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.
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
Valentine invitation to ‘fall in love’ with local business from city council on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BUSINESS boost for commerce and hospitality in an area popular with expats has been launched. Orihuela City Council launched the Saint Valentine-themed initiative in
Demand for more services on popular 142 minute train route to Madrid from Spain’s Vega Baja
ORIHUELA train station has served almost 40,000 passengers in its first year of operation. On the anniversary of the route to Madrid via Alicante, the
Task force set up to tackle hate crime in the schools and streets of Spain’s Costa Blanca South
HATE CRIMES and discrimination are to be tackled head on in Orihuela with a special task force within the local police. The municipality covers many
Cancelled Medieval Market considered “a great loss” as processions replace annual ‘riot of colour’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIIHUELA’S much-loved annual Medieval Market of Orihuela is to be replaced this year by a series of processions through the streets. Rising Covid figures in
Italian bank robbers linked to bungling one-legged thief travelled to Spain for heists on the Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN Italian bank robbery gang wanted for a €344,355 stick-up at a Murcia bank in October has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. One of
New home construction in Costa Blanca rises quicker than before COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
SIGNS of a significant rise in new home construction are emerging in Alicante Province. Figures from the Alicante Quantity Surveyors, Architects, and Building Engineers Association(COAATIEA)
Suspension of terrace tax extended again to protect hospitality industry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TERRACE TAX will not be charged for outdoor seating areas of bars and restaurants throughout Orihuela and Orihuela Costa. The extension of the suspension will
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
Battle resumes on Spain’s Costa Blanca against processionary caterpillar nests
COUNCILS across the Costa Blanca are well into their annual routine to treat pine trees full of processionary caterpillar nests. The pest can kill small
Race through Spain’s Costa Blanca televised in over 200 countries – will your town feature?
THE FOURTH stage of the 73rd ‘Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana’ (Cycling Tour of Valenciana) will race through a number of districts in Orihuela. Orihuela
Medieval market cancelled at short notice due to ‘avalanche’ of Covid cases on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POPULAR annual Medieval Market of Orihuela, planned for a February return after two years, has been cancelled. Due to the recent increase in Covid-19
Sextortionist blackmails Costa Blanca teenager on dating website in Spain
A San Juan de Alicante man, 43, has been arrested for blackmailing an Alicante Province woman on a dating website. The man forwarded private material
Stolen historical document could see Costa Blanca city take Catalan government to Spanish court
A row over a stolen historical document could end up with Orihuela council taking the Catalunya regional government to court. Repeated requests from Orihuela officials
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
Health Centre set up to help maintain family relationships on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA now has a ‘Family Meeting Point’, set up just in time for Christmas and the Three Kings, when familial relationships are under most stress.
Costa Blanca police officers in Spain jump into freezing river to save naked man
TWO police officers went into a freezing Orihuela area river to rescue a naked man who jumped into the water. The incident happened at 1.30
Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain
A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused
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
International Day of The Disabled commemorated this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
COUNCIL BUILDINGS across Orihuela and Orihuela Costa will light up this Friday, December 3, to commemorate International Day of The Disabled. The Social Welfare Department,
Surprising facts about lemons as Citrus Saturday approaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
LEMON CULTIVATION in the Vega Baja region is the subject of a conference this Saturday, November 27. The region’s first “Citrus Day” is being celebrated
NO VENDETTA: Just fair reporting of British gestor linked to fake padron probe as he takes on mayor role on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN embattled British gestor has hit back on social media, after the Olive Press revealed his involvement in an alleged fake padron fraud. Expat Matthew
Costa Blanca judge orders deportation of Moroccan brothers after arrests in terrorist probe led by Spain’s National Court
TWO Moroccan brothers arrested on the Costa Blanca in a terror funding investigation are set to be deported. They were taken to a Madrid foreigners
British gestor involved in mass fraud becomes ‘mayor’ of expat urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GESTOR who admitted responsibility for the arrest of British pensioners in a padron scandal is now a ‘Pedáneos Mayor’ covering a major expat urbanisation
Family feud over unreturned money sees Costa Blanca rental home destroyed in arson attack in Spain
A family row over a refund of a rent deposit led to a Granja de Rocamora house being set ablaze and destroyed. Two men, 25
