ALICANTE NEWS

Valencia Region begins vaccinating 51 to 59 year olds this weekValencia regional health authority plans to administer 279,189 doses of the four available vaccines this week in the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia. The vaccination of those aged 51 to 59-years-old is underway in the.. 18/05/2021

Wally the lost grey whale spotted off Alicante coastline: thousands of kilometres from homeA "very rare" sighting off a young grey whale from the North Pacific which has veered off course has been spotted off the Alicante coastline in the Valencia region on the Costa Blanca. Concern is growing for the wellbeing of.. 17/05/2021

Cumulative incidence rate in Valencia drops below 30: Alicante Covid update May 17Since the last update, 387 new cases have been diagnosed in the region of Valencia and 193 in the province of Alicante The official bulletin posted by the regional government on Monday (May 17) reports 387 new coronavirus cases in the region of Valencia.. 17/05/2021

Teachers visit Oceanografic Valencia to bring the marine world to classroomsTeachers from the Valencia region are learning more about the incredible marine life at the Costa Blanca's Oceanogràfic València aquarium. Located in the avant-garde architectural complex of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciè.. 17/05/2021

Benidorm sets beach and cove opening hours for Costa Blanca bathingExtended opening times have been set for the beaches and coves in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm in Alicante's Marina Baixa Comarca. Sunseekers, bathers and walkers will now be able to use Benidorm's beautiful sandy beaches - including.. 17/05/2021

Elche brings in the big guns for fight against mighty mosquitoesA campaign to keep mosquitoes at bay has been stepped up in the Baix Vinalopó town of Elche in the province of Alicante. Elche Council has brought in the big guns to intensify fumigation against mosquitoes and will reinforce efforts to control.. 17/05/2021

Covid flouters kicked out of Elche nightclub and owners denouncedA dozen revellers were evicted from an Elche nightclub in Alicance province's Baix Vinalopó Comarca and the management denounced. Police in Elche evicted a busy nightclub in the town after finding people dancing and failing to comply.. 17/05/2021

Elche hits 37.7 degrees to become hottest place in Spain on Sunday May 16Molina de Segura in the Murcia region was just behind with 37.1 degrees Sunday was an absolute sizzler along the Mediterranean coastline and although forecasters had warned that the Murcia region would be the hottest in Spain, it was actually Elche.. 17/05/2021

Female soldier dies in tragic accident during exercise in Santa Pola on the Costa BlancaThe female soldier was killed during an Army exercise in Santa Pola, Alicante province. Artillery Sergeant Débora Grau, 33-years-old, was fatally injured in a freak accident while connecting an artillery shell to a lorry during a practice.. 17/05/2021

Valencia region first place in Spain to hit 35 degrees this year: Saturday May 15Xativa in the Valencia region was less than one degree above Murcia on Saturday We were warned it was going to be hot this weekend and the forecasters certainly got it right, with temperatures well over 30 degrees along much of the Mediterranean.. 16/05/2021

Lowest number of Covid patients in hospital so far in 2021: Alicante Covid update May 14From Monday 133 vaccination points across the region will vaccinate half a million people next week The latest official update issued on May 14 by the regional government reports 153 new positive coronavirus diagnoses in the region and 74 in the province.. 14/05/2021

Alicante property sales hit 13-month high The Costa Blanca market is returning to pre-pandemic levels of activity Evidence continues to gather of the return of the Alicante property market to pre-pandemic levels of activity, and the latest figures published by the national government on.. 14/05/2021

Rogue fishermen illegally reel in bluefin tuna off coast of Alicante provinceThe illegally caught tuna was seized by police at ports in Altea and Villajoyosa in the Alicante province. ROGUE fishermen illegally reeled in at least four bluefin tuna and had planned to sell them on to restaurants at a knocked down price from.. 14/05/2021

73-year-old Valencia Mayor complains vociferously on social media about not being vaccinated The Mayor of Valencia was immediately given an appointment and vaccinated the next day Valencia Mayor Joan Ribó says he continually gave the regional health authority his details, fearing he had been left "in limbo" and forgotten.. 14/05/2021

94 per cent drop in Covid hospitalizations across the region of ValenciaThe very low number of Covid patients remaining in the hospitals of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia provinces highlights how low the level of Covid is in the region at the moment Five hospitals in the region have one or no Covid patients and.. 13/05/2021

New bird watching route at Pego-Oliva Marsh Nature Reserve in ValenciaA new bird watching route has been created at Pego-Oliva Marsh Nature Reserve located between the provinces of Alicante and Valencia. Valencia's Tourism Department has completed a new ornithological route at Pego-Oliva Marsh Nature Reserve.. 13/05/2021

Torrevieja closes off part of beach to protect Kentish Plover nesting site Torrevieja council is safeguarding a Kentish Plover nesting site at La Mata beach in the province of Alicante. After the successful nesting of the Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in Torrevieja's Municipal Natural Park 'Molino del.. 13/05/2021

Covid cases continue to decline in the region of Valencia: Alicante Covid update May 12133 cases reported in the region of Valencia and 27 in the province of Alicante The Valencian regional health authorities have administered a total of 2,098,676 coronavirus vaccines to date; 245.530 in Castellón province, 773.645 in Alicante.. 12/05/2021

Covid vaccination of 40 to 50-year-olds in the region of Valencia to start on June 17As of May 12 the Valencian regional health authorities had administered over 2 million vaccines with 676,207 individuals fully vaccinated in Alicante, Castellón and Valencia provinces June will be a “key month” in the vaccination.. 12/05/2021

Waiter arrested in Denia for stealing nearly 840,000 euros over five yearsThe restaurant owners, from the province of Alicante, had trusted the thief to look after the finances of their business since 2016 A 36-year-old waiter has been arrested for stealing almost 840,000 euros over five years from a restaurant in Dé.. 12/05/2021