Los Montesinos has opened a new covered sports hall, providing the town with its first indoor sporting facilities. The project was promoted by Alicante Provincial Council and Los Montesinos Town Hall, with a total investment of 1.188 million euros. Provincial funding covered 80 per cent of the cost, with the remainder paid by the council. The building was opened to the public after works finished at the end of 2025. Infrastructure deputy Antonio Bernabeu visited the town alongside mayor José […]

San Javier’s town council has begun work on plans to transform the Rambla de Cobatillas into a floodable park designed to reduce the risk of flooding during heavy rain. The project, which has been put out to tender, has a maximum budget of €2.3 million including VAT and aims to combine flood protection with the creation of a new green public space. The scheme will allow rainwater to spread and be stored safely within a controlled area, protecting nearby streets […]

The use of face masks will no longer be compulsory from Thursday, 29 January, in hospitals and primary care facilities across the Region of Murcia. The measure applies to public and private hospitals, GP surgeries, mental health centres, local clinics and primary care emergency services. The regional government says the decision has been taken after a sustained drop in acute respiratory infections. According to the latest epidemiological report, overall infections fell by 7.6 per cent in the last reporting week. […]

A fifty-four-year-old worker has died after falling from the roof of a company premises in San Fulgencio. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, according to the regional emergency coordination centre. Emergency services received the call at 9.30am, reporting that the man had fallen from a considerable height while on the roof. A mobile intensive care unit was sent to the scene, where medical staff attempted to assist him. Despite their efforts, paramedics were only able to confirm the man’s death […]

Spanish maritime authorities have confirmed the rescue of the sailor aboard the yacht Admirante, who has been found alive and in good health after spending twelve days missing at sea. The vessel was located in Algerian search and rescue waters by a Frontex surveillance aircraft, ending an extensive international operation. The sixty-nine-year-old man had left the port of Gandia on 15 January, sailing alone towards Guardamar del Segura. With limited navigation experience, he later lost engine power and was unable […]

The official vehicle assigned to Torrevieja’s mayoral office has received another traffic fine, the third known sanction involving the car in the past three years. The latest offence was recorded on 6 November 2025, when the Skoda Superb was detected speeding on the A-31 motorway near Xàtiva, in the province of Valencia, where the limit is 120 kilometres per hour. The infringement is classified as minor and carries a fine of 50 euros, reduced with early payment, which has been […]

Torrevieja Council has launched its activities to mark Tree Day 2026, with a major planting and ecological regeneration programme taking place in the Natural Park of the La Mata–Torrevieja Lagoons. The initiative has been presented by councillors for Education, Environment, and Parks and Gardens, alongside representatives from the Natural Park and water company AGAMED. The programme involves nearly 1,000 pupils from 14 schools across Torrevieja, who began planting activities on Monday and will continue until Friday. Around 800 to 900 […]

Traders in Orihuela have expressed growing concern over delays in payments linked to the council’s Consumer Voucher scheme. The warning has come from ACMO, the Association of Traders of the Municipality of Orihuela, which says the local authority has yet to pay its share of the discounts offered during the campaign. According to the association, the council owes participating businesses close to 400,000 euros, representing fifty per cent of the value of vouchers already redeemed by customers. Only a small […]

Almoradí Council has carried out a wide-ranging programme to improve road safety and urban accessibility across the municipality during 2025, with work completed on more than 200 pedestrian crossings. The project has been led by the Department of Infrastructure and has included maintenance, improved markings and the creation of new crossings where a clear need has been identified. In the final phase of the programme, 96 pedestrian crossings were repainted. New crossings have also been installed in areas with heavy […]