Early Xmas present from town on Spain’s Costa Blanca of shopping vouchers to every family
A Costa Blanca town is giving away a voucher to every family in an attempt to boost local business. Pilar de la Horadada council is
Trend in new COVID-19 infections continues to show cause for concern in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 case rates are remaining stubbornly high across the Valencian Community. The region now has the fifth-highest incidence rate of COVID-19 in Spain behind
Unlicensed brothel to close following complaints on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA Council is fast-tracking the forced closure of a notorious unlicensed brothel following a slew of complaints. Although officially licensed as a hostel, Policia Nacional
Injured grey seal sighted in Portugal and Gibraltar gets treated in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN elusive grey seal that’s been popping up in Costa Blanca waters over the last week has been given a dose of antibiotics. Vets from
Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row
THREE Policia Nacional officers in Torrevieja needed medical treatment after being attacked by a family picking up their Spanish ID cards. The five-strong group had
Police in Spain seize €800,000 worth of counterfeit whiskey in major crime ring bust
SPANISH police have busted a major crime ring suspected of exporting fake whiskey. Over €800,000 worth of counterfeit booze has been seized and 14 people,
Spain’s biggest Russian mafia swoop in a decade sees Costa Blanca-based money laundering gang arrested
A major Policia Nacional operation against a Costa Blanca-based Russian mafia money laundering gang has resulted in 23 arrests. The Policia said it was their
LAST ORDERS: Valencia’s bars and restaurants took €1 BILLION less in 2020
BARS and restaurants throughout the Valencian Community have lost over 44% of income this year due to the pandemic. Come December 31, businesses in the
Homes plundered by brazen thieves in Spain’s Costa Blanca while owners are inside
TWO men who brazenly robbed homes around Javea while the residents were inside, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Guardia is still looking
City council told to pay back over 100,000 euros of social services funding to regional government on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council has been told to return 103,000 euros to the Generalitat Valenciana. For the third year in a row, the council that also
New COVID-19 infections hit daily ‘second wave’ record in Spain’s Valencian Community
FRESH COVID-19 cases have reached a new daily record during the second wave of the pandemic across the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(December 15) update from
Regional president admits the possibility of a third Covid-19 wave in South East Spain is “up to us”
PRESIDENT of the Valencia region, Ximo Puig, issued the sternest of warnings to the population on Spanish TV yesterday, December 14th. He appeared on “La
Prolific teenage thief breaks into locked-down nursing home FOUR times on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Elche nursing home under COVID-19 quarantine measures was broken into four times by the same teenage thief over 17 days. The Policia Nacional launched
CEREAL THIEF: Top supermarket chain gets restraining order against prolific shoplifter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN who travelled around the Costa Blanca stealing items from Mercadona has been barred from the supermarket giant. An Elche judge backed Mercadona’s request
Holiday relaxations could be reeled in as new COVID-19 cases rise in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE Valencian Community has reported 2,120 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend as infection rates remain steady. Falls in new infections appear to have levelled
Alicante police agent refuses to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROBE has been launched into an Alicante Policia Local agent who refuses to wear a mask while he is on duty. The HR department
School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce
ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign.
Sophisticated jewel robbery gang used glue markers to identify empty homes in Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA jewel robbers used stringed glue to mark the front doors of suitable targets where the home owners had gone out to work. Seven
Benidorm’s battered tourist businesses issue €72 million ‘pay-up’ demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S struggling shops and hospitality businesses have demanded €72 million in aid over six months from the Valencian government. Pandemic restrictions have seen the normally-bustling
Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A ‘floating island’ sculpture consisting of 3,612 plastic bottles is on display in Alicante to highlight the problems of environmental pollution in the world’s oceans.
Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ancient moat that is over 3,000 years old has been uncovered in Guardamar on the southern Costa Blanca. Archaeologists from Alicante University have made
Expats ‘disappointed’ but ‘philosophical’ as outdoor Christmas carol concert moves indoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA’S popular Christmas carol concert is being moved indoors due to current levels of concern regarding Covid-19. Traditionally held in the Plaza de la Constitucion,
Former city mayor to be tried for embezzling over 70,000 euros of public funds on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIGASTRO will see it’s former mayor, Jose Joaquin Moya, brought before a public jury next week for two crimes of embezzling public funds. His alleged
Tough times for both the hero and the man he rescued from a 2019 apartment fire in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A street seller who became a Spanish and international hero a year ago after a Denia fire rescue, still cannot find a job. Meanwhile, the
COVID-19 new cases show marginal week-to-week increase in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases have shown a slight rise across the Valencian Community over a weekly period. 1,460 new positives were reported by the regional health
Property owner returns home to find three squatters on his sofa in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HOMEOWNER in Callosa de Segura returned to his property on Tuesday, December 8, to find squatters relaxing on his sofa. He had been contacted