Catral Local Police have carried out two significant interventions, resulting in the arrest of two men for separate offences. The first incident followed the activation of an alarm at a local business, alerting officers to a possible intrusion at the premises. Security cameras showed an individual inside the site, prompting officers to set up surveillance around possible exits. A short time later, the suspect was seen leaving the property and attempting to flee, abandoning several stolen items. Police recovered the […]

Three men have been arrested following a police chase after electric scooters were stolen from Zenia Boulevard shopping centre in Orihuela Costa. The incident began when on-site security staff spotted the theft and immediately alerted the Local Police, providing descriptions of the suspects and their vehicle. Officers quickly located the car as it left the La Zenia area and gave chase along the N-332. The vehicle was eventually intercepted in Campoamor. One of the occupants attempted to escape on foot, […]

A campaign group in Torrevieja has appealed to the public to back a protest over what it says is the progressive deterioration of public healthcare and the collapse of Torrevieja Hospital. The Plataforma por la Sanidad Cien por Cien Pública y de Calidad says delays in the emergency department have reached up to sixty hours before patients are admitted to hospital. The platform, supported by the nurses’ union SATSE, says these waits are up to eight times higher than the […]

Local Police in Orihuela have rescued two occupants from a vehicle that overturned following a serious road traffic collision in Punta Prima, on the Costa Blanca. The crash happened on Cala Dorada street, close to the N-332, in a busy area with shops, restaurants and a pedestrian footbridge. Police said the forty-six-year-old driver lost control of the car on a straight section of road after becoming distracted. He later tested positive in a breathalyser test, recording 0.31 milligrams of alcohol […]

Four Cuvier’s beaked whales have been found dead after stranding on beaches in south-east Spain. Two of the large cetaceans were discovered on the beaches of Mazarrón and Águilas, in the Region of Murcia, with two more reported along the Almería coast at Carboneras and Pulpí. The conservation group ANSE, the Association of Naturalists of the South East, says the species is difficult to study because it spends most of its life diving at great depths. The organisation has linked […]

Torrevieja’s local government has granted permission to demolish buildings at numbers 4 and 5 on Paseo de la Libertad, clearing the way for the construction of a four-star superior hotel in the future port area. The project has the required urban planning compatibility certificate and is expected to significantly increase hotel capacity in the town centre. The buildings stand opposite ongoing port redevelopment works and include two ageing properties of three storeys with long-vacant commercial units, although two homes remain […]

A seventy-one-year-old man has been left with minor injuries after being hit by a car on Urbano Arregui Street in Torrevieja on Friday afternoon. The emergency services were called to the scene at 15:50, according to the Valencian Community’s Emergency Coordination Centre. Local Police sources said the man, a Spanish national, was walking with a dog on a harness close to a pedestrian crossing when the collision occurred. It is believed the dog may have pulled towards the road, while […]

Seventy European eels have been released back into the Mar Menor lagoon in south-east Spain as part of a long-term conservation effort. The project is being led by environmental group ANSE, working alongside WWF and the San Pedro del Pinatar Fishermen’s Guild. Each eel has been tagged so researchers can monitor its movements and survival. The release followed the end of the winter eel fishing season on January fifteen. Fishing in the Mar Menor is tightly controlled, with limited seasons […]

Terra Natura Murcia has been developing ongoing environmental enrichment programmes aimed at improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the animals living at the park. These actions form part of the daily work of the technical team and are applied to all species, regardless of their size or natural habitat. Environmental enrichment involves a range of sensory, physical and cognitive stimuli designed to help animals express natural behaviours. By encouraging exploration, physical activity, curiosity and interaction with their surroundings, the […]