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How Alicante hospitals maintain low admissions despite Covid rate being 10 times higher than last year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANTIVIRAL drugs used in Alicante province hospitals are keeping admissions at the same level as January 2021, despite Covid transmission rates being 10 times higher. Along with the inclusion of various vaccine

9 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

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 of all types have increased beyond all

8 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Brits will continue flocking to Spain's Benidorm 'despite the negative press coverage in UK tabloids', say tourism experts

Benidorm hotels predict another tricky year for bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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 effects of the COVID pandemic. A Hosbec report

7 Jan, 2022 @ 13:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

People who coerce hospitality businesses for enforcing COVID passports to face prosecution in Valencia region of Spain

People who threaten bars and restaurants for enforcing COVID passports will be prosecuted in Valencia region of Spain

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 Prosecutor’s Office following reports of intimidation and

6 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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 arrested. Five members of the criminal group

6 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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 infections, beating the previous daily high of

5 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Killer Who Claimed He Was 'possessed' Gets Life For Stabbing Mother 69 Times At Their Home In Spain

Costa Blanca ‘possessed’ killer gets life sentence for stabbing mother 69 times at their home in Spain

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 32-year-old killer, Jorge, in December of stabbing

5 Jan, 2022 @ 16:25

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Luxury Rental Villas On The Costa Blanca Are Converted Into Drug Farms In Spain

Luxury holiday rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into indoor drug farms

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 been arrested by the Guardia Civil who

5 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Supergroup of local artists unite to release charity single for disabled kids on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CHARITY for disabled children and their families is due to benefit from the release of a charity single performed by United Voices of Orihuela Costa. Their version of Kate Bush’s “Running

5 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court

A row over a stolen historical document could end up with Orihuela council taking the Catalunya regional government to court. Repeated requests from Orihuela officials for the Llibre del Repartiment to be

5 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

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

SOARING coronavirus infections are not forcing any imminent new restrictions in the Valencian Community 22,800 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, taking in the New Year Holiday weekend- the biggest weekend

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

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

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, 41, had been sought by German

4 Jan, 2022 @ 11:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Disastrous floods of 2019 in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain caused €2.3 billion of damage

After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

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 27 municipalities have been announced, part of

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as well as parading for the public of

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm Police Seize Fake Rolex Watches As Four Market Traders Are Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FAKE Rolex watches were part of a big consignment of counterfeit goods being sold to shoppers at a popular Costa Blanca market. The Policia Nacional in Benidorm received a tip-off that traders

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Youth Thugs Robbery Murcia Costa Blanca Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent burglars, one of whom is aged under

31 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Alicante’s Three Kings Parade will go ahead on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S Three Kings Parade will go ahead this Wednesday afternoon with extra COVID-19 safety measures. A number of Valencian Community towns and cities including Valencia have opted to cancel the traditional celebration

31 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Grassed up: Huge marijuana plantation busted thanks to neighbours’ vigilance in urbanisation popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNDERBUILD in Orihuela Costa was raided this week as Local Police found a plantation of marijuana. Some 216 plants were discovered growing in the sub-basement of a home on the popular

31 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante Predicts 2022 As Boom Year For Cruise Ship Arrivals On Spain's Costa Blanca

Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022. The authority also predicts that tourists spending time in the city will spend €12 million

31 Dec, 2021 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Unvaccinated people told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN Community residents who have received no COVID-19 vaccines have been told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties. The appeal came this Thursday from Valencia’s vice-president, Monica Oltra during a

30 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drought Forces Earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be brought forward

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer owns several vineyards in the Montforte del

30 Dec, 2021 @ 14:31

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Overnight Rescue Of Trapped Climbers On Famous Costa Blanca Peak In Spain

Trapped climbers in overnight rescue drama on famous Costa Blanca peak in Spain

FIVE climbers trapped on Monte Ponoig in Alicante Province have been rescued after an overnight operation by regional firefighters Monte Ponoig, overlooking Polop, is nicknamed ‘The Sleeping Lion’ and is 1,182 metres

30 Dec, 2021 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain

AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day. The Policia Nacional swooped on a flat in the Carrus neighbourhood

30 Dec, 2021 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca mobile phone dealer in Spain cons insurance company out of €500,000

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante.

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man Claims Four Bouncers Beat Him Up Outside Costa Blanca Night Club In Spain

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil following last

29 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sneaky Surgeon Convicted Of Illegally Accessing Medical Records Of His Costa Blanca Housekeeper In Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The woman had worked for the medic since

29 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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