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Peak of sixth COVID-19 wave may be reached next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, says that he expects COVID-19 infection rates to fall soon and has again ruled out introducing new restrictions. Despite soaring coronavirus

11 Jan, 2022 @ 15:16

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Masked thug who broke into Brit couple’s Spanish home and launched savage knife attack jailed for three years

A MAN who wore a ski mask as he threatened a British couple at knifepoint in a terrifying attempted murder and robbery has been jailed

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Costa Blanca sex fiend who assaulted two women within four hours gets 32 years in Spanish prison

Costa Blanca sex fiend gets 32-year jail term in Spain for assaulting two women in one night

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 32 years after admitting to two sexual assaults on Alicante women in one night. The plea bargain deal

11 Jan, 2022 @ 14:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Alicante Ap 7 Motorway Car Wrong Way Motorway January 2022

WATCH: Smart car drives 35km in WRONG direction on AP-7 near Benissa in Alicante

GUARDIA Civil are tracking down the kamikaze driver of a car that drove more than 35km in the WRONG direction on Alicante’s AP-7 motorway. Shocked

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Lawyer Ran Loans Scheme That Seized Homes Of Vulnerable People In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Homes of vulnerable people seized by lawyer-led scammers in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante Province gang ran a racket that seized homes from people who struggled to repay loans. They created a company which hoodwinked loan holders

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:18

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Los Cristianos – € 165,000

Apartment Los Cristianos, Tenerife 1 beds 1 baths € 165,000 Property Details Type: Apartment Area: Los Cristianos Complex: Dinastia Price: 165,000€ Mortgage available:

11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

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“You have arrived at your destruction” – GPS gets tourist trapped on staircase in Alicante old town

A TOURIST has been fined after a foreign-plated car got trapped on a tight staircase in Alicante city centre. Unable to reverse out, the car

11 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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How Can I Avoid New Roaming Fees in 2022?

After five years of free roaming, how can you avoid roaming fees returning in 2022? For those of us that use our UK mobile number

11 Jan, 2022 @ 11:06

Travel News

Aemet Weather Costa Blanca Alicante Valencia January 2022 Aemet

First freeze of 2022 to hit Alicante and Valencia this Thursday (Jan 13)

THE first freeze of 2022 is predicted to hit Alicante and the wider Valencian Community this Thursday (January 13). Towns in the mountainous interior of

11 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

The best places to stay in the Sierra Nevada ski resort in southern Spain

There are hundreds of places to stay in the Sierra Nevada, but only a handful are really reliable, writes Jon Clarke

11 Jan, 2022 @ 09:45

Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Exotic cat found in house in Spain’s Madrid

AN African savannah serval, a protected feline, has been recently located in a house in Madrid. The Jungle cat was rescued by officers of the

11 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Madrid·Other News

Ibiza Couple Laith Amini and Anita Kaushik

British couple offer reward for engagement ring stolen from car in Ibiza ahead of romantic proposal

A BRITISH couple have appealed for the return of an engagement ring stolen from a rental car by thieves in Ibiza just an hour before

10 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain

A San Juan de Alicante man, 43, has been arrested for blackmailing an Alicante Province woman on a dating website. The man forwarded private material

10 Jan, 2022 @ 18:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

PICTURED: Fireball streaks across the sky in southern Spain

AN impressive fireball was spotted streaking across the sky over Andalucia during Saturday night. It was pictured appearing in the sky above the province of

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Cadiz·Malaga·National News·Sevilla

Costa Blanca Based People Smugglers Operated Sea And Land Route Between Spain And Algeria

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Valencian Community

Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain

MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

Badger unearths ‘exceptional’ Roman treasure trove in cave in northern Spain

AN exceptional treasure trove of Roman coins buried for centuries in a cave in northern Spain has been unearthed thanks to a hungry badger. The

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Lead

Spain says adios to the public phone booth

SPAIN’S 16,000 public phone booths have been inoperative since January 1, 2022 after the government declared it was no longer necessary to provide them as

10 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, accused of using laundered money to buy €1.6 million apartment in Spain's Madrid

Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, in money laundering quiz over €1.6 million Madrid apartment purchase in Spain

FORMER Valencia region president, Eduardo Zaplana, has suffered a new setback in trying to rebuke money laundering allegations involving up to €20 million. A new

10 Jan, 2022 @ 15:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain to cap COVID-19 antigen prices as it orders new Pfizer antiviral pills Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, says test price controls will be introduced

Spain to cap COVID-19 antigen test prices as it orders new Pfizer antiviral pills

PRICES for COVID-19 antigen tests are set to be capped in Spain. Speaking to Cadena SER Radio this Monday, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said: “My

10 Jan, 2022 @ 12:42

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

1 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa Teguise with pool – € 110,000

Apartment Costa Teguise, Lanzarote 1 beds 0 baths € 110,000 Estupendo is pleased to offer this beautiful holiday bungalow for sale in a

10 Jan, 2022 @ 12:07

Featured Property

Second girl dies after wind whipped up bouncy castle in Valencia area of Spain

A second girl has died after last Tuesday’s accident in Mislata when a gust of wind blew a bouncy castle up into the air at

10 Jan, 2022 @ 11:43

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Shocking results for Rojales in national survey of financial transparency in Spain’s town halls

A NATIONWIDE survey of fiscal transparency and compliance among nearly 500 Spanish town halls listed Rojales in 479th place. The municipality is largely made up

10 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead