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Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region

UP TO 60 PER CENT of people that are meant to be self-isolating over COVID-19 are lying about being at home, according to the Murcian

8 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COMPLAINTS by people slipping over on Calpe’s pedestrian crossings have forced the city council to replace old paint markings. Residents have struggled to keep their

8 Sep, 2020 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca

Benidorm Mother Abandons Teenage Son In Pamplona Bar And Drives 150 Kilometres To Bilbao In Spain

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

A MOTHER has been charged with child abandonment after leaving her teenage son in a Pamplona bar, while she travelled 150 kilometres to Bilbao. The

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:32

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Resident Dies And 54 Others Test Positive For Covid 19 In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA nursing home has been taken over by the regional health authority after one person died from COVID-19 and 54 residents tested positive

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain refuses to make the AP-7 toll road free along the Costa del Sol despite horrendous daily traffic jams - but WILL open up a toll road in Alicante

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A KEY Valencian Community motorway that scrapped toll charges north of Alicante in January has seen accident rates drop over over the summer in spite

7 Sep, 2020 @ 14:46

Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S MAYOR wants nightclubs and late bars to reopen with a terrace service only. Luis Barcela has contacted the Valencian Government over relaxing restrictions which

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:29

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk Young Mother Abandons Baby By Bank Machine In Spain S Murcia Region

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

A YOUNG mother was given a four-month jail sentence for abandoning her three-month-old baby at an ATM in Lorca last Friday(September 4). Policia Local agents

7 Sep, 2020 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NIGHTCLUBS and late bars will continue to be closed in the Valencian Community until the end of September. Temporary restrictions introduced last month to curb

7 Sep, 2020 @ 11:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the

6 Sep, 2020 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Ryanair Launches New Winter Services Between The Canary Islands And The Costa Blanca In Spain

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from

6 Sep, 2020 @ 10:01

Costa Blanca·Travel News

New Boardwalk Plans Take A Major Step Forward On Spain S Mar Menor

New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor

WORK on a major boardwalk revamp on the southern shores of the Mar Menor could start early next year, The project will go out to

5 Sep, 2020 @ 16:16

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Heavy Storms And Localised Flooding Could Hit Spain S Costa Blanca And Murcia Regions This Monday

Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday

THE HOT SUMMER will come to a spectacular end this Monday(September 7) as forecasters predict a stormy start to the week in the Valencian Community

5 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor

Los Clientes De Los Bares Apuraban Ayer Las Ltimas Horas En Las Que Pod An Hacer Uso De La Barra Antes De Que Entrara En Vigor La Nueva Restricci N

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has

4 Sep, 2020 @ 14:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Father Commits Suicide After Knifing His Son At Their Home In Spain S Murcia Region

Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region

A MAN stabbed his son six times and then died by suicide after he jumped from the terrace of his Murcia region apartment. Neighbours said

4 Sep, 2020 @ 13:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next

4 Sep, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

British man's body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday

4 Sep, 2020 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Emergency Flood Money Arrives In Spain S Mar Menor As First Anniversary Of Disaster Approaches

Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches

AN AREA of the Mar Menor that was ravaged during the Gota Fria storms almost a year ago has picked up €2.8 million to pay

3 Sep, 2020 @ 18:14

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.

3 Sep, 2020 @ 17:38

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Temper Tantrum As Man Assaults Two Female Hospital Doctors In Spain S Valencia City

Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City

A MALE PATIENT at Valencia’s Hospital Clinico threw a chair and attacked two female doctors on Sunday(August 30), with one of them thrown to the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:55

Costa Blanca·Valencia

‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City

A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left home alone for several days by his parents in a Valencian Community town, according to the Policia Nacional. Agents were

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

SWISS police have arrested the 29-year-old boyfriend of a Valencia woman, whose body was found in the boot of her car last Sunday. Janner Jiminez

3 Sep, 2020 @ 13:04

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Slow Covid 19 Tests At A Hospital On Spain S Costa Blanca Forces Doctors And Nurses Into Self Isolation

Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation

COSTA BLANCA hospital staff have been forced into quarantine after operating on a patient with COVID-19, after initial tests showed her to be in the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 12:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

A PLAGUE of rats in a Mar Menor community has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in from the

3 Sep, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca

Several towns in Alicante felt the earthquake, including in Alfas del Pi, Mutxamel and Sant Joan d'Alacant

3 Sep, 2020 @ 07:21

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March

NEW COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca have reached daily levels not seen since March according to figures released by the Valencian health ministry. An

2 Sep, 2020 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

ALMOST a quarter of night clubs and dance venues in the Valencian Community have closed their doors for good, according to a survey conducted by

2 Sep, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

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Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region

Pedestrian tumbles on zebra crossings lead to repainting work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm mother abandons teenage son at northern Spain bar and drives 150 kilometres to Bilbao

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Toll-free motorway produces more journeys and fewer accidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region

Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain

New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor

Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’

Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City

‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City

Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City

Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation

Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor

Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March

Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year

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Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of French Open title defence after suffering wrist injury in Barcelona

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Spain’s Canary Islands count the cost of ‘storm of the decade’ Therese as damage bill nears €200 million