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Mayhem In Id Office On Spain S Costa Blanca As Family Flout Covid 19 Safety Rules And Injury Three Police Officers

Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row

THREE Policia Nacional officers in Torrevieja needed medical treatment after being attacked by a family picking up their Spanish ID cards. The five-strong group had

16 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

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Police in Spain seize €800,000 worth of counterfeit whiskey in major crime ring bust

SPANISH police have busted a major crime ring suspected of exporting fake whiskey. Over €800,000 worth of counterfeit booze has been seized and 14 people,

16 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Massive Swoop On Russian Mafia Money Laundering Gang Operating Out Of Spain S Costa Blanca

Spain’s biggest Russian mafia swoop in a decade sees Costa Blanca-based money laundering gang arrested

A major Policia Nacional operation against a Costa Blanca-based Russian mafia money laundering gang has resulted in 23 arrests. The Policia said it was their

16 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Primer Consejo De Ministros Con Periodistas En La Sala Del Complejo De La Moncloa Desde El Estado De Alarma

LAST ORDERS: Valencia’s bars and restaurants took €1 BILLION less in 2020

BARS and restaurants throughout the Valencian Community have lost over 44% of income this year due to the pandemic. Come December 31, businesses in the

16 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Alicante Sucesos Desarticulado Un Grupo Criminal Que Robaba En Viviendas De X Bia Con Sus Moradores Dentro

Homes plundered by brazen thieves in Spain’s Costa Blanca while owners are inside

TWO men who brazenly robbed homes around Javea while the residents were inside, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Guardia is still looking

16 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

City council told to pay back over 100,000 euros of social services funding to regional government on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council has been told to return 103,000 euros to the Generalitat Valenciana. For the third year in a row, the council that also

15 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

New COVID-19 infections hit daily ‘second wave’ record in Spain’s Valencian Community

FRESH COVID-19 cases have reached a new daily record during the second wave of the pandemic across the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(December 15) update from

15 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Regional president admits the possibility of a third Covid-19 wave in South East Spain is “up to us”

PRESIDENT of the Valencia region, Ximo Puig, issued the sternest of warnings to the population on Spanish TV yesterday, December 14th. He appeared on “La

15 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Habitual Teen Thief Caught Amidst Covid 19 Spread Fears In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Prolific teenage thief breaks into locked-down nursing home FOUR times on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche nursing home under COVID-19 quarantine measures was broken into four times by the same teenage thief over 17 days. The Policia Nacional launched

15 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Top Supermarket Chain Gets Restraining Order On Serial Stealer On Spain S Costa Blanca

CEREAL THIEF: Top supermarket chain gets restraining order against prolific shoplifter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN who travelled around the Costa Blanca stealing items from Mercadona has been barred from the supermarket giant. An Elche judge backed Mercadona’s request

15 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Holiday relaxations could be reeled in as new COVID-19 cases rise in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Community has reported 2,120 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend as infection rates remain steady. Falls in new infections appear to have levelled

14 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Alicante police agent refuses to wear a mask on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROBE has been launched into an Alicante Policia Local agent who refuses to wear a mask while he is on duty. The HR department

14 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign.

14 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

Sophisticated East European Jewel Robbers Arrested In Spain S Costa Blanca

Sophisticated jewel robbery gang used glue markers to identify empty homes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA jewel robbers used stringed glue to mark the front doors of suitable targets where the home owners had gone out to work. Seven

14 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Benidorm’s battered tourist businesses issue €72 million ‘pay-up’ demand on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM’S struggling shops and hospitality businesses have demanded €72 million in aid over six months from the Valencian government. Pandemic restrictions have seen the normally-bustling

14 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Plastic Pollution In World S Oceans Inspire Alicante Artist To Produce Unique Display In Spain S Costa Blanca

Plastic pollution in world’s oceans inspires unique display in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ‘floating island’ sculpture consisting of 3,612 plastic bottles is on display in Alicante to highlight the problems of environmental pollution in the world’s oceans.

13 Dec, 2020 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Fantastic find of old Phoenician moat gets archaeologists excited on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ancient moat that is over 3,000 years old has been uncovered in Guardamar on the southern Costa Blanca. Archaeologists from Alicante University have made

13 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Expats ‘disappointed’ but ‘philosophical’ as outdoor Christmas carol concert moves indoors on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA’S popular Christmas carol concert is being moved indoors due to current levels of concern regarding Covid-19. Traditionally held in the Plaza de la Constitucion,

12 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Former city mayor to be tried for embezzling over 70,000 euros of public funds on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BIGASTRO will see it’s former mayor, Jose Joaquin Moya, brought before a public jury next week for two crimes of embezzling public funds. His alleged

12 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tough Times For The Hero And The Man Rescued From An Apartment Fire In Spain S Costa Blanca

Tough times for both the hero and the man he rescued from a 2019 apartment fire in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A street seller who became a Spanish and international hero a year ago after a Denia fire rescue, still cannot find a job. Meanwhile, the

12 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 new cases show marginal week-to-week increase in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have shown a slight rise across the Valencian Community over a weekly period. 1,460 new positives were reported by the regional health

12 Dec, 2020 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Property owner returns home to find three squatters on his sofa in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOMEOWNER in Callosa de Segura returned to his property on Tuesday, December 8, to find squatters relaxing on his sofa. He had been contacted

11 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante mayor demands answers over ‘illegal’ immigrants flying into Spain’s Costa Blanca from the Canary Islands

ALICANTE’S mayor, Luis Barcala, wants answers from the Madrid government over illegal immigrants flying to the area from the Canary Islands, amidst fears that some

11 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New COVID-19 infections continue to flatten out in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE weekly trend of new COVID-19 cases shows a flattening out of figures across the Valencian Community. 1,695 infections were reported in the region, according

11 Dec, 2020 @ 11:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British marijuana farmer gets third drugs arrest for running indoor plantation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested for the third time in three years for running an indoor Costa Blanca marijuana farm. The Guardia Civil in

10 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Knife Wielding Man Arrested For Two Sexual Assaults Within 30 Minutes In Spain S Costa Blanca

Knife-wielding man arrested for two sex assaults within 30 minutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a 20-year-old man in Alicante after two women were sexually assaulted at knife-point. The two incidents happened on Wednesday morning(December

10 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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