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New health campaign launched as COVID-19 cases rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new campaign emphasising COVID-19 health safety rules has been announced in the Valencian Community. Coronavirus virus infection rates have gone up recently though hospital

12 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Local council issues advice to prevent property crime during darker nights on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NOW THAT we are all getting used to the darker nights drawing, one conscientious local council in the Vega Baja area is offering advice to

11 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

The ‘scourge’ of gender violence and victim safety to be addressed this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEXUAL EQUALITY will be addressed on the Costa Blanca this month, as Orihuela City Council and the Bar Association organise a regional day to address

11 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Benidorm Police Officers Dodge A Drunk Driver That Hurtled Towards Them On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm police officers dodge drunken motorist who drove at them on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Policia Nacional officers in Benidorm were slightly injured after leaping out of the way of a drunken motorist. The 44-year-old male driver ended up

11 Nov, 2021 @ 14:53

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Robot with cat-like appearance is serving diners at an award-winning restaurant in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Robot with cat-like look serves diners at award-winning Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

AN award-winning Costa Blanca restaurant is using a locally-made robot to serve customers. Michelin star-holding chef, Maria Jose San Roman, has brought in a BellaBot

11 Nov, 2021 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Technology

Unique Fireworks Display In Costa Blanca City Of Elche Gets Tourist Recognition In Spain

Unique fireworks display in Costa Blanca city of Elche gets national tourist recognition in Spain

THE Costa Blanca’s most spectacular outdoor event has been recognised as a ‘Festival of National Tourist Interest’. Elche’s Nit de l’Álba takes place every August

11 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Thieves steal latest video games by using special bag to by-pass shop alarms in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THIEVES used a special bag to nullify shop alarms to steal large quantities of video games from Alicante retailers. The Policia Nacional have arrested six

11 Nov, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Costa Blanca comes up trumps for beach weather in mid-November

LUCKY expats joined tourists from around Europe to enjoy a splendid day’s paddling and making sandcastles on beaches around Alicante. The beach in Moraira was

11 Nov, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Rare and endangered plant species discovered beside housing development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENDANGERED PLANTS have just been discovered on the front line at Orihuela Costa, directly between housing and the sea. The flora was being considered for

10 Nov, 2021 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Gold coins plus Nazi and Francoist treasures owned by deceased German discovered in bank on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gold coins plus Nazi and Francoist treasures owned by deceased German are discovered on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A collection of Nazi and Francoist medals as well as valuable gold coins owned by a deceased German Costa Blanca resident are set to be

9 Nov, 2021 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Benidorm will give 'on the spot' COVID-19 vaccines to tourists coming to Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm will give ‘on the spot’ COVID-19 vaccines to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM will offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign visitors in a traditionally busy tourist spot of the city. The regional mobile vaccination team will be outside

9 Nov, 2021 @ 14:07

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Man convicted of slashing ex-girlfriend to death with a butcher’s knife on Spain’s Costa Blanca as her daughter watched

A jury has convicted a Denia man of murdering his ex-girlfriend by slashing her neck with a butcher’s knife in October 2019. Roman Chernov, 56,

9 Nov, 2021 @ 13:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm insurance brokers on Spain’s Costa Blanca scammed clients with fake charges for policies

A Benidorm insurance brokerage scammed at least 36 people since 2017 by pocketing money paid out for bogus policy price rises. Other victims have not

8 Nov, 2021 @ 19:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dictator Franco concentration camp with ‘mass graves’ nearby to be rebuilt as information centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALBATERA’S concentration camp, discovered only in 2020, is to become an information and interpretation centre. One of the derelict barrack buildings at the site will

8 Nov, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·National News

‘Fake news’ ignites new social media push from Costa Blanca and Valencia area health bosses in Spain

VALENCIA’S health region has opened up new social media accounts to fight ‘fake news’. It wants to increase the number of people that access important

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Man On Hate Crime Charges After An Anti Islamic Tirade During A Wedding In A Costa Blanca Mosque In Spain

Man gets charged with hate crime after foul tirade at an Islamic wedding in a Costa Blanca mosque in Spain

AN Elche man has been arrested on hate crime charges after gate-crashing an Islamic wedding and threatening attendees. He punched one of the congregation members

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Unexploded bomb from Spanish Civil War discovered by hikers in Costa Blanca park

BOMB DISPOSAL personnel were called in to deal with an unexploded bomb found by two hikers in Costa Blanca. The terrifying find was found in

8 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Husband Stabbed In Revenge Attack By Wife's Relatives In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Husband stabbed in revenge attack by wife’s family in Costa Blanca area of Spain

SEVERAL relatives of an Orihuela woman are being investigated after her husband was stabbed in the neck. The assault was said to be retaliation for

8 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Art & freedom of expression ‘united’ in war against graffiti on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ARTISTS and a local council have worked together to produce a stunning piece of art to refurbish the wall of a sports field in Orihuela.

7 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Major Cocaine Gang That Lived A 'life Of Luxury' Is Brought Down In The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Police bust cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca where members led ‘life of luxury’

A Columbian-led cocaine gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa Blanca. They’ve been accused of large-scale drug trafficking as they distributed

5 Nov, 2021 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm faces quiet Christmas as hotels close due to UK booking cancellations across Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm will stage Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest search through to at least 2025

BENIDORM will host Spain’s search for a winning Eurovision Song Contest entry for at least four years. Broadcaster, RTVE, signed an agreement in July with

5 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Police attacked after trying to stop customers smoking drugs at a Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

A fight broke out on an Elche restaurant terrace after police tried to deal with customers smoking marijuana. Policia Nacional officers were attacked and one

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain opens its first outdoor terrace with good view of arriving and departing planes

Busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain opens its first outdoor terrace with good airfield view

PASSENGERS flying from Alicante-Elche airport can now eat and drink on a new outdoor terrace that looks out onto the airfield. It’s the first outside

4 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Costa Blanca Man Attacks Woman And Calls Police After Eyewitness Steps In To Punch Him

Man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacks woman in park and cheekily complains about eyewitness punching him

AN Elche man assaulted a woman and was arrested after complaining that a witness attacked him. The incident occurred last Friday night(October 29) in the

3 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

‘Excellent’ waters off Spain’s Orihuela Costa contrast with polluted Mar Menor only miles to the south

THE BEACHES of Orihuela Costa have “excellent” water quality, despite being less than 10 miles from the polluted and poisonous lagoon of the Mar Menor.

3 Nov, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Reduced emergency services and hundreds of unpaid staff at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MEDICAL UNIONS have described the atmosphere at Torrevieja Hospital as “quite conflictive”, as the transition from private to public management continues. CSIF union boss José

3 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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