A heavy lorry and a car have been involved in a serious-looking collision at one of the main entrances to Torrevieja, though no injuries have been reported. The crash took place at around 20:00 on Thursday at a roundabout connecting the CV-95 with the main access road into the town centre. According to initial reports, the lorry was joining the roundabout when it turned too tightly and encroached on the lane of a car that was entering the town. The […]

Guardia Civil officers in the Region of Murcia have dismantled a criminal group in San Javier following a series of violent robberies and thefts across the Mar Menor area. Thirteen young people, aged between 17 and 25 and living in San Javier and Los Alcázares, have been arrested. Investigators believe the group was responsible for 24 offences in San Javier, Los Alcázares and Torrepacheco, including robberies with violence, theft and robbery with force. The investigation began in January after several […]

Two off-duty officers from the Orihuela Local Police have recovered a vehicle reported stolen in France after spotting it on the AP-7 motorway. The officers had just finished their shift and were driving near the Alicante toll exit when they noticed a French-registered car travelling at high speed. They checked the registration against police databases and confirmed that the vehicle had been reported stolen in France. They then began to follow the car while alerting other police units in the […]

The planned pedestrian and cycle bridge over the AP-7 in Orihuela Costa has been reduced in width by one metre, from the 4.3 metres set out in the original tender to just three metres. The shared cycle and pedestrian design could mean cyclists have to dismount because of safety clearance requirements. The project also предусматри three small expropriations. Orihuela City Council awarded the drafting contract to Anta Ingeniería Civil in November for 72,600 euros, 13,800 euros below the initial budget. […]

Storm Regina has delivered up to 30 litres per square metre across the Vega Baja, with the heaviest rainfall recorded along the coast. According to AVAMET and Proyecto Mastral, nearly 30 litres fell in San Luis in Torrevieja and in Pinar de Campoverde, Pilar de la Horadada. Guardamar del Segura and Torre de la Horadada also recorded more than 26 litres. Rainfall was lighter inland, with around 10 litres measured in La Murada, but most of the district received what […]

Around 350 emergency personnel have taken part in the largest earthquake and tsunami drill ever staged in Torrevieja. The exercise began at 9.05am yesterday when residents received an Es-Alert message on their phones warning of a simulated seismic and tsunami risk. The scenario included a mock 8.5 magnitude earthquake off the Algerian coast, later revised to 8.2, followed by a second simulated quake north of the town. Authorities activated both regional and municipal emergency plans, evacuated 17 schools, a shopping […]

A 38-year-old delivery driver has been arrested in Elche, Alicante province, on suspicion of stealing high-end mobile phones worth almost 7,000 euros. National Police believe he is responsible for theft and document forgery. According to police, the suspect allegedly removed the devices from parcels during deliveries and later resold them through online second-hand sales platforms. Investigators say he used falsified invoices from a well-known electronics retailer to give the phones an appearance of legitimacy. The investigation began after a mobile […]

A 33-year-old Czech man who was on provisional release over his alleged involvement in the murder of a Northern Irish man in Rojales has been shot dead in Torrevieja. The shooting took place in the early hours of 1 March in the Punta Prima area. The Guardia Civil’s Homicide Unit is investigating. The man had been facing charges of alleged cooperation in the killing of 37-year-old John George, whose body was found in early 2025 in a lemon grove in […]

Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has activated a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across almost the whole of the Valencia region on Thursday 5 March. Forecasters say rainfall could reach 20 litres per square metre in one hour and up to 60 litres per square metre over 12 hours. The warning applies to all areas except the south of Alicante province. In Alicante, the alert covers the northern coast from 4am until 9pm. In Valencia province, both the north […]