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

Good news as COVID-19 case trend shows significant weekly fall on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 case rates are continuing to fall on a weekly basis across the Valencian Community. 1,508 infections were reported in the region, according to

27 Nov, 2020 @ 11:37

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Benidorm gets a much-needed live entertainment boost on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LIVE entertainment has been given the green light for an indoor return to Benidorm’s bars and restaurants, as well as across the Costa Blanca. Indoor

26 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police net 43 arrests in ongoing operation to smash big drugs ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

43 people have been arrested in a phased operation to bring down a major drugs trafficking gang in Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The

26 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

400,000 vaccine doses will be allocated in early 2021 to Spain’s Valencian Community

AT least 400,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus will be made available to the Valencian Community across the first three months of 2021. Regional

26 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Thousands of kilos of rubbish removed from hoarder’s home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE council has removed over 6,000 kilos of rubbish from a woman’s apartment. Neighbours complained about the health risks in their apartment block in the

26 Nov, 2020 @ 12:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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

COVID-19 case rises are slowing down in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community have registered a weekly fall, as rises continue to flatten out. The latest figures released last night(November 25)

26 Nov, 2020 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Husband Slashes Wife S Face After Marriage Hits The Rocks On Spain S Costa Blanca

Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was

25 Nov, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Storms Predicted To Give Spain S Costa Blanca A Real Drenching Into The Weekend

Storms predicted to give Spain’s Costa Blanca a big drenching

HEAVY rain is set to hit the Costa Blanca tomorrow(Thursday) with a yellow alert issued for coastal areas for Friday. Forecasters have predicted widespread downpours,

25 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca over the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday (November 24). The

25 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Hotels are selling long-term cheap stays to fill empty rooms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOTELS on the Costa Blanca are offering cheap long term rental deals to try to fill up their empty rooms. The Campanille Hotel group has

25 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

New COVID-19 cases trend higher on Spain’s Costa Blanca but deaths and hospitalisations fall

2,185 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Valencian Community over a 24-hour period according to the latest figures released last night(November 24). That’s the

25 Nov, 2020 @ 11:32

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mayor of Benidorm area resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces legal probe over hotel spa go-ahead

ALTEA mayor, Jaime Llinares, faces an investigation over a private complaint filed over an approved extension for the Altea Hills Hotel. A Benidorm court says

24 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN got so jealous of the bond between her partner and his eight-year-old autistic foster son, that she killed the boy. An Alicante jury

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Latest COVID-19 figures show levelling out of hospital cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

LATEST coronavirus case figures for Alicante Province last night(November 23) from the Valencian Health Ministry reported 305 new positives over the weekend, compared to 204

24 Nov, 2020 @ 11:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Top expert brought in to stop regular Javea flooding on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A top expert is helping Javea council to fight flooding in the city’s Arenal beach area. Manuel Gomez Valentin from Barcelona is one of Spain’s

23 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

Home socialising is biggest COVID-19 outbreak spreader on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSPITALITY businesses are a minimal source of coronavirus outbreaks on the Costa Blanca, according to figures compiled by the Valencian Health Ministry. Since the end

23 Nov, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm-Denia rail link on track for 2023 return to Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Benidorm to Denia rail link that hit the buffers in 2016 will resume services in just over two years time. The stretch between Calpe

23 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca

Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A transgender woman will testify next month in a hate crime case involving two Benidorm police agents. In May, phone video footage went viral as

23 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police

23 Nov, 2020 @ 11:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Earthquake rattles Sevilla in southern Spain as locals report feeling tremors

Why so many earthquakes on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca with a ‘Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On’?

UP to 1,400 earthquake tremors are logged each year on the Iberian peninsula and they tend to make some headlines if they rouse people from

22 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca

A real hoot as owls help fight pests that attack crops on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE Barn owls have been introduced to a Marina Alta farming community on the Costa Blanca. It’s part of a major initiative to enhance the

21 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment

Benidorm shells out for big upgrade to popular British tourist area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A normally-bustling Benidorm street will get a major revamp while businesses are closed and the mainly-British tourists are not around. Calle Mallorca in the Rincon

21 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Orange farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca vent anger over sugary drink tax plans

COSTA Blanca orange farmers are up in arms over government plans to raise IVA taxes on sugary drinks from 10% to 21%, which will include

20 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish Victory As Costa Blanca Council Backs Down On Using Single Valencian Version Of Town Name

Spanish victory as Costa Blanca council backs down from sole Valencian version of town name

VILLAJOYOSA council has done a U-turn on a decision to call the municipality purely by its Valencian language name of La Vila Joiosa. A September

20 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curve goes up again on new COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have rebounded upwards to 773 in Alicante Province according to the regional health ministry’s report last night(November 19). That compares to 640

20 Nov, 2020 @ 11:37

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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