The final edition of the Costa Blanca News
It is with sadness and regret that the staff have to announce that this Friday’s paper will be the last edition of the Costa...
Uber lands at the airport
Elche city hall has reinforced passenger transport services in the municipality with the arrival of 40 vehicles from the company Uber.
The drivers started work...
‘Guaranteeing’ bank loans for first-time buyers
A total of €20 million is being made available by the Valencia government to help young people to buy their first home.
The scheme will...
More help to buy the basics
A series of ‘anti-crisis’ measures were extended or adjusted by the Cabinet on Tuesday to counteract the effects of the conflicts in Ukraine and...
Hi-tech car thieves tracked down and arrested
A pair of suspected car thieves have been arrested in an operation by Guardia Civil in Calpe.
Two men aged 49 and 53 have been...
Costa Blanca towns among Spain’s most expensive
Altea and Jávea are among the municipalities with the most expensive housing in Spain, with average prices of €961,000 and €850,000 respectively, according to...
Up in flames
Alicante's ‘bonfire night’ (nit del foc) brought the city’s San Juan celebrations to a spectacular end on Monday night.
A total of 188 effigies were...
Three arrests over street attack death
Three suspects have been arrested after a 38-year-old local man was killed, allegedly by blows from a baseball bat, in a Gata de Gorgos...
Letter column
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June 16
Dear Editor,
Commenting on your comment to Mr. Tony Holden's letter (C.B. News, June 14-20, 2024), in which you lamented the dying art of...
Is Orihuela milking Orihuela Costa?
Press release
Orihuela is legally a 'big city'. This legal framework gives you a series of benefits and obligations.
Among these obligations is to distribute the...
TIE appointment shortfall angers residents
British residents who are still trying to obtain the foreigner identity card (TIE) in Alicante province have been finding it virtually impossible to get...
Touch
My eyes no longer see you
Our lips no longer touch
My heart has lost its passion
Drifting alone and lost so much.
My arms no longer hold...
Sea currents
Email
I was out in Spain last week, and on the June 5 I was down the beach at La Marina having coffee at the...
Airport taxi chaos denounced
Despite the long queues awaiting flyers at Alicante-Elche airport taxi rank – which has led some users to say the system is in a...
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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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