British duo arrested as drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca kidnap and torture supplier who conned them

TWO BRITISH men were among a 18-strong drug trafficking and kidnapping gang arrested by the Guardia Civil on the southern Costa Blanca. One of the

11 Sep, 2020 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm Hotels See 85 Per Cent Drop In July For Overnight Stays On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm wants to create its own ‘safe travel’ corridor for UK visitors to Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM mayor, Toni Pérez, says that the resort wants to set up a ‘safe travel corridor’ for UK tourists. That follows a summer where many

10 Sep, 2020 @ 14:27

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

New COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca are continuing to escalate upwards

NEW coronavirus outbreaks in Elche and Dénia have contributed to the upward rise in COVID-19 cases across the Costa Blanca. Latest figures from the Valencian

10 Sep, 2020 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and 12 other towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ordered to tighten up on COVID-19 rule breakers

13 COSTA BLANCA councils, including Benidorm and Dénia, have been told to take the ‘strictest possible measures’ to clamp down on too many people meeting

9 Sep, 2020 @ 18:29

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Angry patient threatens to kill doctor in hospital emergency department in Spain’s Valencia City

AN IRATE patient at a Valencia City hospital threatened to kill a doctor and then splashed his blood on Policia Nacional agents. The 23-year-old Spaniard

9 Sep, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Crucial stage reached in producing major tourist plan to revive popular British holiday spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is one step closer to launching a ten-point plan to revive tourism in the city. Strategies are being set for the future of the

9 Sep, 2020 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca

Date Rape Drug Ghb Credit University Of Valencia

Spanish experts unveil test to detect date rape drug GHB

SPANISH researchers have come up with a way to easily detect if a drink has been spiked with date rape drug GHB. It allows people

9 Sep, 2020 @ 13:31

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man Attacks Bus Driver With Large Knife After Being Told Off For Parking At A Bus Stop On Spain S Costa Blanca

Man attacks bus driver with large knife after illegally parking at a bus stop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN who illegally parked his car at an Alicante bus stop lost his temper and attacked a bus driver with a knife. The 21-year-old

9 Sep, 2020 @ 12:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

New COVID-19 case numbers fail to slow down as two outbreaks are reported in resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LATEST COVID-19 case figures show little sign of decline in the Valencian Community, with two new outbreaks reported on the Marina Alta in Denia. The

9 Sep, 2020 @ 12:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Boss says Benidorm hotels ‘are not throwing in the towel’ as occupancy collapses to just 30 per cent this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

QUARANTINE rules, the new school year and lockdown restrictions have caused hotel occupancy rates to drop by around 20 per cent in a week throughout

8 Sep, 2020 @ 17:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Erotic dating site users get conned and extorted via fake ads posted by gang in Spain

SPANISH Police have arrested four people accused of extorting money from users of an erotic contacts website. The quartet allegedly fleeced at least 22 site

8 Sep, 2020 @ 17:26

Costa Blanca·Granada·Lead·Valencia

Textile Firm On Spain S Costa Blanca Produces Colour Changing Mask To Help In Battle Against Covid 19

Textile firm on Spain’s Costa Blanca produces colour-changing mask in battle against COVID-19

A TEXTILE printing company has produced a reusable mask that turns from green to white if the wearer gets a high temperature and possibly COVID-19.

8 Sep, 2020 @ 16:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region

UP TO 60 PER CENT of people that are meant to be self-isolating over COVID-19 are lying about being at home, according to the Murcian

8 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COMPLAINTS by people slipping over on Calpe’s pedestrian crossings have forced the city council to replace old paint markings. Residents have struggled to keep their

8 Sep, 2020 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca

Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia

SELF-EMPLOYED people and companies that work in telesales have been given a boost in Spain’s Murcia region. Grants are now available for workers to help

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Benidorm Mother Abandons Teenage Son In Pamplona Bar And Drives 150 Kilometres To Bilbao In Spain

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

A MOTHER has been charged with child abandonment after leaving her teenage son in a Pamplona bar, while she travelled 150 kilometres to Bilbao. The

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Resident Dies And 54 Others Test Positive For Covid 19 In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA nursing home has been taken over by the regional health authority after one person died from COVID-19 and 54 residents tested positive

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams - but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A KEY Valencian Community motorway that scrapped toll charges north of Alicante in January has seen accident rates drop over over the summer in spite

7 Sep, 2020 @ 14:46

Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S MAYOR wants nightclubs and late bars to reopen with a terrace service only. Luis Barcela has contacted the Valencian Government over relaxing restrictions which

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:29

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk Young Mother Abandons Baby By Bank Machine In Spain S Murcia Region

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

A YOUNG mother was given a four-month jail sentence for abandoning her three-month-old baby at an ATM in Lorca last Friday(September 4). Policia Local agents

7 Sep, 2020 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca

Tax avoidance or tax evasion – don’t get them confused!

THE complexity of tax should not be overlooked and becomes even more of a challenge when you live overseas. Often the accountants we use here

7 Sep, 2020 @ 12:06

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·National News·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

No immediate change to hospitality hours in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia regions says president Ximo Puig

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NIGHTCLUBS and late bars will continue to be closed in the Valencian Community until the end of September. Temporary restrictions introduced last month to curb

7 Sep, 2020 @ 11:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROMINENT Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, has added 11 more hotels to their ‘Protocol On’ scheme. Benidorm sees seven additional hotels getting the seal

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared to

6 Sep, 2020 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Ryanair Launches New Winter Services Between The Canary Islands And The Costa Blanca In Spain

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from

6 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Costa Blanca- Page 169

British duo arrested as drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca kidnap and torture supplier who conned them

Benidorm wants to create its own ‘safe travel’ corridor for UK visitors to Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca are continuing to escalate upwards

Benidorm and 12 other towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ordered to tighten up on COVID-19 rule breakers

Angry patient threatens to kill doctor in hospital emergency department in Spain’s Valencia City

Crucial stage reached in producing major tourist plan to revive popular British holiday spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish experts unveil test to detect date rape drug GHB

Man attacks bus driver with large knife after illegally parking at a bus stop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

New COVID-19 case numbers fail to slow down as two outbreaks are reported in resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Boss says Benidorm hotels ‘are not throwing in the towel’ as occupancy collapses to just 30 per cent this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Erotic dating site users get conned and extorted via fake ads posted by gang in Spain

Textile firm on Spain’s Costa Blanca produces colour-changing mask in battle against COVID-19

Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region

Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

Tax avoidance or tax evasion – don’t get them confused!

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

Inside the Spanish ‘village of witches’ said to be cursed by the Church – where only a pope can lift the 500-year-old spell

PP pledges one million new homes in Spain and tax breaks for landlords – with squatters evicted within 48 hours

The memories the Valencia floods couldn’t wash away: Project saving family treasures wins Spain’s top heritage award

Secrets, betrayal and love: Archive of Spain’s greatest contemporary novelist goes to Madrid

Dramatic helicopter rescue in Tenerife after hiker is seriously injured by falling rock

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