financial adviser?

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s naked attraction as British teen known as ‘The Little Nuisance’ returns for illegal stunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Rollback on COVID-19 record high in Spain’s Valencian Community

Alleged Quesada killer named after fatal stabbing of Brit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

There’s a new unlikely star of Spanish cuisine coming out of Galicia – and it isn’t a talented new chef

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

Residents evacuated from rain-soaked Grazalema given green light to return as landslide risk subsides

Spain’s expat divide: HALF of all 30-34-year-olds in Barcelona are foreign-born – and it’s the same for over-55s in Marbella

Spain’s new sovereign wealth fund will pay for up to 15,000 new affordable rental homes each year