The Guardia Civil has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man at Rocío de Mar beach in Torrevieja on 1 March. The victim was discovered on the sand with a head injury by a couple walking in the area. He was taken to Torrevieja University Hospital, where he later died. Medical tests confirmed that the injury had been caused by a gunshot wound. Officers intercepted the suspect on 17 March in the car […]

A 17-year-old girl has died at Dénia Hospital after developing symptoms compatible with meningitis, the Valencian regional Health Department has confirmed. The teenager was transferred by ambulance from a nearby town in the Marina Alta area and died a few hours later. Although microbiological analysis is still pending to confirm the exact cause, health officials believe the clinical picture is consistent with meningitis. As a precaution, the Generalitat’s Public Health service has activated the established protocol. Teams are contacting the […]

Torrevieja Council has started removing 20 large palm trees from Paseo Juan Aparicio after technicians identified a potential structural risk. The work began on Tuesday and is being carried out by Actúa, part of Grupo Hozono Global, which maintains the town’s parks and gardens. Councillor Concha Sala said the most vulnerable specimens are being removed before the busy Easter period, when thousands of visitors gather along the seafront. The work will pause during the holiday and resume afterwards. The action […]

Santa Pola has recovered 5,316 cubic metres of sand, equivalent to more than 5,000 tonnes, removed alongside posidonia wash-ups from its urban beaches. Councillor for Beaches and the Environment Ángel Piedecausa has said the sand is returned to its beach of origin after a four-stage sifting process that separates it from plant remains. Municipal cleaning services carried out the recovery over the past year. The concessionaire Urbaser transports the collected material to a quarry, where it is stored separately according […]

The regional Secretary for Education, Daniel McEvoy, has said Islamic Studies will not be included in the ordinary enrolment process in May for Almoradí’s new Number 4 primary school. He described the subject as a pilot scheme introduced by the previous Botànic government and said a decision on its future will be taken once the school is operating in September, taking into account the views of the council and the wider educational community. However, McEvoy later suggested it is still […]

The mother of three-year-old Ainhara, who was killed by her father in Torrevieja, had gone to the Guardia Civil hours before the deaths to report threats and express fears for her daughter’s safety. She told officers her former partner had threatened to harm the child if she continued a new relationship and said she had not heard from either of them since earlier that day. Officers went to the property and discovered the bodies of the father and daughter in […]

A residents’ association in San Miguel de Salinas has submitted a formal request to the Generalitat Valenciana calling for urgent road safety improvements on the southern access to the town via the CV-941. The move follows a recent fatal collision in which a local resident died after his agricultural tractor overturned when it was struck from behind by a van. The accident happened close to the junction with Camino de Las Filipinas, an intersection without a roundabout that neighbours describe […]

The high season for motorhome tourism has returned strongly across Alicante province, including the Vega Baja, with Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa experiencing a sharp rise in vehicles parked in prominent coastal locations. In Torrevieja, motorhomes have occupied seafront avenues, green areas at La Mata beach, La Veleta in the south of the town, and land near the Natural Park of the Lagoons of Torrevieja and La Mata. Some of the most sensitive areas are buffer zones protected under environmental planning […]

Torrevieja Council has opened the application period for municipal grants aimed at supporting older residents with limited financial resources. Applications are open from 24 March until 23 April. The scheme provides a one-off payment of up to 400 euros per beneficiary, with a total budget of 399,200 euros allocated for this year’s call. The grants are available to residents aged over 60 who are pensioners, including retirement, widow’s or orphan’s pensions, or who receive a compensatory pension. Applicants must have […]