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Mayor suggests 'bank loan' could offer hope for long campaign to get walkway over motorway on Spain's Costa Blanca

Council bank loan idea offers hope in long battle to get walkway over motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA’S mayor says a €1.37 million bank loan could get a much-needed pedestrian bridge built over the AP-7 on the Orihuela Costa. Pepe Vegara is

18 Jan, 2024 @ 07:30

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Residents call for motorhome park after vehicles occupy shopping centre car park on Spain's Costa Blanca|

Residents call for a dedicated motorhome park as vehicles use shopping centre facilities on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela Costa residents group wants a motorhome park to be set up in the area after an increasing number of homeowners are using the

17 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken

26 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Orihuela Costa with pool – € 279,000

Townhouse Orihuela Costa, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 279,000 Step inside this beautifully designed, recently built home in enchanting Villamartin. With 3

18 Dec, 2023 @ 12:04

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Council votes to take back land to reopen popular footpath on Spain's Costa Blanca

Council votes to take back land in long-running saga to reopen popular footpath on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LONG dispute over reopening a small stretch of an Orihuela Costa footpath has seen Orihuela council vote to expropriate land despite opposition from the

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:16

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Outrage as 2,200 homes WILL be built on unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca – despite so-called ‘Coast Law’ which has already ‘reclaimed’ homes from Brits and locals elsewhere

A FINAL bid to stop 2,200 homes being built on the unspoilt Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa has come to nothing at the Valencian

21 Nov, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Popular tourist beach bars closed all during 2023 to reopen at Easter on Spain's Costa Blanca

Popular tourist beach bars closed all throughout 2023 WILL reopen for Easter holidays on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council has promised that Orihuela Costa beach bars will reopen at Easter after they were shut all year after an old contract held by

21 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Elderly man cheats death after explosion rips through top floor of home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN, 82, escaped with just leg burns after an explosion ripped through the top floor of his Orihuela Costa home on Tuesday morning. Neighbours

31 Oct, 2023 @ 12:49

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Popular British and expat area to get much-needed work on Spain's Costa Blanca

Popular British tourist and expat area to get much-needed work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €1.8 million budget for improving roads and pavements in Orihuela has been announced by the council, with the Orihuela Costa set to benefit first.

25 Oct, 2023 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Under-fire nursing home inspected Savia Villamartin

Under-fire nursing home with rat infestation gets surprise inspection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN government inspectors have made a surprise visit to an Orihuela Costa nursing home after complaints of rat and cockroach infestations. As previously reported by

25 Oct, 2023 @ 15:09

Costa Blanca·Health·Valencian Community

Rats and cockroaches spotted crawling on old people’s faces in nursing homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CONDITIONS at three Alicante province nursing homes have been slammed amidst calls for the Valencian government to carry out urgent inspections. One home has been

16 Oct, 2023 @ 12:05

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Railing deteriorates at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain with council claiming it has no money for repairs

Railings corrode for over two years at popular Costa Blanca promenade in Spain as council says it has no money for repairs

A RESIDENTS group has slammed the state of the railing at one of the main promenades on the Orihuela Costa in the south of Alicante

5 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

After years of campaigning, British expat areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca will finally get home postal deliveries

COMMUNITY postal boxes are to be scrapped over large parts of the Orihuela Costa with the state postal service Correos ordered to introduce ‘door to

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build a

2 Oct, 2023 @ 15:57

Costa Blanca·Health·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Two men stealing from holiday homes and beach car parks are caught red-handed after hotel robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Two Algerian ‘robbers’ are arrested for ‘targeting tourists in hotel rooms and Airbnb apartments’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO ROBBERS were caught red-handed after plundering a Costa Blanca beach-front hotel with the men having a busy summer stealing from holiday homes, apartments and

10 Sep, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Children face overcrowded classrooms for start of new school year as council dithers over site of new building in expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Children start new school year in old classrooms as council dithers over site for replacement building in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COUNCIL has been slammed for ‘snubbing’ children on the Orihuela Costa after it said that a new infant and primary school in Dehesa de

6 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Education·Politics·Valencian Community

Irish mobster John Milligan walks free from court with no jail time after plea bargain deal on drug and gun offences in Spain's Costa Blanca

Irish ‘mobster’ John Gilligan, 71, avoids jail for ‘smuggling cannabis in flip flop shipments’ after securing plea bargain deal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irish mobster John Gilligan avoided jail on Monday after agreeing a plea bargain with prosecutors over drug trafficking and gun possession charges. The same arrangement

4 Sep, 2023 @ 16:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Sub-standard summer rubbish collection service slammed in tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ORIHUELA COSTA residents group has demanded action from Orihuela council to remove vast amounts of excess rubbish piling up on the area’s streets. The

20 Jul, 2023 @ 14:25

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Record visitor numbers reported for biggest shopping centre on Spain's Costa Blanca

Record visitor numbers reported for largest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE LARGEST shopping centre in Alicante province- Zenia Boulevard- has reported a record six month period for visitors. The complex on the Orihuela Costa which

20 Jul, 2023 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Orihuela Costa with pool garage – € 245,000

Orihuela Costa, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 245,000 Residencial El amanecer VI, Los Altos, house on the first floor in front of

10 Jul, 2023 @ 13:05

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Popular beach bars closed for peak summer season in busy tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

VISITORS to Orihuela Costa’s beaches this summer(and all year) have been greeted with the unusual sight of closed beach bars and no basic facilities like

6 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain

BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long

15 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community