New COVID-19 cases more than double in a fortnight in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have more than doubled in two weeks in the Valencian Community and are five times more than three weeks ago on June
Costa Blanca bar owners in Spain say early closing time is ‘nonsense’ as young people resort to illegal drinks parties
A Costa Blanca hospitality association has branded the 12.30 am closure of bars and restaurants as ‘nonsense’ because it forces young costumers to have illegal
Police stop illegal Costa Blanca drinks party on Alicante’s El Postiguet beach in Spain
POLICE chased up to 140 young people around an Alicante beach after spotting them drinking alcohol illegally. Around 20 were caught and sanctioned for breaking
‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009
SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that
Weekend COVID-19 infections leap up by almost a thousand cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE significant rises in COVID-19 cases continued over the weekend in the Valencian Community with a total of 4,636 new infections. Today’s(July 12) figure of
Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community
32 Valencian Community municipalities will see night curfews return from 1.00 am tomorrow morning(July 13) for a fortnight. That’s down to increasing COVID-19 cases with
Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain
A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11
British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video
A British man has been arrested over sexually abusing and extorting a British child in the Alicante area. He’s also been charged with drugs possession
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August
BRITISH tourists will be the key to whether or not some recently-reopened Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will have to shut their doors again. That’s
Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain
OVER a hundred people were rounded up by police for attending an illegal ‘birthday’ party at a La Cañada villa in the Alicante area. Some
British man in Benidorm bar admits trying to stab fellow Brit to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been jailed for five years after repeatedly stabbing a fellow Brit in a Benidorm bar. He pled guilty to attempted homicide
Daily COVID-19 cases touching 2,000 mark level in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE upward trend in new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community continued today(July 9) with 1,980 infections reported. That compared to 1,271 a week ago
Costa Blanca will sizzle in scorching temperatures during Spain’s biggest heatwave of the year
HOT westerly winds are set to take temperatures into the 40s in some inland parts of the Costa Blanca region this Monday(July 12). As Spain
Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Benidorm hospitality association has called for the resignation of Valencian president, Ximo Puig over new ‘unfair’ COVID-19 restrictions. Puig yesterday(July 8) announced reduced hours
British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man died yesterday(July 8) after diving into the shallow end of a Costa Blanca villa swimming pool. The 64-year-old had gone to visit
‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated
COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower
COVID-19 cases maintained their rise in the Valencian Community with a total today(July 8) of 1,843 infections. That’s 256 more than yesterday and an increase
Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic
BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm’s head
Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NIGHT curfews will return to areas of the Valencian Community that have high COVID-19 infection rates. Rising coronavirus virus cases among younger people have forced
Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain
A man who broke the jaw of a female security guard at an Orihuela Costa finca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in a
COVID-19 cases rise again but hospital admissions hold steady in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
1,587 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the Valencian Community today(July 7) as the region is set to announce new restrictions tomorrow. The move
Man tipped a cupboard onto his mother to conceal baseball bat killing at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A Belgian man has been jailed for 18 years after he murdered his mother in Torrevieja. The 41-year-old killer, named as Jean Christophe C, repeatedly
‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain
A Costa Blanca mayor has appeared in court over COVID-19 vaccination ‘queue-jumping’ last January. Alicante’s anti-corruption prosecutor accused La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano, of an
New COVID-19 restrictions to be announced this Thursday for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW restrictions to combat rising COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community will be announced this Thursday(July 8). The intention is for the measures to start
IN PICS: Benidorm animals enjoy ice lollies as heatwave scorches Spain’s Costa Blanca
ANIMALS have been tucking into specially-made ice lollies to keep them cool at a Costa Blanca nature park. Temperatures reached 38.5 degrees in Alicante on
COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE tide of new coronavirus infections continues to surge in the Valencian Community with 998 cases reported today(July 6). A week ago on June 29,