BUILDING PROJECTS ON HOLD
Bid to overcome ‘failed policy of unchecked construction of housing’
By Alex Watkins
SANTA Pola council has voted to suspend licences for most of the as...
Men in black strike back
TORREVIEJA local police have seized more fake goods, including a large haul of contraband cigarettes from bars along the seafront, international call centres and...
British Queen of Alfaz
Irena Bodnarec interviews Shannon Abbot, the young lady who was crowned local fiesta queen in Alfaz del Pi at the weekend.
Downpours cool off (and flood) the Costa
A human chain on Les Deveses beach on Sunday in protest over the poor state of their shores could be seen as jumping the...
Costa property market bonanza
OFFICIAL statistics released on Tuesday show the Costa Blanca property market is enjoying a new bonanza with an average 101 transactions signed every day.
Figures...
Maintenance needs to be improved, admits council
BLUE Lagoon residents have told Costa Blanca News about problems with park and road maintenance, street cleaning and the faltering garden waste collection service...
Big butts on Benidorm beaches
Huge cigarette butts, drink cans, plastic containers, bottle tops and ice cream sticks have been seen on Benidorm's Poniente beach this week - but...
Alicante agreement over Brexit
AN ALICANTE provincial government chief has met with British residents ‘to study future action over the Brexit process and its repercussions for Britons in...
Council faces legal fight
Orihuela Costa residents will battle the local authority in the courts
By Nuria Pérez
THE ASSOCIATION Movimiento Ciudadano La Zenia is set to take legal action...
Suspects held over grandmother’s death
THREE suspects accused of killing 71-year-old Isabel Ruíz in her San Pedro del Pinatar home earlier this year have been arrested by the Guardia...
Injured hiker rescued
A YOUNG man had to be rescued by helicopter after a fall in the Sierra de Santa Pola yesterday morning.
According to the provincial fire...
‘No magic solution’ to the drought
“NO one has a magic wand or a definitive solution, so we are all going to have to pull together to take action.”
These were...
La Vuelta security summit
Doubts over route through Torrevieja for iconic cycle race
By Dave Jones
PUBLIC safety is proving to be a thorny issue for the Vuelta a España...
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Orihuela Costa
August 1, 2017
I recently wanted to report the disgusting state of roads and waste collection or lack of on Orihuela Costa when I...