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Costa Blanca sports centre hosts Covid-19 tests over outbreak fears at Santa Pola nightclub

A Santa Pola sports centre became a makeshift coronavirus testing centre today(July 21) as authorities tried to work out if anybody was infected over a

21 Jul, 2020 @ 17:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Hospital doctors across Spain’s Costa Blanca go on strike

RESIDENT doctors across the Valencian Community’s hospitals went on indefinite strike from today(July 21) over their contracts and salaries. Representatives from the medical union, MIR,

21 Jul, 2020 @ 16:18

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca S Benidorm Extends Levante Beach Booking Hours To Curb Queues

Costa Blanca’s Benidorm extends tourist beach booking to stop long queues

LONG queues to book plots on Benidorm´s famous Levante beach have forced the local council to increase the time slot when reservations can be made.

21 Jul, 2020 @ 15:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

K Sud Dental Centre In Calpe Is Making A Move Photo One Team

Costa Blanca’s K Sud Dental Centre in Calpe is making a big move

THREE years ago Dr. Karan Sud decided to make a bold move to Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca . He bought an existing dental

20 Jul, 2020 @ 18:24

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Costa Blanca COVID-19 case spike is put down to domestic visitors

THE Valencian Community’s president, Ximo Puig, has said that a rise in COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca has been caused by Spaniards coming into

20 Jul, 2020 @ 16:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Murcia partially closes nightlife venues following COVID-19 outbreaks as health minister warns young people are passing disease onto at-risk relatives

Such establishments will only be permitted to open their terraces and outdoor areas while all customers must be seated

20 Jul, 2020 @ 15:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca “White Elephant” in €3 million pay-off using public money

PILAR de la Horadada council has reached an “out of court” deal to use €3 million of public money to pay compensation over an infamous

20 Jul, 2020 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa

SPANISH police and the Moroccan Royal Guard have arrested a gang of 28 bird traffickers who were earning over €1 million a year. Some 280

20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:38

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Possible Lead Appeal Launched Over Costa Blanca S Largest Ever Corruption Case

Cash for trash: prosecutors to appeal after Costa Blanca businessman cleared in corruption case

ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors are launching an appeal against a verdict that cleared 34 people of taking bungs over the awarding of an Orihuela waste disposal contract.

19 Jul, 2020 @ 19:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATHERS enjoying their Covid-safe day on Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura were able to take away a free parasol yesterday, courtesy of the town’s Tourism Department

19 Jul, 2020 @ 11:26

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Costa Blanca tourist area joins Andalucia and Catalunya in extending mandatory mask wearing

SPAIN´S Valencian Community, which includes the Costa Blanca, has today(July 18) announced that the compulsory wearing of masks has been extended with immediate effect. Regional

18 Jul, 2020 @ 16:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

5 British men cleared in Spain over criminal involvement in death of Benidorm balcony plunge victim Kirsty Maxwell

THE family of a Scottish woman who plunged to her death from a Benidorm balcony have lost their battle to reopen a criminal investigation into

17 Jul, 2020 @ 14:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORE than three tonnes of hashish and seven specially-adapted speedboats have been seized in a combined police operation on the Costa Blanca. A total of

17 Jul, 2020 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca arriving passenger at Alicante-Elche airport taken to hospital with COVID-19 symptoms

A passenger who flew into Alicante-Elche airport today(July 16) has been taken to Alicante General Hospital after a routine check discovered that he presented symptoms

16 Jul, 2020 @ 17:29

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: Do I need to get the new TIE residency card?

Many of you will have heard of the TIE card (Tarjeta de Identidad de extranjero), whilst many of you won’t have. Therefore I thought I

16 Jul, 2020 @ 16:57

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca·Other News

Clumsy robbers leave trail of blood back to their own house after bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE had little difficulty catching a pair of clumsy burglars – they simply followed a trail of blood to catch the hapless duo. They had

16 Jul, 2020 @ 10:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Second drowning in a week on same tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TRAGEDY has struck on the same popular beach for the second time in a week after a man drowned at La Mata in Torrevieja yesterday.

16 Jul, 2020 @ 10:28

Costa Blanca·Lead

Hotel association introduces ‘Badge of Honour’ for Covid-compliant hotels and bars in Spain’s Benidorm

AS THOUSANDS more flights land at Alicante Airport, hoteliers association HOSBEC has introduced a health check scheme for hotels. The Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Valencia

16 Jul, 2020 @ 10:27

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Costa Blanca could get extended mask wearing within days

THE Costa Blanca could join other Spanish regions like Andalucia, Catalunya, the Balearic Islands, and Murcia in extending mandatory mask wearing within a few days.

