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Top Court Rules Out Ordering An Urgent Reopening Of Hospitality Sector In Spain S Valencian Community

Top court rejects ordering an ‘urgent’ reopening of bars and restaurants in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Supreme Court(TSJ) has ruled out ordering an ‘urgent’ and ‘immediate’ reopening of hospitality businesses in the Valencian Community. Judges will now take the

16 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm area riddle of missing Polish businessman flush with cash on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Polish businessman who disappeared last autumn may have been murdered at his Costa Blanca rental villa by members of a drugs gang. The Guardia

16 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police arrest vicious home robbers who tied up and assaulted victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE members of a violent home robbery gang have been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and

16 Feb, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths pass 6,000 mark but infection rate hits another big weekend fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 infections are continuing to tumble in the Valencian Community as pandemic deaths broke the 6,000 barrier today(February 15). An additional 44 fatalities were announced

15 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Columbian Terrorist And Mass Killer Is Arrested In Spain S Alicante Province

Columbian terrorist and mass murderer is arrested in Spain’s Alicante Province

A terrorist wanted by Columbia for the killing of at least 24 people has been arrested in Alicante Province. The Policia Nacional detained Luis Jhon

15 Feb, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

No ‘conclusive’ evidence found of gun match with Veronica Guerin murder in Irish mobster’s garden on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BALLISTIC analysis of a gun found at the Torrevieja home of Irish drug racketeer, John Gilligan, has proved inconclusive as to whether it was used

15 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Bogus Interpol officer threatened women if they did not meet him in woodland tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man pretended to be an Interpol officer in an elaborate ruse to threaten women if they refused to meet him. Meetings were arranged

15 Feb, 2021 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

SWAN’S CORNER: Legal Pointers on Building Work in Spain’s Valencian Community

So you have found your perfect fixer upper home in the Valencia region and now its time to put your own stamp in it! Here

15 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Valencia

SUPREME COURT says newspaper was right to publish name and photo of abuser on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S highest legal body has backed the right of a newspaper to publish the full name of an abuser who beat up his girlfriend in

14 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

SWAN’S CORNER: Do I really need to make a Spanish will?

It is all too common for many of us to put off making a will in Spain. After all, it is very much part of

14 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Property·Sponsored·Valencia

Holiday Home Burglary Gang Stole From 30 Properties On Spain S Costa Blanca

Holiday home burglary gang stole from at least 30 properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have arrested a ten-strong gang that stole and then sold items pinched from at least 30 Torrevieja holiday homes. Over €40,000 of

13 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DOWNWARD CURVE is maintained in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to spiral downwards in the Valencian Community, with figures almost two-thirds lower than a week earlier. The latest briefing from

13 Feb, 2021 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

SWAN’S CORNER: Time to check if you have to declare your non-Spanish assets on Form 720

SPRING is on the way and so you MUST check if you are obliged to file a 720 Declaration by the end of March to

13 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Property·Valencia

FIRST INFECTIONS from South African COVID-19 variant are found in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE first cases of the ‘South African’ COVID-19 variant have been reported in the Valencian Community. The regional health ministry said that three cases of

12 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Romanian arrested in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca for his part in multi-million US dollar online scam

A Romanian man accused of being part of gang that ripped off seven million US dollars in an online scam has been arrested in Benidorm

12 Feb, 2021 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Swan S Corner Tax Aspects Of Remote Working In Spain S Valencian Community

SWAN’S CORNER: A Quick Guide to Tax Aspects of Remote Working in Spain

BECAUSE of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has increased considerably. Thanks to the use of new techs, it is presented as a way to reduce

12 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Property·Sponsored·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to show big falls in Spain’s Valencian Community

2,911 coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(February 11) daily update from the Valencian health ministry. That is a fall of 120 new infections compared

12 Feb, 2021 @ 11:34

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

The new edition of Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – here’s where to get your free copy

OUR 33rd edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South and Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and

11 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO-THIRDS drop over two weeks for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Community last night(February 10) reported 3,031 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours. That’s a fall of 1,279 on the Tuesday total and is

11 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March

MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Four Members Of Drugs Gang Led By Irish Criminal John Gilligan Are Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Four members of drugs gang led by notorious Irish criminal John Gilligan are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Four people who posted marijuana to the UK from the southern Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. They are members of a

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE trend of falling new COVID-19 cases coupled with lower hospital numbers is continuing in Spain’s Valencian Community. Latest figures from the Valencian health department

10 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Couple arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca over serious injuries to three-month-old baby

A couple have been arrested in Alcoy after their three-month-old daughter was admitted to hospital with rib fractures and bruises. Doctors immediately notified the police

9 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘SLIPPERY EELS’ caught as East European drugs boss is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

THE head of an international drugs smuggling gang branded as ‘The Eels’, has been arrested in Los Alcazares in Spain’s Murcia region. His detention by

9 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).

9 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

DOWNWARD SLIDE continues in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have almost halved in a week in the Valencian Community according to figures released last night(February 8) by the regional health department.

9 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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