Local police shortfall laid bare
The acute shortage of local police officers in Orihuela Costa has been highlighted by sources close to the force.
A maximum of two patrols are...
Fiestas fire blanks
Poor quality gunpowder has been blamed for the cancellation of the famous gunpowder battle at Orihuela’s Moors and Christians fiestas on Wednesday night.
The same...
Keeping towns clean
A clean-up campaign is underway in Pilar de la Horadada, while the one on Torrevieja is causing controversy.
More in tomorrow’s Costa Blanca News (south...
British woman saved
Guardia Civil officers rescued a 67-year-old British woman ‘who was drowning’ in rough seas at Cala FerrÃs in Torrevieja yesterday (Wednesday).
A spokesman for the...
N-332 blocked in dramatic car chase
Two top-of-the-range sports cars were recovered by Orihuela Costa local police a short time after they were stolen, following a chase which ended on...
Britons top of the foreign pops
Torrevieja town hall has released a detailed break-down of the population of the municipality which shows that the British once again make up the...
Internet pimps shut down
Torrevieja was a base of operations for an international gang that laundered huge amounts of money from prostitution websites until they were taken down...
Waiting too long to build, claim builders
An agreement to speed up the procedure for issuing construction licenses in Orihuela has been signed by the council and the Valencia association of...
Council dumps bus service take-over plan
Torrevieja’s new Partido Popular (PP) mayor Eduardo Dolón revealed this week that he does not ‘intend’ to continue with the council take-over of the...
Open at last
The refurbished promenade at Punta Margalla in Torrevieja has finally been officially opened.
The refit of the rundown seafront area had been pending for at...
Urgent action needed
The Ciudadanos party (Cs) in Alicante has called on the government to take ‘urgent measures to resolve the problem of contamination at the mouth...
Briton dies in promenade fall
Two young Britons fell around seven metres from Punta Prima promenade onto concrete paving on the beach below at around 19.30 on Wednesday evening.
A...
Don’t walk this way (yet)
The refurbished promenade at Punta Margalla in Torrevieja is due to officially open ‘imminently’ – but hundreds of pedestrians are already using the walkway...
Forbidden fruit at the markets
Nearly 45% of all stalls inspected at street markets in the Vega Baja area were selling stolen fruit and vegetables, the Guardia Civil revealed...
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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...
