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New coach for Elche as return to La Liga top flight starts soon for fans on Spain´s Costa Blanca

ELCHE’S Argentinian owner has brought in a fellow-countryman to guide the club through La Liga’s Primera division after a five year absence from Spain’s top

26 Aug, 2020 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Sport

Benidorm Hotels See 85 Per Cent Drop In July For Overnight Stays On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm hotels see 85 per cent July collapse in overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JULY was a terrible month for hotels on the Costa Blanca according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. Figures compiled by Hosbec showed that Benidorm

26 Aug, 2020 @ 16:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

No Home Lockdowns Planned If New Emergency Measures To Fight Covid 19 Are Needed On Spain S Costa Blanca

No home lockdowns planned if extra emergency measures are needed to fight COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RETURN to home lockdowns is not on the agenda for the Valencian Community, according to president Ximo Puig. The regional leader was speaking this

26 Aug, 2020 @ 14:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Schools start back in Spain: Here is everything you need to know

Kids will go back to school full-time next month. From Andulcia to Valencia, regions across Spain have confirmed the news, ending months of uncertainty for

26 Aug, 2020 @ 14:02

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead·Other News·Valencia

Surfers get a welcome break with a designated beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAFE surfing has been given a boost on the southern Costa Blanca with a specially designated area. Cala Cerrada on the Orihuela Costa has been

26 Aug, 2020 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca

Spain S Valencian Community Registers The Biggest Single Day Of Covid 19 Cases Since The Start Of The Pandemic

Record day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY reported an unwelcome record last night(August 25) with 772 new COVID-19 cases in the biggest single day for new infections during the

26 Aug, 2020 @ 12:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man gets stabbed in the testicles in sex row in Spain’s Valencia region

AN argument over having sex took a violent turn as a 21-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend in the testicles in the Valencian Community town of

26 Aug, 2020 @ 11:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

New move to tackle squatting and overcrowded flats after increasing complaints on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE, housing groups and neighbourhood associations will join forces in Callosa de Segura to tackle squatting in the Costa Blanca town. Callosa mayor, Manuel Martínez

25 Aug, 2020 @ 17:42

Costa Blanca

Shock departure for coach who secured top La Liga soccer for Spain’s Costa Blanca two days earlier

ELCHE’S coach Pacheta has left the club after booking a return to La Liga’s Primera division on Sunday night in a play-off win at Girona.

25 Aug, 2020 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca·Sport

Careless Burglar On Spain S Costa Blanca Leaves Id Documents Behind In House And Is Arrested On His Return

Dumb house burglar on Spain’s Costa Blanca leaves ID documents behind and gets arrested when he returns

A DUMB burglar made a big mistake when he robbed a holiday home in Alicante City. He left a briefcase behind with his identification papers

25 Aug, 2020 @ 14:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Scooter rider dies in Benidorm after being hit by a bus on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN died in Benidorm this Monday morning(August 25) when her scooter was hit by a bus. The incident happened on the junction between Avenida

25 Aug, 2020 @ 13:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Fresh Covid 19 Outbreaks Across Spain S Costa Blanca

Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE COSTA BLANCA has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday(August 24). The news comes as the mayor of

25 Aug, 2020 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brit Paedophile nabbed in Spain’s Costa Blanca resort extradited to UK to serve sentence

A WANTED paedophile has been extradited to the UK after being arrested in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm. Mark Bowen, aged 25, fled to

25 Aug, 2020 @ 11:31

Costa Blanca·Lead

Hate charges dropped against Madrid man over claims he wanted to spread COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MADRID man has had hate crime charges dropped by a judge after he appeared in a video claiming to have moved to the Costa

25 Aug, 2020 @ 11:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Pickpockets Rounded Up In Benidorm After Thieving Spree Across Spain S Costa Blanca

South American pickpockets arrested in Benidorm after thieving spree across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GANG of pickpockets were arrested in Benidorm after a spate of thefts from people in shops and hotels. The group worked their way around

24 Aug, 2020 @ 17:27

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Social gatherings reduced to a maximum of SIX people in Spain’s Murcia Region from Wednesday

SOCIAL gatherings in the Murcia region of Spain will be restricted to just six people from Wednesday. The Monitoring Committee for COVID-19 in the region

24 Aug, 2020 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

Top flight La Liga soccer returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after five-year gap

TOP FLIGHT La Liga football will return to the Costa Blanca next month after Elche booked a place in the Primera Division five years after

24 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Sport

Freak accident sees unmanned motorboat hit woman in waters of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A TWIST of fate saw a woman injured by a motorboat propeller in the waters of a Costa Blanca beach at the weekend. The 33-year-old

24 Aug, 2020 @ 13:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s night club and bar owners demonstrate against enforced closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANGRY bar and club owners took to the streets of Benidorm to protest against new restrictions on bars and nightlife in the Costa Blanca resort.

24 Aug, 2020 @ 12:08

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Bondage gear found as 10 victims of sexual exploitation rescued from hands of drug traffickers in Spain’s Murcia

POLICIA NACIONAL busted a drugs gang in Murcia that had held captive 10 victims of sexual exploitation. A video has disturbing images of where they

24 Aug, 2020 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Lead

Villa cannabis shocker as landlords are left with big bills from illegal indoor farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SERIAL burglar convicted of 169 offences in Essex and London, has left the owners of a Costa Blanca property out of pocket after converting

23 Aug, 2020 @ 12:54

Costa Blanca

Council slammed for ignoring COVID regulations at Costa Blanca beauty spot because ‘it’s the goose that lays the golden eggs’

ONE of Spain’s most popular beauty spots, the Algar Waterfalls situated in the hills above Benidorm, has come under criticism for a lack of social

23 Aug, 2020 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm Mayor Announces Financial Bonus For Local Bars And Restaurants On Spain S Costa Blanca

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 tables

23 Aug, 2020 @ 10:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca