Anguish and financial losses for Costa travellers
Heartbreaking stories from people whose trips to see loved-ones were scuppered by the UK government’s sudden introduction of quarantine measures for Spain have been...
Britain’s Got Talent seek stars in Benidorm
Britain’s Got Talent scouts are in Benidorm, on the lookout for talented acts that will be in with a chance of securing a place...
Reducing radiation for radiology tests
Digital radiology rooms with a camera and artificial intelligence (AI) to personalise tests on patients and minimise their exposure to radiation have been set...
Policeman keeps his ‘Unicorn’
A Valencia regional supreme court ruling delivered this week will allow mounted National Police officer David Huerta to keep 'Unicornio', the horse he had...
UK starts14-day quarantine for all arrivals
All travellers arriving to the UK from abroad are, from today (Monday June 8) required to self-isolate for 14 days or face a fine...
EU plan to reduce energy bills
Revenue generated by windfall taxes on energy companies would be ‘used to help consumers reduce their bills’, according to a plan published on Wednesday...
Region dodges fuel price hike
THE PRICE of fuel at petrol stations throughout the Valencia region did not go up at midnight on Monday - unlike the majority of...
Bear fight witnessed by naturalists
The incredible survival story of an Iberian brown bear and her cub, who were attacked by a male bear during the mating season, has...
Airlines in turbulence over ‘add on’ charges
GOVERNMENT ministers are investigating how airlines make extra cash by hitting passengers with ‘add on’ charges and how they inflate the cost of flying.
The...
Spain gives green light for British tourists
The foreign ministry has told Costa Blanca News that British tourists will be allowed to travel to Spain from June 21.
Costa Blanca News contacted...
Lowest coronavirus death toll since March 24
The number of patients who are dying with coronavirus in Spain continues to fall.
The government has just reported a figure of 605 for the...
Sharp rise in Covid cases
Figures reported by the regional health department on Wednesday show that the number of active cases of Covid-19 has shot up in the last...
13 students die in bus accident
Thirteen Erasmus university students of six different nationalities died in a bus accident in Freginols (Tarragona) yesterday (Sunday).
The bus was returning to Barcelona from...
Call for more regional police for pandemic fight
The Valencia government has called for urgent reinforcements to strengthen the regional police force, which is in the forefront of the battle against infringements...
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Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
