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British woman arrested after lying that €140 had been illegally withdrawn from her bank account

A 58-year-old British woman has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Jacarilla, near Orihuela, for filing a bogus report that money was stolen from her

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mother kills own daughter by setting fire to mattress in order to ‘wake her up’ in Spain’s Murcia

A MOTHER has killed her own daughter after setting fire to the mattress she was sleeping on in order to ‘wake her up’. The tragedy

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign cars at ‘40 golf courses’ across Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign-owned cars at golf courses across eight provinces in Spain. The men reportedly spent a week

5 Jun, 2020 @ 19:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

11 beaches on Spain’s Orihuela Costa to get lifeguards TOMORROW to cope with de-escalation demand on the Costa Blanca

LIFEGUARDS on Spain’s Orihuela Costa will restart services a week ahead of schedule to cope with demand during de-escalation from the coronavirus state of alarm

5 Jun, 2020 @ 18:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Alicante becomes home to Europe’s first medical cannabis oil manufacturer as tests on COVID-19 patients begins in Valencia

EUROPE’S first licence to manufacture medical cannabis extracts has been granted to a Spanish research institute based in Alicante. The Medalchemy research lab, housed in

4 Jun, 2020 @ 20:25

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Consum to install ‘traffic lights’ at entrance to all its supermarkets as part of €2.5 million plan to control social distancing

SUPERMARKET chain Consum has announced plans to control customer numbers using a complex digital sensor system. More than 1,000 access points at any supermarket will

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Lead

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

SOCIAL media has been awash this week with images of UK beaches and other tourist spots seemingly packed with people breaching social distancing guidelines. But

3 Jun, 2020 @ 17:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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UK’s Foreign Office call centre thought British dementia sufferer in late 60s was ‘drunk’ in the crucial hours before his death

THE British Foreign Office (FCO) thought a British holidaymaker suffering dementia on the Costa Blanca was ‘drunk’ and just needed to ‘sober up’, the Olive

3 Jun, 2020 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Five municipal swimming pools to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca this month

ORIHUELA Sports Department will open the five municipal recreational pools on June 27. The Councillor for Sports, Victor Bernabeu, announced that the team has been

3 Jun, 2020 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

100 dogs, rabbits, birds and a Vietnamese pig rescued from squalor in Spain’s Murcia

100 animals have been rescued from squalid conditions, surrounded by the decaying corpses of dog, rabbits, pigeons and chickens, in Murcia. The Guardia Civil’s nature

3 Jun, 2020 @ 11:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Wastewater samples indicate 96% decline of coronavirus spread across Spain’s Valencian Community

AN ANALYSIS of waste waters in the Valencian Community has provided a unique insight into the successful containment of COVID-19. A drop from 1,200,000 copies

2 Jun, 2020 @ 21:36

Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencian Community registers zero coronavirus deaths for THREE DAYS as region moves into Phase 2 of Spain’s de-escalation

THE Valencian Community has registered zero deaths in the last three days. These are figures unseen since the beginning of the state of alarm on

2 Jun, 2020 @ 20:52

Costa Blanca·Health

Pregnancy tests boom in Spain’s Alicante as health experts worry unemployment causing couples to think twice

SALES of pregnancy tests have exploded in Alicante as health experts worry unemployment due to the impacts of lockdown are making couples shelve plans to

2 Jun, 2020 @ 20:29

Costa Blanca·Health

11 more beaches to open on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week

ORIHUELA will follow Guardamar in opening its beaches from June 8. The 11 beaches that form Orihuela Costa have been closed this week, despite Alicante

2 Jun, 2020 @ 10:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man straps cocaine to testicles in failed smuggling attempt in Spain’s Valencia

The two suspects were taken by surprise by cops at a police checkpoint in Valencia

2 Jun, 2020 @ 10:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Teenager on Spain’s Costa Blanca files denuncia against his father who beat him because he wanted to become a musician and not attend university

A MAN has been denounced in Murcia for beating his son because he wanted to become a musician and not go to university.

1 Jun, 2020 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two towns in the Valenciana region have yet to report a single coronavirus case as data on municipalities released

EVERY municipality in the Valenciana region has registered cases of coronavirus within its boundaries, except for two. Located in the Vega Baja region of Costa

1 Jun, 2020 @ 11:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Only one of four Vega Baja towns opens its beaches despite Valencia region moving into Phase 2 of Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation plan

GUARDAMAR will be the only Vega Baja resort to open it’s beaches on Monday, despite the whole region moving into Phase 2 of the de-escalation

1 Jun, 2020 @ 10:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Shopping centres, restaurants and beaches will reopen on MONDAY as Valencian Community ready to enter phase 2 of de-escalation – full rules here

THE Valencian Community will enter phase 2 of de-escalation from Spain’s state of alarm lockdown this coming Monday, June 1. The Minister for Health, Salvador

