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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

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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

Court values a man’s lost testicle after hospital delay in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA man will get a €60,000 payout after a delay at the Vega Baja Hospital led to him losing one of his testicles. The

6 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUNT is on for a Romanian man who ran a prostitution racket involving vulnerable underage girls across the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional have

6 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Holder Of High Interest Credit Card In Spain S Costa Blanca Gets Back Excessive Charge Refund

Customer in Spain’s Costa Blanca gets back excessive interest charges on controversial credit card

A SPANISH online bank has been ordered by a Costa Blanca court to refund €8,820 to a customer who was charged excess interest on a

5 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

New restrictions to be announced this Friday to curb COVID-19 spread across Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW measures are to be announced tomorrow(November 6) to reduce the spread of the coronavirus across the Valencian Community. President Ximo Puig said action will

5 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Floods Hit Parts Of Spain S Costa Blanca As Storms Lash The Region

Floods hit parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca as storms lash northern part of region

HEAVY rain and strong winds have swept across the northern Costa Blanca with Javea bearing the brunt. Rainfall levels accumulated to 200 litres per square

5 Nov, 2020 @ 13:57

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

Second-biggest day of pandemic for COVID-19 cases across Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY has reported the second-largest single day total of new COVID-19 cases in the region. Wednesday night’s update(November 4)from the regional Health Ministry

5 Nov, 2020 @ 11:14

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Inspectors find high number of bar and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

Desperate nightclubs and late bars plead for daytime opening on Spain’s Costa Blanca to sell food and drink

COSTA BLANCA nightlife business owners want an urgent meeting with Valencian Community president, Ximo Puig, to talk over a rescue plan to avoid their financial

5 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes

5 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Hotels in Benidorm and Spain’s Costa Blanca are set for a grim and empty Christmas

LOCKDOWNS across Europe have led to Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotel bookings drying up for Christmas and the New Year. European and domestic travel restrictions

4 Nov, 2020 @ 21:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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

COVID-19 new case rate falls slightly on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TUESDAY night’s(November 3) COVID-19 infection update from the Valencian Health Ministry has show a slight drop in Alicante Province compared to the last report on

4 Nov, 2020 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain S Costa Blanca Could Get Extended Mask Wearing Within Days

No home confinements in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘at the moment’ but all options remain open

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY president, Ximo Puig, has said that home confinements are not going be adopted in the region ‘at the moment’, but is keeping it

4 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Lucky Escape As Pilot Crash Lands On Airfield In Spain S Costa Blanca

Lucky escape as pilot crash-lands on private airfield in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PILOT cheated death after his plane crash-landed on a private airstrip on the southern Costa Blanca. The drama unfolded around noon today(November 3) when

3 Nov, 2020 @ 17:20

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Border closures hitting holiday home market right across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LEADING Costa Blanca developer has warned of a ‘sharp slowdown’ in the holiday home property market due to border closures. Pablo Serna from Torrevieja-based

3 Nov, 2020 @ 12:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Regional border closure to be extended for at least a week for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencian Community

TRAVEL in and out of the Valencian Community will continue to be curtailed beyond the week-long period scheduled to end this Friday(November 6). Valencian President,

3 Nov, 2020 @ 12:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Weekend Covid 19 New Case Figures Stabilise Across Spain S Costa Blanca

Hospitals are filling up as COVID-19 cases accelerate across Spain’s Valencian Community

DEATH rates and hospitalisations are continuing to climb in the latest COVID-19 figures released for the Valencian Community. 505 new infections and 18 deaths have

3 Nov, 2020 @ 11:41

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain

A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said

2 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STENCH of marijuana led a routine police patrol to stumble upon a massive drugs farm in the Pilar de la Horadada area of the

2 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca claims a world digital first

A COSTA BLANCA city is claiming the crown of having the world’s first fully-digital beach. Alicante’s El Postiguet beach has been equipped with the pioneering

1 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN INFORMATION board at the site of an infamous concentration camp in Alicante Province has been daubed with the name of Spain’s far-right political party,

1 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport

31 Oct, 2020 @ 14:59

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca inspired ground-breaking poet Sylvia Plath

BENIDORM features in a movie currently being shot that tells the honeymoon story of renowned American poet Sylvia Plath and one of Britain’s greatest 20th

31 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Entertainment

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

COVID-19 tourist slump causes 47-year blowback for Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

A EUROPEAN UNION survey suggests that flights to and from Alicante-Elche airport have now collapsed to levels last seen in 1973. Airport operator, Aena, has

30 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

San Juan feast beach fun gets banished by COIVD-19 for a second year in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Find out which Costa Blanca towns will get new restrictions as Spain battles with COVID-19

23 COSTA BLANCA municipalities will go into special measures from midnight(October 31) to try to stem the spike in COVID-19 cases. Elche and Orihuela City

30 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

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