COSTA BLANCA CON as woman fleeces insurance company over bogus home robberies in Spain
A Costa Blanca woman conned an insurance company out of €3,000 on a bogus home burglary claim but her luck ran out when she was
Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors
POST-BREXIT life for UK residents on the Costa Blanca is being discussed in a series of meetings between mayors and the Alicante Provincial Council. The
COVID-19 case count maintains its downward slide in Spain’s Valencian Community
300 new COVID-19 cases were announced tonight(March 11) in the Valencian Community which on the indicative week-to-week comparison is 89 down on the total seven
Busy Costa Blanca holiday route in Spain to get cycleway and pavements between Benidorm and L’Albir
A new cycle lane and two sets of pavements will be built on a busy Costa Blanca tourist road linking Benidorm to L’Albir. Normal pandemic-free
Bars and restaurants to reopen indoors in slight loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region
A very limited package of relaxing pandemic restrictions in the Valencian Community from March 15 has been announced today(March 11) by President Ximo Puig. Gyms
‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Torrevieja road sweeper used his job as a cover to run a drugs gang which included an 80-year-old woman who stitched bags containing narcotics.
NEW COVID-19 infections maintain their quick downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community
CORONAVIRUS infections are maintaining their steep fall in the Valencian Community with just 221 new cases reported today(March 10). That’s 128 lower than Tuesday’s total
Young neighbours help to save elderly resident from house fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have praised residents for their prompt action that helped to save the life of a Pilar de la Horadada woman on the southern Costa
A THIRD of COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community are down to the ‘British’ strain
THE ‘British’ strain of COVID-19 is accounting for 30% of coronavirus cases in the Valencian Community according to the regional health minister, Ana Barcelo. She
‘EXPRESS DELIVERY’ as Alicante man poses as home goods rider to sell drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man has been arrested for pretending to do home deliveries as a front for selling drugs. The 33-year-old Venezuelan travelled around the city
GRIM VIEW over imminent indoor bar and restaurant reopening following health and hospitality meeting in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE chances of bars and restaurants reopening indoors next week in the Valencian Community appear to be very slim according to a regional hospitality association.
A CLOSE SHAVE as motorist gets his car sandwiched between a wall and a tram on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A motorist escaped serious injury yesterday(March 9) after his car hit a tram in San Vicente del Raspeig. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle jumped a red
GOING DOWN as new daily COVID-19 cases are over 90% lower in four weeks in Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 daily totals of new cases stand at over 90% lower compared to Valencian Community figures a month ago on February 9. The latest total
Jailed notorious British drugs baron Brian Charrington to get a retrial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CONVICTED British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, who enjoyed the high life of luxury homes and cars, is to get a retrial after being sentenced to
Spain’s Valencian Community now has one of the lowest 14-day accumulated COVID-19 totals in the country
COVID-19 cases are continuing their dramatic tumble in the Valencian Community which is now third in the national league for the lowest 14-day accumulated infection
Tireless efforts of Age Concern leader who has helped many people on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
MAUREEN Payne, president of Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, has been one of the region’s most prominent figures in helping people within the community. She
Altea anti-5G phone mast campaigners on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticise council silence over health concerns
AN Altea campaign group claims their written plea for a pause on new 5G mobile phone masts has been met with silence by the local
HARD-PRESSED bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca want indoor service to resume next week
BAR and restaurant groups on the Costa Blanca will demand indoor reopening and extended opening hours at a meeting tomorrow(March 9) with Valencian health chiefs.
Dry spell ends with flooded roads in regular Torrevieja blackspots on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain brought flooding to Torrevieja on Sunday(March 7) with the usual quota of blocked or partially passable roads. Local forecasters, the Mastral Project, reported
Denia residents get police to shutdown cannabis sales from city centre homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR people behind a Denia cannabis club have been arrested for selling drugs out of city centre homes in the northern Costa Blanca port. The
“I was fearless”: How tragedy led one Costa Blanca woman to strive for success
JENNIFER Cunningham is happy to share the trials she faced as a woman starting a business in Spain and the personal tragedy that fuelled her
Police force hundreds of illegal drinkers to run away from an Alicante park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOZENS of Alicante Policia Local officers had to break large groups of young people drinking in the Santa Barbara castle area of the city on
SUNNY OUTLOOK as Spain’s top power provider unveils first solar plant projects in Valencian Community
ENERGY company Iberdrola is to build its first three solar energy power plants in the Valencian Community costing €235 million. Two of the new facilities
Benidorm and Costa Blanca’s leading hotel body slams ‘contagious tourismophobia’ of Spain’s Valencian Government
THE Costa Blanca’s largest hotel lobby group has attacked the Valencian government position that Easter domestic tourism will be ‘written off’ for the second-year running
Cumulative COVID-19 infection rates are now lowest in six months in Spain’s Valencian Community
A new pattern of less than 500 new COVID-19 cases per day is emerging in the Valencian Community, with 14-day cumulative infection rates now the
80-year-old arsonist arrested over several blazes in ‘protected areas’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A year-long probe to catch an arsonist operating in the Alcalali area of the Marina Alta has culminated in the arrest of an 80-year-old man.