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ROLL UP: Mass COVID vaccination campaigns planned at events halls throughout the Valencia region in April

PLANS have been announced for a mass public anti-COVID vaccination campaign at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences complex starting in April. More specifically, the

25 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain

SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major

24 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Man refuses to let historic sexual abuse by Jesuit priests at Alicante school in Spain go unpunished over 63 years later

A man who says he was abused by priests at a Jesuit-run boarding school in Alicante believes that there have been many similar cases that

23 Feb, 2021 @ 14:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of

20 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Costa Blanca-made orange liqueur goes ‘viral’ after childhood cough medicine nostalgia in Spain

AN orange liqueur has created a social media buzz in Spain as drinkers say it reminds them of their childhood days of taking a particular

20 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Woman issues ‘Liam Neeson-style’ threat to person who shot her cat in the leg on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN angry cat owner, whose pet was shot in an Alicante area street, has quoted Liam Neeson’s famous line from the ‘Taken’ movies in a

17 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Police discover body of British man in his Alicante City flat on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 45-year-old British man has been found dead in an Alicante city centre apartment. Initial Policia Nacional investigations show that there were no suspicious circumstances

17 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Milena Smit during the premier of No mataras

LIGHTS, CAMERA… : New ‘Almodovar girl’ is from Valencia

IF there is one term that sums up Spanish cinema, it is ‘Almodovar girl’. The country’s most famous and successful director Pedro Almodovar has a

17 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Celebrity·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News·Valencian Community

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: Bars and restaurants in the Valencia region to reopen in March

BARS and restaurants in the Valencian Community will reopen gradually from March 1 – COVID permitting. A meeting between the regional Health department and representatives

17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia

Valencian president calls for European COVID-free travel zone

VALENCIAN president Ximo Puig is calling for the creation of a European ‘safe travel’ zone to relaunch tourism as soon as possible after the lockdowns.

16 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Travel News·Valencia

Bogus Interpol officer threatened women if they did not meet him in woodland tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man pretended to be an Interpol officer in an elaborate ruse to threaten women if they refused to meet him. Meetings were arranged

15 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

A recent protest by bar and restaurant owners in Denia (Alicante)

IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March

Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests

12 Feb, 2021 @ 21:40

Alicante·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia

Valencia tourism board launches campaign to attract Chinese visitors

THE Valencian tourism board has launched an intensive campaign to attract Chinese visitors to the region. Planned to coincide with Chinese New Year tomorrow (February

11 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Travel News·Valencia

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).

9 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast

Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!

Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to

5 Feb, 2021 @ 18:11

Alicante·Asturias·Barcelona·Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Mar Menor·Murcia·National News·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Foodie paradise: This Alicante town has the most Michelin Star restaurants per capita in Spain

TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’

UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s

5 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Nature·Torrevieja·Valencia

Police Chase Six People After 290 Kilometre Taxi Journey To Beat Alicante Curfew On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in Alicante after travelling 290 kilometres from Almeria to try to break the city’s weekend perimeter closure. Details of Saturday’s

2 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Forest fires are a constant threat in the Valencia region

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region

JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest

1 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia

Jody Smart (right) arriving at Denia courthouse yesterday with her legal team

EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud

A WELL-KNOWN expat fashion designer and ex-model has been grilled at a Costa Blanca court over her involvement in one of the biggest investment scams

30 Jan, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante On Spain S Costa Blanca Sizzles To Highest January Temperatures Since 1982

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982

TEMPERATURES on the Costa Blanca reached 29.2 degrees today(January 28) to become the highest January temperature in 39 years. Alicante was the epicentre of what

28 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante brothel has been raided by the Policia Nacional after reports that coronavirus health safety rules were broken. Authorities got a tip off that

25 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Los Agentes Descubrieron Que El Detenido Habr A Realizado M S De 100 Cargos En Comprar Por Internet Y Numerosas Extracciones De Dinero

COMPUTER CON as fraudster steals €43,000 off vulnerable victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A conman betrayed the trust of two elderly Alicante woman by using their bank cards to steal €43,000 of cash and goods. The 37-year-old Spanish

22 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm

19 Jan, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca

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