In the Mar Menor region, the Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation linked to the alarming overprescription of psychopharmaceuticals. Over one thousand five hundred packages of medications, including benzodiazepines, were prescribed by a local doctor and dispensed by a pharmacist within just six months. This led to heightened scrutiny from law enforcement agencies, highlighting significant risks to public health. The investigation named Operation Prazo commenced after irregularities in the […]

The Town Hall of Torrevieja has awarded a contract for the cleaning and maintenance of beach toilets, amounting to nine hundred and forty-seven thousand two hundred eighty-six euros, including VAT. The contract spans four years with an additional option for extension and is assigned to Recreativos Acuáticos Horada, ensuring annual costs of two hundred and thirty-six thousand eight hundred twenty-one euros. This new arrangement aims to provide a comprehensive service […]

The local government of Torrevieja has approved a new contract for the maintenance of its public lighting system, marking a significant investment of four million three hundred sixty thousand seven hundred thirty-nine euros over the next five years. The base annual price for the contract is eight hundred seventy-two thousand one hundred forty-seven euros, including VAT, and includes an initial period of four years, with a possibility for a one-year […]

A forty-eight-year-old British man was successfully rescued after spending the night lost in the Peñón de Ifach natural park in Calpe. Emergency services received a distress call from the hiker around midday on June nineteenth, prompting a swift response. Specialist teams, including a rescue helicopter and mountain rescue experts from the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium, were mobilised to locate the man. The hiker was airlifted safely just before two forty-five […]

Torre Pacheco is set to convert the former health centre, in operation from nineteen eighty-four to two thousand two, into a significant cultural centre for the community. The local council has recently issued an urgent call for tenders to carry out the necessary construction work, aimed at creating a vibrant space for residents. The development project was awarded through a competitive process in two thousand twenty-two, with the tender just […]

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has been left devastated after a suspected arson attack on its charity shop in Ciudad Quesada late on Thursday night. Emergency services responded quickly and managed to stop the fire before it reached the interior of the building — a narrow escape, as the entire row of shops was at risk. The front of the shop was badly damaged, and the inside is now […]

The explosion at Casa Javi bar in Lo Pagán on Thursday has left three people in serious condition. According to health authorities, one victim, the bar owner, is currently being treated in a burn unit at La Arrixaca hospital, while another is in the intensive care unit following emergency surgery. The third individual has been transferred to Los Arcos hospital and is reported to be stable. A total of fourteen […]