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

Big rise in COVID-19 weekend infections with ‘February-like’ totals in Valencia area of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have almost tripled compared to the previous weekend in the Valencian Community with a total harking back to late February. The regional

28 Jun, 2021 @ 19:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

All of Spain’s Malaga—except the Costa del Sol—will see COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Bars and restaurants can increase indoor capacity to 75% this week in Murcia region of Spain

INDOOR capacity of bars and restaurants in the Murcia region will rise to 75% from this Wednesday(June 30). Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreño, announced the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:34

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Honest Recycling Worker Hands Over €3,500 That's Been Missing For Two Years In Murcia Area Of Spain

Honest recycling worker finds owner of €3,500 in cash which was ‘lost’ two years ago in Murcia area of Spain

A Murcia region couple got a pleasant surprise after they had €3,500 returned to them which they lost two years ago. The money popped up

28 Jun, 2021 @ 16:38

Murcia

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings in Spain

Far-right Vox party wants ban on LGBT rainbow flags on public buildings as Spain celebrates International Pride Day

SPAIN’S far-right Vox party says it wants to stop the ‘rainbow’ gay pride flag being flown on public buildings because it allegedly breaks the 1981

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Woman Dies On The Costa Blanca In Spain After Being Thrown Out Of A Van Which Careered Off A Bridge

Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain

A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Dear Jennifer Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats?

DEAR JENNIFER: How can you help with all this extra post-Brexit paperwork?

You must be so careful with your documentation and paperwork in Spain. It has become far more complicated and involved, since the finalisation of Brexit.

26 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

Dark Wizard Is Making Magic With The Magic Crystal.

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

THE sign on the fortune teller’s tent read, ‘Closed due to unforeseen circumstances’. This solidly enhanced my lifelong belief that soothsayers such as Nostradamus, Cassandra,

26 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Columnists

Brexit may force Spain’s main TV channels to cut down screenings of UK-made programmes

A fresh Brexit consequence could cut the number of British TV shows shown on European Union television screens including those in Spain. It’s a new

26 Jun, 2021 @ 08:45

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Major Tourist Figure On The Costa Blanca In Spain Calls Uk Green List Snub 'wrong' And 'terrible'

Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain

THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s

25 Jun, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British drugs baron Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain

BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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 NEWS: Movistar report phone and internet service breakdowns in parts of Spain

TELECOMS company Movistar has confirmed a failure in its phone and internet services in parts of Spain. Problems started appearing from around noon today(June 25).

25 Jun, 2021 @ 15:34

Lead·National News·Technology

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign fruit and vegetable pickers are exploited on a farm in the Murcia area of Spain

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign farm workers are exploited in the Murcia area of Spain

EIGHT people have been arrested for exploiting foreign workers on a Murcia region farm. The Policia Nacional swooped on a Torre Pacheco finca and discovered

25 Jun, 2021 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Benidorm court refuses joint custody of a Maltese pet dog as Civil Code changes have not become law in Spain

Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain

A Benidorm judge has refused to grant an interim joint custody order for a pet dog because the Civil Code statutes have not changed yet.

25 Jun, 2021 @ 11:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent the items

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent out the items

A Murcia region man has been jailed over an online scam where he sold second-hand goods but never sent out the items. The 23-year-old Cartagena

24 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Football fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums to watch La Liga soccer next season

FOOTBALL fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums ‘en-masse’ when the new La Liga season starts this August. Health Minister, Carolina Darias,

24 Jun, 2021 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Sport

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Spain passes milestone as over half the population has got at least one COVID-19 vaccine injection

HALF of Spain’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Darias said that 15 million people had

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SUNBED numbers on Benidorm’s beaches will be restricted to half the normal number to keep areas ‘safe’. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, is to propose that

24 Jun, 2021 @ 13:36

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday

TEXT messages will start being sent from tomorrow(June 25) with appointments for people aged 60 to 65 in the Valencia region to get a second

24 Jun, 2021 @ 12:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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

British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain

BENIDORM police have arrested a robber who attacked a British resident and stole his bank cards and an expensive watch. The 32-year-old Romanian assailant then

24 Jun, 2021 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

COVID-19 hospital cases fall to double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions caused by COVID-19 have fallen into double figures for the first time since July 2020 in the Valencian Community. Today’s(June 23) figures show

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Experts Say Costa Blanca Find Of Ancient Sculpture Dates Back To The 5th Century Bc In Spain

Archaeological experts say an ancient artefact discovered on Costa Blanca farmland in Spain is around 2,500 years old

A Costa Blanca farmer found an ancient sculpture in his field which experts believe dates back to the Iberian age of the fifth century BC.

23 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Major hospital used by British expats has lowest waiting lists in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TORREVIEJA Hospital has the lowest average surgery waiting lists in the Valencian Community. The 42 day figure from the regional health ministry contrasts to 106

23 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels will 'close' again if UK tourists do not return to Spain in August

A third of Benidorm hotels are closed because UK tourists can’t go on holiday to Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third of Benidorm’s hotels are still shut because they depend on UK visitors, according to the Hosbec hotel association. 40% of Benidorm’s tourists come

23 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Beach Shutdown As Hundreds Of Police Will Be Used To Stop San Juan Bonfire Parties On The Costa Blanca In Spain

BEACH SHUTDOWN with big police presence to stop San Juan parties on the Costa Blanca in Spain

MOST Costa Blanca beaches will be closed this evening(June 23) to stop any overnight San Juan parties including the celebratory bonfires. It’s the second year

23 Jun, 2021 @ 11:52

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions and intensive care cases are the lowest this year in Costa Blanca area of Spain

HOSPITAL admissions for COVID-19 have equalled their 2021 low along with the smallest intensive care numbers in the Valencian Community. The news was announced in

22 Jun, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead