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

New COVID-19 cases return to downward direction in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas after a surprise rise

COVID-19 daily infection totals returned to double figure increases tonight(March 25) in the Valencian Community after an upward and unexpected blip yesterday. Details from the

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

The Name Game As Graffiti Artist Signature Identifies Historic Monument Vandals On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 vaccination point installed in city centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council has set up its COVID-19 vaccination point which they say makes it ready to jab 6,000 teachers and support staff from tomorrow(March 26).

25 Mar, 2021 @ 18:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

‘Smart Cameras’ return to make beaches Covid safe in Easter Week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA CITY Council has announced that it’s 11 beaches will be safe and ready for this coming Easter weekend. Luisa Boné, the local Councillor for

25 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

No immediate change to hospitality hours in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia regions says president Ximo Puig

Valencia president refuses to lift restrictions on bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIA president Ximo Puig has told the regional parliament that he has no intention of an immediate lifting of restrictions on the hospitality sector, with

25 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Unfettered Coastline Access Being Restored After Owners Of Francoist Villa Finally Clean Up Rubble On Spain's Costa Blanca

Full beach access is being restored after owners of Francoist villa finally clean up rubble on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE owners of a Javea villa built on Roman land in the era of dictator General Franco have begun a clean up operation to remove

25 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are

25 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Holy Week at Home’ promoted in popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja region, will celebrate ‘Holy Week from home’ through online concerts and processions. The municipality includes the urbanisation of

25 Mar, 2021 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June

HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter

25 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases show an upward rebound as hospital admissions fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections have broken the recent downward trend by showing a week-to-week rise and a daily increase in the Valencian Community. Figures released by

24 Mar, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police appeal to expats in Spain to solve 1994 murder of Surrey scientist

British police are appealing to expats in Spain in the belief someone on the Costas may hold the key to solving a 27-year-old cold case.

24 Mar, 2021 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

Surf’s Up! Free watersports lessons in ‘Winter Beach’ programme on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FREE WATERSPORTS lessons such as surfing, paddling and canoeing are to be taught from this weekend on the beaches of Orihuela Costa. The City Council

24 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Runaway Food Delivery Van Knocks Over Two Men In An Aspe Street On Spain's Costa Blanca

RUNAWAY VAN knocks over two men in an Aspe street on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A food delivery van caused a commotion in Aspe yesterday(March 23) as it rolled down a slope to hit two men. The van driver had

24 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Phone App Tip Off Leads Police To Rescue Roosters Ahead Of Illegal Cockfight On Spain's Costa Blanca

Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all

24 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

COVID-19 cases begin to reach ‘trickle-stage’ of double digits in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

NEW coronavirus cases have dipped below three figures on a Tuesday for the first time since last summer in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry

23 Mar, 2021 @ 19:57

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm Council Makes A Financial Point Over Key Component To Stop Sea Being Polluted With Sewage On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm council makes a financial stink over a key valve that stops sea being polluted with sewage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM council has paid €80,0000 for a new valve at a pumping station after a temporary fix last year to stop sewage pouring into the

23 Mar, 2021 @ 19:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Call for review and regulation of taxi industry in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA councillor, María García, has called for an overhaul of the city’s taxi industry, with regulation at the top of the agenda. She lamented that

23 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Travel News

EU to help fund €1.2 billion conservation project saving agriculture in Spain’s Valencia Region

SAFEGUARDING economic sustainability and water supplies in the Valencian region is to cost 1.2 BILLION euros, with the help of the EU. A new Valencian

23 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Close Up Of Senior Womans Hand Pressing Button On Games Machine

Gambling outlets say €129 million has been lost as the Costa Blanca and Valencia region is the only one in Spain to have COVID closures

GAMING businesses say that their two-month closure is affecting the future viability of 133 Valencia region companies. The claim comes from the Business Council of

23 Mar, 2021 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

GOOD CHEER continues over falling COVID-19 numbers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

NEW weekend cases of COVID-19 have produced another major fall according to the Valencian regional health ministry this evening(March 22). 352 new infections have been

22 Mar, 2021 @ 18:12

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia