Clean-up starts for blocked flood defence system in Spain’s Costa Blanca
NINE months after storms and floods devastated huge areas of the Costa Blanca, one of the area’s main flood defences is to be made good
Idealista notes 14.6% uptick in online searches for house with a pool – despite being on nationwide lockdown
SPANISH property site Idealista has registered a 14.6% monthly year-on-year increase in online searches for a house with a pool – despite the country being
Valenciana health minister blasts how region has essentially been split in half after only certain districts permitted entry into Phase 1 of Spain’s coronavirus de-escalation plan
DESPITE positive recovery data coming from its health ministry only parts of the Valencia region can go to Phase 1 status tomorrow. Public Health Minister
Police call out ‘barbaric’ traps on cycle path in Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWISTED pranksters have been laying dangerous traps for cyclists in Albacete. Several routes have been dotted with nails protruding from the earth while barbed wire
IN PICS: Shoppers at Costa Blanca street markets show ‘respect, co-operation and good humour’ in return to ‘some form of normality’
COSTA Blanca shoppers did themselves proud as Spain’s de-escalation plans brought in the reopening of many of the region’s street markets this week. Town hall
Radio station offers free advertising as part of de-escalation ‘party’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COMMUNITY radio station based in Costa Blanca’s Ciudad Quesada is offering FREE advertising to help the region’s business community start up again after lock-down.
President of Spain’s Valencia region insists ‘we are ready for Phase 1’ of coronavirus deescalation plan on Monday
VALENCIA president Ximo Puig is confident the region is more than ready for the next stage of the COVID-19 de-escalation plan. The leader insists that
Why are Benidorm bars putting ‘for lease’ signs up in protest of Spain’s de-escalation regulations?
HUNDREDS of bars across Benidorm have stuck ‘to lease’ signs on their window-fronts in protest of de-escalation from Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdown. The Cobreca-Abreca associations
Mayors look for unity and clarity regarding opening of beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE beaches of Costa Blanca are opening, but at different times, and – frustratingly – with different rules regarding social distancing and other coronavirus-related norms.
Valencian Community to ask Spain’s government for permission to enter ‘phase 1’ of de-escalation from next Monday
THE government of the Valencian Community, the Generalitat, will today ask that the entire region pass immediately to the next stage of coronavirus de-escalation from
250kg of cocaine found hidden in South American helicopter parts in Spain’s Valencia
A GUARDIA Civil operation has resulted in the seizure of 250kg of cocaine that arrived at the Port of Valencia hidden among the pieces of
Valencian Community sees out first 24-hours with ‘zero’ intensive care admissions for coronavirus
BETWEEN 9 pm on May 4 until 9pm on May 5, no coronavirus patient has been admitted to intensive care in any hospital in the
COVID-19: Chorus Financial has received a record number of new enquiries despite Spain’s current crisis
IN December 2018, during a large market fall, and again today, during the current crisis, Chorus received a record number of new enquiries. Nothing has
Valencia leader asks for unity with Spain’s elderly after COVID-19 pandemic amid fears they could face discrimination
VALENCIA’S regional president has asked that the legacy of the coronavirus pandemic not be the alienation of the elderly. Ximo Puig stressed that he did
EU funding and Spanish teamwork ensures 700 tonnes of healthy food gets to vulnerable groups in region
MORE THAN 700 tonnes of fruit and vegetables has been distributed to vulnerable groups in the region, thanks to the EU and Spain’s Agriculture Ministry.
Bomb bound for Balearics – Explosives Unit intercept live mortar bought as decoration
THE EXPLOSIVES Deactivation Unit (TEDAX) of Alicante Police were called to a nearby post office when a live two-inch mortar was found in a shipment.
Man helicoptered to hospital after falling off horse in the Valencian Community before being fined for disobedience and poor horse maintenance
GUARDIA Civil agents have rescued a 24-year-old man who fell off his horse in the Valencian Community – and then fined him. Police were called
The Butcher, The Baker and the Community Makers – how British expats keep retail alive through lock-down in Costa Blanca town
BRITISH expat retailers have proved that solidarity is great for business, and even better for the community, during the Coronavirus pandemic. Instead of Costa Blanca’s
Guardia Civil arrest a former Russian Government official on Spain’s Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud
THE Guardia Civil has arrested a former Russian Government official on the Costa Blanca for embezzlement and fraud.
Cops’ leave CANCELLED to increase checkpoints on routes to coastal areas ahead of partial de-escalation in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA City Council has reported all Local Police must come to work and guarantee strict compliance of new lock-down rules, this Bank Holiday weekend. Their
Man arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl who broke lockdown rules to attend a party
A MAN has been arrested in Murcia for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
Costa Blanca tourist group suggests Spain’s de-escalation plans could be ‘lifebuoy filled with concrete’
NEW MEASURES to get Spain back to a ‘new normal’ have been met with criticism from two major tourist groups in Costa Blanca. They see
Man parked in buslane taunts angry Valencian busdriver to ‘smash his car if he has the balls’ – he did
A DRIVER will be more careful with his words after leaving his parked car in a bus lane and tempting an angry busdriver to ‘smash
Urgent plea for blankets from Costa Blanca pet charity suffering ‘perfect storm’ during lock-down
ALMORADI pet rescue charity, Big Reds, has issued an urgent plea during the pandemic lock-down. Blankets are desperately needed for the cats and dogs that
Open-air markets re-open in Costa Blanca from Saturday, but shopping still to be done on your own
GREAT news in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca, as San Fulgencio announces its first open-air market during the Coronavirus lock-down. However, severe
EXCLUSIVE: Sirens and helium balloons surprise British expat on her 100th birthday under confinement in Spain – watch
CORONAVIRUS may have stopped Peggy Bloomfield from celebrating her 100th birthday in style. But it didn’t stop neighbours, friends and local authorities from surprising her