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COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Good news as COVID-19 cases carry on falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have fallen on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry figures today(August 13) report 1,439 new cases.

13 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Caregiver steals €15,000 of jewels and watches on first day of helping 90-year-old woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly care homes reopen in Gibraltar as Covid-19 cases continue to drop

WITH COVID-19 infections now below 200 on the Rock, Elderly Residential Services (ERS) have reopened but with strict new rules designed to keep residents and

13 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Gibraltar·Lead

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target

Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal

13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Quake-stunned Spain hit by another 4.2-magnitude shock felt in Granada and beyond

A MAGNITUDE 4.2 shock hit Granada late on Thursday night months after the city’s residents recovered from a series of major quakes in January, including

13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

Granada·Lead

Ryanair apologises for forcing COVID test on autistic boy ahead of flight home from Spain’s Valencia

AN AUTISTIC boy flying home from a holiday in Spain was left ‘petrified’ after being forced to take a COVID test upon boarding a Ryanair

13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID-19 curfews will be extended to even more popular tourist areas of Spain's Costa Blanca next week

COVID-19 curfews to be extended to even more popular tourist spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week

JUDGES have backed a night curfew extension request from the Valencian government which will see more Costa Blanca holiday spots added to it. The current

13 Aug, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Ice lollies and frozen trout: How Spain’s zoo animals are keeping cool during heatwave

AS temperatures soar above 40ºC across Spain as a heatwave intensifies, zoos and wildlife parks are working hard to keep their animals cool. That means

13 Aug, 2021 @ 16:26

Lead·Weather

Benidorm thief displays football dribbling skills to distract and rob tourists visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm thief showed off his footballing skills in a distraction robbery ruse in the city’s Rincon de Loix area. He demonstrated his dribbling abilities

13 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SPANISH BEACH?: You can keep it

SUMMER is here and like the much maligned and misunderstood lemmings of popular folklore most of Spain flocks to the shoreline every summer August is

13 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Columnists

Irish mobster Gerry the Monk Hutch arrested in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol

AN Irish gang boss implicated in the notorious Regency Hotel boxing event shooting in Dublin has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Gerry ‘The

13 Aug, 2021 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Boat Owner Cheats Death After An Explosion At A Costa Blanca Marina In Spain

Boat owner cheats death after explosion throws him into the water at a Costa Blanca marina in Spain

A Russian man had a lucky escape after a boat explosion blew him into the water at Altea’s Greenwich Marina. The blast happened at around

13 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain on extreme alert for wildfires as heatwave deepens

FIREFIGHTERS battled to contain blazes in northeastern Spain as low humidity combined with a heatwave caused tinderbox conditions across much of the country. Weather alerts

13 Aug, 2021 @ 12:19

Lead·National News·Weather

Shark that forced swimmers out of the water in Benidorm reappears off nearby beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BLUE shark that swam close to the shore of Benidorm’s Poniente beach on Thursday has popped up a a few kilometres south at Villajoyosa.

13 Aug, 2021 @ 12:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Expat despairs at insurance company demanding receipts for 100 year old jewellery after robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Expat has slammed his insurance company after it demanded receipts for stolen jewellery that had been in the family for 100 years. Brian Snell,

13 Aug, 2021 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

THE 46th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

13 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Greenpeace warns beaches along Spain's Andalucia are disappearing due to rising sea levels - these are the most at risk areas

Spain’s Malaga to mass vaccine Andalucian residents on holiday in the province

OUT-OF-TOWNERS from Andalucia, holidaying in Malaga, are invited to get vaccinated against COVID-19 next week—no prior appointment needed. The Andalucian Health Service (SAS) will be

13 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

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

COVID-19 case figures fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

CORONAVIRUS cases are maintaining their downward trajectory according to today’s(August 12) figures for the Valencian Community. 1,593 infections were reported today, compared to 2,073 cases

12 Aug, 2021 @ 18:36

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Removal Firm On The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Was Used For Massive Drug Exports From Spain To Sweden

Removal firm on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol was used to export drugs from Spain to Sweden

A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments. The

12 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja

How to Make Good Photos and Videos in Madrid

Picturesque locations in Madrid attract millions of tourists every year. The ancient history of the heart of Spain is felt in every corner of this

12 Aug, 2021 @ 17:16

Entertainment·Madrid

Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due

12 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

VIDEO: Shark forces bathers out of the water at popular Benidorm beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATHERS were cleared out of the water at Benidorm’s Poniente beach on Thursday morning (August 12) after a blue shark swam close to the shore.

12 Aug, 2021 @ 14:24

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Chelsea V Villarreal Uefa Super Cup Windsor Park

YELLOW AND BLUE: Spain’s Villareal football club loses UEFA Super Cup to Chelsea by one penalty

VILLAREAL football team came within a hair’s breadth of culminating their best season in history with a second European trophy last night (Wednesday August 11)

12 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

FOOD delivery companies in Spain have to hire drivers and riders as employees from today(August 12) as opposed to getting workers in as freelance contractors.

12 Aug, 2021 @ 13:18

Business & Finance·Lead

RED ALERT: Access closed to mountain and forest areas throughout Spain’s Valencia region to prevent fires during heatwave

The Generalitat officially announced the drastic and unprecedented decision today in an effort to prevent a repeat of the severe forest fires that have destroyed

12 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Domestic travellers overtake British users of Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

DOMESTIC passengers overtook UK traveller numbers for Alicante-Elche airport in July. Figures from airport operator Aena put internal users at 133,000 compared to 111,784 Brits.

12 Aug, 2021 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Thief Knocks Over Frail Old Lady To Steal €6000 She Had Just Withdrawn From A Costa Blanca Bank In Spain

Frail old lady assaulted by thief who steals €6000 she had withdrawn from a Costa Blanca bank in Spain

A frail 87-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and had €6000 stolen that she withdrew from a Callosa de Segura bank. The 38-year-old assailant

12 Aug, 2021 @ 11:28