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President of Valencian region calls for new and ‘improved normal’ of public health following the coronavirus state of alarm

PRESIDENT of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, wants a ‘powerful reform process’ of Valencian public health, once the Coronavirus pandemic is over. Instead of just a

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:02

Costa Blanca·Health

Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community

ONE person has died from coronavirus in a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday in the Valencian Community. The latest regional figures from the health

16 Jun, 2020 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca

Man Assaults Partner In Front Of Children On Orihuela Area Street

36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Orihuela’s Policia Local for hitting his partner in the street. The assault happened on Monday evening (June 15)

16 Jun, 2020 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Nocked for Six: Expat entertainer on Spain’s Costa Blanca bounces back after Covid-19 scare that nearly killed her

EXACTLY three months to the day, expat entertainer Nikki Nock was back to doing what she loves best, after nearly losing her life to COVID-19.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 21:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Benidorm beaches re-open TODAY as Town Hall plan for online reservation system for beach plots from July

BENIDORM has become one of the last stretches of the Costa Blanca to reopen its beaches today (June 15). The resort has introduced a series

15 Jun, 2020 @ 18:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Key Costa Blanca Hospital Resumes Normal Service

Torrevieja hospital returns to ‘normal schedule’ for non-urgent operations and consultations

TORREVIEJA Hospital has returned to a near-normal schedule for non-urgent operations and consultations. The facility’s management company, Ribera Salud, says that most of the regular

15 Jun, 2020 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Health

Costa Blanca Sees Social Distancing Eased 1

Ximo Puig relaxes social distancing in Valencian Community to 1.5m as region enters Phase 3 of de-escalation

SOCIAL distancing rules have been eased in the Valencian Community from today (June 15), allowing people to get 50cm closer than before. The region went

15 Jun, 2020 @ 16:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Tourist Centres To Welcome Domestic Violence Reports

Tourists to Valencia, Alicante and Castellon can now report domestic violence at any of the region’s 213 tourism offices

VICTIMS of domestic violence while on holiday to the Costa Blanca will soon be able to report incidents at any of the region’s tourist offices.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Travel News

Policia Local In Dolores To Be Given Medals For Gota Fria Service

Policia Local from Dolores, Alicante, to be awarded medals for rescuing 638 people during last September’s gota fria

Policia Local in one of the worst-hit areas by last September’s gota fria will be awarded for their service. Dolores, in the heart of Vega

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:42

Costa Blanca

Drink-driver ends up paying bill to get car out of Mar Menor in Spain’s Murcia

A night out for a drunken motorist ended up being a costly affair as his car ended up in the Mar Menor. The boozy driver

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

22-year-old could face year in prison after pit bull found with ‘multiple injuries’ from illegal dogfights in Spain’s Alicante

A PITBULL with multiple injuries to its limbs from ‘illegal dogfights’ has been rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Alicante province. Agents from Jacarilla were

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment

SCOTCHED JOB: Bootleggers arrested after €28,000 whisky heist rumbled by keen-eyed delivery driver on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO bootleggers have been arrested after making €28,000 on stolen bottles of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky. The suspects, arrested in Almoradi, ordered 2,738 bottles from

15 Jun, 2020 @ 12:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

How lockdown life in Spain will change the look of new-build properties around the world

LIFE AT HOME has changed for everyone, thanks to varying lockdown restrictions across the world. Here in Spain, we’ve been lucky to have had very

14 Jun, 2020 @ 08:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Property

Beaches in Torrevieja to open on June 17 – rules here

TORREVIEJA’S mayor, Eduardo Dolón, has finally announced when the city’s beaches will open. The big day will be Wednesday, June 17, now that all safety

13 Jun, 2020 @ 15:04

Costa Blanca

Policia Nacional bust human trafficking ring that smuggled sex slaves into Murcia’s Cartagena during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

POLICIA Nacional have rescued five women while dismantling a 15-strong human trafficking gang in the Murcia town of Cartagena The criminals also smuggled drugs into

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flamingos nest for ‘first time ever’ in Torrevieja’s salt lake with at least 600 chicks born

A COLONY of pink flamingos has reproduced for the first time in Torrevieja’s salt lake, with estimates saying at least 600 chicks have hatched. Sightings

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Environment

EU parliament to investigate former and current Murcia presidents over ‘severe’ Mar Menor pollution

THE European Parliament will launch an inquiry into four Murcia-region presidents and what they did to stop severe pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon. Environmentalists

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Environment

German expat who suffered from ‘excessive hoarding’ dies in Orihuela after packed apartment catches fire

A 69-year-old German woman died after an explosion and fire ripped through her Orihuela Costa home this Friday morning (June 12). Flames quickly spread across

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:16

Costa Blanca

FIRESTARTER: Russian expat sets fire to 7 bins just days after appearing before Torrevieja judge for arson

