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

Daily COVID-19 infections break the ‘thousand’ barrier again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have easily surpassed the ‘thousand mark’ for the second successive day in the Valencian Community. Figures today(July 2) show 1,271 new infections

2 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Hotels go hi-tech in replacing room keys and cards with facial recognition on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Costa Blanca hotels in Spain go hi-tech in replacing room keys and cards with facial recognition system

LOST hotel room keys will soon be a thing of the past on the Costa Blanca as facial recognition systems will be introduced this year.

2 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

British man is jailed for nearly 15 years for trying to murder his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A British man has been jailed for almost 15 years after he tried to kill his ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca holiday apartment. William McDonald,

2 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Environmentalists award 'black' flags to two 'threatened' parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain

Two black flags awarded over pollution and building plans which ‘threaten’ the Costa Blanca environment in Spain

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners, Ecologists in Action, have awarded two black flags to the Costa Blanca region. Their annual black flag list features areas of pollution and

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

British Expat Who Ran A Costa Blanca Cannabis Club Is Arrested For Drug Deaing In Spain (2)

British expat who runs a Costa Blanca cannabis club is arrested for drug dealing in Spain

A British president of a Denia-based cannabis club has been arrested for drug trafficking. It’s the latest move by the Policia Nacional against local cannabis

2 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases continue big rises as hospital admissions also go up in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,410 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today(July 1) in the Valencian Community by the regional health ministry. That’s a rise of 476 cases on yesterday’s

1 Jul, 2021 @ 19:20

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Vaccine Queue Jumping Mayors On Costa Blanca To Be Quizzed In Court Over 'abuse Of Power' In Spain

Vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ mayors on Costa Blanca face court hearing over abusing their power in Spain

A Denia judge has started a preliminary investigation into COVID-19 vaccine ‘queue-jumping’ by two PSOE mayors on the northern Costa Blanca. Ximo Coll(El Verger) and

1 Jul, 2021 @ 18:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has ruled out bringing forward COVID-19 vaccinations to people in their twenties because there are not enough doses. Speaking at

1 Jul, 2021 @ 17:51

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Dutch Expat Accused Of Starting Two Hectare Forest Fire On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Dutch expat dumps hot ash which causes a forest fire on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A 61-year-old Dutch expat is being investigated over a forest fire in the Tibi area last April. Two hectares of land were incinerated due to

1 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

New COVID-19 cases are trebled in a week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have more than tripled over seven days in the Valencian Community. The latest report(June 30) from the regional health ministry says that there

30 Jun, 2021 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Cowardly Thieves Mug An 82 Year Old Belgian Woman On A Costa Blanca Street In A Handbag Snatch In Spain

Cowardly thieves mug Belgian woman, 82, on a Costa Blanca street in Spain to steal her handbag

AN 82-year-old Belgian woman was mugged in a Calpe street when two men stole her handbag. The duo have been arrested by the Guardia Civil

30 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The Baza train that connects Spain’s Andalucia with Murcia is finally coming back to life

AFTER 35 years, the Government has finally confirmed it will begin rebuilding the railway connection between Andalucia and Murcia, in the Granada regions of Guadix

30 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman chokes to death on a piece of octopus at a restaurant in Murcia area of Spain

Police help diner who was choking to death at a Benidorm restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO police officers saved a woman’s life after she started to choke at a Benidorm restaurant. The woman, said to be in her sixties, got

30 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

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

COVID-19 cases have almost doubled in a week in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections have almost doubled on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(June 29) update from the regional health ministry saw 618

29 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Big rises in COVID-19 infections force extension of restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

RISING coronavirus infections among young people have forced the Valencian government to keep its current health restrictions that were due to end this Thursday(July 1).

29 Jun, 2021 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Costa Blanca student who caught COVID-19 in mass outbreak on Spain’s Mallorca is in intensive care

An Elche teenager infected with COVID-19 as part of a mass outbreak caused by a student trip to Mallorca is in intensive care. The 18-year-old

29 Jun, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Costa Blanca Pervert In Spain Sexually Groomed Children Via Online Games By Offering Them Currency Credits

Man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually grooming children by offering them online game credits

A Torrevieja man has been arrested for sexually grooming children via online game sites and offering them game ‘credits’ in exchange for explicit photos and

29 Jun, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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

Big rise in COVID-19 weekend infections with ‘February-like’ totals in Valencia area of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have almost tripled compared to the previous weekend in the Valencian Community with a total harking back to late February. The regional

28 Jun, 2021 @ 19:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

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

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman Dies On The Costa Blanca In Spain After Being Thrown Out Of A Van Which Careered Off A Bridge

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dear Jennifer Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats?

DEAR JENNIFER: How can you help with all this extra post-Brexit paperwork?

You must be so careful with your documentation and paperwork in Spain. It has become far more complicated and involved, since the finalisation of Brexit.

26 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

Major Tourist Figure On The Costa Blanca In Spain Calls Uk Green List Snub 'wrong' And 'terrible'

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s

25 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British drugs baron Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm court refuses joint custody of a Maltese pet dog as Civil Code changes have not become law in Spain

Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain

A Benidorm judge has refused to grant an interim joint custody order for a pet dog because the Civil Code statutes have not changed yet.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SUNBED numbers on Benidorm’s beaches will be restricted to half the normal number to keep areas ‘safe’. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, is to propose that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

TEXT messages will start being sent from tomorrow(June 25) with appointments for people aged 60 to 65 in the Valencia region to get a second

24 Jun, 2021 @ 12:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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