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WATCH: Police patrol Spain’s Costa Blanca with megaphones urging public to ‘restrict social activity’ as Valencian Community goes into lockdown

POLICE cars have been filmed patrolling Spain’s Costa Blanca with a megaphone message urging the public to ‘restrict social activity’ as the coronavirus lockdown comes

14 Mar, 2020 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Panic buyers clear Costa Blanca supermarket minutes after opening as coronavirus lockdown grips Spain

Waiting for Supermarket to open in Javea, Costa Blanca at 9am, already some shelves were empty including pasta, toilet rolls and wipes. Ambulance awaits outside

14 Mar, 2020 @ 10:42

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Tourists will ‘only be able to eat at hotels’ as Spain’s Valencian Community puts bars, restaurants and cafes on lockdown from Saturday

TOURISTS to the Valencian Community will have to eat at their hotels as region-wide measures to shut bars, restaurants and cafes come into effect on

14 Mar, 2020 @ 01:47

Costa Blanca·Lead

IN PICS: ‘Stop stockpiling’ says Valencian president Ximo Puig promising continued supply of supermarket products

XIMO Puig, president of the Valencian Community, has urged the public to ‘stop stockpiling’ as supermarket shelves go empty over fears of a coronavirus fallout.

14 Mar, 2020 @ 01:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: British Airways ‘fighting for survival’ following UK govt travel advice to Spain while Norwegian could sack HALF its staff

BRITISH Airways is ‘fighting for survival’ as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the airline industry. CEO Alex Cruz sent a message

13 Mar, 2020 @ 22:47

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Madrid residents flee to Spain’s Costa del Sol, Valencia and Murcia despite government advice to remain at home over coronavirus fears – including ex PM Jose Aznar

MADRID residents are fleeing to Spain’s costas in a bid to escape the effective lockdown in the central region. And according to ABC news, among

13 Mar, 2020 @ 19:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Bars, restaurants and events CANCELLED across Spain’s Valencian Community from midnight Friday over Coronavirus fears

THE VALENCIAN government has decreed the closure of all restaurants, bars and sports and cultural events from midnight Friday (tonight) in response to the coronavirus

13 Mar, 2020 @ 15:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Migrant saved from gruesome death as he stowed in back of Costa Calida dustcart

A KEEN-EYED pedestrian saved an African migrant from a likely gruesome death in Lorca, 20 miles from Spain’s Costa Calida coast. The 44-year-old had taken

13 Mar, 2020 @ 07:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: The 62 countries which have introduced travel BANS or restrictions to and from Spain over coronavirus pandemic as ‘only essential travel’ advised

THE list of countries which have introduced some form of travel ban to and from Spain has grown to at least 21. Donald Trump announced

13 Mar, 2020 @ 00:06

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

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ALL schools closed in the Valencian Community from Monday over coronavirus fears

THE VALENCIAN Generalitat has suspended all schools in the region over coronavirus fears, beginning Monday, March 16. Ximo Puig, the president of the Valencian Community,

12 Mar, 2020 @ 22:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Anonymous letter leads to red-handed capture of Spain-based expat who seduced wealthy men before ‘burgling their homes’

AN ANONYMOUS letter has led to the dramatic arrest of a Spain-based expat with a history of seducing wealthy partners before burgling their homes. The

12 Mar, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca city bans gatherings of more than 40 people and council staff to work from home

ORIHUELA City has cancelled weekly markets, closed schools and all municipal services for public safety reasons. Council officials met this morning, and decided to suspend

12 Mar, 2020 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Biggest St Patrick’s Day celebration in mainland Europe cancelled with THREE days’ notice

CABO ROIG was set to host the tenth celebration of St Patrick’s Day this Sunday – but it’s now the latest victim of the concerns

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca town hit by fake euros in money laundering scam

THREE Murcia men have been arrested for trying to launder €11,000 of fake cash in Torrevieja shops. Guardia Civil caught them trailing the town’s shops

12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Trump bans travel from Spain to US over coronavirus fears while Tom Hanks and wife test positive

DONALD Trump has banned all travel from mainland Europe to the US in a bid to slow down the coronavirus pandemic. The ban applies to

12 Mar, 2020 @ 08:13

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

COVID-19: Valencia’s Fallas festival to be held in July after being cancelled due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

VALENCIA’S Fallas festival will go ahead. The crucial event is set to be moved back to the summer after it was forced to cancel its

11 Mar, 2020 @ 23:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Air Force cancels all aero displays after three fatal accidents in six months in Murcia

THE Spanish Air Force has provisionally suspended all aerobatic exhibitions of its ‘Eagle Patrol’ display team after three consecutive fatal accidents within six months. In

11 Mar, 2020 @ 15:11

Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Fallas de Valencia and Magdalena de Castellon festivals CANCELLED over coronavirus in €500 MILLION blow for Spain’s tourism industry

THE Fallas festival in Valencia has been suspended over coronavirus. Ximo Puig, president of the region, announced at 10pm tonight that the Magdalena de Castellon

10 Mar, 2020 @ 22:25

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Chinese restaurant shuts dining room amid coronavirus fears on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CHINESE restaurant has shut its dining to safeguard the ‘wellbeing and health’ of its customers amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic. The Beniasia restaurant,

10 Mar, 2020 @ 10:34

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

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Spanish coalition government to extend ban on home evictions by up to four years, affecting renters and homeowners alike

FURTHER protection for people struggling in the Spanish financial climate is to be announced today. Spain’s new government will extend the current restriction on home

10 Mar, 2020 @ 07:06

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Politics·Property

People power prevails as Costa Calida councils make good muddy Mar Menor

FOLLOWING a series of high-profile protests by businesses and citizens around the Mar Menor, one council is taking action in time for the Easter break.

9 Mar, 2020 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British expats to win back ‘€9 MILLION’ from Rothschild Bank’s ‘dodgy’ equity release scheme across Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Mallorca

ROTHSCHILD bank may be forced to pay back €9 MILLION to British expats over its infamous ‘dodgy’ equity release scheme, a leading lawyer has claimed.

9 Mar, 2020 @ 10:32

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

On International Women’s Day, Barry shows true love for his disabled wife and becomes hilarious internet sensation

ONE man’s devotion to his beloved wife, recorded during of a BBC radio phone-in, has gone viral on International Women’s Day The subject of the

8 Mar, 2020 @ 16:54

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

WATCH: Huge dolphin pods off Spain’s Costa Blanca could be result of storm Gloria ‘breaking open fish cages’, says Javea-based fisherman

A MASSIVE influx of dolphins off the Costa Blanca coast could be a hangover from storm Gloria. Fisherman Amadeu Ros believes the sharp rise of

8 Mar, 2020 @ 16:43

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Javea Connect admin Loraine Gostling reveals her moonlighting as a pantomime actress as Adrian: A Fairytale of Happing Endings is set to infect the Costa Blanca with laughter

This week, I am removing my Javea Connect hat and becoming a little more fruity with you all! When I say ‘fruity’, I am actually

8 Mar, 2020 @ 16:34

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

Costa Blanca mayors accused of ‘disobedience’ over withholding reports on river pollution and dumping of waste

BOTH Benijofar and Formentera del Segura councils are being threatened with prosecution over withholding information requests. The Catalan Ombudsman of the Valencian Community, Angel Luna,

8 Mar, 2020 @ 15:53

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Politics

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