A RUSSIAN man led Torrevieja firefighters on a fire dance round the city with a series of arson attacks on rubbish containers. His spree continued

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Alicante Airport installs thermal image cameras in preparation for return of tourism in July

AUTOMATIC thermal image cameras are being put into Alicante-Elche airport ahead of an increased flight schedule from July 1. That’s the date when Spain has

13 Jun, 2020 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca

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Can you spot him? Eagle-eyed Guardia Civil catch midnight burglar hiding in Guardamar tree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have arrested a suspected burglar who hid in a tree after triggering a security alarm in a Guardamar restaurant last Tuesday. Agents were

12 Jun, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca

Mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca demands some of €57 million aid from Government as next gota fria could be ‘three months away’

THE Mayor of Orihuela has issued a stark flood warning to Ximo Puig, the Valencian President. Emilio Bascuñana told Puig that unless granted more aid,

11 Jun, 2020 @ 20:18

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

IN PICS: Town on Spain’s Costa Blanca hit by September floods sees drains ‘overwhelmed’ AGAIN by Monday’s downpour

ORIHUELA’S Department of Infrastructure has admitted that the torrential downpour on June 8 was too much for its current drainage system. Once the Orange Alert

9 Jun, 2020 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

BUSTED: Drugs ‘gang leader’ with martial arts bodyguard arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being caught out by false passport

POLICE have dismantled an international drugs syndicate in Alicante and arrested its leader. The notoriously security-conscious drug kingpin had dangerous guard dogs, a complex CCTV

9 Jun, 2020 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Birthday parties causing Covid-19 spikes in many parts of Spain, halting and even reversing de-escalation process in some

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has asked for responsibility and caution from the citizens, as Phase Three and the pending ‘new normal’ is sought as

8 Jun, 2020 @ 23:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Business associations ask for ‘cheap borrowing’ and reduced taxes as two thirds of traders in Spain’s Vega Baja see revenue drop by over half

A SURVEY in the Vega Baja region of Alicante has revealed that only 17% of businesses managed to continue trading throughout lock-down. The vast majority

8 Jun, 2020 @ 23:01

Costa Blanca

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President of Valencian region calls for new and ‘improved normal’ of public health following the coronavirus state of alarm

Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community

36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca

Nocked for Six: Expat entertainer on Spain’s Costa Blanca bounces back after Covid-19 scare that nearly killed her

Benidorm beaches re-open TODAY as Town Hall plan for online reservation system for beach plots from July

Torrevieja hospital returns to ‘normal schedule’ for non-urgent operations and consultations

Ximo Puig relaxes social distancing in Valencian Community to 1.5m as region enters Phase 3 of de-escalation

Tourists to Valencia, Alicante and Castellon can now report domestic violence at any of the region’s 213 tourism offices

Policia Local from Dolores, Alicante, to be awarded medals for rescuing 638 people during last September’s gota fria

Drink-driver ends up paying bill to get car out of Mar Menor in Spain’s Murcia

22-year-old could face year in prison after pit bull found with ‘multiple injuries’ from illegal dogfights in Spain’s Alicante

SCOTCHED JOB: Bootleggers arrested after €28,000 whisky heist rumbled by keen-eyed delivery driver on Spain’s Costa Blanca

How lockdown life in Spain will change the look of new-build properties around the world

Beaches in Torrevieja to open on June 17 – rules here

Policia Nacional bust human trafficking ring that smuggled sex slaves into Murcia’s Cartagena during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Flamingos nest for ‘first time ever’ in Torrevieja’s salt lake with at least 600 chicks born

EU parliament to investigate former and current Murcia presidents over ‘severe’ Mar Menor pollution

German expat who suffered from ‘excessive hoarding’ dies in Orihuela after packed apartment catches fire

FIRESTARTER: Russian expat sets fire to 7 bins just days after appearing before Torrevieja judge for arson

Alicante Airport installs thermal image cameras in preparation for return of tourism in July

Can you spot him? Eagle-eyed Guardia Civil catch midnight burglar hiding in Guardamar tree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca demands some of €57 million aid from Government as next gota fria could be ‘three months away’

IN PICS: Town on Spain’s Costa Blanca hit by September floods sees drains ‘overwhelmed’ AGAIN by Monday’s downpour

BUSTED: Drugs ‘gang leader’ with martial arts bodyguard arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after being caught out by false passport

Birthday parties causing Covid-19 spikes in many parts of Spain, halting and even reversing de-escalation process in some

Business associations ask for ‘cheap borrowing’ and reduced taxes as two thirds of traders in Spain’s Vega Baja see revenue drop by over half

Snapshots of Ceuta still counting the cost of 72,000 people arriving from Morocco

Spain torpedoed hunt for Britain’s €6.4bn treasure wreck off Gibraltar coast 20 years ago

Spain could be a paradise for pooches this summer

Fuengirola crash during orange heat alert reignites row over horse carriage rides on the Costa del Sol

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