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Popular Orihuela Costa beach denied Blue Flag for 2024The Orihuela Costa will fly 10 tourism quality banners this year, one fewer than in 2023 Cala Estaca beach in Playa Flamenca on the Orihuela Costa has sadly had its Blue Flag removed this year due to ongoing problems with drainage and unidentified.. 08/05/2024
Prepare your home for summer sun and storms with Leak ProofMake sure your Spanish property is ready, whatever the weather! The weather is hotting up as we approach the summer, but property owners in the south of Spain know we’re likely not done with the rain and storms yet. That’s why smart homeowners.. 07/05/2024
More drought fears in Alicante as the skies remain dryWeather models predict very little rain in Alicante province this May With the exception of a few isolated storms at the beginning of the month, Alicante province has received very little rain since the winter, and the ever-present drought.. 07/05/2024
Night market returns to Cabo Roig this summerThe new Aguamarina street market will open 29 stalls between June and September The Orihuela City Council has published a call for the management of the Aguamarina night market situated on the back of Cabo Roig’s famous strip. Currently, a morning.. 06/05/2024
Scattered showers give way to sun and heat: Alicante weather forecast May 6-9The mercury will rise well into the high 20s throughout Alicante province this week Minimum and maximum temperatures on Monday May 6 The beginning of May has brought a pretty mixed bag in Alicante, with seemingly every type of weather.. 06/05/2024
Alicante bans mobile phones in classroomsThe rule will come into force across the Valencian Community on May 6 Following in the footsteps of other regions such as Murcia, the government of the Valencian Community has decided to implement an all-out ban on mobile phones in the classroom. &.. 03/05/2024
Pink flamingos return to roost in Torrevieja, SpainMore than 2,500 pairs of the striking birds are currently nesting in the Costa Blanca wetlands For most people living along the Alicante coastline, it’s a sight that truly heralds the arrival of summer: thousands of dusky-pink coloured flamingos.. 02/05/2024
Elderly man and his dog perish in Costa Blanca house fireThe flames burned the house in San Miguel de Salinas to the ground A man and his pet have tragically lost their lives in a fire which tore through a bungalow in the Costa Blanca town of San Miguel de Salinas on Tuesday April 30. Firefighters.. 01/05/2024
Waste treatment plant headed for the Costa BlancaThe recycling facility is planned for Torremendo, a small town on the Region of Murcia border A new facility intended to manage 200,000 metric tonnes of recyclable waste per annum may soon emerge in the vicinity of Torremendo, a small town close to.. 30/04/2024
Benidorm Terra Mitica theme park reopens on May 17The famous Costa Blanca amusement park gears up for another thrilling season Brace yourself for an exhilarating ride, as Terra Mítica, the renowned Costa Blanca theme park in Benidorm, prepares to kick off a new season on Friday May 17. Its.. 26/04/2024
British war memorial spray painted with Nazi symbols in AlicanteWelshman Captain Archibald Dickson rescued almost 3,000 people during the Spanish Civil War The memorial statue of Welshman Captain Archibald Dickson, which has stood proudly in Alicante Port for more than a decade, has once again been vandalised by suspected.. 25/04/2024
Wanted Manchester man caught on Costa Blanca after 4 years on the runThe suspected drug trafficker was collared as he checked into a hotel in Benidorm A British man suspected of being part of a large-scale drug trafficking operation has been arrested in Spain after a four-year manhunt. Mancunian Paul Brown went on.. 25/04/2024
Have your say on how the Orihuela Costa budgets should be spentLocals have launched a survey to establish which issues affect Orihuela Costa residents the most After almost six years without any clear direction, Orihuela finally approved a municipal budget of 140 million euros this spring. For the oft neglected.. 24/04/2024
Torrevieja opens more spaces in Spanish classes for foreignersMore than half the current population of the Costa Blanca city are from outside Spain Torrevieja officials have responded to the pressing demand for Spanish lessons targeting foreign residents, led by Councillor of International Residents, Gitte Lund.. 24/04/2024
Baby on board: Guardamar scooter rider caught towing a buggyThe offender was dragging the stroller and a toddler along a footpath in Guardamar del Segura Hardly a day goes by without some incident on Spanish roads involving electric scooters, but some riders take recklessness to such an extreme that they still.. 23/04/2024
Major road expansion on A-7 near AlicanteAn extra lane will be added in both directions between Orihuela and Crevillente Spain's Ministry of Transport plans to spend nearly 90 million euros (including VAT) to upgrade a stretch of the Mediterranean Highway (A-7) connecting Crevillente.. 23/04/2024
Alicante Airport could finally get its new runway as new budgets are approvedAena has vowed to “expand” both Alicante and Valencia airports between 2027 and 2031 Alicante Airport, recently voted the best in Europe in its category of between 15 and 25 million annual passengers, will finally receive its long-promised.. 19/04/2024
Alicante bikers donate time and supplies to Murcia homeless charityThe Costa Blanca Rawhiders contribute to many worthwhile causes around the southeast of Spain Costa Blanca Rawhiders had a very successful and worthwhile Easter visit to the Murcia Caritas Shelter for the homeless recently. The shelter.. 18/04/2024
Orihuela Costa beach bars finally begin to open this weekendThe first chiringuitos ready for business will be in Cabo Roig and Campoamor It seemed like it was never going to happen but after a long, long wait, Orihuela Costa residents finally have something to celebrate as the beach bars on its 11 shores are.. 18/04/2024
Six new car parks planned for Torrevieja cityIt’s unlikely, however, that the facilities will be ready before tourists descend on the Costa Blanca this summer Between June and September of 2023, massive traffic congestion took hold in Torrevieja's city centre due to a huge influx of.. 17/04/2024
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