Efforts to fully restore the water supply in San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar, and Los Alcázares are still underway following the severe flooding caused by Storm Dana Alice over the weekend. Residents in parts of the Mar Menor have seen a partial restoration of their water supply, but authorities have advised that the water remains unfit for human consumption. The Taibilla Canal Association has been working diligently to clean and disinfect affected canal sections. On the morning of Wednesday, […]

In a recent operation aimed at crime prevention, La Guardia Civil has detained two men aged forty-three and forty-four on suspicion of drug trafficking. The arrests took place in Torrevieja during the early hours of the thirty-first of August, when officers conducted a routine check of vehicles and individuals on one of the town's main avenues. Upon being signalled to stop, the men exhibited nervous behaviour, raising suspicions among the authorities. During the inspection, officers observed one of the men […]

On Tuesday, the firefighters of the Fire Extinction and Civil Protection Service of the Ayuntamiento of Cartagena intervened in two vehicle fires, as reported by municipal sources. The first fire occurred at one o'clock in the morning, involving a utility vehicle parked on the street in Pozo Estrecho. The flames spread to the door and shutters of a nearby residence, leading firefighters to perform ventilation work in the ground floor unit, which had filled with smoke. Fortunately, no one was […]

Authorities in Torrevieja have reported the deaths of approximately thirty chickens, believed to be the result of suspected poisoning. The environmental police have initiated an investigation after the first dead birds were found at a single location. It appears that someone may have left out poisoned food, although results from toxicological testing on the found food and the remains are still pending. In the meantime, the local council has announced that the company responsible for managing the bird population will […]

The National Police have arrested five individuals in Benidorm, comprising four men and one woman aged between twenty-six and forty-one, on charges of theft. The arrests followed a report from the property owners, who discovered that their private land had been accessed by several individuals who broke a chain and dislodged the entrance gate. The suspects managed to steal three vehicles along with a significant amount of construction and agricultural machinery. Evidence indicates that during the robbery, the suspects employed […]

The Hospital Universitário de Torrevieja has announced the recent renovation of one hundred hospital beds as part of an extensive infrastructure modernisation. The total investment for this upgrade stands at three hundred and nine thousand eight hundred and nineteen euros, which includes tax. This upgrade represents approximately forty per cent of the total beds in the hospital, which accommodates more than two hundred and seventy, inclusive of various special areas such as Intensive Care, Psychiatry, and Paediatrics. The newly refurbished […]

Ryanair has announced the expansion of its winter programme from Alicante for twenty twenty-five, adding ten new routes. This increase brings the total to seventy-nine destinations, which include cities such as Bratislava, Linz, and Cardiff. The airline aims to enhance connectivity with low fares and has confirmed it will operate sixteen aircraft from Alicante, marking an investment of one billion six hundred million dollars. Despite the positive growth, Ryanair has attributed the upcoming loss of two million seats across regional […]

San Javier is stepping forward in its commitment to a greener future by implementing electric car charging points across the municipality. The Ayuntamiento has announced an investment of nearly one hundred and forty-six thousand euros to initiate the planning phase of this project, which is expected to take four months to complete. The move aligns with San Javier's aim to reduce pollution and promote sustainable travel options for both residents and visitors. As electric vehicles grow in popularity, particularly among […]

The Ayuntamiento de Orihuela has suspended the tender for the installation of surveillance cameras across the coast and its surrounding districts. Originally announced on the twenty-sixth of June with a budget of two hundred and eighty thousand euros, the tender process opened a period of twenty days for companies to submit their bids. However, just one day before the deadline on the fifteenth of July, the process was suspended due to various technical queries raised by interested companies that warranted […]