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Aqualandia And Mundomar To Call It Quits For The Season On August 23

Lack of Benidorm tourists forces leading holiday parks to close down early on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO major Benidorm theme parks say that low tourist numbers will force them to end their season early on August 23. The Aqualandia and Mundomar

7 Aug, 2020 @ 13:31

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Squatter fears in southern Spain see ‘for sale’ and ‘for rent’ signs taken down outside empty homes

Lockdown causes massive June property sales collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOUSE sales collapsed by almost half across the Costa Blanca in June according to figures released by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). The national fall

7 Aug, 2020 @ 12:31

Costa Blanca·Property

Benidorm hotel will cater for COVID-19 infected tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO hotels will be available free of charge to accommodate any tourists visiting the Valencian Community that have contracted COVID-19. The move follows a similar

7 Aug, 2020 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

European Bank Loans Up To 100 Million For Flood Repairs Almost A Year After Disaster Struck On Spain S Costa Blanca

European Bank loans €100 million for flood repairs almost a year after disaster struck on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

THE European Bank(EIB) has granted a loan of up to €100 million for repairs and infrastructure improvements brought on by last September’s Costa Blanca area

6 Aug, 2020 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Lead

Teenagers attack police as agents break up illegal early morning beach party in Spain’s Murcia region

TWO police agents were injured as an illegal beach drinks party in the Cabo de Palos area of Cartagena in Murcia. The botellon involved around

6 Aug, 2020 @ 14:41

Costa Blanca

Elderly man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for taking photos of naked children on a popular beach

A 77-YEAR OLD man has been charged with the corruption of minors after taking photos of naked children on an Alicante area beach. The Spanish

6 Aug, 2020 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Drought crisis sees first closures of swimming pools and dismissals of lifeguards in Spain’s Malaga

Tragedy on Spain’s Costa Blanca as young boy drowns in villa swimming pool

TRAGEDY struck in the tourist area of Quesada on the southern Costa Blanca yesterday(August 5) when a four-year-old boy drowned in a private swimming pool.

6 Aug, 2020 @ 12:37

Costa Blanca

Fresh COVID-19 outbreak reported in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A new coronavirus outbreak has been reported on the Costa Blanca centred on the municipality of San Juan de Alicante. Valencian Health Ministry officials said

5 Aug, 2020 @ 13:16

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Man is duped by a ‘Love Hug’ and gets robbed of €10,000 worth of jewellery in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HUGGER muggers are back on the Costa Blanca after a quiet period for incidents during Spain’s State of Alarm lockdown restrictions. A 22-year-old Romanian woman

5 Aug, 2020 @ 12:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Swimmer left stranded and unconscious for 24 hours on remote cove in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man survived a day-long ordeal after falling amongst some cliff rocks in the Playa Estudiantes area of Villajoyosa just south of Benidorm on the

4 Aug, 2020 @ 17:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Fag end fears as tourist collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca leads to tobacconist closure threats

TOBACCONISTS on the Costa Blanca say they’ve had a bad year for sales as travel restrictions has slashed their main customer base, which could force

4 Aug, 2020 @ 16:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

June’s foreign tourist figures show record collapse on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIGURES from Spain’s National Statistics Institute(INE) have shown that international visitor numbers to the Valencian Community in June were massively down by 96.6 per cent

3 Aug, 2020 @ 18:09

Costa Blanca

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca make plans in wake of COVID-19 case rises

HOSPITALS in the Valencian Community are starting to ramp up plans in case the recent rise in COVID-19 cases continues to spiral upwards. A number

3 Aug, 2020 @ 17:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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

Nightclubs penalised as police launch extra coronavirus checks across Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALMOST 200 nightclubs and entertainment venues across the Valencian Community had a visit last weekend from the Policia Nacional to check that coronavirus safety rules

3 Aug, 2020 @ 14:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Leading Parks In Benidorm On Spain S Costa Blanca Get Healthy Approval

Top theme parks in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca get healthy approval

TWO of Benidorm’s biggest attractions have received an international seal of approval for their health procedures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The World

3 Aug, 2020 @ 14:18

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Spain drops out of foreign investment top 10 over 'squatter problem and red tape'

Fleeced and ruined expat pensioners in Spain get boost from Malta over high-risk Continental Wealth Management investments that plummeted in value

MOMENTUM Pensions Malta will have to compensate for 70 per cent of losses suffered by their clients taking out high risk investments via the failed

1 Aug, 2020 @ 10:08

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Drunk Tries To Set Fire To Bar In Spain S Valencian Community That Refused To Serve Him

Booze refusal prompts angry drunk to try to fire-raise a bar in Spain’s Valencian Community

A DRUNK who tried to set fire to a Valencian Community bar that refused to serve him has been jailed by Torrent magistrates. The 45-year-old

30 Jul, 2020 @ 14:19

Costa Blanca

Masked gang strike again to blow up bank on Spain’s Costa Blanca in ATM raid

A GANG of masked thieves destroyed part of a Sabadell Bank branch in Els Poblets on the northern Costa Blanca this morning(July 30), as they

30 Jul, 2020 @ 12:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

Big clean and repairs coming to major Costa Blanca tourist focal point

AN iconic Alicante City landmark is set for a big clean up after adorning the area for 90 years. The Fuente de Levante in the

29 Jul, 2020 @ 17:37

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes to waste over Covid-19 tracking

TORREVIEJA is to follow other parts of Spain in monitoring the city´s sewage to spot any trends involving the coronavirus. Mayor Eduardo Dolón said that

29 Jul, 2020 @ 13:43

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Logjam Over Deserted Benidorm Hotel Is Broken Photo 2

Leading eyesore in Spain’s Benidorm is set for a massive makeover

PLANS to sort out a Benidorm eyesore appear to have taken a massive step forward with a major redevelopment of the Selomar Hotel now set

28 Jul, 2020 @ 16:28

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

Hotels On Spain S Costa Blanca Could Lose 200 Million Due To Uk 14 Day Quarantine

Hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca could lose €200 million due to UK 14-day COVID-19 quarantine

HOTELIERS on the Costa Blanca are set to lose €200 million because of the UK government imposition of a 14-day quarantine period for tourists returning

28 Jul, 2020 @ 14:40

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead