Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has finished 2025 with almost 20 million passengers, marking the busiest year in its history. According to airport operator Aena, a total of 19,950,394 travellers passed through the terminal, an increase of 8.5 per cent compared with 2024, representing more than 1.5 million additional passengers. Flight activity also reached record levels during the year. The airport handled 126,081 aircraft movements in 2025, up 8.4 per cent on the previous year, with Aena describing monthly figures as […]

The Region of Murcia International Airport at Corvera has ended 2025 just short of the one million passenger mark, as rising international demand offset a decline in domestic travel. Figures released on Tuesday show 949,007 passengers used the airport during the year, an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with 2024. International routes continued to lead the growth, with 840,115 passengers flying to and from destinations abroad, up 6.7 per cent on the previous year. Domestic travel moved in the […]

The Socialist Party in Torrevieja has submitted a motion to the Town Hall calling for the urgent rehabilitation of municipal properties, better protection of historic buildings, and a gradual reduction in spending on rented offices. The PSOE says the current model costs public finances more than 240,000 euros a year. According to party spokesperson Bárbara Soler, the council has acknowledged several rental contracts worth around 19,000 euros a month, with additional leases pushing the real figure beyond 20,000 euros. She […]

The Provincial Court of Alicante has sentenced the former mayor of Orihuela, Mónica Lorente, and eight other people over irregularities in the awarding of the town’s waste collection and street cleaning contract. The case forms part of the main investigation in the long-running Brugal corruption affair. Lorente, who led Orihuela Town Council between 2007 and 2011, has received a four-month prison sentence and twenty months of disqualification from holding public office for misconduct in public office combined with fraud. Three […]

A complaint of sexual assault involving a minor has led to the dismantling of a criminal clan operating in San Pedro del Pinatar. Four people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil on suspicion of drug trafficking and belonging to an organised crime group. Two of the suspects are also accused of making threats, while one man additionally faces an allegation of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of sixteen. The investigation began in October after a minor reported […]

A driver has crashed into the perimeter wall of a home in Mazarrón, causing extensive damage and leaving the vehicle a total write off. The collision happened overnight, when the car slammed into a brick wall more than two metres high, leaving a large hole at the point of impact. Local Police officers were called to the scene after neighbours reported hearing a loud bang. On arrival, officers checked the condition of the vehicle’s occupant and confirmed there were no […]

The Segura River Authority has said there is no record of any pollution spill in the Vega Baja after large amounts of foam appeared on the River Segura on the fifth and sixth of January. The incident coincided with heavy rainfall and an increase in river flow following water releases from the Santomera reservoir. According to the authority, the foam was probably caused by organic matter, sediments and sludge being washed into the river during the rain and water releases. […]

Doctors and medical staff in several autonomous regions, including the Valencian Community, have begun a 48-hour strike demanding improved pay and working conditions, as well as the creation of a separate Medical and Facultative Statute. The protest has been called by the Agrupación por un Estatuto Médico y Facultativo, which represents unions across Spain. In the Valencian Community, the regional health department has set minimum service levels similar to previous strikes. Hospitals are operating emergency services and essential units as […]

The Department of Culture at San Miguel de Salinas Town Council has announced new theatre and on-camera acting classes aimed at children, young people and adults. The initiative is designed to introduce participants to performance for both stage and screen. The courses will be taught by José Macia Ruiz, an acting teacher trained at La Cinescuela Méliès in Valencia and at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. Classes will be held in small groups, with a maximum of twelve […]