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No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curfew extension to fight COVID-19 is one of ‘few options left’ says Health Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has insisted that bringing forward the curfew start-time is one of the ‘few options left’ to try to reduce the

21 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BAD TO WORSE as COVID-19 figures break records again in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have leapt up by almost 25% in just 24 hours in the Valencian Community. Figures released tonight(January 20) by the regional health

20 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Health minister resigns in vaccine scandal after giving himself and senior officials COVID-19 jab in Spain’s Murcia

MURCIA’S health minister Manuel Villegas has resigned after it was revealed he skipped protocol to have himself vaccinated against COVID-19. Villegas and several other senior

20 Jan, 2021 @ 19:16

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Benidorm court bails Russian mob suspects arrested in mafia probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Russians accused of being part of a mafia gang have been freed from a Costa Blanca jail. They were placed into custody in Fontcalent

20 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Kids responsible for a dozen robberies caught red-handed taking selfies while vandalising school in Spain’s Murcia

TWO children have been arrested after allegedly carrying out 12 robberies from shops and a school in Murcia. Guardia Civil sources say the pair had

20 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

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Francia Ordena El Cierre De Bares Y Restaurantes Desde Las 0 Horas De La Pasada Noche

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

€50 million will be the minimal financial cost of the latest closure of Costa Blanca hospitality businesses, according to a leading Benidorm hotel association. Hosbec

20 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Farmer arrested for exploiting and abusing foreign workers in Spain’s Murcia region

A BULLYING farmer that abused foreign workers and had them working in pitiful conditions has been arrested. Policia Nacional sources allege the Murcia business-owner, “exploited

20 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Extended curfew call and reduced social mixing plans from Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, will ask the Spanish government today(January 20) for permission to bring forward the start of the region’s curfew to 8.00 pm.

20 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm

19 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

RECORD COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalisations in Spain’s Valencian Community

7,995 new coronavirus infections have been recorded in just one day in the Valencian Community. Figures released this evening(January 19) by the regional health ministry

19 Jan, 2021 @ 19:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Tenant Who Did Not Pay Rent Ran Indoor Javea Villa Marijuana Farm

Late rent exposes indoor drug farm in leased luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A massive marijuana farm operating out of a luxury Costa Blanca was uncovered after the tenant did not pay his rent for several months. The

19 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TOTAL CLOSURE: Bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community to shut in new COVID-19 measures

BARS and restaurants will be shut for the first time since May in a new tranche of measures to combat COVID-19 infections unveiled by the

19 Jan, 2021 @ 15:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Jabbing Jumper As Another Politician On Spain S Costa Blanca Breaks Vaccination Rules

JAB-BUSTER as yet another politician queue-jumps on Spain’s Costa Blanca to get COVID vaccination

THE list of Costa Blanca politicians getting COVID-19 vaccines ahead of priority categories has grown to include Orihuela’s Health Councillor, Jose Galliano. The PSOE socialist

19 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Stricter COVID-19 restrictions being discussed in Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, is to mull over fresh options today(January19)over what new restrictions can be introduced to stem the rising tide of new COVID-19

19 Jan, 2021 @ 11:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lovestruck Man Beaten Up And Robbed After Dating Site Con On Costa Blanca

LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 34-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in a Costa Blanca town after he met a woman through a dating website. The victim had posted

18 Jan, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca city becomes the greenest in Spain’s Valencian Community with over 50 charging stations for electric cars

ORIHUELA and its surrounding areas now have over 50 charging stations for electric vehicles, more than anywhere else in the Valencian Community. The Environment Councillor,

18 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca Suffers Covid 19 Outbreak Days After First Vaccinations

ENTIRE nursing home catches COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca a week after first vaccinations

A major COVID-19 outbreak has been reported in a Torrevieja nursing home, a week after residents and staff were given their first dose of vaccinations.

