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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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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
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.
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.
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
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
Tourists turned away by police from packed beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The beach had quickly reached its capacity under the strict social distancing rules in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Two men charged over Costa Blanca killing of British pensioner during home robbery
TWO men have been arrested in Crevillente after a British woman died in a house robbery on the southern Costa Blanca last November. The body
Spain´s press freedom gets court backing in case of Costa Blanca civil servant who got €500,000 for doing nothing
A Valencian civil servant who got €50,000 per year for a job that he did not do, has lost a legal case against a newspaper
Husband dies after elderly couple pulled from rough seas off popular Costa Blanca beach
Strong easterly winds up to 21km/h will continue this week until Friday