Pedestrian killed by drink driver
A 42-YEAR-old pedestrian was killed in Orihuela Costa on Wednesday at around 16.00 on the road running from La Zenia roundabout on the N-332...
Bid to end AP-7 toll
ORIHUELA town hall has proposed removing the toll on the AP-7 motorway at La Zenia to reduce traffic on the busy N-332 dual carriageway...
Protected – at last
THE SIERRA Escalona was turned into a protected site on Friday by the regional government following a 12-year-long procedure full of obstacles and interruptions...
Prostitution ban plan
A BYLAW to stop prostitution in Elche was proposed by Socialist (PSOE) mayor Carlos González at an international congress about gender violence on Wednesday.
He...
Crime victim has the last laugh
A WANTED thief who used the old but still common trick of distracting people to steal from them has been caught in Crevillente after...
Big plans for Guardamar museum
THE HOUSE-museum of the forest engineer Mira in Guardamar is going to be redesigned and improved with €291,163 from the town hall and EU...
Murcia residents hit by dengue fever
MURCIA regional health authority revealed on Tuesday that two people – a man and a woman aged over 60 - based in Alhama de...
Primary pressure pays dividends
ORIHUELA Costa primary schools are having repair and maintenance works done thanks to pressure which has been brought to bear by parent’ associations.
More in...
Mud bathing deaths prompt emergency services warnings
SAN Pedro del Pinatar emergency services have put out a series of recommendations in an attempt to prevent deaths in the sea following the...
Over to you
THE MINISTRY for public works gave the go-ahead on Wednesday to the feasibility study to adapt the ‘dangerous’ bridge over the AP-7 motorway at...
Hanging by a thread
THE DRAMATIC rescue of a stricken paraglider has been carried out in the mountains of the Vega Baja.
Full story in Friday’s Costa Blanca News...
Residents’ dustbowl upheaval
RESIDENTS are being choked by fine sand after a green area was demolished, leaving a dustbowl in front of their homes in the south...
Property tax hike shelved
TREASURY councillor José Hurtado was able to delight tens of thousands of residents in Torrevieja this week by announcing that the large rise in...
Dual carriageway promise
FUNDING to draw up plans for the widening of the busy CV-95 Torrevieja-Orihuela road will be included in next year’s regional government budget, according...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
