ALICANTE NEWS

Large drop in Covid cases reported on Monday: Alicante Covid update May 1040 new cases in the three provinces of the Comunidad Valenciana and 14 in the province of Alicante The official update posted on Monday (May 10) by the regional government of the Valencia region (covering the provinces of Alicante, Castelló.. 10/05/2021

Alicante firefighters make a record number of mountain rescues in one dayAlcoy, Alcali and Sierra de Orihuela in the province of Alicante were all the scene of mountain rescues. Firefighters from the Provincial Consortium of Alicante made a record number of rescues in a single day in Alcoy, Alcali and Sierra de Orihuela.. 10/05/2021

Boat carrying eight illegal migrants intercepted at Alfaz del Pi, Alicante The boat was close to the coast of Alfaz de Pi (L'Alfás del Pi) in the Marina Baixa Comarca of the Alicante Province. Calmer seas and fairer weather have unsurprisingly seen more frequent attempts by boats carrying illegal immigrants.. 10/05/2021

Incidence rate in the region of Valencia slowly decreasing: Alicante Covid update May 7The Valencia region is approaching the milestone of two million vaccines administered 175 new cases in the region of Valencia and 68 in the province of Alicante within the latest 24 hour period.   As of Friday evening the Valencian regional.. 07/05/2021

Tinsa report 5 per cent rise in Mediterranean property values House prices healthy on the Costas and in the islands while city centre homes depreciate The latest monthly data published by leading Spanish property valuation firm Tinsa report that average market values of homes in this country were 0.9 per cent.. 07/05/2021

Half of all hotels in the province of Alicante are not re-opening until July50% of the sector is choosing to wait until international tourists can visit the Costa Blanca The end of the state of alarm in Spain on May 9 and the lifting of the perimetral closure in the region of Valencia means that hotels in the Costa Blanca.. 06/05/2021

Miracle baby boy born after mother spent nearly a month in a Covid ICU in ValenciaThe new mother was diagnosed with bilateral Covid pneumonia in mid-January at the la Fe Hospital A health baby boy, named Marcus, has been born in La Fe Hospital in Valencia (Valencia region) after his mother spent nearly a month in intensive care.. 06/05/2021

Work to resume on Pabellon Blanco in Torrevieja sports complex The building work on the controversial structure in Torrevieja has been on hold since 2015, but the project is due to restart from July Torrevieja council, in the Vega Baja comaraca of the Alicante province,  has taken the first steps towards.. 06/05/2021

Lowest number of active Covid cases since last summer: Alicante Covid update May 6The Valencia region (Alicante, Valencia and Castellón provinces) continues to report the lowest level of cases in all of Spain As of Thursday evening, the Valencian regional health authority has administered a total of 1,888,540 doses of the.. 06/05/2021

Musica en Primavera; 14 free entry concerts in Orihuela throughout May and JuneThe festival, organized by the department of Culture, will include 14 weekend concerts in Orihuela and Orihuela Costa in the Vega Baja comarca of the Alicante province   The department of Culture from Orihuela’s Town Hall has organized.. 06/05/2021

Xabia police welcome new super sniffer Khalan to the teamKhalan will join Kosmo in intensive sniffer training, specialising in locating missing people and search and rescue operations in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province   The Policía Local of Xábia (Javea/Xávia), located.. 06/05/2021

Orihuela digs deep for Tree for Europe initiativeThe Environmental department in Orihuela, Alicante province, has promised to plant 5,000 trees as a contribution to reducing carbon emissions   The Town Hall in Orihuela has joined the #UnÁrbolPorEuropa (‘a tree for Europe&rsquo.. 06/05/2021

Valencian woman detained at UK immigration centre over lack of post-Brexit documentationA Valencian woman will be held at a UK detention centre for 72 hours after she tried to enter the country without the correct post-Brexit documents. The end of the transition period of the UK’s departure from the EU at the end of last year has.. 06/05/2021

Just 47,000 foreign visitors to the region of Valencia this March, down from 648,000 in March 2019! Foreign tourism in Spain is still at minimal levels as the sector awaits re-activation The drastic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the international tourism sector in the Comunidad Valenciana is once again clearly illustrated by the figures.. 06/05/2021

Lowest 7-day average in the region of Valencia since beginning of April: Alicante Covid update May 5149 new cases in the region of Valencia and 44 in the province of Alicante The latest daily coronavirus bulletin posted by the regional government of the Valencia region (covering Castellón, Alicante and Valencia provinces) reports 149 new.. 05/05/2021

From May 17 Valencian health authorities will begin vaccination of 55-59 year-olds70-72-year olds are being inoculated in mass vaccination centres in the three provinces of the Valencia region, while the 72-74 year-olds are being vaccinated in health centres By next week (May 10) everyone between the ages of 70 and 74 in the Comunidad.. 05/05/2021

Three new skate parks to be built in the municipality of OrihuelaThe parks will be located in La Aparecida, Orihuela Costa and the centre of Orihuela The department of Sports in the municipality of Orihuela has announced that three new skate parks are to be built in order to meet the high demand for this type of.. 05/05/2021

New Covid measures in Alicante, Valencia and Castellón will not be announced until May 10The regional authorities want to study the epidemiological data after the Interterritorial Health Council meeting on May 5 The vice-president of the Comunidad Valenciana, Mónica Oltra, has announced that new anti-Covid restrictions will not.. 05/05/2021

Unemployment down by more than 1,000 in Alicante during April The jobless total in the Costa Blanca is still 3.6 per cent higher than a year ago at 186,000 The number of people registered as unemployed in the province of Alicante fell by 1,074 during April, according to data published by the Ministry of Employment.. 05/05/2021

Torrevieja joins environmental agreement to protect wild beesSeveral municipalities have pledged to join the Southeast Naturalists Association (ANSE) to help pollinating species adapt to climate change Images; ANSE, showing various educational projects undertaken in local schools within the region of Murcia.. 04/05/2021