Hard-pressed hospitality and tourist sectors get COVID-19 cash boost on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STRUGGLING bars and restaurants are among businesses on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community who will be able to get cash help from a
Call for earlier curfew and hospitality closure to stop COVID-19 spread as government splits appear in Spain’s Valencian Community
A key coalition partner in the Valencian Government has called for stronger measures to combat the record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in the region. The left-wing
Ex-schoolboy jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca for knifing pupil in class over Islamic insults
A Torrevieja teenager has received a five year jail sentence after stabbing a fellow high school pupil in the back for criticising his Islamic religious
SOUR GRAPES as fruit fraudsters pull organic con on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A fruity con with basic Costa Blanca-grown grapes being branded as ‘organic’ has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. 15 tons of table grapes
EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister
BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut
SNOW SEEKERS blasted for weekend mountain pleasure drives on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SNOW in the Alicante Province mountains over the weekend brought out motorists who got stuck after going for a pleasure drive. Storm Filomena brought problems
‘Benidorm Island’ resurfaces to woo 2021 domestic tourists to Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has produced a plan to prioritise health safety for domestic tourists during this spring and summer. The project is a variation on the ‘Benidorm
ANOTHER RECORD for new COVID-19 cases set in Spain’s Valencian Community
A daily high of 4,557 confirmed new COVID-19 infections has been announced this evening(January 8) in the Valencian Community. The figure beat Tuesday’s pandemic record
‘Well-organised’ cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought to justice
A Costa Blanca cocaine gang that processed and sold the drug has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine Spaniards have been arrested including the
British man jailed for sexually abusing granddaughter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing his 14-year-old granddaughter in l’Alfas del Pi on the northern Costa Blanca. The
Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.
HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community
A record figure of 2,254 people are currently being treated for COVID-19 in Valencian Community hospitals. The pandemic-high statistic was reported today(January 7) by the
Cold snap as snow falls in the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca
SNOW has hit high inland parts of Alicante Province today(January 7) with lorries banned from using some roads. Storm Filomena reached the region this morning,
RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca and across Valencian Community slam enforced early closing times
TWO leading hospitality associations in the Valencian Community have branded new closing times as a ‘coup’. Bars and restaurants will have to stop service from
TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises
TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.
Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Romanian man on the run from his country’s authorities on robbery convictions has been arrested after he broke curfew laws on the Costa Blanca.
80-year-old dies after driving on the wrong side of a motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 80-year-old man died after a five kilometre drive on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in the Torrevieja area. He collided with a
GRIM LANDMARK as over 3,000 COVID-19 deaths are reported in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,121 people have died from COVID-19 as the unwanted milestone of 3,000 fatalities was passed in the Valencian Community today(January 4). It was the first
Irish pub forced to close after staff tests positive for COVID-19 near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca – but Brit expat warns customers ignoring quarantine advice
AN Irish pub has been forced to close for at least 10 days after a member of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Church
Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man
Fleeing marijuana farm owner attacks police after hiding in chemist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Lithuanians have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a rented home in the Denia area. One of the men ran
GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW COVID-19 daily cases in the Valencian Community have risen by 117 infections to 2,832 in the latest figures issued today(December 31). The regional health
COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community
A record daily COVID-19 death toll has been announced today(December 30) in the Valencian Community. 70 additional fatalities were declared by the regional health ministry
COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The
Benidorm area girl on Spain’s Costa Blanca saved after TikTok postings over taking her life
INTERNATIONAL police collaboration stopped a child on the Costa Blanca from killing herself. An alert was issued after Greek police spotted her posts on the