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Field hospital opens up to treat COVID-19 overflow cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN emergency field hospital has received its first COVID-19 patients as health services in Alicante Province struggle to cope with increasing coronavirus cases. The field

18 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

November passenger figures touch pre-pandemic levels at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

BUMPY RIDE with top tourist airport pole-axed by COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 took its toll on Alicante-Elche airport last year with passenger numbers slashed by 85% on 2019’s historic record high. Figures from airport operator, Aena,

14 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Major Easter Processions Are Called Off Due To Covid 19 On Spain S Costa Blanca

Easter setback as processions are scrapped due to COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALL of the traditional Semana Santa(Holy Week) processions and commemorations for Easter 2021 have been cancelled across the southern Costa Blanca. The news from the

13 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Dive into new year for a good cause with sponsored swimming event in the Costa del Sol

IT’s one of the signature events in the Costa del Sol calendar- and there’s no surer sign the new year has begun than diving into

12 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Lead

EARLY CLOSING for bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to legal threat against health minister

BARS and restaurants in Alicante Province plan to sue the Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, over restricted opening hours. Hospitality businesses were ordered to shut

11 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Quartet of crypto currency con artists caught on Costa Blanca after €7m scam

ALLEGED FRAUDSTERS in Alicante have been arrested for their part in a SEVEN MILLION euro crypto currency scam. Policia Nacional detained the four, two men

6 Jan, 2021 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Three Kings Day celebrated in style as first vaccines administered in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE OF Costa Blanca’s major cities celebrated Spain’s Three Kings Day in style, this morning. Orihuela saw the first of the Pfizer vaccines administered to

6 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Equality chief slams white man ‘blacked-up’ in Three Kings video on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S first black member of the Lower House of Congress has attacked an Alicante Council video promoting the ‘Three Kings’ which has a white man

4 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

BRRR! Winter lands with a bang in Spain’s Valencia region

Today (January 2), the mercury was expected to continue falling throughout the region

2 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Environment·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

SKEWERED KEBAB house gets multiple fines on Spain’s Costa Blanca for breaking COVID-19 safety rules

AN Alicante kebab house has been hit with multiple sanctions by the Policia Nacional for ‘flagrant’ breaches of coronavirus safety rules. Officers were carrying out

31 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Plan To Stop Party Crowds In Early New Year Celebrations On Spain S Costa Blanca

COVID CLAMPDOWN as police aim to stop party crowds in early New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MAJOR police operations will kick in across the Costa Blanca tomorrow(December 31) to stop daytime crowds coming together in an early New Year celebration. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Homeless Woman Seriously Wounds Man To Warm Up In Prison In Spain S Costa Blanca

Homeless woman stabs man to get into warm prison in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A homeless Alicante woman decided that jail was a better option compared to a cold night on local streets, even if it meant a serious

29 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Police Raid Covid 19 Rule Breaking Parties In Spain S Costa Blanca

Police raid COVID-19 rule- breaking parties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

19 illegal parties were broken up over the weekend in the Alicante City area by the Policia Local. In addition, 28 people were sanctioned on

28 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Emergency procedure for Ryanair Bristol flight landing at Spain’s Alicante-Elche airport

A Ryanair flight from Bristol into Alicante-Elche airport had to go through emergency procedures last night(December 27). Service FR8296 safely touched down at the airport

28 Dec, 2020 @ 12:04

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Broken water hosepipe exposes drugs farm in house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A broken hosepipe blew the whistle on a large indoor marijuana farm in the Villafranqueza area of Alicante. An Alicante Policia Local patrol spotted water

28 Dec, 2020 @ 11:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca

British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His

26 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the

25 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The end of a year to remember (or forget)!

I’m not sure any of us could’ve expected 2020 to pan out quite the way it did. As we entered the year, I’m sure like

25 Dec, 2020 @ 09:40

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

Socks for gloves as Alicante thief tries to fool police in bar break-in on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A young burglar took off his socks and used them as gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints as he raided a bar in the port area

23 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Lottery sellers show the winning numbers on Tuesday

IT’S RAINING MILLIONS: Spain’s El Gordo Christmas lottery floods the Valencian Community with joy – and lots of cash

The Christmas El Gordo lottery left €43.7 million in the La Safor district capital on Tuesday

23 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Last UK fliers to Spain’s Valencia region dodge flight restrictions following discovery of new COVID-19 strain

All passengers were checked for a negative PCR test upon landing

22 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

All the fun of the fair despite COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Alicante Christmas Fair is scheduled to start today(December 19) in one of the biggest funfair attractions on the Costa Blanca. Despite the pandemic, it

19 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Police presence increasing by 50% in hospitality and shopping centres from today in Spain’s Valencia region

THE VALENCIA regional government has met with health authorities to agree that security measures in public places must be increased from today. A top level

19 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community