Marina Alta region of Spain’s Alicante celebrates one month without new COVID-19 infections
THE Marina Alta region of Spain’s Costa Blanca has been free of new coronavirus cases for one whole month, according to figures from the Valencian
Care home sector slams Valencian government for ‘taking away’ health workers to shift at hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
VALENCIA’S care home sector has slammed its regional government for stripping them of health workers from at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. President of
Costa Blanca on yellow weather warning for 40°C Saharan heatwave starting Wednesday July 1 – heatmap inside
THE Costa Blanca is set to crank up the heat from tomorrow, with temperatures predicted to hit 40 degrees in certain areas. Spain’s state met
Valencian region looks at reducing table distances to 1.5m in bid to boost hospitality economy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DISTANCES between tables in bars, restaurants, and outside terraces could be reduced to just 1.5m in the Valencian Community in a bid to boost takings
Three boats carrying illegal immigrants land in three hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca following calm seas
Three boats carrying illegal immigrants landed within three hours on Spain’s Costa Blanca last Monday. The first arrived on Vega Baja shores at 6.50am yesterday,
Elche’s world-famous Nit de l’Alba fireworks display cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
ELCHE’S world-famous ‘Nit de l’Álba’ firework display has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s major summer fiestas have already been called
‘Family party’ in Spain’s Valencian Community leads to largest cluster of new infections since end of state of alarm
A FAMILY party has led to 16 new COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community. The family gathering was held in La Plana, in Castellon Province,
Valencian Community reveals it has ‘6,000 hospital beds’ on standby due to concerns of COVID-19 outbreaks from tourism
VALENCIA’S health ministry has revealed it has 6,000 hospital beds on standby should tourism create a new spike in coronavirus cases. Emergency field hospitals have
14 test COVID-19 positive in Valencian meat-processing plant as factories become centre of coronavirus outbreaks in Spain
A MEAT-processing plant in the Valencian Community has become the centre of a significant coronavirus outbreak after 14 workers tested positive on Monday, June 29.
Five arrested in Alicante for online villa rental fraud that netted €250,000
FIVE have been arrested in Spain’s Alicante after conning holidaymakers via fake villa rental websites to the tune of €250,000. The fraudsters reeled in victims
16-year-old son caught driving drunk dad home in Spain’s Elche – both face charges
A FATHER and son are facing charges in Elche after Guardia Civil caught the 16-year-old minor behind the wheel next to his horrendously drunk dad.
54-year-old woman trapped in car after being hit from behind at toll booth on AP-7 in Spain’s Orihuela Costa
A PASSENGER was trapped in her car after two vehicles collided at a toll booth close to the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre on Orihuela Costa.
Two expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca launch campaign to end Spain’s IVA taxation of charity shops
TWO expat-run charities on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign to end the Spanish government’s 21% VAT taxation on goods sold through second-hand shops.
How Murcia’s ‘cool streets’ technology helps prevent pets burning their paws as temperatures rise across Spain
RED-HOT pavements can be a danger to both children and pets, as summer temperatures spike in Spain. Vienna-based animal welfare charity Four Paws International, warns
Pensioner drowns at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The woman is understood to have been found unconscious in the water after she had gone swimming
Costa Blanca awakens to earthquake with 3.1 magnitude ‘shaking ground beneath the house’
TORREVIEJA and surrounding areas were awoken early this morning by an earthquake that rattled windows right across the southern areas of Costa Blanca. The quake
WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15 Spanish provinces
WEAPONS of war, explosives and firearms have been seized in a nationwide swoop with 21 arrests. Policia Nacional worked with a number of other law
23 goldfinches released into wild by Guardia Civil after arrest of two trappers in Spain’s Torrevieja
TWO men have been arrested for illegally capturing goldfinch birds in the San Miguel de Salinas area. Guardia Civil agents from Torrevieja stopped the men’s
Diner wins €2,000 in compensation after breaking tooth on ‘stuffed olive’ that still had pip inside in Spain’s Valencia
A VALENCIAN diner has won €2,000 in compensation after breaking a tooth on a ‘stuffed olive’ that still had the pip inside. The woman took
Dolores slams neighbouring Costa Blanca town hall’s proposal to build sewage works in floodplain next to a school and houses
DOLORES town hall has united against a neighbouring authority’s proposal to build a new sewage works right next to houses and a school. Dolores mayor
How to look for hidden fees and commission in your Spanish compliant investment bonds – by Chorus Financial
NOW that Spain is returning to some semblance of normality, many of you are deciding to take control of your financial affairs. This inevitably means
23 police officers in self-isolation after intercepting boat with COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants on Spain’s Costa Calida
A TOTAL of 23 police officers have been ordered to self-isolate after rescuing a boat containing COVID-19 positive illegal immigrants in Spain’s Murcia. The small
Torrevieja rated ‘cheapest in Spain’ for holiday rentals – last year prices low as €22 per person per night
AN online holiday site has rated Torrevieja as the ‘cheapest place in Spain’ to get a one-night family vacation rental in 2019. The survey was
One million tourism jobs ‘still at risk’ despite €4 billion emergency government plan, says leading Spanish tourism association
A LEADING tourism association has warned that ‘one million’ tourism-related jobs are still at risk in Spain, despite a €4 billion government plan to keep
Orihuela council announce new ‘inflatable boat’ to tackle tiger mosquitos on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN inflatable boat is being used by a Costa Blanca council as a new weapon in the annual war against mosquitoes. Orihuela’s pest control contractor,
Two arrested for scamming €143,000 from small-scale orange farmers in Spain’s Alicante
TWO men have been arrested for scamming small-scale Costa Blanca fruit farmers to the tune of €143,000. The con involved the duo buttering up a