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A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.
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Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

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A court has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any the correct PPE equipment...
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Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

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A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 32 years after admitting to two sexual assaults on Alicante women in one night. The plea bargain deal...
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WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

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GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante's AP-7 motorway. Shocked...
Lawyer Ran Loans Scheme That Seized Homes Of Vulnerable People In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain
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Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

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AN Alicante Province gang ran a racket that seized homes from people who struggled to repay loans. They created a company which hoodwinked loan holders...
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“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

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First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)

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THE first freeze of 2022 is predicted to hit Alicante and the wider Valencian Community this Thursday (January 13). Towns in the mountainous interior of...
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Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain

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Shocking results for Rojales in national survey of financial transparency in Spain’s town halls

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A NATIONWIDE survey of fiscal transparency and compliance among nearly 500 Spanish town halls listed Rojales in 479th place. The municipality is largely made up...
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Troubled city centre indoor food market to be rejuvenated after council intervention on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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TORREVIEJA Council plans to put some life back into the beleaguered La Plasa Food Market in the heart of the city. They have instructed a...
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How Alicante hospitals maintain low admissions despite Covid rate being 10 times higher than last year on Spain’s Costa...

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High increase in tax collections suggests that Spain is recovering quicker from Covid than expected

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THE COVID pandemic and associated lockdowns suffered throughout have had a devastating effect on all industries in Spain. In the aftermath, however, voluntary tax payments...
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Benidorm hotels predict another tricky year for bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association says there's still a long way to go before hotel tourism on the Costa Blanca fully recovers from the...
People who coerce hospitality businesses for enforcing COVID passports to face prosecution in Valencia region of Spain
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People who threaten bars and restaurants for enforcing COVID passports will be prosecuted in Valencia region of Spain

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PEOPLE who threaten bar and restaurant owners over COVID passports could face prosecution in the Valencian Community. Regional president, Ximo Puig, said he's contacted the...
Benidorm drugs gang dealing in cocaine and marijuana gets collared by police in Spain's Costa Blanca
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Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been...
Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
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Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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A new single-day record for new COVID-19 cases has been reported in the Valencian Community this Wednesday(January 5). The regional health ministry declared 12,043 new...
Costa Blanca Killer Who Claimed He Was 'possessed' Gets Life For Stabbing Mother 69 Times At Their Home In Spain
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Costa Blanca ‘possessed’ killer gets life sentence for stabbing mother 69 times at their home in Spain

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A man has been jailed for life for the 2020 murder of his 67-year-old mother in San Vicente del Raspeig. An Alicante jury convicted the...
Luxury Rental Villas On The Costa Blanca Are Converted Into Drug Farms In Spain
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Luxury holiday rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into indoor drug farms

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TWO rented villas in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca were used as indoor marijuana farms by two Lithuanian men. A 32-year-old man has...
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Supergroup of local artists unite to release charity single for disabled kids on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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A CHARITY for disabled children and their families is due to benefit from the release of a charity single performed by United Voices of...
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Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

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Record COVID-19 case numbers don't bring new restrictions to Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
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Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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One of Norway's 'Most Wanted' gets arrested after flying into Costa Blanca airport in Spain
Costa Blanca

Fugitive fraudster is arrested in arrivals area of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

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AN Estonian man accused of a €150,000 fraud has been arrested after landing at Alicante-Elche airport. He had flown in from Kaunas in Lithuania. The man,...
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After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa...

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SOME €16 million for dozens of flood defence projects in Vega Baja has finally arrived with local authorities in the area. Plans approved for all...
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