Police stop beach baptism celebration that flouted COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE broke up a baptism on an Alicante beach as guest numbers broke COVID-19 rules. Agents were carrying out a routine patrol on Playa Almadraba
Flu jabs start early to avoid COVID-19 log jam in Spain’s Valencian Community
FLU VACCINATIONS will start on October 5 in the Valencian Community. That’s a month earlier than normal to avoid issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The
WATCH: Fugitive arrested for manslaughter and currency forging after decades-long criminal career on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The 39-year-old had evaded authorities for the last year and was wanted throughout Spain and Sweden, police revealed today
Elderly urged to take flu vaccine to avoid healthcare system ‘overload’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A region-wide campaign begins on October 5 by appointment only in order to comply with social-distancing regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Make your own paella as Spain’s Valencia region celebrates ‘World Paella Day’
PAELLA is one of the first Spanish dishes most people name, but in case you don’t know, the Valencia region is where it was first
Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is
Son holds mother captive and threatens to throw himself out of an apartment window in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN held his mother captive in her Alicante apartment and threatened to leap out of a window when police broke into the property. The
Travel bubble setback as Benidorm records two COVID-19 outbreaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in Benidorm which has been trying hard to promote itself as a ‘safe’ destination for UK tourists to visit.
Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A
Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’
BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The
New COVID-19 cases are halved over 24 hours across Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have seen a dramatic fall over a 24-hour period. Wednesday evening’s report(September 16) from the regional health
Husband in Spain’s Valencia defends vicious drunken attack on wife by saying women ‘must learn respect’.
A MAN was arrested for domestic violence in Valencia after attacking his wife and partially shoving her out of a window. When Valencia Policia Local
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca are struggling to fill up even a third of their rooms
A COSTA BLANCA hotel association leader has branded travel quarantines and restrictions as ‘absurd’. Toni Mayor, president of the Benidorm-based Hosbec group, made the comment
Village school tries to stay open in Spain’s Valencian Community by offering families a free home to get them to move there
A TINY village in the Valencian Community wants its primary school to stay open and is offering families free accommodation and a guarantee of work
Battle of the paellas in world showdown over Spain’s famous dish in Valencia
ONE of Spain’s most traditional dishes will be served up this Sunday(September 20) as World Paella Day will be celebrated for the third year running.
Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community may be grilled over health staff safety
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, could be quizzed in court over complaints that health workers were short of personal protection gear during the early stages
Baby boy dies after father allegedly smashed its head into cot bars in Spain’s Valencian Community
A BABY died two days after his 20-year-old father allegedly smashed its head against the bars of his cot at their Valencian Community home. The
Bar and club owners protest in Spain’s Costa Blanca over fears for hospitality sector
PROTESTORS from the Costa Blanca hospitality industry demonstrated in Alicante City on Monday(September 14) against early closing hours for bars and restaurants and the shutdown
Spanish government slammed over spending in flood-damaged Costa Blanca: ‘Vega Baja needs investments, not advertisements’
AID to help the flood-damaged parts of the Costa Blanca has yet to arrive, a local politician has said. President of the PPCV Party (Popular
Nine deaths and almost 1,000 new COVID-19 cases throughout Spain’s Valencia region
SPAIN’S Valencian Community has suffered 960 new coronavirus infections, bringing the cumulative number to 30,906 people. Details published last night, September 11, showed that since
World record bid announced on Spain’s Costa Blanca for tallest nativity scene
ALICANTE is to stage a world record bid to build the tallest-ever nativity scene with a 15-metre high figure of Joseph alongside figurines of the
Benidorm wants to create its own ‘safe travel’ corridor for UK visitors to Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM mayor, Toni Pérez, says that the resort wants to set up a ‘safe travel corridor’ for UK tourists. That follows a summer where many
School class and teacher quarantined after girl gets COVID-19 in Spain’s Valencian Community
A PRIMARY school class has been quarantined after a little girl tested positive for COVID-19. It’s the first such incident involving youngsters since the new
Benidorm and 12 other towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ordered to tighten up on COVID-19 rule breakers
13 COSTA BLANCA councils, including Benidorm and Dénia, have been told to take the ‘strictest possible measures’ to clamp down on too many people meeting
Angry patient threatens to kill doctor in hospital emergency department in Spain’s Valencia City
AN IRATE patient at a Valencia City hospital threatened to kill a doctor and then splashed his blood on Policia Nacional agents. The 23-year-old Spaniard
Man attacks bus driver with large knife after illegally parking at a bus stop on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN who illegally parked his car at an Alicante bus stop lost his temper and attacked a bus driver with a knife. The 21-year-old
