Alicante is going places
A DIRECT high-speed train (AVE) is now available between Alicante and Ourense in Galicia, meaning that passengers no longer have to change at Chamartín...
Air traffic controllers set to strike
Unions representing air traffic controllers have called five days of strike action at 16 Spanish airports including Alicante-Elche.
The 24-hour stoppages are set to take...
Flare-ups see coronavirus figures rise again
The widespread use of face masks in all public areas at all times (with certain exceptions) is now obligatory in all Spanish regions except...
The final edition of the Costa Blanca News
It is with sadness and regret that the staff have to announce that this Friday’s paper will be the last edition of the Costa...
Spain backs vaccine passport concept
As the vaccine rollout gathers pace, many countries including Spain are debating the possibility of creating some kind of ‘passport’ to enable people who...
Spain officially ends lockdown
Spain's state of emergency, which included one of the most strict lockdown in Europe, has officially ended.
Since midnight, Spain is now in the so-called...
“Tourists, Spain awaits you from July” says PM
PM Pedro Sánchez has invited foreign holidaymakers to return to Spain from July. In a public address this afternoon, the PM clearly stated: "Tourists,...
Spain scraps quarantine ‘out of respect for Britons owning holiday homes...
One of the main reasons for scrapping the quarantine for British citizens visiting Spain from today (June 21) is the fact that over 400,000...
Embassy advises Britons over 90-day rule
Following unsubstantiated reports in UK tabloids about Spanish police looking to round up Britons who are in the country illegally, the British Embassy has...
Long queues for flyers at Birmingham airport
International travellers – some of them flying to Alicante – were caught up in an enormous queue snaking out of the doors of Birmingham...
Walks and exercise from Saturday onwards
Minister for health Salvador Illa has just announced the regulations will allow adults (aged 14 and over) to take exercise or go for a...
Spain rubbishes UK reports on ‘punishing’ British holidaymakers
THE SPANISH government has categorically denied that British tourists are being subjected to additional checks when they enter the country – as reported by...
Number of coronavirus cases in Spain reaches 250
THE number of active coronavirus cases in Spain rocketed this week and currently stands at around 250 - with almost 100,000 worldwide.
Of the total...
Regions to curb smoking in latest Covid-19 measures
SPAIN continues to fight new flare-ups of Covid-19 with regions imposing local lockdowns and extra measures in an attempt to curb contagion.
The latest new...