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School-children gifted oranges from the farming community on Spain’s costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA school-children enjoyed a healthy Vitamin C boost yesterday, April 28, thanks to the area’s Department of Farming. Local Councilor for Agriculture, Víctor Valverde,

29 Apr, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Police raid illegal steroid suppliers in Gibraltar Campo and arrest 21 people

MUSCLE cheats will be reeling after raids on anabolic steroid suppliers in La Linea and other parts of Spain that led to 21 arrests.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:58

Gibraltar·Lead

Nearly 200 small companies granted aid for Covid-19 losses in expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council is to pay €673,538 euros to 193 local companies via the Resistir Plan, designed to compensate for losses during the Coronavirus pandemic.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Italy British Airways Check In Passengers Board Last Flight To London That Arrives Empty To Repatriate British Residents

Grant Shapps ‘confident’ international travel will resume for Brits on May 17

AT present it is illegal for anyone from England to leave the UK. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this week said he would set out

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:34

Health·Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: What we know about Spain’s plans to welcome tourists with ‘vaccine passport’ from June

THE news earlier this week that Spain would be ready from June to open to tourism to not just those within the EU but also

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

AT LAST! Facemasks may cease to be obligatory in Spain’s Valencia region by end of summer

The Spanish government insists that the obligation to wear a mask in public will be maintained until herd immunity is officially reached.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

British man drowns while taking photos underwater in Spain’s Ibiza

According to initial reports, the Briton had been practising underwater photography with a friend when he got into difficulty

29 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Lead·Mallorca

TOWIE star James Argent offers to help rebuild beloved Olivia’s restaurant ravaged by fire in Spain

REALITY star James Argent has pledged to help support pal Elliott Wright rebuild Olivia’s after the popular restaurant was devastated by an early morning blaze.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Record Easter for tourist bookings claimed by Spain's Murcia region

Murcia’s leader says ‘nobody knows what will happen’ after State of Alarm ends in Spain next month

MURCIA’S president, Fernando Lopez Miras, has said that Spain’s 17 regions don’t know what they can do legally once the State of Alarm ends on

29 Apr, 2021 @ 13:14

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

Notorious killer branded as ‘Igor the Russian’ gets life sentence for three murders in Aragon area of Spain

A Serbian killer nicknamed ‘Igor the Russian’ has been given a life sentence after murdering three people in the Aragon region in December 2017. Norbert

29 Apr, 2021 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New age group will start getting COVID vaccines next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new age group will start getting COVID vaccinations in the Valencian Community from next week. The regional health ministry says that the vaccination programme

29 Apr, 2021 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Consejos imprescindibles para diseñar tu casa prefabricada de madera

Una vez que te has decidido por una casa prefabricada para vivir, las posibilidades de diseño son infinitas para encontrar la armonía perfecta. Los profesionales

29 Apr, 2021 @ 10:38

Property

Spain’s Malaga celebrates International Jazz Day with two-day music festival

THE tenth edition of the Malaga International Jazz Day festival will be held in the Plaza de la Merced this weekend. The two day Jazz

29 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

La Cultura·Malaga

Woman in Spain’s Costa del Sol finds ring lost in 350,000 tonnes of rubbish

A WOMAN has been reunited with a ring she lost in the rubbish over two years ago. Hellen Miles, a resident of Secadero, Casares, was

29 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

CASTELLON TAKES OFF: Aeroplane construction and maintenance course planned for Castellon-Costa Azahar airport

CASTELLON airport will host professional plane building and maintenance courses from September. The Generalitat announced yesterday (Wednesday April 28) that up to 30 young students

29 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Castellon·Education·Travel News·Valencian Community

Police warn Gibraltar and Campo WhatsApp users of costly scam

POLICE are warning Gibraltar and Campo residents of an instant messaging scam that could lead to financial loss.

28 Apr, 2021 @ 21:03

Gibraltar·Lead

90% of COVID-19 cases in Spain are down to the highly-infectious Delta variant

COVID SUCCESS: More people fully vaccinated than infected with COVID in Spain’s Valencia region

Despite the successful advance of the inoculation campaign, the department led by councillor Ana Barcelo warns that the pandemic is far from over.

28 Apr, 2021 @ 21:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencia·Valencian Community

Nervous Criminal Alerts Police On Spain's Costa Blanca To His Secret Drugs Farm

Nervy ‘narco’ gets spooked by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca who find his secret drugs farm

A shifty-looking man helped the Guardia Civil to stumble upon a marijuana farm on a Costa Blanca industrial estate. Officers were patrolling the estate on

28 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's ex-Prime Minister Zapatero gets two bullets mailed to him in latest threat to politicians

Two bullets mailed to Spain’s ex-Prime Minister Zapatero in latest threat to politicians

FORMER Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has become the latest politician to be sent a threatening letter, accompanied by two bullets. Correos staff at

28 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

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

Latest COVID-19 new case figures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

225 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(April 28) in the Valencian Community. On a week-to-week basis, it is a rise of 43 and 81 more

28 Apr, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Expat A-lister Mads Mikkelsen gives thumbs up to Spain’s film industry

EXPAT actor Mads Mikkelsen praised Spain for creating complex leading roles for actors. The A-lister, who lives in Mallorca, said the country had been very

28 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

COVID ANDALUCIA: 16 deaths recorded in past 24 hours as 1484 new cases detected

ANDALUCIA has detected 1484 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest cumulative rate for the third consecutive day. Sadly 16 more people have died

28 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Health

Gloomy times continue for Benidorm's bars and restaurants on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gloomy times continue for Benidorm bars and restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXTENDED opening hours have not brought a full reopening of Benidorm’s bars and restaurants this week, according to a local hospitality group. The Abreca association

28 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead