Gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca use smishing scam to con bank customers
EIGHT PEOPLE had €20,000 stolen from their bank accounts after being conned by a Costa Blanca-based smishing scam. Three Moroccan men, aged in their 20s,
Firefighters clamber up hillside to battle blaze on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIRE CREWS from the Alicante area battled an overnight forest blaze in the Sierra de Fontcalent, which is popular with hikers. Flames reached the top
New COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have slowest weekly growth rate in Spain
NEW CONFIRMED coronavirus cases are slowing down in the Valencian Community as official figures show that the region is doing much better compared to other
Bar and restaurant owners claim 18,000 jobs could be lost in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca if furlough scheme is not extended
BENIDORM faces losing 18,000 jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors if the ERTE furlough scheme is discontinued, according to a business association in the
Health staff to get pre-Christmas salary hike as a pandemic ‘thanks’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEALTH WORKERS in the Valencian Community will get a pre-Christmas salary rise in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic. The regional president, Ximo Puig,
Dog survives being pulled for 50 metres by car driven by angry motorist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOG escaped with minor injuries after being dragged for 50 metres by a car that sped off from an Alicante pedestrian crossing. The Policia
Police stop beach baptism celebration that flouted COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE broke up a baptism on an Alicante beach as guest numbers broke COVID-19 rules. Agents were carrying out a routine patrol on Playa Almadraba
Flu jabs start early to avoid COVID-19 log jam in Spain’s Valencian Community
FLU VACCINATIONS will start on October 5 in the Valencian Community. That’s a month earlier than normal to avoid issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Enjoy ‘The Great Outdoors’ with Dumas Exterior Design on the Costa Blanca
GARDEN AND PATIO life is something very special and to be enjoyed in Spain because of the great weather. Nothing is better than getting some
Ryanair announces new cut to October schedules across Spain and Europe
RYANAIR is cut its October schedules by 20 per cent in addition to a similar reduction previously announced in mid-August. The budget carrier blamed quarantine
Benidorm rolls out welcome to ‘digital nomads’ to stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM wants younger home workers to come to the city for a long-term break. It’s the latest move from the Costa Blanca resort that is
Health minister in Spain’s Murcia region slams lack of discipline over COVID-19 prevention and says Chinese ‘are far better at it’
RISING COVID-19 cases have caused Murcia’s health minister, Manuel Villegas, to criticise the lack of restraint among Spaniards in the region in following safety rules.
Son holds mother captive and threatens to throw himself out of an apartment window in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN held his mother captive in her Alicante apartment and threatened to leap out of a window when police broke into the property. The
Travel bubble setback as Benidorm records two COVID-19 outbreaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in Benidorm which has been trying hard to promote itself as a ‘safe’ destination for UK tourists to visit.
Flood-devastated area of Spain’s Costa Blanca in 2019 sends €4 million repair bill to river authority
ALMORADI council has demanded €4 million of compensation for property damage caused by last September’s record-breaking floods. The Vega Baja area council blames the local
Hundreds of prisoners forced to go into self-isolation at a jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
400 prisoners at an Alicante Province prison have gone into self-isolation after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. Inmates at Villena Prison have been confined
Teachers get mass COVID-19 testing in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council carried out mass COVID-19 testing on teachers and school staff yesterday(September 16), after their plans were initially scuppered by the Valencian government. A
Benidorm wants UK government permission for a special flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca in plea to create safe ‘travel bubble’
BENIDORM wants the UK government to green-light a charter flight to help promote the Costa Blanca resort as a safe area for British tourists. The
New COVID-19 cases are halved over 24 hours across Spain’s Valencian Community
NEW confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community have seen a dramatic fall over a 24-hour period. Wednesday evening’s report(September 16) from the regional health
Crooked businessmen fined almost €20 million over tax fraud scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT ORIHUELA area businessmen have been convicted of a €9.6 million tax fraud and will have to pay back double what they embezzled. Their ringleader
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca are struggling to fill up even a third of their rooms
A COSTA BLANCA hotel association leader has branded travel quarantines and restrictions as ‘absurd’. Toni Mayor, president of the Benidorm-based Hosbec group, made the comment
New daily COVID-19 case figures are way higher than March peaks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE PROVINCE is continuing to see an upsurge in new COVID-19 cases as daily figures continue to easily surpass those seen in March and April.
Minister in Spain’s Valencian Community may be grilled over health staff safety
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, could be quizzed in court over complaints that health workers were short of personal protection gear during the early stages
Bar and club owners protest in Spain’s Costa Blanca over fears for hospitality sector
PROTESTORS from the Costa Blanca hospitality industry demonstrated in Alicante City on Monday(September 14) against early closing hours for bars and restaurants and the shutdown
Fake solicitor creams off over €300,000 from unsuspecting client in Spain’s Valencian Community
A BOGUS lawyer is accused of syphoning off €311,000 from a trusting client in the Valencian Community. The Guardia Civil arrested a 33-year-old woman from
Police break up illegal all-night rave in a field on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ILLEGAL rave party attended by around 150 people in Pego on the northern Costa Blanca was broken up by police on Sunday morning(September 13).