Aena's Board of Directors has approved the tender for the first technical assistance related to the expansion of Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, with a budget exceeding thirty-eight million euros. This initiative marks a significant step forward in the modernisation and expansion project of the Alicantine airport, which involves a total investment of approximately one billion one hundred and fifty-four million euros. The contract, valued at thirty-eight million two hundred and fifty-six thousand four hundred and ninety-three euros, will include project […]

Torrevieja is preparing to develop a significant new green area, set to begin construction on the eleventh of November and estimated to cost five point four million euros, including value added tax. This initiative responds to local demands concerning the long-neglected main green space of Sector twenty-five. Urban developers, who previously failed to establish a park despite securing construction permissions, will not hinder this project, with assurances from the local council regarding execution timelines. The green area will cover seventy […]

In Orihuela, the local government has faced a setback as the Generalitat rejected its proposal to transfer an approximately eleven thousand one hundred and thirty-nine square metre plot on Limonero Street for the construction of a new school. This area is intended to address the growing educational demands of the Costa region, which has been experiencing significant expansion. The project was partly funded by the previous regional government with an investment of nine million euros. Councilman Matías Ruiz noted that […]

The Guardia Civil has launched an investigation into fifteen individuals suspected of conducting fraud amounting to three hundred and ninety-three thousand euros. The investigation focuses on the use of 'smishing' and 'vishing' techniques, where perpetrators impersonate legitimate entities like banks and public administrations to make unauthorised charges to victims. The actions are part of the Plan Levante initiative, encompassing operations in various locations including Alicante, Murcia, Madrid, and Zaragoza. In the first operation, thirteen individuals have been implicated in alleged […]

A tragic accident in Orihuela, Alicante, has resulted in the death of a fifty-two-year-old man and left five others injured. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon on Don Fernando street, prompting a swift response from emergency services. The Centro de Información y Coordinación de Urgencias, known as CICU, confirmed that they received the alert around four thirty PM. A SAMU unit and two Basic Life Support units were dispatched to the scene to provide immediate medical assistance. Upon arrival, medical […]

A tense situation unfolded on Thursday afternoon when a young woman climbed to the top of a pedestrian bridge over the AP-7 in Orihuela Costa, near the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre. Local police and a psychologist were dispatched to the scene in an effort to persuade her to come down. Fortunately, after some time, she agreed and was subsequently treated by medical personnel. The incident did not go unnoticed, given its timing when the bridge and surrounding areas were particularly […]

A search operation is in progress for two French hikers reported missing in the region of Cartagena. The emergency services were alerted at around eight forty-six this evening by friends who indicated that the hikers, aged between forty and fifty, had not returned from their excursion. They set out from El Campillo towards Cala Cerrada around eleven o'clock this morning and were expected back after lunch. The local police located the hikers’ vehicle at the starting point, along with the […]

La Guardia Civil has arrested two men, aged twenty-five and thirty-three, in Torrevieja on suspicion of multiple offences, including drug trafficking, reckless driving, and assaulting a police officer. This intervention came after a perilous chase through the town, culminating in the seizure of approximately nine hundred and seventy-eight grams of hashish. The events occurred on the thirteenth of October, when a patrol from the Torrevieja Citizen Security Unit was conducting preventive activities along one of the town's main avenues. When […]

Torrevieja is set to host the seventeenth World Club Fishing Championship from the first to the eighth of November twenty twenty-five. The championship will take place at the Marina Internacional Nautical Club and is being organised in collaboration with the Sports Department of the Town Hall of Torrevieja. The event is expected to attract fishing enthusiasts from different countries and will feature a variety of competitive activities. An official presentation was held on Thursday, thirtieth of October, twenty twenty-five, attended […]