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Busy Holiday Route Between Benidorm And L'albir To Get Cycleway And Pavements On Spain's Costa Blanca

Busy Costa Blanca holiday route in Spain to get cycleway and pavements between Benidorm and L’Albir

A new cycle lane and two sets of pavements will be built on a busy Costa Blanca tourist road linking Benidorm to L’Albir. Normal pandemic-free summers see large volumes of traffic on

11 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Bars and restaurants to reopen indoors in slight loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region

A very limited package of relaxing pandemic restrictions in the Valencian Community from March 15 has been announced today(March 11) by President Ximo Puig. Gyms and sports centres will reopen next week

11 Mar, 2021 @ 15:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja road sweeper used his job as a cover to run a drugs gang which included an 80-year-old woman who stitched bags containing narcotics. The leader worked for a contractor that

11 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

NEW COVID-19 infections maintain their quick downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

CORONAVIRUS infections are maintaining their steep fall in the Valencian Community with just 221 new cases reported today(March 10). That’s 128 lower than Tuesday’s total and 198 down compared to a week

10 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Young neighbours help to save elderly resident from house fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have praised residents for their prompt action that helped to save the life of a Pilar de la Horadada woman on the southern Costa Blanca. A fire broke out this morning(March

10 Mar, 2021 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca

A THIRD of COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community are down to the ‘British’ strain

THE ‘British’ strain of COVID-19 is accounting for 30% of coronavirus cases in the Valencian Community according to the regional health minister, Ana Barcelo. She has nevertheless ruled out a call from

10 Mar, 2021 @ 16:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Express Delivery As Alicante Man Poses As Home Delivery Rider To Sell Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘EXPRESS DELIVERY’ as Alicante man poses as home goods rider to sell drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man has been arrested for pretending to do home deliveries as a front for selling drugs. The 33-year-old Venezuelan travelled around the city on an electric scooter and a backpack

10 Mar, 2021 @ 13:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Hospitality and non-essential businesses ordered to close each night at 1.00 am starting on Christmas Eve in Murcia area of Spain

GRIM VIEW over imminent indoor bar and restaurant reopening following health and hospitality meeting in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE chances of bars and restaurants reopening indoors next week in the Valencian Community appear to be very slim according to a regional hospitality association. Hospitality groups met with Valencian health officials

10 Mar, 2021 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Both Tight Squeeze For Car And Alicante Tram

A CLOSE SHAVE as motorist gets his car sandwiched between a wall and a tram on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A motorist escaped serious injury yesterday(March 9) after his car hit a tram in San Vicente del Raspeig. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle jumped a red traffic light before colliding with the tram

10 Mar, 2021 @ 11:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

GOING DOWN as new daily COVID-19 cases are over 90% lower in four weeks in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 daily totals of new cases stand at over 90% lower compared to Valencian Community figures a month ago on February 9. The latest total published tonight(March 9) by the regional health

9 Mar, 2021 @ 18:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Notorious British Drugs Baron Brian Charrington Jailed For 15 Years Will Get A Fresh Trial On Spain's Costa Blanca

Jailed notorious British drugs baron Brian Charrington to get a retrial on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CONVICTED British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, who enjoyed the high life of luxury homes and cars, is to get a retrial after being sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2018. Spain’s

9 Mar, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 infections and hospital cases record new falls in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Spain’s Valencian Community now has one of the lowest 14-day accumulated COVID-19 totals in the country

COVID-19 cases are continuing their dramatic tumble in the Valencian Community which is now third in the national league for the lowest 14-day accumulated infection totals. Valencian health ministry figures tonight(March 8)

8 Mar, 2021 @ 19:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Tireless efforts of Age Concern leader who has helped many people on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

MAUREEN Payne, president of Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, has been one of the region’s most prominent figures in helping people within the community. She was awarded the British Empire Medal in

8 Mar, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja·Women's Day

Altea anti-5G phone mast campaigners on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticise council silence over health concerns

AN Altea campaign group claims their written plea for a pause on new 5G mobile phone masts has been met with silence by the local council. ‘Seoberania y Salud’ say they’re worried

8 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca

HARD-PRESSED bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca want indoor service to resume next week

BAR and restaurant groups on the Costa Blanca will demand indoor reopening and extended opening hours at a meeting tomorrow(March 9) with Valencian health chiefs. The regional government is expected on Thursday

8 Mar, 2021 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dry spell ends with flooded roads in regular Torrevieja blackspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HEAVY rain brought flooding to Torrevieja on Sunday(March 7) with the usual quota of blocked or partially passable roads. Local forecasters, the Mastral Project, reported deluges of up to 67 litres per

8 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Torrevieja

Alicante. Sucesos. Detenidas Cuatro Personas Y Desmantelados Tres Puntos Negros De Venta De Marihuana En Dénia

Denia residents get police to shutdown cannabis sales from city centre homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR people behind a Denia cannabis club have been arrested for selling drugs out of city centre homes in the northern Costa Blanca port. The 28-year-old president, plus the secretary, treasurer and

8 Mar, 2021 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca

“I was fearless”: How tragedy led one Costa Blanca woman to strive for success

JENNIFER Cunningham is happy to share the trials she faced as a woman starting a business in Spain and the personal tragedy that fuelled her determination to become a success. Like many

8 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Women's Day

Police force hundreds of illegal drinkers to run away from an Alicante park on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOZENS of Alicante Policia Local officers had to break large groups of young people drinking in the Santa Barbara castle area of the city on Saturday night(March 6). Police estimated that around

8 Mar, 2021 @ 11:25

Alicante·Costa Blanca

SUNNY OUTLOOK as Spain’s top power provider unveils first solar plant projects in Valencian Community

ENERGY company Iberdrola is to build its first three solar energy power plants in the Valencian Community costing €235 million. Two of the new facilities will be in the Avora-Cofrentes Valley in

7 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Valencia·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’s leading hotel body slams ‘contagious tourismophobia’ of Spain’s Valencian Government

THE Costa Blanca’s largest hotel lobby group has attacked the Valencian government position that Easter domestic tourism will be ‘written off’ for the second-year running due to the pandemic. The Benidorm-based Hosbec

6 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Cumulative COVID-19 infection rates are now lowest in six months in Spain’s Valencian Community

A new pattern of less than 500 new COVID-19 cases per day is emerging in the Valencian Community, with 14-day cumulative infection rates now the lowest in six months. The Friday(March 5)

5 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

80 Year Old Arsonist Arrested Over Several Blazes He Started On Spain S Costa Blanca

80-year-old arsonist arrested over several blazes in ‘protected areas’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A year-long probe to catch an arsonist operating in the Alcalali area of the Marina Alta has culminated in the arrest of an 80-year-old man. The Spanish octogenerian started the blazes during

5 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

NEW COVID-19 daily case totals down to August levels in latest numbers from Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are continuing to go down on the indicative week-to-week basis according to figures released tonight(March 4) by the regional health ministry. 489 new infections were

4 Mar, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

BETTER RESPONSE times coming soon for emergency services in major expat area on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca

THE long-awaited Orihuela Costa Emergency Centre at La Zenia could open before June. Speaking on a site visit, Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascañana, said he hoped that the building ‘would provide a full

4 Mar, 2021 @ 20:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Second Hand Clothes Dealer Goes On Trial In Spain For Running Isis Terrorist Supply Operation

Costa Blanca used clothes dealer goes on trial in Spain for running ISIS terrorist supply operation

A Syrian-born Dutch national has gone on trial in Madrid for running an Alicante clothing company as a front to distribute supplies to ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The leader, along

4 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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