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

COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 daily infection rates continued their big recent falls according to today’s figures(February 26) from the Valencian health ministry. 539 new cases were reported today

26 Feb, 2021 @ 18:17

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

School holidays have gone up in smoke this year

SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year

THIS year’s Fallas and Magdalena fiestas in Valencia and Castellon will be normal school days. The Valencian government this week announced the cancellation of the

26 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Education·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain

AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes. The victim was reeled

26 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Queen of culture! Letizia of Spain is perfectly polished in white as she joins King Felipe for an art exhibition in Cáceres

QUEEN Letizia showcased her signature stylish flair as she attended the opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday. The Spanish royal, 48, looked

26 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE young robbers travelled over 400 kilometres from Zaragoza to Benidorm to break into a couple of supermarkets by smashing the windows with manhole covers.

26 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEARLY 900 cattle stranded on a container ship docked outside the Murcian port of Cartagena are facing unnecessary slaughter after a cock-up by the Spanish

26 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

A recent protest by the Stop Desahucios anti-eviction platform

SAFE AS HOUSES?: New report reveals precarious conditions faced by Valencian people in rented housing

ONE third of all residents in the Valencian Community living in rented accommodation are paying too much with regards to their income. A new report

26 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Beloved makeup brand sold in Spain’s Sephora to close after 20 years

A POPULAR makeup brand sold at Sephora in Spain has decided to cease trading after struggling to survive during the pandemic. On Wednesday, February 26,

26 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Lead

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

OUR 34th edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

26 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain considering administering only one vaccine dose to those who have already had COVID-19

SPAIN’S health ministry is weighing up whether or not to administer only one dose of the vaccine to those with prior COVID-19 infections. During a

26 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News

Melilla makes history removing ‘last statue of Franco in the public sphere in Spain’

IN a tiny enclave on the North West coast of Africa, a crowd gathered to watch workers hoist away the last remaining statue of General

26 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Two people in 100 are turning down chance of COVID-19 vaccine in Spain

JUST 2% of people offered a coronavirus jab have turned the chance down, according to the State Secretary for Health, Silvia Calzon. During a press

26 Feb, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Other News

Juan Carlos I’s home in exile is a luxury villa in Abu Dhabi

HE may be living in exile, but he’s not exactly slumming it. Reporters from the television programme Viva la Vida have traced Spain’s disgraced King

25 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Lead

18-year-old influencer is Spain’s new face of the far-right racism after viral march in Madrid

THE latest symbol of Spain’s far-right has emerged as an 18-year-old Instagram influencer after a controversial speech during a Neo-Nazi rally in Madrid last weekend.

25 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·National News

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

‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy

A Benidorm restaurant owner has been arrested for being part of a gang in Italy that blew up bank ATMs in 73 robberies. The Policia

25 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases are a just a fifth of the total a week ago on February 18, according to latest figures released this evening(February 25)

25 Feb, 2021 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia sees almost double the number of recoveries compared to new cases Thursday

ANDALUCIA has detected 1,256 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the third wave continues its marked retreat. Thursday’s caseload is lower than the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 18:06

Coronavirus·Lead

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

Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community

WEEKEND perimeter closures for Valencian Community cities of 50,000 people and over are to end after this weekend’s restrictions expire this Monday(March 1) at 6.00

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

We need to talk about your financial adviser…

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:25

Alicante·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Northern Spain·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Children at surf camp discover body floating near shore on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BODY has been discovered floating off the shore of Velez-Malaga on the Costa del Sol. The lifeless corpse was stumbled upon by children from

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:13

Lead·Malaga

Royal recycler: Queen of Spain steps out in same Massimo Dutti for a THIRD time

SHE’s known for her love of recycling her wardrobe and this week the Queen of Spain proved her commitment by stepping out in a Massimo

25 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer

COSTA Blanca hoteliers are reporting a ‘mass surge’ of UK bookings for the summer but have coupled the optimism with a warning that a third

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

XIMO PUIG, president of the Valencian region, has just announced details of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from this Monday, March 1. The interdepartmental

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:01

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Nine Malaga municipalities WILL re-open this weekend due to improving COVID-19 figures, including Marbella, Estepona and Manilva

NINE municipalities in Malaga will re-open their borders this weekend after lowering their coronavirus incidence rates to below 500 cases per 100,000 people. Marbella, Estepona

25 Feb, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Terrace tax suspended until 2022 to support pandemic-hit hospitality trade in popular expat town on Spain’s Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO council, which covers the British expat area of La Marina Urbanisation, has extended it’s suspension of the ‘terrace tax’ to bars and restaurants

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man found murdered at home in Valencia’s Gandia

A 67-YEAR-OLD man has been found dead and tied up in his home in Gandia (La Safor, Valencia). The body of Carlos Almiñana was discovered

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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COVID-19 daily case figures fall by 70% in a week across Spain’s Valencian Community

SCHOOL’S NOT OUT: Fallas and Magdalena school holidays cancelled this year

Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain

Queen of culture! Letizia of Spain is perfectly polished in white as she joins King Felipe for an art exhibition in Cáceres

Dumb thieves travel 400 kilometres to break Benidorm curfew and are identified after supermarket robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Government cock-up leaves hundreds of cattle facing slaughter on container ship on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAFE AS HOUSES?: New report reveals precarious conditions faced by Valencian people in rented housing

Beloved makeup brand sold in Spain’s Sephora to close after 20 years

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

Spain considering administering only one vaccine dose to those who have already had COVID-19

Melilla makes history removing ‘last statue of Franco in the public sphere in Spain’

Two people in 100 are turning down chance of COVID-19 vaccine in Spain

Juan Carlos I’s home in exile is a luxury villa in Abu Dhabi

18-year-old influencer is Spain’s new face of the far-right racism after viral march in Madrid

‘ARRIVERDERCI’ to Benidorm Italian restaurant boss on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over 78 cash point robberies in Italy

New COVID-19 cases are just a fifth of levels a week earlier in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia sees almost double the number of recoveries compared to new cases Thursday

Weekend city closures scrapped and bars to reopen next week as COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Spain’s Valencian Community

We need to talk about your financial adviser…

Children at surf camp discover body floating near shore on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Royal recycler: Queen of Spain steps out in same Massimo Dutti for a THIRD time

‘HISTORIC MASS’ British booking surge for Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels in Spain amidst claim that 30% of them will not reopen this summer

OFFICIAL – full details of Monday’s lockdown easement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nine Malaga municipalities WILL re-open this weekend due to improving COVID-19 figures, including Marbella, Estepona and Manilva

Terrace tax suspended until 2022 to support pandemic-hit hospitality trade in popular expat town on Spain’s Blanca

Man found murdered at home in Valencia’s Gandia

Spain blames trafficking gangs for driving thousands to storm the Ceuta border – but admits border fences were left unguarded

Hollywood celebrity bonanza in Mallorca as Cortney Cox holidays with Jennifer Aniston and Pedro Pascal in ‘Billionaire’s Bay’

Fourth body pulled from the sea off the Costa del Sol – as Ceuta border crisis sees dozens drown

The Spanish village that looks like Havana – but sits in the mountains of Asturias

UPDATE: Morocco ‘cooperating’ with Spain to return tens of thousands of migrants who have stormed into Ceuta

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