Police have arrested two people following the theft of gold jewellery and high-value watches from an elderly man in Alicante. The items were valued at more than sixty-five thousand euros and were taken using a method known as an ‘affectionate theft’. According to the National Police, the woman approached the victim in the street and struck up a conversation, claiming to feel unwell. After gaining his trust, she met him several times, eventually visiting his home. During a later visit, […]

Torrevieja Council has launched a new educational programme aimed at encouraging healthy, responsible and balanced use of digital technology among primary school pupils. The initiative, known as Cibersabios, is being delivered during the 2025 to 2026 school year through the council’s Community Prevention Unit. The programme consists of ninety-minute workshops led by specialist professionals and is taking place in classrooms across all sixteen primary schools in Torrevieja. In its first phase, it focuses on Year Six pupils, reaching a total […]

Night-time work on a major new airport taxiway is set to begin in late February as part of a €16.7 million investment designed to improve how aircraft move on the ground before take-off and after landing. The project is expected to reduce turnaround times and create additional flight slots, while avoiding disruption to existing flight schedules by carrying out most construction overnight. The contract was awarded to Valencian firm Pavasal last August, coming in well below the original €21 million […]

A municipal street-cleaning vehicle has struck the terrace of a pizzeria in Calle del Mar, at the junction with Ramón Gallud, in central Torrevieja. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, close to the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre, according to the Provincial Fire Consortium. The vehicle caught the terrace awning, leaving part of the structure unstable. Although the restaurant was busy inside, there were no customers seated outside at the time, partly due to windy weather conditions. Emergency services confirmed […]

More than 15,000 people have signed a petition calling for a 24-hour accident and emergency service at the health centre in Los Alcázares. The petition has been delivered by the Town Hall to the regional health authority in Murcia, acting on behalf of local residents. The signatures were collected from summer 2025 onwards, including from some seasonal visitors, but campaigners say the total is still significant in a municipality with a population of just over 20,000. The petition also voices […]

Staff at an opticians in La Marina, in the Elche district, have been victims of a violent robbery after an organised group targeted the shop and stole eight pairs of sunglasses valued at around 2,000 euros. According to investigators, two women entered the premises to distract one of the employees, while two men went straight to a sunglasses display and took the items. When a worker realised what was happening and tried to stop them, the suspects reacted violently, struggling […]

An investigation is under way into the deaths of four Cuvier’s beaked whales found stranded along the Mediterranean coasts of Murcia and Almería. The animals were discovered at different locations within a short time frame, prompting concerns about a possible shared cause. Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition deployed a specialist cetacean pathology team from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, working alongside regional wildlife experts. Necropsies were carried out and samples taken from major organs to determine whether […]

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has opened Spain’s first Wetherspoon pub, marking the chain’s first location outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new venue began trading on Sunday and is located in the non-Schengen international departures area of the terminal. The pub is operated by Lagardère Travel Retail and was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company representatives, Wetherspoon executives and members of the airport’s commercial team. The opening was marked by a festive atmosphere and the venue’s […]

More than half of the municipalities in Alicante province still do not have an approved Municipal Action Plan for Flood Risk, known as the PAM IN, almost a year and a half after the devastating DANA in Valencia. Of the 141 municipalities in the province, only 68 currently have this key document in place. Sixty-seven municipalities are legally required to have a flood plan because they face medium or high flood risk. Of those, 62 have now been approved, leaving […]