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

New COVID-19 case figures are halved within a day in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE latest COVID-19 infection rates announced last night(October 21) for the Valencian Community have seen a big drop after Tuesday’s record daily total. The regional

22 Oct, 2020 @ 11:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Latest haul means almost 100 tonnes of marijuana now seized by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Guardia Civil recently arrested drug traffickers with 100Kg of marijuana, bringing the total seized to 98,700 kilos. At nearly 100 tonnes, that’s the equivalent

22 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Lead

Thief Nearly Suffocates 86 Year Old Benidorm Woman In Street Attack Over A Necklace On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thief nearly suffocates 86-year-old woman in Benidorm street attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN 86-year-old woman was knocked over on a Benidorm street by a man who tried to steal her jewellery and nearly suffocated her in the

21 Oct, 2020 @ 18:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Big Makeover Announced For Struggling Shopping Complex On Spain S Costa Blanca 2

Big changes coming to struggling shopping complex on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STRUGGLING shopping centre in Alicante’s port area is become a major business complex employing up to a thousand people. Plans to give the Panoramis

21 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

Curfew set to come to Spain’s Costa Blanca as daily record is set for new COVID-19 cases.

A DAILY record of 1,318 new COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community has spurred on the regional government to propose introducing a midnight to 5.00am

21 Oct, 2020 @ 12:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Town mayor looks to copy new social-distancing restrictions already imposed elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MAYOR of Callosa de Segura, has decided that copying Orihuela and Elche in tightening social-distancing regulations is a tenable solution in the face of

20 Oct, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gambling Den Hidden Behind Secret Door In Alicante Food Shop On Spain S Costa Blanca

Gambling den hidden behind secret door in gourmet food shop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE gourmet food shop owner has been arrested for running an illegal gambling den out of his premises. The unnamed man has also been

20 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled 'unfair' by the Supreme Court in Spain

Ryanair introduces four new services as it claims ‘big domestic demand’ in Spain

LOW COST carrier Ryanair is launching four new domestic routes in Spain this December while cutting back its pan-European services due to the pandemic. The

20 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News·Valencia

Third teenager in group rape assault within three weeks in Spain’s Valencia Province

THREE people have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Gandia. It’s the third group rape of a teenager in

20 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Economic Woe As Billions Of Euros Disappear From Costa Blanca Tourism In Spain S Valencian Community

Economic woe as billions of Euros disappear from Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist industry in Spain

TOURIST INCOME has collapsed by 70 per cent across the Costa Blanca and Valencian Community during the first nine months of 2020 due to the

20 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Jazz festival cancelled in March returns this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CANCELLED with tragically short notice in March, due to Spain’s Covid-19 lockdown, the Rojales Music Without Borders Festival belatedly launches this weekend on October 23.

20 Oct, 2020 @ 08:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Entertainment·Lead

Council joins commemoration of the International Day Against Breast Cancer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has joined the commemoration for International Day Against Breast Cancer for another year by installing two pink bows on the facade of

19 Oct, 2020 @ 21:30

Costa Blanca

Cleric goes on trial for allegedly creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has gone on trial in the National Court on charges of setting up a terrorist organisation. Egyptian

19 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Big Falls Predicted For House Prices On The Costa Del Sol And Costa Blanca In Spain

Major property price falls predicted for the Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca in Spain

PROPERTY prices in Spain’s tourist areas of the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol could crash by over 20 per cent over the next year

19 Oct, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Big overall weekend rise in new Covid-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 case rates between Friday evening and Monday night registered a total of 1,124 infections in Valencian Community according to the latest report from

19 Oct, 2020 @ 19:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm Copper Goes On An Off Duty Run And Catches A Crook On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm copper on an off-duty run ends up catching a crook on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN OFF-DUTY Benidorm policeman chased down a 31-year-old man who used a counterfeit note in a bar. The Policia Nacional agent was out for a

19 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Benidorm Sees Launch Of Annual Poppy Appeal On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm hosts launch of annual British Legion Poppy Appeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE 2020 launch of the Royal British Legion(Spain North) Poppy Appeal was held behind closed doors in Benidorm last Friday(October 16). In contrast to the

19 Oct, 2020 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Valencia

People living on Spain’s Costa Blanca can get up to 70 per cent off a local holiday

HOLIDAY discounts of up to 70 per cent for Valencian Community residents will be available from tomorrow(October 20). The Viatgem voucher scheme aims to boost

19 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

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Sharp Increase in New Installations of Securitas Direct alarms since April, in Malaga, Murcia, Costa Blanca, Valencia, and Ibiza areas

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19 Oct, 2020 @ 12:50

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Mallorca·Property·Sponsored

BREXIT: Resident or non-Resident? Permanent or Temporary? The Withdrawal Agreement & TIEs; what does it all mean for Brits in Spain?

SOME 8 in every 10 new clients Chorus have seen in 2020 are in the process of obtaining Spanish residency for the first time. Over

19 Oct, 2020 @ 11:29

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

Golf Courses Missing Uk Players Call For Tourism Classification On Spain S Costa Blanca To Get European Money

Lack of UK players gets golf courses on Spain’s Costa Blanca calling for tourist branding to get EU grants

STRUGGLING Costa Blanca golf courses that depend on foreign players to stay in business are calling for the sport to be classified as a ‘tourist

18 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport·Travel News·Valencia

Praise from British councillor on Spain’s Costa Blanca results in a trip to Madrid

BRITISH councillor, Darren Parmenter, got a recent surprise when he was asked to meet top officials at Spain’s Migrations department in Madrid. Darren, 59, had

17 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Valencia

Spain’s Costa Blanca wakes up this morning to new 50% capacity rules as ‘the invisible enemy’ sweeps through the region

HUGE parts of Costa Blanca will be subject to new guidelines in the wake of increasing numbers of Coronavirus cases in the area. Records show

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News