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Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN HOUR-LONG chase across several municipalities in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca, ended up with a 20-year-old man arrested in Benissa. The

7 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Bars and restaurants will remain open as new capacity rules are announced in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY is not following other regions of Spain in closing down bars and restaurants as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise. A new

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Earthquakes continue daily across eastern and southern Spain

SINCE Sunday, November 1, Spain’s southern and eastern coasts have seen two dozen earthquakes. This morning, one of the strongest quakes this week was felt

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·National News·Valencia

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

Rising trend of COVID-19 cases slows down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 infection rates have seen a significant fall across the Valencian Community according to the latest figures released last night(November 5). The regional health

6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Court values a man’s lost testicle after hospital delay in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA man will get a €60,000 payout after a delay at the Vega Baja Hospital led to him losing one of his testicles. The

6 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUNT is on for a Romanian man who ran a prostitution racket involving vulnerable underage girls across the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional have

6 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Holder Of High Interest Credit Card In Spain S Costa Blanca Gets Back Excessive Charge Refund

Customer in Spain’s Costa Blanca gets back excessive interest charges on controversial credit card

A SPANISH online bank has been ordered by a Costa Blanca court to refund €8,820 to a customer who was charged excess interest on a

5 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

New restrictions to be announced this Friday to curb COVID-19 spread across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW measures are to be announced tomorrow(November 6) to reduce the spread of the coronavirus across the Valencian Community. President Ximo Puig said action will

5 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Floods Hit Parts Of Spain S Costa Blanca As Storms Lash The Region

Floods hit parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca as storms lash northern part of region

HEAVY rain and strong winds have swept across the northern Costa Blanca with Javea bearing the brunt. Rainfall levels accumulated to 200 litres per square

5 Nov, 2020 @ 13:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

Earthquake season continues in Spain as FOUR more tremors hit Andalucia and Costa Blanca in one morning

FOLLOWING earthquakes of varying intensity on Spain’s Costa Blanca on Monday, both Andalucia and areas north of Valencia suffered tremors this morning, November 5. With

5 Nov, 2020 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Jaen·Lead·Valencia

City’s local police awarded for work done during floods and pandemic in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Local Police have been awarded the “Lápiz Escuela Pública” (Public School Pencil) for the work done during both last year’s floods and the Coronavirus

5 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Second-biggest day of pandemic for COVID-19 cases across Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY has reported the second-largest single day total of new COVID-19 cases in the region. Wednesday night’s update(November 4)from the regional Health Ministry

5 Nov, 2020 @ 11:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Inspectors find high number of bar and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

Desperate nightclubs and late bars plead for daytime opening on Spain’s Costa Blanca to sell food and drink

COSTA BLANCA nightlife business owners want an urgent meeting with Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, to talk over a rescue plan to avoid their financial

5 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes

5 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Hotels in Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca are set for a grim and empty Christmas

LOCKDOWNS across Europe have led to Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel bookings drying up for Christmas and the New Year. European and domestic travel restrictions

4 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: ALL bars and restaurants to be CLOSED in Spain’s Murcia to control COVID-19

BAR and restaurants will be ordered to close in the Murcia region to battle the coronavirus, it has been announced. The businesses across the whole

4 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Grim day for COVID in Valencia amid talk of new lockdown

TUESDAY saw a record number of new COVID-19 cases in Valencia since the pandemic began, while talk of another lockdown and a return to home

4 Nov, 2020 @ 11:51

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

COVID-19 new case rate falls slightly on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TUESDAY night’s(November 3) COVID-19 infection update from the Valencian Health Ministry has show a slight drop in Alicante Province compared to the last report on

4 Nov, 2020 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes international as it expands operations into Switzerland

ROJALES’ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is going international after gaining official recognition as a charity in Switzerland. It means both fundraising and the re-homing

4 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca

No home confinements in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘at the moment’ but all options remain open

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY president, Ximo Puig, has said that home confinements are not going be adopted in the region ‘at the moment’, but is keeping it

4 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Lucky Escape As Pilot Crash Lands On Airfield In Spain S Costa Blanca

Lucky escape as pilot crash-lands on private airfield in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PILOT cheated death after his plane crash-landed on a private airstrip on the southern Costa Blanca. The drama unfolded around noon today(November 3) when

3 Nov, 2020 @ 17:20

Costa Blanca

Border closures hitting holiday home market right across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LEADING Costa Blanca developer has warned of a ‘sharp slowdown’ in the holiday home property market due to border closures. Pablo Serna from Torrevieja-based

3 Nov, 2020 @ 12:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Regional border closure to be extended for at least a week for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencian Community

TRAVEL in and out of the Valencian Community will continue to be curtailed beyond the week-long period scheduled to end this Friday(November 6). Valencian President,

3 Nov, 2020 @ 12:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Weekend Covid 19 New Case Figures Stabilise Across Spain S Costa Blanca

Hospitals are filling up as COVID-19 cases accelerate across Spain’s Valencian Community

DEATH rates and hospitalisations are continuing to climb in the latest COVID-19 figures released for the Valencian Community. 505 new infections and 18 deaths have

3 Nov, 2020 @ 11:41

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Fifth tremor in two days makes Spain’s Costa Blanca the earthquake hotspot of Europe

FOLLOWING two earthquakes reported in the Torrevieja area yesterday, another even bigger shock was felt in Alcoi this morning, in the hills above Benidorm. With

3 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment

Police on alert as ‘non-peaceful protest’ organised anonymously via social media on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Local Police have been alerted to an Instagram account that is actively encouraging a ‘non-peaceful protest’ on Saturday, November 7. Worryingly, the instigators are

3 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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