29 May, 2020 @ 19:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

Iconic beachfront bar La Siesta shut down in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as petition begs Costas to save over 100 jobs

AN iconic expat-run chiringuito in Spain’s Alicante has been suddenly shut down by authorities, leaving over 100 workers afloat amid coronavirus lockdown. La Siesta, part

29 May, 2020 @ 18:17

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

British-Italian cafe records ‘increased sales’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown thanks to online innovation

AN expat cafe has seen its sales rocket compared to takings before the coronavirus lockdown. Caffe Milano, run by a British-Italian family in Javea, immediately

29 May, 2020 @ 16:21

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Terrace tax suspended to help hospitality recover during coronavirus de-escalation period on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has decided that bars and cafes are now exempt from paying the additional tax for using pavements for their businesses. The Councillor

29 May, 2020 @ 13:52

Costa Blanca

Partitioning system for safe beach use during de-escalation period devised by company on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACHES throughout Spain will allow sunbathing at some stage in the coming weeks as the country progresses through the four phases of the COVID-19 de-escalation

29 May, 2020 @ 13:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Squatter crackdown U-turn in Spain as politicians send ‘game-changing’ amendment back to Congress - in crushing blow to victims

Squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca took over TWO houses – one to live in, the other to store stolen loot

A GANG of squatters stole so much loot in a series of burglaries they had to occupy a second home to use as a warehouse.

27 May, 2020 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Five people who faked kidnapping of COVID-19 victim in Spain’s Alicante arrested

A GANG of bogus kidnappers have been arrested after it emerged that the man they had allegedly grabbed was actually in hospital. Police have revealed

27 May, 2020 @ 14:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Murcia reopening beaches and mud baths from next week

MURCIA will be taking advantage of it’s advancement to Phase 2 of de-escalation next week by opening up beaches and mud-bathing sites. Travel from outside

27 May, 2020 @ 11:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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British woman arrested after lying that €140 had been illegally withdrawn from her bank account

Mother kills own daughter by setting fire to mattress in order to ‘wake her up’ in Spain’s Murcia

Two arrested in Benidorm after robbing foreign cars at ‘40 golf courses’ across Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 beaches on Spain’s Orihuela Costa to get lifeguards TOMORROW to cope with de-escalation demand on the Costa Blanca

Alicante becomes home to Europe’s first medical cannabis oil manufacturer as tests on COVID-19 patients begins in Valencia

Consum to install ‘traffic lights’ at entrance to all its supermarkets as part of €2.5 million plan to control social distancing

As UK beaches appear packed, councillors on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘proud’ of responsible population as shores remain almost empty

UK’s Foreign Office call centre thought British dementia sufferer in late 60s was ‘drunk’ in the crucial hours before his death

Five municipal swimming pools to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca this month

100 dogs, rabbits, birds and a Vietnamese pig rescued from squalor in Spain’s Murcia

Wastewater samples indicate 96% decline of coronavirus spread across Spain’s Valencian Community

Valencian Community registers zero coronavirus deaths for THREE DAYS as region moves into Phase 2 of Spain’s de-escalation

Pregnancy tests boom in Spain’s Alicante as health experts worry unemployment causing couples to think twice

11 more beaches to open on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week

Man straps cocaine to testicles in failed smuggling attempt in Spain’s Valencia

Teenager on Spain’s Costa Blanca files denuncia against his father who beat him because he wanted to become a musician and not attend university

Two towns in the Valenciana region have yet to report a single coronavirus case as data on municipalities released

Only one of four Vega Baja towns opens its beaches despite Valencia region moving into Phase 2 of Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation plan

Shopping centres, restaurants and beaches will reopen on MONDAY as Valencian Community ready to enter phase 2 of de-escalation – full rules here

Iconic beachfront bar La Siesta shut down in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca as petition begs Costas to save over 100 jobs

British-Italian cafe records ‘increased sales’ during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown thanks to online innovation

Terrace tax suspended to help hospitality recover during coronavirus de-escalation period on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Partitioning system for safe beach use during de-escalation period devised by company on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Squatters on Spain’s Costa Blanca took over TWO houses – one to live in, the other to store stolen loot

Five people who faked kidnapping of COVID-19 victim in Spain’s Alicante arrested

Spain’s Murcia reopening beaches and mud baths from next week

British teenager fighting for life after nearly drowning during school trip to northern Spain

Affordable housing all but disappears in Malaga and Valencia as luxury homes increasingly dominate

The McGrail Report – Toward a modernised model of policing for Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

Sky high rents in Spain’s top cities are pushing people into popular hotspots in Alicante, Valencia and Andalucia

Costa Blanca airport claims 10 successive months of passenger records- with a third of visitors coming from the UK