Drunk young mother abandons baby by cash machine in Spain’s Murcia region
A YOUNG mother was given a four-month jail sentence for abandoning her three-month-old baby at an ATM in Lorca last Friday(September 4). Policia Local agents
Nightclubs and late bars will remain closed for rest of September on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NIGHTCLUBS and late bars will continue to be closed in the Valencian Community until the end of September. Temporary restrictions introduced last month to curb
Grave discoveries in historic city site excavations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
11 ANCIENT graves have been uncovered in the latest excavations at Pobla de Ifach in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. Student volunteers made the
Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain
BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from
New boardwalk tourist area plans take a major step forward on Spain’s Mar Menor
WORK on a major boardwalk revamp on the southern shores of the Mar Menor could start early next year, The project will go out to
Severe storms could hit Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia regions from this Monday
THE HOT SUMMER will come to a spectacular end this Monday(September 7) as forecasters predict a stormy start to the week in the Valencian Community
Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region
BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has
Father dies by suicide after stabbing his son at their home in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN stabbed his son six times and then died by suicide after he jumped from the terrace of his Murcia region apartment. Neighbours said
Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next
Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday
Emergency flood money arrives in Spain’s Mar Menor as first anniversary of Gota Fria disaster approaches
AN AREA of the Mar Menor that was ravaged during the Gota Fria storms almost a year ago has picked up €2.8 million to pay
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel owners in Spain claim that UK travel quarantine ‘ruined everything’
COSTA BLANCA hoteliers have blamed the UK travel quarantine for reduced August bookings and have called for a Europe-wide system of working out travel restrictions.
Enraged patient assaults two female hospital doctors in Spain’s Valencia City
A MALE PATIENT at Valencia’s Hospital Clinico threw a chair and attacked two female doctors on Sunday(August 30), with one of them thrown to the
‘Several days’ of home alone for abandoned six-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia City
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy was left home alone for several days by his parents in a Valencian Community town, according to the Policia Nacional. Agents were
Swiss police arrest fugitive over girlfriend’s body found in car boot in Spain’s Valencia City
SWISS police have arrested the 29-year-old boyfriend of a Valencia woman, whose body was found in the boot of her car last Sunday. Janner Jiminez
Slow COVID-19 testing at a hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca forces doctors and nurses into self-isolation
COSTA BLANCA hospital staff have been forced into quarantine after operating on a patient with COVID-19, after initial tests showed her to be in the
Residents get ratty over vermin invasion of properties on Spain’s Mar Menor
A PLAGUE of rats in a Mar Menor community has led to angry residents demanding action from the council. Complaints have poured in from the
Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca
Several towns in Alicante felt the earthquake, including in Alfas del Pi, Mutxamel and Sant Joan d'Alacant
Costa Blanca follows rest of Spain in seeing new COVID-19 case rises reaching levels seen in March
NEW COVID-19 cases on the Costa Blanca have reached daily levels not seen since March according to figures released by the Valencian health ministry. An
Two-thirds of night clubs and dance venues could vanish from Spain’s Costa Blanca by end of year
ALMOST a quarter of night clubs and dance venues in the Valencian Community have closed their doors for good, according to a survey conducted by
Worrying double-up in weekend COVID-19 cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY health officials say that 178 new coronavirus cases were reported in Alicante Province last Saturday and Sunday. That’s closed to doubling the previous
Beach businesses on Spain’s Costa Blanca blame UK 14-day quarantine for collapse in summer trade
BEACH traders on the Costa Blanca have blamed UK travel quarantines for a bigger than expected loss of revenue over the summer. The Costa Blanca
COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community
LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The
Benidorm’s Levante beach to end reservations this Monday as domestic tourist season ends on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM’S Levante Beach will go reservation-free from this Monday(August 31) with the end of the booking system introduced on July 15. Capacity controls and designated
Call to cut visitors to iconic landmark on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALPE council wants capacity restrictions at the Penyal d’Ifac after complaints that safety rules are being flouted at the popular headland on the northern Costa
British man and teenage son arrested over marijuana farm inside their home on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH father and son have been charged with growing marijuana inside their Javea home on the northern Costa Blanca. The unnamed men, aged 44
