British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber
A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief.
Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada
Pay dispute leaves only ONE policeman at a time patrolling an entire city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Local Police have recently had only a single officer available patrolling the entire municipality at times, due a long-running pay dispute. Officers have REFUSED
Shocking results for Rojales in national survey of financial transparency in Spain’s town halls
A NATIONWIDE survey of fiscal transparency and compliance among nearly 500 Spanish town halls listed Rojales in 479th place. The municipality is largely made up
Only 1 in 50 drivers breathalyzed are over the limit in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Local Police performed 473 roadside breathalyzer and drug tests during one week in December. Checkpoints were set up in various locations around the centre,
Hot pursuit through streets after man tries to run policeman over in town popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES Policía Local have arrested a man after he tried to run over one of their officers at a traffic checkpoint. He was about to
Man brutally beat his partner to death within hours of arriving on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A Hungarian man, 51, has been convicted by an Alicante jury for killing his partner in a brutal assault at their Costa Blanca home in
Park dedicated to women that fought against gender violence opens on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW PARK in Rojales, has been designed as a “space for hope”, and a tribute to women that have fought for equality and against
“Respect” called for as able-bodied children damage swing intended for disabled on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRAND NEW swing installed for the sole use of wheelchair-bound people has been damaged by large numbers of able-bodied children using it. The facility
Terrace tax suspended until 2023 in city with huge expat population on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council, which incorporates the popular expat town of Ciudad Quesada, has extended the suspension of the taxes due for outside seating and dining.
VIEW WITH CAUTION: Charity rescues ‘skeletal’ horse in “worst case of neglect in years” on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ANOTHER sick horse was rescued from Almoradi this week, as the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre responded to an emergency call from local authorities. “It
British woman caught driving on wrong side of road in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca was five times over limit
ROJALES Policia Local surprised a woman when she was found driving on the wrong side of the road. The municipality includes the popular urbanisation of
Dramatic solar energy prediction for Spain’s Costa Blanca if majority of homes install panels
ALMOST 99% of the Valencian Community’s electricity could end up being generated by domestic solar panels according to a survey conducted by renewable energy firm,
Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR robbers who targeted farms in Alicante Province were caught after their getaway van ended up in a ditch in Rojales. They were spotted by
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
Irrigation halted due to pollution in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLLUTION in waters around the Vega Baja towns of Rojales and Guardamar del Segura halted irrigation last week. The Water Courts of Rojales and Guardamar
‘EYES WIDE OPEN’ as a major chain of opticians keeps getting robbed on the Costa Blanca in Spain
POLICE on the southern Costa Blanca are trying to confirm that a single robbery gang is targeting a chain of opticians. €100,000 of branded designer
Alicante and the Costa Blanca area of Spain get a real wet lashing in May record
ALICANTE City yesterday(May 23) suffered its wettest day in May for 74 years. The State Meteorological Agency(AEMET) said that rainfall reached 53.8 litres per square
GETTING BATTY for home comforts to fight off mosquitoes in a park area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BATS and birds are being coaxed to have a home in a Costa Blanca park in order to fend off nasty pests and mosquitoes. Boxes
Historic museum to get €300,000 facelift on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES council is to spend over €300,000 on the town’s Archaeological Museum to fix all of the problems uncovered in a survey by its Heritage
Forest plantation further increases biodiversity on river bank in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RIPARIAN forest is being planted on the banks of the Segura river, east of Rojales in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca. The
Solitary bees encouraged to reproduce in fight against climate change on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ROJALES City Council, in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province, has just launched a second project to fight climate change along with the Association
Horse Rescue Centre helps National Police with drugs raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EMERGENCY call from Policia Nacional this week led to the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales being involved in a drug raid operation.
Over 200 trees to be planted in new forest to improve biodiversity on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A NEW initiative in the Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca South will see over 200 trees planted to form a new forest on
Covid crisis funding from Valencian government for city heavily populated with Brits is €684,000
ROJALES Council is getting a €684,000 grant from Valencia to help firms that suffered through the pandemic. This includes Ciudad Quesada, the Costa Blanca town
Cycle lanes between popular expat town and local beaches mooted for Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROJECT linking the Guardamar coast with Rojales and Quesada was presented by Valencia’s Public Works minister, Arcadi España, this week. Specially-constructed lanes on the
