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Long Promised Dual Carriageway Upgrade For A Busy Costa Blanca Tourist Road In Spain Is Announced

Dual carriageway for a busy Costa Blanca tourist road in Spain is announced 14 years after original plans were scrapped

€30 million will be spent on major changes to the CV-95 between Orihuela City and San Miguel de Salinas on the southern Costa Blanca. It’s

27 Jul, 2021 @ 18:20

Costa Blanca·Lead

Ancient building comes under public ownership after council saves tower on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ANCIENT building in Orihuela has now become part of their Municipal Heritage project, after it was purchased for €75,000. The Embergoñes Tower (or Traitor’s

16 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Moors & Christians Festival makes triumphant return in week of events on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FESTIVALS return to the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca on Saturday, as the ‘Moors & Christians’ event kicks off in Orihuela. Lasting until the

7 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Colour-coordinated bins installed at playgrounds to help kids with recycling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA has now installed 68 colour-coordinated bins to help promote and simplify recycling throughout the city. Children’s play-parks in the area will feature the bright

7 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Dog agility park costing over €17k to be installed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is to spend almost 18,000 euros on a dog agility course for the city. Planned for Avenida Doctor Gómez Pardo Ródenas, in the city’s

6 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

City proclaims “Orihuela loves you” on International Pride Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INTERNATIONAL Pride Day is being celebrated throughout the Vega Baja region today, June 28, and the area’s largest city wants to shout, “Orihuela loves you!”

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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18 Jun, 2021 @ 14:24

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Mallorca·Property·Valencia

Free Festival announced showing off the young musical talent of Spain’s Costa Blanca

MUSIC is top of the agenda at the first “Orihuela Music Fest” later this month, bringing together promising youngsters of the municipality. Orihuela’s Councillor for

11 Jun, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Valencia’s municipality with the most – Orihuela collects 13 Blue Flags for its beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA collected its 13 Blue Flags from the Valencian government this week, making it the municipality with the most awards for its beaches in

8 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

55 Year Old Costa Blanca Man In Spain 'groomed' Boy Aged Under 14 To Meet For Sex

55-year-old Costa Blanca pervert in Spain ‘groomed’ boy aged under 14 to meet for sex

A 55-year-old Orihuela pervert was stopped from hooking up for sex with a boy aged under 14 after the Policia Nacional tracked down his IP

1 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Police investigate over 500 crimes of fly-tipping in “impossible” problem on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA is suffering from an ongoing problem of rubbish-dumping throughout the municipality’s streets. In the year and eight months since the storms and flooding of

31 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Zoom conferences to be held on post-Brexit issues just for British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO online advisory talks aimed specifically at foreign residents are being organised by Orihuela City Council in June. The first will deal with ‘Post Brexit’

19 May, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and other major Costa Blanca cities get ready for the busiest weekend of the year

MAJOR centres across the Costa Blanca are stepping up their security measures this weekend in anticipation of a big influx of visitors. Alicante, Benidorm, Denia

14 May, 2021 @ 15:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

'extremely Violent' Drug Dealer Is Arrested On Spain's Costa Blanca After Attempted Killing Of Client

‘EXTREMELY VIOLENT’ drug dealer is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after he tried to kill a customer

DNA analysis has helped police arrest a man branded as ‘extremely violent’ in Crevillente. The 37-year-old drug dealer is accused of trying to kill a

14 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

One vaccination station handling over 17,000 jabs for 18 different municipalities on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA’S Bernardo Ruiz Pavilion, in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca, continues to be a point of mass vaccination serving 18 municipalities in all.

28 Apr, 2021 @ 10:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

City prepares for the inevitable mosquito invasion following wet weather on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA, in Costa Blanca’s vega baja region, is preparing for the inevitable mosquito invasion following the recent wet spell. The city’s Department of the Environment

20 Apr, 2021 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Outdoor classical concerts make welcome return to Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Symphony Orchestra is back performing live, with a concert in tribute to the poet Miguel Hernández, on Saturday, May 1. This concert is part

16 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·La Cultura

‘JUST THE JOB’ as Orihuela mayor is accused of taking €200,000 for work he never did on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, will go to court to answer a charge that he embezzled over €200,000 of public money over a non-existent job. The

2 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Children taught about driving with “respect and civil responsibility” on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DESPITE Spain having a reputation of bad drivers among their population, schools on the Costa Blanca are making amends. Orihuela schools are teaching children many

27 Mar, 2021 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 vaccination point installed in city centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA council has set up its COVID-19 vaccination point which they say makes it ready to jab 6,000 teachers and support staff from tomorrow(March 26).

25 Mar, 2021 @ 18:40

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Call for review and regulation of taxi industry in major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA councillor, María García, has called for an overhaul of the city’s taxi industry, with regulation at the top of the agenda. She lamented that

23 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Lockdown measures relaxed but children still can’t use playgrounds in much of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has announced that all playgrounds in the municipality will remain closed until March 14, at least. This is despite the recent relaxation

2 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Underground fibre optic network installed as ‘smart city’ rollout continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA has finished its first phase of installing fibre optic connections as part of their ‘Plan EDUSI Smart City’ project. Their Department of Modernization and

20 Feb, 2021 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Sports centre reopens on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite lack of emergency funds coming from regional government

ORIHUELA City Council made their feelings known when he visited the nearly-completed Municipal Sports Center of The Espeñetas this week. The refurbishment costs of €280,000

19 Feb, 2021 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Riverside development and urban renewal project costing 400,000 euros planned on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE SEGURA riverside in Orihuela is due to have an urban renewal project costing just over €400,000. Orihuela City Council, through its Department of Services

18 Feb, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Police arrest vicious home robbers who tied up and assaulted victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE members of a violent home robbery gang have been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and

16 Feb, 2021 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

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