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Spain's favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%

Toys are ‘essential’ in pre-Christmas plea from national makers group based in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S toy manufacturers want their products to be classified as ‘essential items’ so that festive sales can continue unhindered during the pandemic restrictions. The Costa

14 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

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Benidorm-based holiday accommodation groups slam high cost of PCR tests for foreigners coming to Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA hoteliers and holiday accommodation owners say that a new rule for most international travellers arriving at airports and ports to show a recent

13 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Valencia passes 2,000 COVID deaths and extends border closure

COVID-19 deaths passed the 2,000 mark since the onset of the pandemic, with 19 more recorded yesterday, and the border closure of the Valencian Community

13 Nov, 2020 @ 12:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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

COVID-19 cases rebound upwards across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 cases have spiked upwards again in the Costa Blanca with Alicante Province reporting 640 new infections last night(November 12). That’s a rise of

13 Nov, 2020 @ 11:59

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Row Over 200 Kilometre Hospital Trips From Orihuela To Villajoyosa On Spain S Costa Blanca

Row over ‘needless’ 200 kilometre hospital trips from Orihuela to Villajoyosa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA area patients are allegedly having to do 200 kilometre round-trips to Villajoyosa in spite of Torrevieja Hospital being on their doorstep. The claim involves

12 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s naked attraction as British teen known as ‘The Little Nuisance’ returns for illegal stunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenager has returned to Benidorm to foolishly climb naked up a 180 metre-high crane next to the Intempo building. Adam Lockwood, who brands

12 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

New Covid 19 Cases Continue To Rise In Spain S Valencian Community

Rollback on COVID-19 record high in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW coronavirus cases recorded a fall last night(November 11) after a Tuesday’s daily record in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures showed 1,936 new positives

12 Nov, 2020 @ 11:24

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Bars And Restaurants In Protest Convoy On Alicante Streets In Spain S Costa Blanca Option 2

Struggling bars and restaurants in protest convoy on Alicante streets in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 200-STRONG motorcade drove round Alicante City today(November 11) in protest over the state of the local hospitality industry. The demonstration was organised by hospitality

11 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

FOUR MOROCCANS have been arrested over the kidnapping of two men in Alicante Province who were then held in Fuengirola. Families of the captives, both

11 Nov, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

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

Curfew changes examined and border closure set to continue for Spain’s Valencian Community

A RECORD daily figure for COVID-19 infections in the Valencian Community is forcing the regional government to look at fresh counter-measures, short of introducing home

11 Nov, 2020 @ 12:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Worst day yet for COVID-19 cases in record single-day total in Spain’s Valencian Community

A NEW daily record for coronavirus infections in the Valencian Community was announced today(November 10) with news of 2,341 positive tests over the last 24

10 Nov, 2020 @ 19:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Thieves Pinch Special Greenwich Meridian Road Sign From Denia On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SPECIAL road sign marking the spot where the Greenwich Meridian passes through part of the northern Costa Blanca has been stolen. It was erected

10 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Border closure derails Benidorm bargain breaks plan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PLAN to boost Benidorm’s tourism by offering cheap accommodation and dining packages has hit the buffers. The Valencian Community’s decision to close its border

10 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s hospitality sector and shop owners announce new mass protest on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE Benidorm-based hospitality and trade groups want businesses to close this Thursday(November 12) so that they can join a protest calling for more financial help

9 Nov, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 death toll and hospitalisations climbing across Spain’s Costa Blanca

312 NEW COVID-19 cases have been reported in Alicante Province since the last Valencian health ministry update on Saturday morning. The Monday(November 9) figures showed

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Close Down Bar And Arrest British And Irish Nationals Over Drug Sales On Spain S Costa Blanca

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH and Irish nationals have been arrested after a police swoop on a Benidorm area bar in Albir-Alfaz that sold cocaine and viagra pills. Two

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was strangled when taking her dog for a walk in the Elche area of the Costa Blanca last Friday(November 6). Her body was

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca company makes special dolls that are Spain’s best toy of 2020

A COSTA BLANCA company has won a prestigious accolade for producing the best Spanish toy of 2020. The award has gone to Miniland in Onil

7 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

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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

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