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Regional government bans teacher COVID-19 tests in city on Spain’s Costa Blanca ahead of school reopenings

TORREVIEJA council has been banned from testing its 1,100 teachers for COVID-19 ahead of next week’s start of the new school year. An email was

2 Sep, 2020 @ 17:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

ALMOST a quarter of night clubs and dance venues in the Valencian Community have closed their doors for good, according to a survey conducted by

2 Sep, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Doubling In New Weekend Covid 19 Cases On Spain S Costa Blanca

Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY health officials say that 178 new coronavirus cases were reported in Alicante Province last Saturday and Sunday. That’s closed to doubling the previous

1 Sep, 2020 @ 18:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

BEACH traders on the Costa Blanca have blamed UK travel quarantines for a bigger than expected loss of revenue over the summer. The Costa Blanca

31 Aug, 2020 @ 17:33

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Plans To Finish Infamous Road To Nowhere Link In Spain S Murcia Region Move Forward

Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion

THE LONG process to finish off a major Murcia region road takes another step forward this week. The RM-1 was meant to connect the Mar

31 Aug, 2020 @ 15:02

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, is forecasting the grimmest of months for September. With the traditional holiday season ending and children returning to school,

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:01

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S Levante Beach will go reservation-free from this Monday(August 31) with the end of the booking system introduced on July 15. Capacity controls and designated

30 Aug, 2020 @ 10:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Call To Cut Visitor Numbers To Iconic Landmark On Spain S Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d’Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern Costa

29 Aug, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH father and son have been charged with growing marijuana inside their Javea home on the northern Costa Blanca. The unnamed men, aged 44

28 Aug, 2020 @ 17:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

82-year-old man rescued from kidnap and torture ordeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE staged a rescue at a Villajoyosa flat after an 82-year-old man was held captive there for several days. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional

28 Aug, 2020 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca

Mum’s tireless fight to help baby with rare condition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA mum has launched an appeal to give her baby the best possible chance of fighting a rare condition. Stacey Smith from the

28 Aug, 2020 @ 15:31

Costa Blanca

British tourist found dead in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Third child dies this August in swimming pool tragedy on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

A THREE-YEAR-OLD French boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a holiday home in Pilar de la Horadada. It was the third pool fatality

28 Aug, 2020 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca

Self-proclaimed young anarchist from Spain’s Murcia region gets jailed for Picasso attack in London

A 20-YEAR-OLD student from the Murcia region was jailed for 18 months after he vandalised a Picasso painting at London’s Tate Modern gallery. San Javier-based

27 Aug, 2020 @ 16:21

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Benidorm official says €130 million demolition bill for illegal towers on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘not in the public interest’

A SENIOR Benidorm council official has said that the demolition bill for the illegally-built ‘Gemelos 28’ tower blocks in Punta Llisera ‘would be very difficult

27 Aug, 2020 @ 12:58

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Phase 1 return discussed in Spain’s Costa Calida as Mayor admits ‘nothing is ruled out’

LORCA, in the Region of Murcia, is suffering such a spike in Covid-19 figures, that it has refused to rule out a return to Phase

27 Aug, 2020 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

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Regional government bans teacher COVID-19 tests in city on Spain’s Costa Blanca ahead of school reopenings

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade

Infamous ‘Road to Nowhere’ link in Spain’s Murcia area takes new step to completion

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

82-year-old man rescued from kidnap and torture ordeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mum’s tireless fight to help baby with rare condition on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Third child dies this August in swimming pool tragedy on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

Self-proclaimed young anarchist from Spain’s Murcia region gets jailed for Picasso attack in London

Benidorm official says €130 million demolition bill for illegal towers on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘not in the public interest’

Phase 1 return discussed in Spain’s Costa Calida as Mayor admits ‘nothing is ruled out’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BREAKING: Spain boycotts next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Israel allowed to compete

Investigators find 50 dead wild boars in swine fever quarantine zone near Barcelona – as dozens of countries ban Spanish pork

Spain adds an extra eight new billionaires in 2025 as super-rich hit eye-watering new wealth record

Tourist warning on the Costa del Sol as man ‘swipes keys from porter’s lodge and robs beachfront holiday flats’

When can I buy advance spring 2026 tickets for the Caminito del Rey – including Semana Santa?