HIGH COVID-19 case rates continue on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COVID-19 has not taken a seasonal break according to new figures released tonight(December 28) for the Costa Blanca and the whole of the Valencian Community.
Drunkards face religious crime charges after church altar tirade in Spain’s Murcia City
TWO drunks have been charged after they burst into a Murcia city church and launched a verbal tirade at the altar. They could each get
Helpline for British expats and tourists to be launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BRITISH residents and visitors to the Costa Blanca will be getting a new information helpline set up by the regional Valencian government. The move was
Tourist revenue drops by 61% as Spain’s Costa Blanca counts the 2020 pandemic cost
TOURISM revenues on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community collapsed by €11 billion in 2020 according to the Exceltur association. An impact study commissioned
Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on
Incidence rate of COVID-19 drops by 14 points since Christmas Eve in Spain’s Andalucia
THE incidence rate of coronavirus in Andalucia has fallen by 14 points since Christmas Eve, new figures from the Junta have revealed. As of Monday,
Bars and restaurants must close at 6pm in Spain’s Mallorca as COVID-19 infections continue to rise
President Francina Armengol said the island will remain on Level 4 of the COVID-19 tier system but under harsher restrictions
Valencia police fine 56 people for breaking Christmas Eve COVID curfew
Local Citizen Protection councillor Aarón Cano highlighted the ‘exemplary’ behaviour of the vast majority of residents
Man jailed over drugs ‘revenge’ execution of woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia couple have been arrested after a woman was fatally shot in the head at a Torrevieja property. Two people from Lorca were detained
Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria forced to backtrack over Spanish heritage claims
HILARIA Baldwin, 36-year-old wife of Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been forced to publically come clean after claims emerged online that her Spanish upbringing was
No changes to Christmas COVID-19 plan in Spain’s Andalucia – including 1:30am curfew on New Year’s Eve
ANDALUCIA will not be adapting its current coronavirus Christmas plan following no significant surge in infections or hospitalisations. It means the current restrictions will remain
GOING GREEN: Valencia region to pass law forcing shops to sell and collect reusable drinks containers
By the end of 2023, at least 10% of cans and bottles on sale at stores must be apt for their reintroduction into circulation
BREAKING: More contagious ‘British strain’ of COVID-19 already in Malaga and Granada as Andalucia demands Spain steps up airport checks
THE new so-called British variant of COVID-19 has already arrived to Malaga and Granada. According to the regional health ministry, three cases have been detected
COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in Valencian Community with deliveries to seven residential homes
SEVEN residential homes in the Valencian Community have received the vaccination against COVID-19 this weekend. The sites were located throughout the provinces of Alicante, Castellon
TV doctor warns of third wave, more deadly pandemics and slams Spain’s handling of COVID-19 crisis
LEADING Doctor and television personality Dr. Cesar Carballo took to Spanish TV with a bleak message for Spain ‘s future in the wake of the
EU expected to help fund eco-friendly underground highway between Spanish coast and inland Costa Blanca
A MULTI-MILLION euro underground highway linking Torrevieja and Orihuela is to be discussed this week, with important funding from the EU. Speedy transport links have
Emergency procedure for Ryanair Bristol flight landing at Spain’s Alicante-Elche airport
A Ryanair flight from Bristol into Alicante-Elche airport had to go through emergency procedures last night(December 27). Service FR8296 safely touched down at the airport
Broken water hosepipe exposes drugs farm in house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A broken hosepipe blew the whistle on a large indoor marijuana farm in the Villafranqueza area of Alicante. An Alicante Policia Local patrol spotted water
British expats duped after town hall claims T-rex bone to halt vital works in Spain’s Mallorca as part of Day of Innocents gaffe
A DINOSAUR bone which could belong to a Tyrannosaurus Rex has halted building works in Mallorca – or so many were led to believe this
Storm Bella to sweep through Spain’s Malaga bringing gusty wind, bad sea conditions and rainfall
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has placed Malaga’s coastline under yellow alert today for strong winds, rain and coastal phenomena. The alert will remain in effect
Andalucia president predicts 50% of region will be vaccinated by ‘early summer’
ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno has said the vaccination programme is fundamental in regaining normality. In a message published this Sunday, Moreno said he was ‘excited
Most shops closed until January 10 as Gibraltar COVID-19 cases near 500
COVID-19 cases have soared close to the 500 mark on the Rock, forcing the authorities to tighten restrictions.
500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas
AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people
SORE LOSERS: Gallery in Spain banishes popular painting that shows moment Spanish ship is defeated by English privateers
IT seems that some people can’t take defeat – even hundreds of years after the fact. A painting depicting the brave but ultimately doomed final
96 year old woman first in Spain to get COVID-19 vaccination
A 96-year-old woman has become the first person in Spain to be given a COVID-19 vaccination. Araceli is the oldest resident of the Los Olmos
Talking a Spanish Christmas
CHRISTMAS in Spain consists mostly of killing time until the kids go back to school. You may have misses it, but El Gordo (Yes, the