15 Jul, 2020 @ 16:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Family Of Robbers Hit Multiple Costa Blanca Shops

Supermarket sweep on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family robbing trio enjoy daily spree

A family gang that robbed supermarkets and large stores across the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Two Armenian men and a

15 Jul, 2020 @ 13:15

Costa Blanca

Take control of security with the premier Home and Business alarm system in Spain

Spain is safe, why do I need a monitored Alarm System? Property Locks can now be opened leaving no trace with kits costing just euros

15 Jul, 2020 @ 11:17

Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored

Alicante Couple Throw Out Blazing Sofa As Scooter Battery Explodes In Early Morning Drama

Scooter battery explosion causes Costa Blanca house fire with blazing sofa thrown onto the street

THREE people, including a police officer, were treated for smoke inhalation after an electric scooter battery exploded inside a Costa Blanca property. The incident happened

14 Jul, 2020 @ 13:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Spain S Costa Blanca Region Sees First Coronavirus Flare Up Since National Emergency Was Lifted In June

Spain´s Costa Blanca gets first coronavirus flare up since national emergency was lifted in June

THE Costa Blanca region has recorded the first significant flare up of the coronavirus since the State of Alarm emergency measures ended on June 21.

14 Jul, 2020 @ 11:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Restaurant Customer In Spain S Valencia Attacks Waitress Who Asked Him To Wear Mask

Restaurant waitress in Spain´s Valencia gets attacked after customer refuses to wear a mask

A waitress at a Valencia City fast food restaurant suffered a bloody nose after being attacked by a customer who refused to wear a mask.

14 Jul, 2020 @ 11:12

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels report best week of the summer as Spanish room bookings keep them goin

Spain´s Benidorm and Costa Blanca holiday hotels are reopening quicker than predicted says local group

HOTEL reopening figures in the Costa Blanca area of Spain are higher than expected according to the regional hotel and accommodation association, Hosbec. The group

13 Jul, 2020 @ 17:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Pervert exposes himself to British children and threatens to set his dog on them close to holiday beach on Spain´s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE police detained a 41-year-old man over exposing himself to four young British children, after their father reported his lewd behaviour to authorities. Agents had

13 Jul, 2020 @ 16:22

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Costa Blanca sports centre hosts Covid-19 tests over outbreak fears at Santa Pola nightclub

Hospital doctors across Spain’s Costa Blanca go on strike

Costa Blanca’s Benidorm extends tourist beach booking to stop long queues

Costa Blanca’s K Sud Dental Centre in Calpe is making a big move

Spain’s Costa Blanca COVID-19 case spike is put down to domestic visitors

Spain’s Murcia partially closes nightlife venues following COVID-19 outbreaks as health minister warns young people are passing disease onto at-risk relatives

Costa Blanca “White Elephant” in €3 million pay-off using public money

Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa

Cash for trash: prosecutors to appeal after Costa Blanca businessman cleared in corruption case

Free parasols for bathers at popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Costa Blanca tourist area joins Andalucia and Catalunya in extending mandatory mask wearing

5 British men cleared in Spain over criminal involvement in death of Benidorm balcony plunge victim Kirsty Maxwell

WATCH: Seven high-speed boats seized as drug trafficking gang smashed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca arriving passenger at Alicante-Elche airport taken to hospital with COVID-19 symptoms

DEAR JENNIFER: Do I need to get the new TIE residency card?

Clumsy robbers leave trail of blood back to their own house after bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Second drowning in a week on same tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hotel association introduces ‘Badge of Honour’ for Covid-compliant hotels and bars in Spain’s Benidorm

Spain’s Costa Blanca could get extended mask wearing within days

Supermarket sweep on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family robbing trio enjoy daily spree

Take control of security with the premier Home and Business alarm system in Spain

Scooter battery explosion causes Costa Blanca house fire with blazing sofa thrown onto the street

Spain´s Costa Blanca gets first coronavirus flare up since national emergency was lifted in June

Restaurant waitress in Spain´s Valencia gets attacked after customer refuses to wear a mask

Spain´s Benidorm and Costa Blanca holiday hotels are reopening quicker than predicted says local group

Pervert exposes himself to British children and threatens to set his dog on them close to holiday beach on Spain´s Costa Blanca

PICTURED: ‘Bird poo scammer’ targeting expats snapped by vigilant resident in Costa del Sol town

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

Calpe, Spain’s expat capital on the Costa Blanca, reaches a milestone

Man, 39, beaten unconscious during homophobic attack in Spain’s ‘southern gay capital’

Costa Blanca Russian mafia money laundering gang faces €22m in fines and six-year jail terms