18 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN emergency field hospital has received its first COVID-19 patients as health services in Alicante Province struggle to cope with increasing coronavirus cases. The field

18 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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First citizens already receiving their second vaccine jab in Spain’s Valencia Region

OVER 5,000 people in the region will get their second and final vaccination jab this week in the region’s ongoing battle against Coronavirus. The Department

18 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Dumb burglar fails to pull wool over police eyes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A young thief thought he could hoodwink police by hiding under a sofa cover when officers arrived at a Costa Blanca address that he was

17 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

TERRIBLE DAY as new COVID-19 cases reach another record-high in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW daily COVID-19 infection figures reached a fresh pandemic-high today(January 15) with 7,497 cases in the Valencian Community. That easily beats last Saturday’s record figure

15 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Married Costa Blanca Mayors In Covid 19 Vaccine Queue Jump Row In Spain

Married mayors in COVID-19 vaccine queue-jump row on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN inquiry has opened into why two mayors in the Denia area of the northern Costa Blanca got vaccinated against the coronavirus last Friday(January 8).

15 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man dies of COVID-19 after receiving first dose of Pfizer vaccine in Spain’s Valencia – but death does not indicate weakness in jab

A CARE home resident has died from coronavirus after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. According to the Ministry of Health, the unnamed

15 Jan, 2021 @ 18:36

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Jealous Benidorm Husband Jailed For Imprisoning Wife Who Got Friendly With Another Man On Spain S Costa Blanca

Jealous Benidorm husband jailed for tieing-up wife who got friendly with another man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm man who exacted abusive revenge on his wife for developing a friendship with another man, has been jailed for almost nine years. The

15 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

6,207 new coronavirus infections were declared yesterday(January 14) in the Valencian Community, making it the second-highest day for new cases during the pandemic. That’s a

15 Jan, 2021 @ 11:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gas fire explosion leaves elderly man with 50% burns in one of two fires in neighbouring villages on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIRES in neighbouring urbanisations in the Vega Baja area resulted in two septuagenarians being hospitalised last night, December 14. Firefighters were called to attend the

15 Jan, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Curfew extension to fight COVID-19 is one of ‘few options left’ says Health Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community

BAD TO WORSE as COVID-19 figures break records again in Spain’s Valencian Community

Health minister resigns in vaccine scandal after giving himself and senior officials COVID-19 jab in Spain’s Murcia

Benidorm court bails Russian mob suspects arrested in mafia probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Kids responsible for a dozen robberies caught red-handed taking selfies while vandalising school in Spain’s Murcia

Benidorm group predicts big losses caused by enforced bar and restaurant closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Farmer arrested for exploiting and abusing foreign workers in Spain’s Murcia region

Extended curfew call and reduced social mixing plans from Spain’s Valencian Community

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RECORD COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalisations in Spain’s Valencian Community

Late rent exposes indoor drug farm in leased luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TOTAL CLOSURE: Bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community to shut in new COVID-19 measures

JAB-BUSTER as yet another politician queue-jumps on Spain’s Costa Blanca to get COVID vaccination

Stricter COVID-19 restrictions being discussed in Spain’s Valencian Community

LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca city becomes the greenest in Spain’s Valencian Community with over 50 charging stations for electric cars

ENTIRE nursing home catches COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca a week after first vaccinations

Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

First citizens already receiving their second vaccine jab in Spain’s Valencia Region

Dumb burglar fails to pull wool over police eyes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

TERRIBLE DAY as new COVID-19 cases reach another record-high in Spain’s Valencian Community

Married mayors in COVID-19 vaccine queue-jump row on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man dies of COVID-19 after receiving first dose of Pfizer vaccine in Spain’s Valencia – but death does not indicate weakness in jab

Jealous Benidorm husband jailed for tieing-up wife who got friendly with another man on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

Gas fire explosion leaves elderly man with 50% burns in one of two fires in neighbouring villages on Spain’s Costa Blanca

This Week in Spain: Cartoonists, US invasions and 800,000-year-old skulls

Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport continues to break records with more than 10 million passengers in first five months of 2026

Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow airport under terrorism legislation – but was far-right activist returning from Spain?

18 injured – including nine children – after tourist road train overturns during Malaga tapas tour

Ranked: Spain’s top 10 quietest and most peaceful beaches – and how to find them

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