The National Police have arrested four men aged between 21 and 33 in Elche, suspected of belonging to an organised group that used other people’s bank cards to buy high-end mobile phones online. The devices were allegedly resold on the second-hand market. Investigators have linked the group to at least seven fraud offences in Alicante, Elche, Murcia and Cartagena, involving more than €10,500. The investigation began after a department store’s security team detected a fraudulent mobile phone purchase and connected […]

Residents and environmental groups are calling for stronger surveillance around Isla de Adentro, opposite La Isla beach in Puerto de Mazarrón. The area is within a protected Special Area of Conservation, but campaigners say dozens of boats gather there during the day, with more arriving at night. They report loud music and powerful spotlights continuing for hours. The Playa de la Isla Citizens’ Assembly and Ecologists in Action say the lack of enforcement is harming the marine environment and affecting […]

A report by the director-conservator of the Southern Alicante Natural Parks has warned that construction on certain land in the La Ceñuela development at Torrevieja is incompatible with the rules protecting the Torrevieja and La Mata lagoons. The report, dated 13 October 2021, concerns land covered by the natural resources management plan for southern Alicante wetlands. The affected area includes an 11,492-square-metre plot near Torrevieja University Hospital. It was initially intended for public educational facilities, but Torrevieja council is now […]

Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic, known as the DGT, has forecast 908,160 journeys on roads across the Valencian Community between Friday 28 and Monday 31 August. The movements form part of the special Return 2026 operation, covering the end of the summer holiday period and the return phase of the Strait of Gibraltar crossing operation. The heaviest traffic is expected on the A-7 and AP-7, which carry large volumes of long-distance traffic along the Mediterranean coast. In Valencia province, the […]

Local police in San Javier have arrested a man wanted by a court in the town after a foot chase through the streets early on Monday. Police sources said the suspect has a previous record for drug trafficking. Officers found several small packets containing cocaine and hashish, as well as 170 euros in cash divided into small-denomination notes.

Firefighters from the Vega Sur station in Torrevieja have rescued a fox after it accidentally fell into an irrigation reservoir in Los Montesinos. Emergency services received the call on Tuesday, 25 August, after the animal became trapped in the water and could not get out unaided. Firefighters found the fox exhausted and unable to climb the reservoir’s steep, slippery sides. One member of the team entered the water, reached the animal and carried it to safety. The fox was then […]

The beaches at La Glea and Aguamarina in Orihuela have reopened after new tests confirmed that water quality is within the limits set by health and environmental authorities. The beaches closed temporarily on Tuesday after samples found elevated levels of microbiological indicators. One indicator was more than twice the maximum permitted level. The closure remained in place for around 24 hours as a precaution to protect public health. Orihuela’s Coastal Council has thanked residents and visitors for their understanding and […]

Murcia’s president, Fernando López Miras, has announced that the regional government will meet in Cartagena on Thursday to discuss what he has described as a “serious situation” linked to irregular migrant arrivals. The meeting will take place in the port city. Around fifty people arrived at Cala Dentoles, in the Calblanque Regional Park within Cartagena municipality, early on Wednesday. It was the third landing involving irregular migrants in the area in a week.

Torrevieja will begin the new school year with more prefabricated classrooms to cope with continued growth in the school population, particularly in secondary education. The council had received more than 200 applications outside the normal admissions period over the summer and expects the total to reach between 250 and 260 during the first days of September. The applications cover nursery, primary and secondary education. An extension on land beside Mare Nostrum Secondary School will include about five units, toilets and […]