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Social gatherings banned between people not living together in Spain’s Murcia region
THE ENTIRE Murcia region has banned social gatherings between non-cohabitants, from today, January 14.
Meetings of any sort will only be allowed with people that...
BAD TO WORSE as COVID-19 figures break records again in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 cases have leapt up by almost 25% in just 24 hours in the Valencian Community.
Figures released tonight(January 20) by the regional health...
TINY SHOOTS appear of COVID-19 case falls and fewer people in hospital in Spain’s Valencian Community
TENTATIVE signs are appearing of a slight slowing down of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the Valencian Community.
Latest figures from the regional health...
Fast test PCR laboratory to be set up in Alicante-Elche airport departure zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA Blanca's Alicante-Elche airport will be installing a laboratory in the departure area for passengers to get COVID-19 PCR tests.
The service, announced by airport...
Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain
A Polish-owned budget clothes retailer is to open 400 stores in Spain to challenge the likes of Primark.
Pepco has 2,100 shops across 13 European...
SWAN’S CORNER: Legal Pointers on Building Work in Spain’s Valencian Community
So you have found your perfect fixer upper home in the Valencia region and now its time to put your own stamp in it!
Here...
Forest plantation further increases biodiversity on river bank in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RIPARIAN forest is being planted on the banks of the Segura river, east of Rojales in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca.
The...
OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca
XIMO PUIG, president of the Valencian region, has just announced details of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from this Monday, March 1.
The interdepartmental...
BETTER RESPONSE times coming soon for emergency services in major expat area on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
THE long-awaited Orihuela Costa Emergency Centre at La Zenia could open before June.
Speaking on a site visit, Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascañana, said he hoped...
‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s...
A Torrevieja road sweeper used his job as a cover to run a drugs gang which included an 80-year-old woman who stitched bags containing...
Top hotel chain Melia with a big presence on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol sues Spain’s government...
SPAIN'S biggest hotel chain, Melia Hotels, is suing the government for €116 million in damages due to their enforced closure during last year's first...
Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa.
The organisers and prospective audience were all...
BIG FOOD CON as over 500,000 ‘out-of-date’ items are seized from Benidorm area warehouses on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have seized over 500,000 date-expired food products that were being re-labelled in a big scam operating out of three illegal Benidorm area warehouses.
A...
Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE carted off an 'elderly' man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour.
The woman had suffered previous...
LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends.
The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees...
Cute-looking baby fox rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca after it was advertised for sale on a website
A four-week old fox has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Alicante after it was put up for sale on a second-hand goods...
Police call centre gets money-saving upgrades as part of self-financed renovation plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA Local Police have upgraded their call-centre to prioritise emergencies and save money.
The renovations consist of new 12 monitors and state-of-the-art telephony systems to...
LIGHTS OUT: Valencia region is third worst in Spain for light pollution and energy efficiency
Regional government sources insist that a project is currently being drawn up ready for the approval of a regional energy efficiency law in the near future.
Alicante’s postponed San Juan Hogueras celebrations could be held this autumn on the Costa Blanca in Spain
ALICANTE'S biggest outdoor event of the year, the San Juan Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations, could be held in the late autumn.
The Hogueras were cancelled in June...
“Where would YOU prefer to spend the winter?” – concluding our El Raso feature on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EL RASO Urbanisation in Costa Blanca South featured in a special Olive Press article yesterday, where we sang the praises of residents, businesses and...
REUNITED: “It’s wonderful to be home” say Brits returning to Spain as restrictions lift
AN EXPAT couple who spent months stuck in England unable to return to their villa in Spain and collect their beloved rescue dog from...
Yacht was camouflaged as a fishing boat to smuggle tons of drugs into a Costa Blanca port in Spain
TWO-and-a-half tons of hashish was found on a yacht moored at Santa Pola, leading to the detention of a Murcia and Costa Blanca-based drugs...
Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJVC) has thrown out a bid by regional nightlife and hospitality businesses to overturn opening hour and capacity restrictions.
The TSJVC, unlike...
Free checks to coincide with next weekend’s National Sunglasses Day highlight need for UV protection
A FREE Ultraviolet checking service is being provided by Specsavers, coinciding with next Sunday’s National Sunglasses Day.
June 27th is being marked as an awareness...
Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA beaches are enjoying three days of sport, with a huge handball tournament being held.
Qualifying matches started yesterday, June 25, with dozens more...
New COVID-19 restrictions ‘not ruled out’ if hospital pressure increases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has not ruled out expanding restrictions in the Valencian Community if rising COVID-19 infections increase pressure on hospitals.
Coronavirus cases have...
LATEST NEWS FROM THE COSTA BLANCA
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
283 municipalities reported sightings in the region...
