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COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

‘TOUGHEN UP’ COVID-19 fight call from mayors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVERAL Costa Blanca mayors want tougher action from the Valencian Government to combat increasing COVID-19 infection rates. Gata de Gorgos mayor, Josep Signes has suggested

13 Jan, 2021 @ 11:19

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Netflix casting call in Spain’s Ronda

NETFLIX is looking for extras for its new series ‘Feria.’ The company Son de Casting has put out a casting call for 700 extras to

13 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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

BLACKEST DAY yet for COVID-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencian Community

92 people have died in just 24 hours in the highest single day COVID-19 death toll in the Valencian Community. 3,413 lives have now been

12 Jan, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gibraltar will have final word on post-Brexit treaty, says CM

GIBRALTAR will have last word over talks on the final Schengen treaty, its Chief Minister has revealed in his New Year message,

12 Jan, 2021 @ 20:44

Gibraltar·Lead

East European drugs crew busted after using tourist rental homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX Lithuanians have been arrested for running a drug trafficking business out of rental properties in mainly tourist areas of the Costa Blanca. The gang

12 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca

Hard-pressed hospitality and tourist sectors get COVID-19 cash boost on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STRUGGLING bars and restaurants are among businesses on the Costa Blanca and the Valencian Community who will be able to get cash help from a

12 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Inmate chokes to death while eating plate of meatballs in Spain’s Mallorca

The man, aged 58, had been eating his lunch in the cafeteria of Palma Penitentiary when the accident happened

12 Jan, 2021 @ 18:33

Lead·Mallorca

OPINION: For expats looking to import their favourite food Brexit is a rotten deal

Who knew the length Brits expats would go for their imports? After border guards in the Netherlands confiscated ham sandwiches and food items from UK

12 Jan, 2021 @ 18:09

Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Majority of Spain’s Costa del Sol declared an ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19 transmission, including Marbella, Estepona, Mijas and Manilva

MARBELLA, Mijas and Estepona have been declared as an ‘extreme risk’ in terms of coronavirus transmission. The Costa del Sol towns join Ronda, Malaga city

12 Jan, 2021 @ 18:03

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Dive into new year for a good cause with sponsored swimming event in the Costa del Sol

IT’s one of the signature events in the Costa del Sol calendar- and there’s no surer sign the new year has begun than diving into

12 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Lead

Hundreds fined for border breach attempts during first weekend of towns’ perimeter closures in Spain’s Murcia

DURING the first weekend of perimeter closures in the region of Murcia, 225 fines were issues for attempted breaches. National Police and Guardia Civil carried

12 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Murcia

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

BREAKING: Manhunt for acid attacker after girlfriend and pal doused in hydrochloric acid, one airlifted to hospital

A MANHUNT is underway for an acid attacker who doused two women with hydrochloric acid. The sickening attack occurred in Cartama, Malaga, this afternoon, leaving

12 Jan, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

ELLE Spain coverstar Eve Herzigova reveals she’s ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID

EVA Herzigova has revealed that she is ‘back to herself’ after battling COVID-19 over Christmas. ELLE Spain’s January cover star took to Instagram that she

12 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Celebrity·Other News

Largest synthetic drug bust in Spain history as 11 arrested in raids across the country

POLICE have blown apart one of Europe’s largest synthetic drug networks with bases across Spain, including Seville and Malaga. After a year long investigation, coined

12 Jan, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

THIRD WAVE: Spain’s Andalucia sees biggest increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations since early November as incidence rate soars

ANDALUCIA has detected 2,508 cases of coronavirus Tuesday, the Junta has announced. The figure is far fewer than the more than 3,400 declared on Monday

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:58

Coronavirus·Lead

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

Call for earlier curfew and hospitality closure to stop COVID-19 spread as government splits appear in Spain’s Valencian Community

A key coalition partner in the Valencian Government has called for stronger measures to combat the record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in the region. The left-wing

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Valencia region leads industrial recovery in Spain

THE Valencia region is spearheading the gradual recovery of industry in Spain following the COVID-inflicted crash. Led by the energy sector, the Valencian Community registered

12 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Valencia·Valencian Community

Expat brutally murdered in his Bentley in upmarket neighbourhood on Spain’s Costa del Sol had more than 20 bullet wounds

A FRENCH national received more than 20 bullets when he was shot to death in his Bentley in Benahavis on Sunday, police have revealed. The

12 Jan, 2021 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Over 500 people attend banned protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Mallorca

The demonstration, scheduled to take place this morning in front of the Consolat de Mar, had been banned by the Balearic government

12 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·Mallorca

The Great Wall of Castellon

Work began 20 years ago, and the wall currently measures two kilometres long by up to 2.5 metres high at some points.

12 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Valencian Community

Ex-schoolboy jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca for knifing pupil in class over Islamic insults

A Torrevieja teenager has received a five year jail sentence after stabbing a fellow high school pupil in the back for criticising his Islamic religious

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

The Historic Snowfall Of The Storm Filomena Has Trapped Thousands Of Drivers On The Roads Of Madrid The Madrid 112 Emergency And Security Agency Has Indicated That During The Early Hours Of This Saturday About 1 000 Vehicles Have Been Released Some Trees

Spain under Strain: how storm Filomena has put the country on its knees

AS the country freezes in some of the coldest temperatures on record and the capital lies under a blanket of snow for the first time

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

Useful Tips for Booking Cheaper Flights

Few things bring tremendous joy and thrill like a vacation. We all need to take a trip every once in a while to get a much-needed

12 Jan, 2021 @ 11:03

Travel News

SOUR GRAPES as fruit fraudsters pull organic con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A fruity con with basic Costa Blanca-grown grapes being branded as ‘organic’ has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. 15 tons of table grapes

11 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

COVID-19 packs out Murcia region hospitals in Spain forcing return to local border closures

MOST of the Murcia region’s municipalities are to close their borders due to the steep rise in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 Monitoring Committee spokesman Jaime Perez,

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Promenade repairs to start after delays at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is seeing long-awaited repair work start today(January 11) at the Paseo de La Glea in Campoamur. Officials from the council oversaw the first

11 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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