Orihuela flooding office opens
ORIHUELA town hall has opened an office for residents and farmers hit by last month’s flooding.
Mayor Emilio Bascuñana said it is located in the...
River of rubbish
THE FLOODS have caused a plastics problem at the mouth of the Segura river.
Full story in Costa Blanca News – out on Thursday this...
House prices on the rise
HOUSE prices rose by 0.8% during the last quarter of the year in Spain compared with figures from the same period in 2015.
The data...
Bringing beaches back to best
WORK is being carried out to repair damaged beaches on the south Costa Blanca and the Mar Menor.
Our photo shows a digger at a...
Brexit boosts Costa bookings
Fears that Brexit may have a serious negative impact on the number of bookings for Costa holidays this year were dismissed this week by...
Beniarbeig burglar busted
A resident of Beniarbeig has been charged with 12 counts of burglary following an investigation by the Guardia civil. Numerous forced entries with exactly...
Plague threatens local lemons
A PLAGUE of insects known as chilli thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood) has been detected at a farm in Cox by the regional agriculture department.
Full...
Two dead in house fire tragedy
TWO men who were squatting a house in Torrevieja died in the early hours of News Year’s Day.
Emergency services reported that candles they were...
Nippy new year
Temperatures at night will drop to just 5C along the coast and below zero inland for New Year celebrations in Alicante Province. While daytime...
Market move by Easter
TORREVIEJA’S busy Friday street market is set to move to its new out-of-town location before Easter, according to councillor Javier Manzanares.
Full story in today’s...
Obstruction claim over Cala Mosca objection process
THE CALA Mosca building scheme in Orihuela Costa has been put on public display for residents and associations to submit their objections before it...
Anonymous call for help
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December 28, 2016
Sorry that this needs printing, but I am cold, hungry and very disappointed with the people around me.
Ten days ago my car...
Brexit petition
Email
December 26, 2016
Dear Sirs
Many of your readers will be interested to learn I have tabled a petition to the UK government to stop this...
Altea tap water drinkable
Altea town hall has lifted all restrictions on the use of tap water this afternoon after recieiving a final OK from the regional Public...
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Tony Matthews news from the Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics
Simone Biles along with the American team with their gold medals
Photo: @simonebiles
After three full days of competition, up to midnight on...
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