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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 door’ deliveries. The National Commissions of Markets

3 Oct, 2023 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

Biggest shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €18 million on improvements

ZENIA BOULEVARD- the largest shopping centre in Alicante province- has started an improvement project costing €18 million. The work will be carried out at night to minimise disruption with shops and restaurants

16 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Zenia with pool – € 149,950

Apartment La Zenia, Alicante 2 beds 2 baths € 149,950 Fantastic 2 Bed, 1.5 Bath house for sale in Villa San Jose, Cabo Roig. Ideally located walking distance to all

7 Sep, 2022 @ 13:05

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German shepherd dog attacks Irish teenager at Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

AN Irish teenager was taken to Torrevieja Hospital on Friday after being attacked by a German Shepherd dog. The incident happened at around 7.00 am at the Amapolas VI urbanisation at La

29 Jul, 2022 @ 17:01

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

Elderly Bather Dies On Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Without Lifeguards Or Local Ambulance To Help Save Him

Elderly bather dies at Costa Blanca beach in Spain with no lifeguards or local ambulance to try to save him

SWIMMERS at a Torrevieja beach were unable to save a 72-year-old man who drowned on Wednesday morning. Eyewitnesses said he was spotted face down in the water after suffering a suspected heart

18 May, 2022 @ 17:27

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Three Kings procession duplicated to satisfy needs of popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE ‘Three Wise Men of the East’ will arrive in Orihuela this Wednesday to distribute gifts to boys and girls of the municipality But as well as parading for the public of

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

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 be stopped and breathalysed in the popular

14 Dec, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mass vaccination point springs up at Costa Blanca shopping centre amidst fear of rising infection rates in Spain

A MASS vaccination point is being quickly set up at a Torrevieja shopping centre with a “no appointment necessary” message to all people needing their jab in the fight against Covid-19. People

6 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Lorries Carried Marijuana Concealed In Lettuce Crates From Murcia Area Of Spain To Ireland

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

A Murcia drugs gang has been arrested for exporting marijuana to Ireland hidden in crates of lettuce. A Fortuna-based transport company was linked to a criminal in Ceuti that the Guardia Civil

25 Oct, 2021 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Free surfing and canoeing lessons start at beaches popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE MILD out of season climate on Orihuela Costa means the region popular with expats and Spanish alike can enjoy a ‘Winter Beach’ programme. Starting today, October 16, a new schedule starts

16 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Lead·National News

BLAZING HOT as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach their highest temperature since 2009

‘BLAZING HOT’ as parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain reach highest temperatures since 2009

SAHARAN-style weather brought scorching temperatures to the southern Costa Blanca today(July 12) with the highest values in nearly 12 years. Hot westerly winds ensured that Orihuela City recorded 43.1 degrees at 4.30

12 Jul, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA beaches are enjoying three days of sport, with a huge handball tournament being held. Qualifying matches started yesterday, June 25, with dozens more games today, and the finals tomorrow. The

26 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Surf’s Up! Beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca South to be made an official surfing zone

ORIHUELA COSTA councillors approved the modification of one of its local beaches yesterday, meaning that surfing will be allowed under certain weather conditions. Luisa Boné, Beaches Councilor of the Orihuela City Council,

14 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

Improvements to drinking water to cost €120,000 in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE OLD drinking water network in the popular La Zenia neighbourhood of Orihuela Costa is to be renovated. Orihuela City Council received a grant from the area’s Provincial Council to improve the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this month for the Alicante Food Bank (Fundación

9 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

European beach handball tournament returns to resort popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA is to host the “Arena 1000” beach handball tournament for the next three years. The Spanish Federation of Handball visited the region yesterday, September 22, to announce the Costa Blanca

23 Sep, 2020 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Sport

Second toddler swimming pool tragedy in five days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A young boy drowned in a community swimming pool yesterday(August 9) in the second-such tragedy to hit the southern Costa Blanca within five days. The two-year-old went missing after his family returned

10 Aug, 2020 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca

Family ties forging the way for Costa Blanca business built on traditional values

KEEPING it in the family has been the key to the success of local estate agency, Casas Manuel. “You’d think that working with your mum, dad, sister AND husband would be a

14 Dec, 2019 @ 15:24

Celebrity·Costa Blanca

Surprise TV appearance for The Olive Press as Costa Blanca South edition launches

WE’VE only just launched on the Costa Blanca south – and we’re already about to get famous. Just days before this week’s first edition, Olive Press reporter Simon Wade got involved in

9 Nov, 2019 @ 08:57

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

German tourist drowns while swimming at beach on Orihuela coast

No lifeguards on duty at Cala del Bosque beach in La Zenia as they had finished for the summer

28 Sep, 2015 @ 11:40

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