One in five colleges in Valencia in COVID special measures
THE number of colleges with confined classrooms has reached a record high, with 568 classes now taking place in isolation, according to figures released by
Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain
A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said
Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana led a routine police patrol to stumble upon a massive drugs farm in the Pilar de la Horadada area of the
Twin earthquakes in Spain as Costa Blanca becomes country’s most affected region
TWO earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.4 hit the Costa Blanca South last night and early this morning, making it the region in Spain most
Popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca claims a world digital first
A COSTA BLANCA city is claiming the crown of having the world’s first fully-digital beach. Alicante’s El Postiguet beach has been equipped with the pioneering
Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN INFORMATION board at the site of an infamous concentration camp in Alicante Province has been daubed with the name of Spain’s far-right political party,
Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca inspired ground-breaking poet Sylvia Plath
BENIDORM features in a movie currently being shot that tells the honeymoon story of renowned American poet Sylvia Plath and one of Britain’s greatest 20th
The Great Spanish Rip-Off… you might not even know you’re a victim yet.
It was back in 2016 that I tentatively wrote my first ‘exposé’ of certain questionable practises that were being used within the financial advice industry,
New COVID-19 cases hold firm across Spain’s Valencian Community
FRESH COVID-19 infections are continuing to stay above the 1,500 daily mark across the Valencian Community. A record daily number of 88 outbreaks were reported,
COVID-19 tourist slump causes 47-year blowback for Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
A EUROPEAN UNION survey suggests that flights to and from Alicante-Elche airport have now collapsed to levels last seen in 1973. Airport operator, Aena, has
Find out which Costa Blanca towns will get new restrictions as Spain battles with COVID-19
23 COSTA BLANCA municipalities will go into special measures from midnight(October 31) to try to stem the spike in COVID-19 cases. Elche and Orihuela City
Fresh COVID-19 cases continue to spiral despite marginal drop across Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community showed a slight fall in the latest report published on Thursday evening(October 29). 1,529 infections were logged in
BREAKING: Spain’s Valencia region to close its external borders to fight coronavirus
THE Valencia region has joined the majority of Spain in declaring it will close its borders on Friday in a bid slow the spread of
British hoarder arrested over home blaze as fire crews dodge two metre hole on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been arrested by Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil after a fire broke out in his rubbish-filled home which also had a two-metre deep
‘More measures’ to be introduced to fight rising COVID-19 rates in Spain’s Valencian Community
VALENCIAN president Ximo Puig has promised ‘more measures’ to stem the steep rises in COVID-19 infections across the Valencian Community. Puig spoke this morning(October 29)
No border closures yet as new COVID-19 cases show another steep rise across Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW COVID-19 infections went up by 60 per cent in a day across the Valencian Community, as the regional government resists following other parts of
BREAKING: Spain’s Murcia to close down external borders and confine all 45 of its municipalities
MURCIA has announced it is closing its external borders and those of its 45 municipalities. The measure will last for at least 15 days and
Benidorm shops in crisis as shutters are pulled down on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AROUND half of Benidorm’s shops will be closed over the next few months according to the Independent Association of Benidorm Merchants(Aico). The group also says
Restrictions could get stricter as COVID-19 cases multiply on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NEW restrictions to slow the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are set to get even tougher. A night-time curfew between midnight and
Icelandic fugitive convicted of multiple sex assaults on his young daughter is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ICELANDIC paedophile who abused his daughter has been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca. The perverted parent had been sentenced to jail
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca claim cancellation rise after second State of Alarm was introduced
BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers claim that bookings are being cancelled after Sunday’s announcement of a second State of Alarm. Alicante Province Hotel Association president,
Residents told to report selfish neighbours who host rule-breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA residents are being asked to ‘snitch’ on neighbours who break COVID-19 restrictions like the new curfew. Valencian Justice Minister, Gabriela Bravo(pictured left) said:
Weekend COVID-19 cases nearly double in worrying rise across Spain’s Valencian Community
WEEKEND COVID-19 infection rates almost doubled in the Valencian Community according to the latest health ministry figures, with hospital ITUs the busiest since the start
Murcia president demands fair EU funding to avoid a ‘two speed Spain’ after Covid-19 ‘economic tsunami’
THE PRESIDENT of Murcia region, López Miras, has called for a “fair and transparent” distribution criteria for European funds “to avoid a Spain at two
Trio linked with murder all detained after man shot twice in head from behind on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE man is believed to have hired a pair Colombian hitman brothers to murder a beach walker by shooting him in the head from
