Agricultural waste fire causes countryside inferno
It took more than seven hours for firefighters to get to grips with a forest fire that broke out in Muro de Alcoy on...
A sea of green for St Patrick
St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Benidorm and Orihuela Costa turned the streets into a sea of green on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of revellers in...
Mayor refuses tax offence plea bargain
Calls for the mayor of Orihuela to resign have been met with insistence that he must be presumed innocent, following confirmation that the Partido...
ITV chaos
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March 14
The ITV service seems to have some issues. Online appointments are not available and there are long queues of cars waiting to get...
Issues with Google Maps
March 14
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Dear sir,
This month of March, I was getting very frustrated with Google Maps, I could no longer click on a map in Google...
Oasis
I visit my local park for seclusion
For respite from hectic lives, we lead
Leaving the drone of passing traffic
Many exceeding its route's local speed.
As I...
Calling on the councillor for the coast
Costa Blanca News reporter Alex Watkins spoke to Orihuela’s councillor for the coast Manuel Mestre this week about the St Patrick’s Day celebrations and...
Main road re-opens
Benidorm has re-opened the top section of Avenida Mediterráneo, which had been closed to traffic since February 5 to enable renovation works to the...
Government’s war on smoking
The government is aiming to ban smoking from ‘various communal and social areas outdoors’, and increase the price of a packet of cigarettes.
Minister for...
Luxury villas paying too little property tax, claims council
The region’s most expensive street to buy a home is paying some of the lowest rates of taxes to its local council, according to...
ITV chaos continues
A region-wide strike took place at ITV (MOT) motor vehicle inspection stations on Tuesday, as part of workers’ ongoing protests to demand the regional...
Bank improves forecast for Spain’s economy
The Bank of Spain has improved growth predictions for Spain for 2024.
Their report on Tuesday forecasted that the economy would expand by 1.9%, which...
Residents carry out ‘citizens’ arrest’
Help from residents was vital in the arrest of a suspect for a spate of forced entries at shops, bars and restaurants in the...
See Spain by train
Options to visit new parts of Spain using low cost high-speed train services are multiplying.
Additional destinations being offered by state rail company Renfe and...
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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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