ALICANTE COMARCA

San Juan Jazz Festival August 3 and 17Open air jazz concerts in Alicante province on the Costa Blanca San Juan International Jazz Festival is back for a third year, albeit in a scaled back version due to the pandemic. The last two festivals brought together an array of national.. 28/07/2021

Alicante firefighters save sleeping woman after flat fire breaks outThe blaze started on the balcony of a flat in Alicante on the Costa Blanca during the early hours. A sleeping woman had a lucky escape after a fire broke out on the balcony of her top floor flat in Alicante, thankfully being woken up and rescued.. 28/07/2021

Eighty top Spanish chefs sign up for Alicante Gastronomic Fair September 24 to 2780 Michelin star and Repsol sun chefs will showcase their culinary talents in Alicante on the Costa Blanca. More than 250 exhibitors - including 30 Michelin star and 50 Repsol sun chefs - will take part in the 3rd Alicante Gastronomic fair, considered.. 26/07/2021

Patient badly burned in fire at San Juan Hospital in AlicanteAlicante hospital evacuated as precautionary measure after fire on ward. A patient suffered burns to a third of their body after a mattress caught fire on a ward at San Juan Hospital in Alicante. One floor of the hospital was evacuated as.. 26/07/2021

Injured schoolgirl in sea rescue off El Campello coast11-year-old girl hurt on board a boat in Alicante province. The maritime service has rescued an 11-year-old girl who was injured at sea after being thrown across a boat by a wave whilst sailing with parents off the coast of El Campello, in the.. 26/07/2021

New restrictions will ruin entire tourist season warns Alicante mayorCapacity and social limitations with selective curfews in Alicante province "threaten the success of summer". The Mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, has warned that proposed anti-Covid restrictions from Monday, July 26, including an extension.. 22/07/2021

Fugitive wanted over baseball bat road rage attack arrested in AlicanteA Croatian man who brutally beat a motorist following a row had been staying at a "well-known" hotel on the Costa Blanca. National Police in Alicante have arrested a dangerous fugitive who, together with a friend, savagely beat a motorist.. 20/07/2021

Blaze at cement factory in AlicanteConveyor belt fire breaks out at cement plant in San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante. Several teams of firefighters tackled a blaze at a multinational Cemex factory in San Vicente del Raspeig early Tuesday morning, July 20. According to the.. 20/07/2021

Police find staff including chef with Covid working at Alicante restaurantThe city centre restaurant on the Costa Blanca was closed down and the boss faces a hefty fine. A restaurant in the centre of Alicante was temporarily shut down after police found six members of staff - including the chef - still working despite.. 19/07/2021

19 crew on cargo ship docked in Alicante port test positive for CovidThe crew will remain in quarantine onboard the Nord Columbia bulk carrier anchored on the Costa Blanca. Nineteen crew members onboard the 200-metre Nord Columbia cargo ship docked in Alicante have tested positive for Covid and must quarantine on.. 19/07/2021

Half a million approved to repair storm damaged roads in AlicanteRural roads were partially washed away during DANA storms on the Costa Blanca. Alicante City Council has approved almost €482,000 to 'Repair the Camino Molineta' after several rural roads severely damaged by heavy rains last September.. 14/07/2021