UPDATE: Flash Flood Chaos Engulfs Orihuela Costa and Vega Baja as...
A devastating DANA storm unleashed chaos across Orihuela Costa...
Dramatic Photos Show Flood Chaos After Torrential Storm Hits Orihuela Costa
Emergency services were placed on high alert this morning...
Motorway Route from Northern Ferry Ports to Go Toll-Free
The AP-68 motorway is set to become toll-free later...
RESIDENTS RAISE ALARM OVER SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON ORIHUELA COSTA
There is an old expression that seems particularly apt...
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Costa Blanca
Edition 1118 of The Costa Blanca and Costa Calida Leader Newspaper 9 – 15 March 2026
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Orihuela Costa Residents Dumped on Once Again as Garbage Bill remains the highest in the Vega Baja
Orihuela families will be paying one of the province’s...
Community of Valencia
20% of Residents in the Valencian Community are now Foreign-Born
The demographic profile of the Valencian Community has undergone...
Charitable Donations
COULD THIS BE THE END OF CHARITY SHOPS IN SPAIN ?
Get Paid to Recycle Old Clothes: EU-Backed Scheme Launches...
Costa Blanca
Edition 1117 of The Costa Blanca and Costa Calida Leader Newspaper 2 – 8 March 2026
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Spain Remains the Top Dream Destination for Britons Buying Abroad
Despite tighter regulations in many of its tourist hotspots, Spain continues to dominate British buyers’ overseas property searches, securing the top spot on Rightmove’s...
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Crime
Maid Arrested After Gold Jewellery Worth €25,000 Vanishes
A domestic worker has been arrested after allegedly stealing...
Teen Bank Raid Suspect Jailed After San Pedro Hostage Drama
One of the young men behind last week’s terrifying...
Man Arrested for Using 30 Fake Prescriptions to Obtain Sleeping Pills
A man from Torre Pacheco has been arrested after...
Knife Threat at Alicante-Elche Airport: Man Arrested After Confronting Taxi Driver
A man has been arrested after threatening a taxi...
Business and Economy
Orihuela Costa to finally get it’s €2.3M Drinking Water Lifeline
Orihuela Costa is set to get a major boost...
PP put weight behind construction of Second Health Center in Orihuela Costa
The Popular Party (PP) of Orihuela has thrown its...
Orihuela Property Influencers in Handcuffs Again After Violent Rent Dispute
Orihuela’s ‘Pink Panther’ Property Brothers Arrested Again After Tenant...
Habaneras Hits 5 Million Visitors and Unveils Spain’s First Duckpin Bowling
Torrevieja’s Habaneras Shopping Centre closed 2025 with a record-breaking...
Education
€680k Revamp of Torrevieja’s IES Las Lagunas Goes Out to Tender
The Torrevieja City Council has opened the tender process...
Elis Students Learn Life-Saving Road Skills in N332 Safety Push
This week, the N332 Road Safety team concluded their...
Sirens, “Tsunami” Alerts and Collapsing Buildings: Torrevieja Stages Massive Earthquake Disaster Drill
It began with a sound that nobody ignores.
Mobile phones...
HOT AIR FROM TOWN HALL? BUT CLASSROOMS STILL FREEZING
After 153 freezing days and 41 straight mornings of...
EntertainmentWhat's On
Maestro Casanovas Conference at the Casino of Torrevieja
The Main Hall of the Cultural Society Casino of...
TORREVIEJA COUNCILLOR REASSURES RESIDENTS AFTER SQUATTER SCARE
Having heard about the timely departure of a group...
Women Who Shape Society Take the Spotlight in Orihuela!
An exhibition celebrating the achievements of working women has...
Zenia Boulevard Turns March Into a Month of Art, Family Fun, and Music
Orihuela Costa, March 3, 2026 – Zenia Boulevard is...
Clock In for Comedy as Studio 32’s “9 to 5” Hits the Stage This May
It’s full steam ahead for Studio 32 as the...
ColumnistsViews & Opinion
IN THE BUNKER WITH MICK THE GRIP / MARCH 2026
JUSTIN ROSE TOOK HOME $1.3 million and a little tree from the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines last month. Over four rounds he...
All Aboard the Great British Rewind
Two more British railway companies were transferred into public...
You don’t need to train like an Olympian to be fit and healthy
In the world of health and fitness, the most...
Are we now demanding too much individual space?
The population of the world has more than doubled...
TONY MAYES RANT – 29 DECEMBER 2025
LAST ORDERS FOR BRITISH POLITICIANS
The traditional British pub is...
