Hot water
An increase in temperatures in the Mediterranean sea between December and March has caused concern among experts, as invasive species from the Red Sea...
Guadalhorce hospital to be breast cancer detection centre
THE Guadalhorce valley hospital, which opened in Cártama in June of last year, is set to become the diagnostic centre for the health service’s...
Inland residents try to stop banks closing
RESIDENTS of several Marina Baja villages are gathering signatures to try to keep the Sabadell bank from closing their local offices.
Bank representatives have announced...
Nerja beach becomes council property
A 1,300-SQUARE-metre plot on the coast in the centre of Nerja is to come into municipal ownership.
Calahonda beach, immediately to the east of the...
To The Queen!
COSTA Blanca News was honoured to be invited to the celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday at the British Ambassador's residence in Madrid...
Costa job market boost
FIGURES released this week show that 24,300 jobs were created in Alicante province in 2015 although 66 per cent of them were a result...
Expats worry over repeal bill
THE controversial EU Withdrawal Bill survived its first test in Parliament but the so-called ‘power grab’ by the government did nothing to allay fears...
Briton’s police cell suicide case closed
Public prosecutors in Benidorm have closed an investigation into the death in custody of a British tourist after concluding that the National Police had...
Home sales up by 19% in first half of 2017
HOME sales in Málaga province jumped by 19.1% in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to data...
Orihuela Costa man jailed for child sex offences
David Budd, a 72-year-old British resident of Orihuela Costa was sentenced to eight years and 10 months’ imprisonment in the UK on Thursday, August...
Puigdemont ambiguity continues
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has replied evasively to central government's demand for a straight answer over whether or not he declared independency last week.
The...
Dogs now allowed at Torremolinos’s flagship park
Dog owners heading out for a stroll at Torremolinos’s most popular park can now take their pets with them.
The town hall announced last week...
House tax hunt
Tax office investigation shows Marina Alta has twice as many properties as inhabitants and off-the-radar pools, extensions and houses would fill a town the...
Brexit or not?
BY the time you're reading this report, you will probably be aware of whether Britain remains in the EU or decides to 'Brexit'.
46.5 million...
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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...
