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Illegal Taxi Services Surge as Orihuela Licensing Process Stalls

Taxi drivers have warned of a sharp rise in unlicensed passenger services across Orihuela Costa, blaming a chronic shortage of vehicles and delays in awarding new municipal taxi licences. The problem is particularly serious at busy locations such as Zenia Boulevard, where long queues regularly form during the summer.

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New LED Lighting Improves Safety on Hurchillo–Bigastro Road

Orihuela City Council has completed a €22,000 lighting improvement project on the CV-923 at the exit from Hurchillo (pop 1124) towards Bigastro. The work covered approximately 400 metres where the existing street lighting had become inadequate following road improvements carried out by Alicante Provincial Council last year.

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