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Spain S Tourist Bosses Warn Of Catastrophe If British Cannot Travel To Costa Blanca

Top Spanish tourism association begs government to permit air travel corridors between Spain and ‘parts of the UK that have low coronavirus rates’

A TOP Spanish tourist association says that air travel corridors between the UK and Spain have to be set up as losing British visitors would

17 Jun, 2020 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Lead

Foreign Arrivals At Airport Will Have To Give Contact Details In Spain S Costa Blanca

Tourists flying to Spain’s Alicante airport to be required to inform authorities of contact details and holiday destination

FOREIGN travellers flying into Alicante-Elche airport will have to fill in a form with details of their home area and final destination, to stop any

17 Jun, 2020 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Three arrested in Alicante for robbing car owners using the ‘Peruvian method’ – watch method here

GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested three men in Alicante who robbed unsuspecting car owners using the so-called Peruvian method. The thieves punctured car tyres and robbed

17 Jun, 2020 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Snooker star Willie Thorne dies at Torrevieja Hospital surrounded by family following cancer battle and septic shock

SNOOKER legend Willie Thorne has early this morning died surrounded by his family at Torrevieja’s Hospital Universitario. The 66-year-old Leicester-born star announced he was being

17 Jun, 2020 @ 10:38

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca To Get Early Flu Jabs To Avoid Convid Confusion

Valencian Community announces ‘massive vaccination campaign’ to avoid mistaking influenza symptoms for COVID-19

THE Valencian Community plans to launch an annual flu vaccination campaign earlier than normal because of the coronavirus crisis. The vaccinations will not be mandatory,

16 Jun, 2020 @ 19:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Just 12 COVID-19 patients remain in intensive care across Spain’s Valencian Community

JUST 12 coronavirus patients remain in intensive care (UCI) in hospitals across the Valencian Community. It is the lowest figure since a state of alarm

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:48

Costa Blanca·Health

Snooker star Willie Thorne put into coma in Spain’s Torrevieja following battle with leukaemia

EX-snooker player turned TV commentator, Willie Thorne, has been placed into an induced coma in a Spanish hospital after suffering from respiratory failure. The 66-year-old

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:21

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

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WATCH: 3m-long bigeye thresher shark plucked from Alicante’s port

A 3m-long ‘bigeye thresher’ shark has been plucked out of Alicante port waters this week. The body of the shark was spotted by port authorities

16 Jun, 2020 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Environment

Massive Spending Promised To End Flooding In Costa Blanca S Torrevieja

Torrevieja town hall announces €82 million package to stop regular flooding – no hike in water bill

PLANS to end flooding on Torrevieja’s roads have been jointly unveiled by the city’s town hall and water company Agamed. An €82 million water and

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Environment

Beaches Are Sorted Out In Costa Blanca S Guardamar Months After Storm Gloria Damage

Work restarts on Guardamar beaches to repair damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca from Storm Gloria last January

WORK has restarted on Guardamar’s beaches to repair damage caused by January’s Storm Gloria. Spain’s State of Alarm, imposed in mid-March, stopped emergency projects that

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca

President of Valencian region calls for new and ‘improved normal’ of public health following the coronavirus state of alarm

PRESIDENT of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, wants a ‘powerful reform process’ of Valencian public health, once the Coronavirus pandemic is over. Instead of just a

16 Jun, 2020 @ 17:02

Costa Blanca·Health

Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community

ONE person has died from coronavirus in a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday in the Valencian Community. The latest regional figures from the health

16 Jun, 2020 @ 16:34

Costa Blanca

Man Assaults Partner In Front Of Children On Orihuela Area Street

36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Orihuela’s Policia Local for hitting his partner in the street. The assault happened on Monday evening (June 15)

16 Jun, 2020 @ 15:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Nocked for Six: Expat entertainer on Spain’s Costa Blanca bounces back after Covid-19 scare that nearly killed her

EXACTLY three months to the day, expat entertainer Nikki Nock was back to doing what she loves best, after nearly losing her life to COVID-19.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 21:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Benidorm beaches re-open TODAY as Town Hall plan for online reservation system for beach plots from July

BENIDORM has become one of the last stretches of the Costa Blanca to reopen its beaches today (June 15). The resort has introduced a series

15 Jun, 2020 @ 18:16

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Key Costa Blanca Hospital Resumes Normal Service

Torrevieja hospital returns to ‘normal schedule’ for non-urgent operations and consultations

TORREVIEJA Hospital has returned to a near-normal schedule for non-urgent operations and consultations. The facility’s management company, Ribera Salud, says that most of the regular

15 Jun, 2020 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Health

Costa Blanca Sees Social Distancing Eased 1

Ximo Puig relaxes social distancing in Valencian Community to 1.5m as region enters Phase 3 of de-escalation

SOCIAL distancing rules have been eased in the Valencian Community from today (June 15), allowing people to get 50cm closer than before. The region went

15 Jun, 2020 @ 16:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Tourist Centres To Welcome Domestic Violence Reports

Tourists to Valencia, Alicante and Castellon can now report domestic violence at any of the region’s 213 tourism offices

VICTIMS of domestic violence while on holiday to the Costa Blanca will soon be able to report incidents at any of the region’s tourist offices.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Travel News

Policia Local In Dolores To Be Given Medals For Gota Fria Service

Policia Local from Dolores, Alicante, to be awarded medals for rescuing 638 people during last September’s gota fria

Policia Local in one of the worst-hit areas by last September’s gota fria will be awarded for their service. Dolores, in the heart of Vega

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:42

Costa Blanca

Drink-driver ends up paying bill to get car out of Mar Menor in Spain’s Murcia

A night out for a drunken motorist ended up being a costly affair as his car ended up in the Mar Menor. The boozy driver

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

22-year-old could face year in prison after pit bull found with ‘multiple injuries’ from illegal dogfights in Spain’s Alicante

A PITBULL with multiple injuries to its limbs from ‘illegal dogfights’ has been rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Alicante province. Agents from Jacarilla were

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment

SCOTCHED JOB: Bootleggers arrested after €28,000 whisky heist rumbled by keen-eyed delivery driver on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO bootleggers have been arrested after making €28,000 on stolen bottles of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky. The suspects, arrested in Almoradi, ordered 2,738 bottles from

15 Jun, 2020 @ 12:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

How lockdown life in Spain will change the look of new-build properties around the world

LIFE AT HOME has changed for everyone, thanks to varying lockdown restrictions across the world. Here in Spain, we’ve been lucky to have had very

14 Jun, 2020 @ 08:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca·Property

Beaches in Torrevieja to open on June 17 – rules here

TORREVIEJA’S mayor, Eduardo Dolón, has finally announced when the city’s beaches will open. The big day will be Wednesday, June 17, now that all safety

13 Jun, 2020 @ 15:04

Costa Blanca

Policia Nacional bust human trafficking ring that smuggled sex slaves into Murcia’s Cartagena during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

POLICIA Nacional have rescued five women while dismantling a 15-strong human trafficking gang in the Murcia town of Cartagena The criminals also smuggled drugs into

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flamingos nest for ‘first time ever’ in Torrevieja’s salt lake with at least 600 chicks born

A COLONY of pink flamingos has reproduced for the first time in Torrevieja’s salt lake, with estimates saying at least 600 chicks have hatched. Sightings

13 Jun, 2020 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Environment

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