New-build projects suspended as development “exceeds growth limitations” on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GREEN and rural areas in the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca South will be protected at least for another year, thanks to new-build projects
Spain committing ‘harakiri’ over UK tourists and new child COVID-19 vaccine rules
A Spanish tourism group says the country is committing ‘harakiri’ by requiring proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for British children aged 12 and above.
Big holiday discount offers announced for Costa Blanca and Valencia residents in Spain
A new round of holiday vouchers offering big discounts on accommodation will start being issued next week to Valencian Community residents. The voucher scheme began
COVID certificate keyrings are latest must-have accessory in Spain
A VALENCIAN T-shirt printing and design company has seen a spike in business after offering personalised keyrings printed with your own COVID certificate. Goatxa boss
First Omicron COVID-19 case is confirmed in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE first COVID-19 infection involving the Omicron variant has been officially confirmed in the Valencian Community. The contagious coronavirus strain has been detected in a
Five year olds soon to be vaccinated at school in fight against Covid-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AS SCHOOL canteens and gyms are quickly converted into vaccination stations for children, Costa Blanca authorities are planning to start jabbing five year olds. Immunisation
Hot pursuit through streets after man tries to run policeman over in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Policía Local have arrested a man after he tried to run over one of their officers at a traffic checkpoint. He was about to
2,100 mile network of cycle-paths planned stretching entire length of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROJECT linking 289 different cycle paths throughout coastal Spain is being planned. Some 3,360 kilometres of track (2,100 miles) will stretch from Vinaròs in
Omicron COVID-19 test kit unveiled by pioneering Costa Blanca scientists in Spain
AN Elche company has produced a test kit to identify the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Genetic PCR Solutions was one of the first laboratories in the
Happy ending after woman falls into cold sea at popular Torrevieja promenade on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers rescued a woman who accidentally slipped into the sea in Torrevieja. The incident happened on Saturday evening in a rocky area known
Christmas restrictions could be introduced if COVID hospital numbers soar in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIA region president, Ximo Puig, has warned that COVID hospital rates will determine whether extra restrictions are brought in over the Christmas period. The latest
Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men
Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM residents can get a €50 discount on city shopping until the end of the year. The ‘BenidormTeDaMas’ scheme allows anybody aged 18 and over
Orihuela Costa to have its own Christmas Light switch-on, separate from main city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA CITY Council has responded to calls from citizens on the coast who perceive the area as being ignored, by arranging its own Christmas Light
70s favourite Scalextric forms part of Christmas fair in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO will be enjoying their Christmas light switch-on this Saturday, December 11, but the highlight for many of a certain age will be the
Desperate paddle surfer cheats death by clinging onto a buoy off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A paddle surfer clung onto a buoy after winds threatened to take her out to sea off Guardamar del Segura. The Dutch woman, 61, was
Only one area of Spain’s Costa Blanca has property sales back to pre-Covid levels – which one?
PROPERTY sales have rebounded back to near pre-pandemic levels across Alicante province, but one area has seen investment AHEAD of 2019 levels. Some 34,000 homes
Violent street robber puts woman into strangle hold and punches her face to steal cash in Alicante area of Spain
A man used a strangle hold on a woman during a robbery in the middle of a Petrer street. Police used security camera footage to
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca is an ‘extreme risk’ area for COVID-19 infections
BENIDORM is among a list of Alicante Province cities and towns branded as ‘extreme risk’ for people catching COVID-19. The resort recorded 647 coronavirus cases
Costa Blanca is Spain’s number one choice for foreign property buyers
ALICANTE Province is continuing to attract the highest percentage of foreign property buyers in Spain. International consultants Colliers say 17.6% of all foreign home buying
Man gets 17 years after fatally stabbing disabled stepfather 21 times on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drug-user from Iceland was handed 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing his mother’s partner in Torrevieja. The frenzied attack on his fellow countryman,
Festive business boost as town citizens are given over €200,000 to spend locally on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FAMILIES living in Pilar de la Horadada are being given thirty euros to spend locally in the run-up to Christmas. The local City Council is
COVID-19 passport putting off ‘angry’ Benidorm bar and restaurant customers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm hospitality association claims the mandatory use of the COVID-19 passport inside bars and restaurants is driving away customers. COBRECA president, Pablo Gonzalez, told
Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain
A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road. He needed 15 stitches
Benidorm bicycle thief sneakily crept behind residents to access secure garages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Benidorm have arrested a serial bicycle robber who sneaked into community garages on local urbanisations to steal several bikes. The Policia Nacional were
Lucky escape for Costa Blanca resident as home suffers first floor collapse in Spain
A Costa Blanca woman suffered barely a scratch as the first floor wall of her home fell into the street. The property facade on Calle