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Two Million Single Jab Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Will Go To The Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

TWO MILLION single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines will go to the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical firm has promised to send two million coronavirus vaccines to the Valencian Community between now and September. The pledge came

7 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Pringles Tubes Hiding Drugs And Cash In False Bottoms Don't Fool Police On Spain's Costa Blanca

Pringles snack tubes with drugs and cash in false bottoms don’t fool police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO Costa Blanca men could’nt fool the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint after officers discovered drugs and cash in two Pringles snack tubes. The men

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca

COVID-19 cases maintain just modest rises in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community have risen by 43 in the last 24 hours according to figures released this evening(April 6) by the

6 Apr, 2021 @ 18:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous

6 Apr, 2021 @ 17:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Sextet of cooking oil thieves arrested for robberies with force on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COOKING OIL thieves operating throughout Costa Blanca have been apprehended by Spain’s National Police. A gang of six dedicated to robbing various well-known fast-food restaurants

6 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

CAN’T PAY WON’T PLAY: One in four young people in Spain’s Valencia region affected by employment cutbacks

ONE out of every four young people in the Valencia region is affected by a temporary employment regulation, known as ERTE. Around 25% of employees

6 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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

Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain

ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.

6 Apr, 2021 @ 12:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

No big weekend upswing in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community are virtually the same as they were for the last weekend of March. Figures released tonight(April

5 Apr, 2021 @ 18:59

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

‘Watch the Birdie!’ as serial stealer is caught on camera by British homeowners on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A robber stole an expensive watch from a British-owned property in Sax but was caught a week later after his crime was recorded by a

5 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

‘NO LETTING UP’ as Costa Blanca and Valencia areas will not make big changes to Spain’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions

VALENCIAN health minister, Ana Barcelo, has said that it is ‘far too early’ to loosen up most COVID-19 restrictions in the Valencian Community. The current

5 Apr, 2021 @ 14:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Russian climber dies as she looses her footing on the Vall de Laguar in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A woman died when she fell during a climb on the Cavall Verd mountain in the Vall de Laguar. The accident happened last Friday afternoon(April

5 Apr, 2021 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

BRITS travelling from one UK airport are now being subject to “arbitrary rules made up on behalf of another country”, according to one Olive Press

5 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Travel News

Benidorm police in street chase to grab Belgian fugitive hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE detained a 58-year-old Belgian fugitive on a Benidorm street after he tried to give them the slip. He was wanted on a European Arrest

5 Apr, 2021 @ 11:51

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm Boost Hotel Selomar Levante Beach Costa Blanca Spain

BENIDORM BOOST as big revamp plan for abandoned eyesore hotel clears key hurdle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE long wait to redevelop a deserted Benidorm hotel could end soon after the local council was granted control over a key area of land.

4 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca bar customers told to follow COVID health rules like no smoking and mask wearing to avoid new closures

‘CLOSURE THREAT’ as Costa Blanca bar customers are told to follow rules like ‘no smoking’ to avoid fresh COVID shutdown in Spain

BARS and restaurants on the Costa Blanca have launched a campaign pleading with customers to follow health safety rules to avoid them being closed down

4 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain

ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla

3 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·La Cultura

‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The

2 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

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

NEW COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have gone up today(April 2) both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The health

2 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Underlying COVID-19 new case trend is upwards but still at ‘lowish’ levels in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas compared to rest of Spain

COVID-19 daily infection totals have recorded a week-to-week rise but are lower than yesterday’s total according to statistics released tonight(April 1) by the Valencian health

1 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

‘CARRY ON JABBING’ as extra vaccine doses allow Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain to offer Easter anti-COVID inoculations

120,000 extra doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine will arrive in the Valencian Community tomorrow(April 2). That will allow inoculations to continue over Easter as

1 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Husband And Wife House Robbers Get A Surprise Call From The Guardia Civil On Spain's Costa Blanca

RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband

1 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Two men on Spain’s Costa Blanca created social media profile of American general to con cash out of love-seeking victims

A social media con run by two men on the Costa Blanca netted over €70,000 from lonely people looking for love who thought they were

1 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by

1 Apr, 2021 @ 12:20

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Quick Loan Scam As Tempting Costa Blanca Website Tricked Victims Across Spain Over What They Owed

Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed

A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Hopeful COVID-19 signs continue despite regular midweek case increase in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

NEW COVID-19 infections rebounded upwards tonight(March 31) in what is a traditional Wednesday pattern in the Valencian Community. Figures released by the regional health ministry

31 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Santa Barbara Castle, Alicante City, Spain, Europe

Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the

31 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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