World-famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returning to fill streets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A world-famous St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to the Costa Blanca next week for the first time since 2019. Leading off the celebrations as ‘Grand
Foreign house buyers on Spain’s Costa Blanca return to pre-pandemic levels
PROPERTY purchases by non-Spanish buyers on the Costa Blanca returned to pre-pandemic levels last year. Figures from the Association of Notaries showed 21,458 homes were
New twist in decades-long environmental fight over undeveloped beach area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A legal challenge has been sent to Valencia’s Superior Court over a controversial development of 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa. The
Riddle of abandoned car driven over Costa Blanca cliff in Spain with motorist nowhere to be found
GUARDIA Civil divers are continuing to comb the waters by Punta Prima on the Orihuela Costa eight days after a car went off a cliff.
More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region
ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for
Mobility and accessibility tackled in 100 projects throughout popular expat areas on Spain’s Orihuela Costa
PUBLIC roads and paths are to be improved in roughly 100 areas throughout Orihuela Costa. The area contains many areas popular with expats, such as
Illegal marijuana smokehouse posing as “cannabis association” busted AGAIN on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ILLEGAL drinking and drug-taking den in Orihuela Costa has been taken out of action by local police. The city’s night service of Orihuela Costa
Police chase luxury yacht stuffed with drugs off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A luxury yacht crammed with 810 kilos of hashish has been intercepted off the Costa Blanca after a half-hour police pursuit. A Guardia Civil maritime
Service industry boosts employment back to pre-pandemic levels in major expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA and Orihuela Costa have seen unemployment drop to levels not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The city’s Department of Employment has
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
New Year farce as Murcia party-goers book coaches to Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid early COVID closures
MURCIA’S HoyTu hospitality group says people frustrated with regional COVID restrictions are chartering coaches to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Costa Blanca. HoyTu president,
New Year celebrations cancelled due to COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
MANY Valencian Community cities have cancelled their New Year celebrations for a second successive year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tradition of thousands of
Orihuela Costa to have its own Christmas Light switch-on, separate from main city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA CITY Council has responded to calls from citizens on the coast who perceive the area as being ignored, by arranging its own Christmas Light
‘Excellent’ waters off Spain’s Orihuela Costa contrast with polluted Mar Menor only miles to the south
THE BEACHES of Orihuela Costa have “excellent” water quality, despite being less than 10 miles from the polluted and poisonous lagoon of the Mar Menor.
Mayor of expat and Costa Blanca tourist area of Spain slams Valencian silence over medical centre land offer
ORIHUELA council says it’s had no reply over an offer of land that could site a second health centre for the Orihuela Costa. Orihuela mayor,
Husband jailed for brutal attack on estranged wife in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A man has been jailed for eight years for the attempted murder of his estranged wife on a Costa Blanca housing estate in April 2019.
EU to fund €3m eco tourism projects for region popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA is to reap the benefit of Spain’s EU membership by taking advantage of a €3m fund for sustainable tourism in the area. European
Controversial housing development allowed on ‘virgin’ stretch of the Costa Blanca in Spain
ORIHUELA council has voted for controversial plans to build 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca. The area has been described as the last ‘virgin’ beach area
Dog owner drowns in ‘rough’ sea trying to save his pet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Murcia man drowned when he went into the sea to save his dog. The 57-year-old was on holiday with a friend in Campoamor on
New €55,000 skate park promises to be the first of three in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT on the wheels of a high-profile Olympic debut for skateboarding, Orihuela City has just opened a dedicated new facility. The new park is nine
Clean and sober summer promoted to young in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S Health Department, that covers popular expat areas like Villamartin and Orihuela Costa, has launched a campaign targeted at the young to cut out alcohol
Police drones now used to catch fly-tippers as 50 people fined in a month for dumping waste vegetation in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA Local Police are using drone technology to maintain the control of people dumping pruned vegetation and other detritus throughout the municipality. The waste
Major Costa Blanca property builder says new home sales in Spain are better in 2021 than predicted
THE Costa Blanca-based, TM Real Estate group, says this year’s property sales are going better than expected in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. TM
New €680k flood prevention system planned for popular expat area on Spain’s Orihuela Costa
VILLAMARTIN is to get a new rain collector as part of a €680,000 sewerage renovation in the area. Problems with the current collector that runs
British fugitive brothers ram a police car before getting arrested on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO British brothers wanted in the UK for drug trafficking and being part of a million pound robbery have been arrested in Torrevieja. The men
Violent robber arrested in Benidorm hotel after breaking jaw of a female security guard on a Costa Blanca finca in Spain
A man who broke the jaw of a female security guard at an Orihuela Costa finca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in a