New COVID-19 cases more than double in a fortnight in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have more than doubled in two weeks in the Valencian Community and are five times more than three weeks ago on June
Costa Blanca bar owners in Spain say early closing time is ‘nonsense’ as young people resort to illegal drinks parties
A Costa Blanca hospitality association has branded the 12.30 am closure of bars and restaurants as ‘nonsense’ because it forces young costumers to have illegal
Police stop illegal Costa Blanca drinks party on Alicante’s El Postiguet beach in Spain
POLICE chased up to 140 young people around an Alicante beach after spotting them drinking alcohol illegally. Around 20 were caught and sanctioned for breaking
New restrictions for bars and restaurants in parts of Spain’s Murcia region as COVID-19 cases double in a week
BARS and restaurants in 13 Murcia region municipalities will cut indoor capacity by 70% to 30% from tomorrow(July 14) due to rising COVID-19 cases. The
‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009
SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that
Weekend COVID-19 infections leap up by almost a thousand cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE significant rises in COVID-19 cases continued over the weekend in the Valencian Community with a total of 4,636 new infections. Today’s(July 12) figure of
Curfew returns TONIGHT to one Costa Blanca town along with 31 other areas in Spain’s Valencian Community
32 Valencian Community municipalities will see night curfews return from 1.00 am tomorrow morning(July 13) for a fortnight. That’s down to increasing COVID-19 cases with
Pedro Sanchez announces €4.3 billion boost to electric car production in Spain
SPAIN’S government is to spend €4.3 billion in a massive revamp of its car production industry in a switch to making electric vehicles. Prime Minister,
Costa Blanca squatters ‘sold’ properties for virtually nothing or used them as drug farms in Torrevieja area of Spain
A Torrevieja gang occupied empty properties which they sold off for a miniscule amount of money or used them to grow and sell drugs. 11
British man on Spain’s Costa Blanca accused of ‘sextortion’ of British child over an explicit video
A British man has been arrested over sexually abusing and extorting a British child in the Alicante area. He’s also been charged with drugs possession
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will ‘close’ again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August
BRITISH tourists will be the key to whether or not some recently-reopened Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will have to shut their doors again. That’s
Police raid illegal ‘birthday’ party at a Costa Blanca villa with guests from across Spain
OVER a hundred people were rounded up by police for attending an illegal ‘birthday’ party at a La Cañada villa in the Alicante area. Some
British man in Benidorm bar admits trying to stab fellow Brit to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been jailed for five years after repeatedly stabbing a fellow Brit in a Benidorm bar. He pled guilty to attempted homicide
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-somthing ramblings of an expat in Spain
AGEING is simply an attitude of mind. Think young and you will inherit the flame of eternal youth. Whoever said that, was as bonkers as
Daily COVID-19 cases touching 2,000 mark level in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE upward trend in new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community continued today(July 9) with 1,980 infections reported. That compared to 1,271 a week ago
Costa Blanca will sizzle in scorching temperatures during Spain’s biggest heatwave of the year
HOT westerly winds are set to take temperatures into the 40s in some inland parts of the Costa Blanca region this Monday(July 12). As Spain
Two teenagers arrested over brutal killing of gay man Samuel Luiz outside a nightclub in Spain
TWO underage teenagers have been arrested over the suspected homophobic killing of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña last Saturday(July 3). Samuel Luiz was beaten
Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise
SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that the country is a ‘safe destination’ for holiday-makers. Her comments today(July 9) in a radio interview with
Angry Benidorm bars and restaurants want Valencian president to resign over ‘unfair’ COVID restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Benidorm hospitality association has called for the resignation of Valencian president, Ximo Puig over new ‘unfair’ COVID-19 restrictions. Puig yesterday(July 8) announced reduced hours
British man dies after diving headfirst into shallow end of swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man died yesterday(July 8) after diving into the shallow end of a Costa Blanca villa swimming pool. The 64-year-old had gone to visit
‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated
COVID-19 cases rip through Valencia area of Spain while Costa Blanca and Castellon infection rates are lower
COVID-19 cases maintained their rise in the Valencian Community with a total today(July 8) of 1,843 infections. That’s 256 more than yesterday and an increase
Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic
BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm’s head
Curfew returns to ‘high-infection’ zones in new anti-COVID measures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NIGHT curfews will return to areas of the Valencian Community that have high COVID-19 infection rates. Rising coronavirus virus cases among younger people have forced
British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men
Top cybercrime fighter says child pornography cases increased in Spain because of COVID-19 lockdown
SPAIN’S top cybercrime police officer has blamed last years’ COVID-19 lockdown for a rise in child pornography cases. Chief commissioner of the Policia Nacional’s central