MPs back Brexit timetable
BRITAIN’S MPs have voted to back PM Theresa May’s plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year.
The move...
VAT on food slashed – motorists’ fuel discount to end
The government has brought in measures to reduce the price of basic food products – and will provide a €200 ‘cheque’ for low income...
Airport heads for another record year
ALICANTE-Elche airport is on track for another record year as figures for the first half of 2016 indicate a huge increase in passengers.
Although national...
Fairer tax for property sellers
A revised law for the municipal capital gains tax known as the ‘plusvalía’ – paid when someone sells, is given or inherits a home...
Increased security on the Costa
Spain has not increased its anti-terrorism security level despite the Barcelona and Cambrils (Costa Dorada) attacks - it stays at level four (maximum of...
New measures to combat Covid rise
The Valencia government announced additional measures yesterday to combat the sharp rise in new cases of Covid-19 in the region.
The Regional Supreme Court has...
No room at the inn
THE lack of five-star hotels in Castellón is said to be slowing down the arrival of tourists with a high level of spending power.
According...
To The Queen!
COSTA Blanca News was honoured to be invited to the celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday at the British Ambassador's residence in Madrid...
Sevilla to face Leicester City in Champions League
Sevilla-Leicester City will be the Anglo-Spanish tie in the UEFA Champions' League last-16 round following the result of the draw held at midday today...
Woman falls out of ambulance
A PATIENT fell out of a moving ambulance on the AP-7 motorway in Ondara this week, and a driver who witnessed the incident says...
See Spain by train
Options to visit new parts of Spain using low cost high-speed train services are multiplying.
Additional destinations being offered by state rail company Renfe and...
Animal show ban
CULLERA (Valencia) has become the latest town to ban circuses and fairs that include shows with live animals.
The municipal executive, led by PSPV and...
Too many houses
EXCESS stock and lack of foreign investment are said to be severely holding back the recovery of the building trade in Castellón province.
Property sales...
Hot weather inhibits the virus
Coronovirus infections increase during colder weather, according to a study carried out by state weather agency AEMET and Madrid’s Carlos III university hospital.
In a...
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BBVA launches hostile bid for Sabadell
Spain's second-largest bank, the BBVA, has announced a hostile takeover bid for the Sabadell, three days after an earlier approach was rejected.
The new bid...
