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San Juan feast beach fun gets banished by COIVD-19 for a second year in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Find out which Costa Blanca towns will get new restrictions as Spain battles with COVID-19

23 COSTA BLANCA municipalities will go into special measures from midnight(October 31) to try to stem the spike in COVID-19 cases. Elche and Orihuela City

30 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Weekend Covid 19 New Case Figures Stabilise Across Spain S Costa Blanca

Fresh COVID-19 cases continue to spiral despite marginal drop across Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community showed a slight fall in the latest report published on Thursday evening(October 29). 1,529 infections were logged in

30 Oct, 2020 @ 10:51

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Macaroni thief pulls a punch and faces jail in Spain’s Valencia City

A MAN who stole a pack of macaroni bolognese from a Valencia grocery store is facing 26 months behind bars. The thief, who has a

29 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Valencia

British hoarder arrested over home blaze as fire crews dodge two metre hole on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested by Torrevieja’s Guardia Civil after a fire broke out in his rubbish-filled home which also had a two-metre deep

29 Oct, 2020 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

‘More measures’ to be introduced to fight rising COVID-19 rates in Spain’s Valencian Community

VALENCIAN president Ximo Puig has promised ‘more measures’ to stem the steep rises in COVID-19 infections across the Valencian Community. Puig spoke this morning(October 29)

29 Oct, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

No border closures yet as new COVID-19 cases show another steep rise across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 infections went up by 60 per cent in a day across the Valencian Community, as the regional government resists following other parts of

29 Oct, 2020 @ 11:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm shops in crisis as shutters are pulled down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AROUND half of Benidorm’s shops will be closed over the next few months according to the Independent Association of Benidorm Merchants(Aico). The group also says

28 Oct, 2020 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Restrictions could get stricter as COVID-19 cases multiply on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW restrictions to slow the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are set to get even tougher. A night-time curfew between midnight and

28 Oct, 2020 @ 13:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Icelandic Fugitive Convicted Of Multiple Sex Assaults On His Daughter Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Icelandic fugitive convicted of multiple sex assaults on his young daughter is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ICELANDIC paedophile who abused his daughter has been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca. The perverted parent had been sentenced to jail

27 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca claim cancellation rise after second State of Alarm was introduced

BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers claim that bookings are being cancelled after Sunday’s announcement of a second State of Alarm. Alicante Province Hotel Association president,

27 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

British man arrested in Spain’s Murcia region for setting up marijuana farm at rented villa

A BRITISH man was arrested by the Guardia Civil for having a marijuana farm at a rental villa in the Murcia region. The unnamed Brit

27 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead

Residents told to report selfish neighbours who host rule-breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA residents are being asked to ‘snitch’ on neighbours who break COVID-19 restrictions like the new curfew. Valencian Justice Minister, Gabriela Bravo(pictured left) said:

27 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

Weekend COVID-19 cases nearly double in worrying rise across Spain’s Valencian Community

WEEKEND COVID-19 infection rates almost doubled in the Valencian Community according to the latest health ministry figures, with hospital ITUs the busiest since the start

27 Oct, 2020 @ 11:23

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Bulgarian Gang Exploited Woman And Forced Them To Rob Benidorm Tourists On Spain S Costa Blanca

Bulgarian gang exploited women and forced them to rob Benidorm tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX BULGARIANS go on trial at Alicante Provincial Court today (October 27) over sexually exploiting women and forcing them to steal from Benidorm tourists. Most

27 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN faces four years behind bars for stealing €133,000 in state pensions from a dead aunt’s bank account. The unnamed Costa Blanca resident is

26 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Animals Abusers Face Tough Sanctions In Radical New Law On Spain S Costa Blanca

Animal abusers face tough sanctions in radical new law on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANIMALS on the Costa Blanca will get some of the best legal protection in Spain thanks to a new law. Abusers could be fined up

26 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

‘Whiter than white’ house on Spain’s Costa Blanca grabs big social media attention

A COSTA BLANCA house has gone viral on the internet amongst fans of minimalist modern architecture. Carmen House was designed by Valencia-based Carles Faus Architects

24 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Property·Valencia

Bodies of executed Franco opponents to be exhumed from common grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE BODIES of 17 people executed because they opposed dictator General Franco, will be exhumed from a common grave and given individual resting places. The

24 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Claim That Curfew Will Cost Bars And Restaurants Over 5 Million A Day In Spain S Valencian Community

Night curfew to inflict €5 million daily losses for bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community

A HOSPITALITY association claims that bars and restaurants will lose €5.5 million each day across the Valencian Community when a night-time curfew starts next week.

23 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

UK Ambassador praises Canary Islands on becoming first part of Spain to see travel quarantine scrapped

THE UK Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has welcomed the news that the Canary Islands will be added to Britain’s Travel Corridors list this weekend.

23 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·National News·Travel News

Man Who Recruited Young People To Back Islamic State Terrorists Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Islamic State recruiter in Benidorm area who targeted young people is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN has been arrested on the Costa Blanca for recruiting young people to support the Islamic State terror group. Guardia Civil agents detained the

23 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Second-highest daily COVID-19 infection levels reported as Spain’s Costa Blanca gets ready for curfew

NEW COVID-19 cases reached over a thousand in 24 hours in the latest Valencian Community figures as the region braces itself for a night-time curfew

23 Oct, 2020 @ 11:28

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police nab 40-times arrested con artist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER is behind bars after the Policia Nacional arrested him in Torrevieja for flouting a string of court warrants across Spain. The dragnet eventually

23 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Scrap Of The Day As Police Get Injured In Soccer Fracas On Spain S Costa Blanca

Manhole cover thrown at Guardia Civil during post-match football fracas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX Guardia Civil agents were injured after arriving to stop a possible fight between two rival groups outside a football ground on the northern Costa

23 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

New-look fundraiser for Benidorm-based cancer charity enters final days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIRTUAL fundraiser in aid of breast cancer charity Anemona Marina Baixa is reaching its closing stages with this Saturday(October 24th) as the final day.

22 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Benidorm

Furious man drags hospital nurse by her hair along emergency area floor in Spain’s Valencian Community

AN ANGRY man assaulted a nurse at a Valencian hospital last Saturday(October 17) after he was told that a family member had died. The attack

22 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Valencia