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An 11-year-old boy could be Vallanca's (pop. 126) saviour after his viral video led 200 people to offer to take over its only pub. https://youtu.be/RVmyRBorvF4 Ion Pesquera and his mother moved to Vallanca from Denia just weeks ago, before they both learned the village's only bar would imminently close. The pub also serves as a hotel, where tourists can also rent bicycles and 'eat ice cream', according to Ion's now-viral […]

The masymas supermarket chain has teamed up with environmental app Too Good to Go. Masymas's 126 stores are now offering cut-rate daily packs of products to help fight food waste. The packs for €3.99 are available through the Too Good to Go app (iOS and Android) for between 7pm-9pm pick up. Included in the packs are a variety of vegetables, charcuterie, pastries, snacks, dried food, milk products and drinks – […]

Benitachell 's Cala de Moraig beach is ready to welcome visitors again after repairing damage caused by storm Gloria. Benitachell's Town Hall has suggested the stunning Cala de Moraig will reopen this week as soon as repair works are completed. The Servicio Provincial de Costas – an Alicante provincial body – has been building a footpath as well as other measures to protect the Cala from future storms. The beach, […]

Benissa's stunning Puríssima Xiqueta church lost up to 1,000e as thieves broke open a back-door last Saturday night. Benissa's neo-gothic Puríssima Xiqueta is known as the 'cathedral' of the Marina Alta area – a fact that made it target of burglary last weekend. Thieves up-turned the drawers, stealing up to 1,000e. Source. Priests sounded alarm last Sunday morning, after arriving to find the vestry turned upside down and the Church […]

A total of 66 immigrants arrived on Alicante coasts last weekend. Six separate migrant boats have been registered landing on Alicante beaches last weekend, Red Cross figures reveal. The first boats arrived in Teulada-Moraira's El Portet beach and in Calp on Saturday, with eight illegal immigrants aboard each boat. On Sunday, 50 more people arrived, with the first carrying 12 spotted at 3am in Altea. At 5.30am, a further 10 […]

The Valencian region has today tripled penalties for animal abuse crimes in measures hailed as 'the most advanced animal rights laws' in all of Spain. The law that governs treatment of animals was ratcheted up in the Valencian Community courts today following approval of progressive animal rights policies. Fines for animal abuse can reach 45,000€ now as the Valencian region aims for 'zero sacrifice' of animals. Valencian Community councillor for […]

In support of World Homeless Day 2020, BayRadio spends a week helping homeless expats with team Project Costa. Video below. Project Costa is a new, self-funded charity set up two recovered alcoholics and former street-sleepers from the Netherlands and the UK. Arne Soeten and Steven Barnes created the non-profit – and non-denominational – organisation to feed and get homeless expats off Costa Blanca streets. The duo come from a renowned […]

The Valencian Community has recorded Spain's lowest COVID-19 caseload for 21 days. The Valencian region – comprising Alicante, Valencia and Castellón – has registered the lowest Accumulated Incidence rate over the last 7 days. Accumulated Incidence (AI) means cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a set time period (usually 7 or 14 days). In Wednesday's daily update the Valencian Community showed an AI of 44.47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the […]

A second major film crew has been spotted in the Marina Alta with scenes set to be shot in Denia, and surrounding areas. The film – named The Substitute – is about Nazis who sought refuge on the Costa Blanca after WWII. Set in 1982, a Spanish investigator played by Ricardo Gomez moves from a rough neighbourhood of Madrid to the Valencian coast. On arrival, he takes on the murder investigation of […]