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

NO FOURTH WAVE on the Costa Blanca in Spain as COVID cases and hospital admissions carry on falling

168 new coronavirus infections were announced tonight(May 6) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. COVID case numbers are continuing their downward spiral

6 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘PEEPING TOM’ installed camera in his neighbour’s bathroom on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 42-year-old man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Denia after he installed a spy camera in his neighbour’s bathroom. The ‘Peeping Tom’

6 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Tyre Slasher Is Elderly Angry Man On Spain's Costa Blanca

TYRE TANTRUM as angry elderly man on Spain’s Costa Blanca attacked cars because they blocked his garage

AN elderly Costa Blanca resident lost his temper over an increasing number of cars parking outside a motor repair workshop and punctured their tyres. A

6 May, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The nutty and sweet Spanish Christmas treat that can be tough to bite!

Why a Christmas Costa Blanca-made sweet that’s a Spanish favourite is making a move on the United Nations

COSTA Blanca politicians will ask the United Nations to designate November 7 as ‘World Nougat Day’. The Alicante Provincial Council has approved the move to

6 May, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

EXPLAINED: Why bars and restaurants on Spain's Costa Blanca desperately want to stay open until midnight

EXPLAINED: Why bars and restaurants in places like Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca desperately need to stay open until midnight

THE Conhostor hospitality association has called for a two-hour extension on bar and restaurant hours in the Valencian Community to start from Monday(May 10). That’s

6 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continue to fall on Spain’s Costa Blanca

149 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(May 5) in the Valencian Community, according to the regional health ministry. The key week-to-week comparison means there are

5 May, 2021 @ 19:21

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel association demands UK treat the region the same way as Spain's Canary Islands

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels want same ‘green light’ deal from the UK as for Spain’s Canary Islands

HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca have demanded that the Valencian president ‘knock on the door of Downing Street’ to get the UK to lift travel

5 May, 2021 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

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

DATE REVEALED for start of COVID vaccinations for people aged under 60 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A new age bracket will get their first COVID vaccines in the Valencian Community from May 17. The regional health ministry says that vaccinations will

5 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

'tripping' Drug From Mexico Is Intercepted At Alicante Elche Airport On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Tripping’ drug from Mexico is intercepted by police at Alicante-Elche airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A potentially lethal drug known as ‘God’s Molecule’ has been seized at Alicante-Elche airport. A package from Mexico was opened by Guardia Civil officers after

5 May, 2021 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

No UK tourists means many hotels in Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca will not reopen before July

HALF of Costa Blanca’s hotels are not going to reopen before July according to a leading hotel association. Benidorm-based Hosbec says that 50% of its

4 May, 2021 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

LATEST COVID-19 case numbers from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain continue in the right direction

127 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the Valencian Community today(May 4) according to the regional health ministry. That is a fall on a

4 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

LATE VERDICT as Costa Blanca residents in Spain will be told this Saturday about COVID restriction changes that start two days later

RESIDENTS in the Valencian Community will have to wait until the last minute to find out what health restrictions they will have to follow once

4 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

‘PARTY ANIMALS’ as teenagers drink alcohol and trash a holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 teenagers aged between 16 and 19 have been arrested for trashing a holiday home and staging an illegal alcohol-fuelled party in Alicante City. A

4 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

COVID-19 figures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas record a big weekend fall

THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a big drop compared to the previous weekend. 348 cases were reported since last

3 May, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Squatter occupies flat on Spain's Costa Blanca and gets surprise visit from dead owner

Squatter on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets a surprise with a visit from the ‘dead’ and locked-out owner

A young squatter got the shock of her life when the supposedly ‘dead’ owner of an Alicante City property tried to get back in. The

3 May, 2021 @ 19:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Night curfew set to stay in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas even when Spain’s State of Alarm ends this weekend

THE night curfew will not disappear in the Valencian Community when the second national State of Alarm ends on May 9. That’s the hope of

3 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Recruiter Brings Brings Down Child Exploiters Who Ran A Prostitution Ring On Spain's Costa Blanca

Recruiter brings down child exploiters who ran a prostitution ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have smashed a Costa Blanca child prostitution gang that pimped out sex abuse victims. The enterprise was busted after a child recruiter reported what

3 May, 2021 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Drug Dealers On The Costa Blanca In Spain Are Jailed For Trying To Send Cocaine To Australia

British drug dealers on the Costa Blanca in Spain are jailed for sending cocaine parcel to Australia

THREE British men have been jailed after a parcel of drugs destined for Australia was intercepted at Alicante-Elche airport. X-ray scanners detected 855 grams of

3 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EGG-TASTIC! Belgian artist creates world’s biggest concrete egg in tribute to his new home town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOMETHING strange has been cooked up in Orcheta on the Costa Blanca. It’s a giant concrete egg to celebrate the area and the whole of

1 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain remain solidly constant

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community are continuing to stay constant with little change. The regional health ministry said tonight(April 30)

30 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Detectorist On Spain's Costa Blanca Is Arrested After He Dug Up A Rare Gold Coin And Tried To Sell It Online

DODGY DETECTORIST on Spain’s Costa Blanca in hot water after he digs up a rare gold coin and tries to sell it online

A Costa Blanca man has been charged with illegally digging up a rare gold coin and putting it up for sale on the internet. The

30 Apr, 2021 @ 13:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Orihuela Mayor's Corruption Court Date Is Postponed On Spain's Costa Blanca But He Faces A Friday Council Showdown

Mayor’s corruption quiz is delayed on Spain’s Costa Blanca but he still faces a resignation vote

ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will not be testifying tomorrow(April 30) over accusations that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. That

29 Apr, 2021 @ 20:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Little change in COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

215 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 29) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a fall of seven cases on a

29 Apr, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

New age group will start getting COVID vaccines next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new age group will start getting COVID vaccinations in the Valencian Community from next week. The regional health ministry says that the vaccination programme

29 Apr, 2021 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Nervous Criminal Alerts Police On Spain's Costa Blanca To His Secret Drugs Farm

Nervy ‘narco’ gets spooked by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca who find his secret drugs farm

A shifty-looking man helped the Guardia Civil to stumble upon a marijuana farm on a Costa Blanca industrial estate. Officers were patrolling the estate on

28 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Latest COVID-19 new case figures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

225 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(April 28) in the Valencian Community. On a week-to-week basis, it is a rise of 43 and 81 more

28 Apr, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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