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COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE trend of falling new COVID-19 cases coupled with lower hospital numbers is continuing in Spain’s Valencian Community. Latest figures from the Valencian health department

10 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Couple arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca over serious injuries to three-month-old baby

A couple have been arrested in Alcoy after their three-month-old daughter was admitted to hospital with rib fractures and bruises. Doctors immediately notified the police

9 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘SLIPPERY EELS’ caught as East European drugs boss is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

THE head of an international drugs smuggling gang branded as ‘The Eels’, has been arrested in Los Alcazares in Spain’s Murcia region. His detention by

9 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

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

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).

9 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DOWNWARD SLIDE continues in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have almost halved in a week in the Valencian Community according to figures released last night(February 8) by the regional health department.

9 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain's Costa Blanca|

Warm weather boosts return of harmful processionary caterpillars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE recent warm weather on the Costa Blanca has encouraged the first major appearance this year of the processionary caterpillar. The pest can kill small

9 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca

Benidorm hotels offer to pay for staff COVID-19 vaccines once more doses arrive on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM hotel association says their members are willing to pay for COVID-19 vaccines for their staff so that businesses can reopen as soon as

8 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Unsocial Network As Costa Blanca Man Bites Off Part Of An Ear And Posts Video Of Attack Following Social Media Row In Spain

UNSOCIAL NETWORK: Costa Blanca man bites off part of an ear and posts video of attack following social media row in Spain

AN Elche man bit off part of another man’s ear and then posted video footage of it wrapped in a blood-stained tissue on social media.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

7 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS in a Calpe complex described as the most ‘Instagrammed’ private building in Spain are continuing to fight plans, first mooted in 2015, for it

6 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

LATEST Valencian health ministry figures released last night(February 5) showed 6,130 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period in the region. That total is up

6 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

God S Will As Catholic Priest Catches Covid 19 After Constantly Refusing To Wear A Mask On Spain S Costa Blanca

Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca priest who flouted COVID-19 rules by refusing to wear a mask has caught the virus. Father Francisco Martinez Noguera has been the

5 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Violent threats kept fashion designer Jody Smart linked to disgraced pension firm CWM on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat fashion designer behind the alleged loss of €35 million of investors money has insisted regular threats of violence were behind her involvement with

5 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

NEW COVID-19 cases halved over two weeks but high death rate continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

4,822 new coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(February 4) daily update from the Valencian health ministry. That is a fall of 253 new infections

5 Feb, 2021 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New COVID-19 record but hospital admissions are way down on 2021 numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BIG DROP in new COVID-19 cases but deaths pass 5,000 in Spain’s Valencian Community

A daily record of 112 deaths caused by COVID-19 was reported last night(February 3) in the Valencian Community, as new infections plummet downwards. Yesterday’s total

4 Feb, 2021 @ 11:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Con Artist Pretended To Be Daughter Of Franco Or Emeritus King Juan Carlos In 4 Million Swindle In Spain S Costa Blanca

CON ARTIST pretended to be daughter of Franco or King Juan Carlos in €4 million swindle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman pretended to be the illegitimate daughter of dictator General Franco or Emeritus King, Juan Carlos I, as part a €4 million Costa Blanca-based

3 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DEATH TOLL reaches new daily high in COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 deaths reached a record daily high in the Valencian Community yesterday(February 2) with 106 fatalities. 59 of the deaths came in Alicante Province. It

3 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Plucky Torrevieja Shop Owner Kicks Out Knife Wielding Thief Onto Street In Spain S Costa Blanca

Plucky female Torrevieja shop owner kicks out knife-wielding robber onto street in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A female Torrevieja shop owner bravely took on a knife-wielding robber and threw him out onto the street. The Guardia Civil arrested the 45-year-old Spanish

2 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

‘FORGET EASTER’ says Valencian President in message to Spanish tourists making Costa Blanca plans

VALENCIAN President, Ximo Puig, has poured cold water on suggestions that some form of domestic tourism could return in time for Easter. Spain’s Tourist Minister,

2 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Police Chase Six People After 290 Kilometre Taxi Journey To Beat Alicante Curfew On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Alicante after travelling 290 kilometres from Almeria to try to break the city’s weekend perimeter closure. Details of Saturday’s

2 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

WEEKEND FALL in new COVID-19 cases but hospital admissions go up in Spain’s Valencian Community

6,713 new coronavirus infections were reported today(February 1) in the Valencian Community, as weekend COVID-19 new case numbers trend downwards. It means that a total

1 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

City Closures Lead To Big Sanctions Blitz Against Covid Rule Breakers On Spain S Valencian Community

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

OVER 3,700 people were sanctioned over the weekend for breaking COVID-19 safety rules across the Valencian Community. Around a third of those involved motorists trying

1 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

FATAL JANUARY sees a third of all pandemic COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic rise in deaths in the Valencian Community with 38% of all virus fatalities coming

1 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Dutch Fugitive Caught By Fingerprints In Benidorm

Fingerprints unmask Dutch fugitive in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TRADITIONAL crime science uncovered a Dutch fraudster that was hiding out in Benidorm. The 51-year-old had been on the run from Netherlands authorities since last

31 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Olive Press assists UK TV probe into Kirsty Maxwell’s death in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British TV team is getting help from the Olive Press in a new investigation of the Benidorm balcony death of Kirsty Maxwell in April

31 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

30 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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NEW COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

Couple arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca over serious injuries to three-month-old baby

‘SLIPPERY EELS’ caught as East European drugs boss is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOWNWARD SLIDE continues in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

Warm weather boosts return of harmful processionary caterpillars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm hotels offer to pay for staff COVID-19 vaccines once more doses arrive on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UNSOCIAL NETWORK: Costa Blanca man bites off part of an ear and posts video of attack following social media row in Spain

Cut-price clothing retailer opens headquarters in Valencia with 400 shops planned to challenge Primark in Spain

‘RED WALL’ residents angered by Calpe council snub over cultural status objections on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POSITIVE TREND of fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

Catholic priest catches COVID-19 after refusing to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Violent threats kept fashion designer Jody Smart linked to disgraced pension firm CWM on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases halved over two weeks but high death rate continues in Spain’s Valencian Community

BIG DROP in new COVID-19 cases but deaths pass 5,000 in Spain’s Valencian Community

CON ARTIST pretended to be daughter of Franco or King Juan Carlos in €4 million swindle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DEATH TOLL reaches new daily high in COVID-19 pandemic in Spain’s Valencian Community

Plucky female Torrevieja shop owner kicks out knife-wielding robber onto street in Spain’s Costa Blanca

‘FORGET EASTER’ says Valencian President in message to Spanish tourists making Costa Blanca plans

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WEEKEND FALL in new COVID-19 cases but hospital admissions go up in Spain’s Valencian Community

CITY CLOSURES lead to big sanctions blitz against COVID-19 rule breakers in Spain’s Valencian Community

FATAL JANUARY sees a third of all pandemic COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

Fingerprints unmask Dutch fugitive in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Olive Press assists UK TV probe into Kirsty Maxwell’s death in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fast test PCR laboratory to be set up in Alicante-Elche airport departure zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s highest-paying jobs: Big earners in the top profession take home up to €250k a year – as they say you can’t earn in Spain

Motorhome sales in Spain skyrocket 84% with foreigners outnumbering Spaniards 2 to 1 – but is there space for everyone?

Almost three out of four tourist flats in Malaga flout rules designed to rein them in

Easter getaway warning as strikes begin at Spanish airports: These are the affected destinations and dates

WATCH: Thick smoke cloud stretches across Barcelona after fire rips through cargo containers in city’s port

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