The tourist occupation rate in the province of Alicante has reached eighty four point one percent for the month of May, as per the final figures released by the Provincial Association of Hotels and Tourist Apartments. This shows a growth of one point two percentage points compared to the same month last year, reinforcing the upward trend in tourism activity in the region. Notably, the city of Alicante recorded an […]

A new municipal parking facility has opened on Coronel López Peña Street in Santiago de la Ribera, providing an additional two hundred fifty-three spaces. The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo, and Colonel Luis Felipe González Asenjo, director of the AGA, confirmed the news during the inauguration ceremony. The new facility builds on an earlier phase that created one hundred seventy-four spaces from five thousand nine hundred three square […]

Authorities in Alicante have arrested a couple accused of living with the corpse of a seventy-four-year-old retired police officer for two months. They face charges of violating moral integrity for concealing the body, as well as misappropriation for collecting the deceased's pension after his death. The couple, aged twenty-eight and thirty-three, had been living in the man's home along with their infant child and a nephew. They left the property […]

On Friday, the sixth of June, two thousand twenty-five, Rojales Town Hall organised a protest named 'Stop Genocide'. The gathering saw participation from over one hundred locals and residents from nearby municipalities. The aim of the event was to show support for the Palestinian people during ongoing tensions and conflicts in the region. Councillor Tatiana De Gea addressed the crowd, highlighting the intention to pass an institutional declaration condemning what […]

Three individuals are in court today facing accusations of embezzling over ninety-four thousand euros from a property community in Torrevieja. The three accused include the president and two administrators of the community. Prosecutors allege that between the years two thousand nine and two thousand twelve, they diverted community funds by issuing bearer bonds for unjustified expenses. According to the prosecution, the fraudulent activities went unnoticed by residents for years, leaving […]

A tragic accident occurred on Thursday evening in Pilar de la Horadada, resulting in the death of a fifty-five-year-old motorcyclist. The collision took place around six forty in the evening on Camino de Iryda, when the motorcycle collided head-on with a car. Emergency services arrived promptly but were unable to save the motorcyclist, who sadly succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The driver of the car was unharmed during […]

An Alicante court has acquitted two British men of raping a fellow tourist in Benidorm, after they spent a year and a half in custody. The court ruling, delivered on Wednesday, found insufficient evidence to support claims of forced sexual activity or drug use. The men were arrested in early November twenty twenty-three and remained in custody because they could not afford bail, which was set at five thousand euros […]

The Local Government Board of Torrevieja is set to approve a significant rehabilitation project for the old La Purísima kindergarten and the neighbouring Francisco Vallejos Coral building. Both structures have been unused for several years and require extensive repairs. The renovation is budgeted at three million three hundred fifty-nine thousand and sixty-four euros and is expected to play a crucial role in transforming the area into vibrant community spaces. Domingo […]

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, two masked individuals executed a robbery at La Hita service station, located on the motorway heading towards San Javier. Arriving in a blue Seat León shortly after four am, the thieves displayed an unusual level of calm, spending more than five minutes attempting to gain access. Security footage reveals that the robbers first tried to force the metal shutter of the main entrance. […]