Torrevieja has joined a pilot scheme promoting healthy leisure as part of a European prevention model developed with the European Institute of Prevention Studies (IREFREA). The programme aims to strengthen addiction prevention through high-quality activities focused on children, adolescents and young people. A first multidisciplinary meeting has been held to launch the initiative and outline its methodology. Councillors responsible for Public Health, Sports, Social Welfare and Citizen Participation attended, alongside IREFREA’s director and European project coordinator. Municipal staff from health, […]

Torrevieja’s Local Government Board has approved the tender process for the construction of a new Sea and Salt Museum and a new auditorium for the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest. The projects involve a total investment of €29,186,968 and mark a major step in the comprehensive restoration of the historic Eras de la Sal complex. Contracts will be open to bids for 35 days, with works expected to start in November if no appeals are lodged. The new open-air auditorium […]

Cartagena City Council has completed a full renewal of the vegetation on the pergolas at the Port of Cartagena, with the planting of more than 600 new specimens. The work was carried out by the municipal Parks and Gardens service as part of efforts to enhance one of the city’s most heavily used public spaces. The project included the planting of Incienso variegata and Russelia equisetiformis, commonly known as Cupid’s tears. Both species were selected for their resistance to high […]

Torrevieja Council has approved the award of a contract to draft the basic and detailed plans for a future underground car park beneath Plaza Encarnación Puchol in La Mata. The six-month contract, worth 141,570 euros including VAT, has been awarded to Miguel Ángel Uribe Martínez after his bid received the highest score. It includes the safety and health study and waste management plan, but not the construction itself. The council describes the project as a necessary technical step before launching […]

San Pedro del Pinatar Council has presented a three million euro package of improvements for the seafront areas of La Puntica and Villananitos. The project forms part of the Plan de Sostenibilidad Turística en Destino and is funded through the European Union’s NextGenerationEU recovery programme. The scheme includes the maintenance, repainting and renaturalisation of the cycle lane along both promenades, aimed at improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians while creating a greener urban environment. New pergolas with seating have been […]

Smoke from large wildfires burning in central Spain has reached Alicante province, giving the sky an orange hue and leaving a noticeable smell of burning. The phenomenon was widely observed on Sunday 26 July, when the sun appeared dimmed and the atmosphere turned hazy across several districts. The smoke plume travelled hundreds of kilometres from fire zones in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo. Westerly and north-westerly winds in the middle layers of the atmosphere carried the particles south-east, eventually covering parts […]

The Valencian Government has formally delegated powers to Orihuela Town Hall to construct a second health centre in Orihuela Costa. The resolution was published on Friday in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana. The move follows a request by the council last October under a regional decree regulating cooperation on primary healthcare infrastructure. The project has a maximum investment of 8,903,435 euros, рассчитated for a shared population of 28,379 patients. Of that total, 690,188 euros have been allocated for […]

Benidorm Local Police have rescued a young boy who was found standing on an air conditioning unit on the 21st floor of a residential building in the Alicante province. Officers were alerted on Sunday after receiving reports that a child was in a situation of “extreme danger” outside a flat high above the ground. When they arrived at the property, they saw the boy positioned on the external unit and immediately carried out a rescue. Police confirmed that the child […]

Mundomar Benidorm has announced the birth of two Harris’s hawk chicks, the first successful breeding of the species at the park. The arrival comes as the wildlife centre marks its 30th anniversary. The chicks have been named Sahara and Dakar by the team of keepers and veterinarians. Their parents, Jalisco and Arizona, arrived at the Benidorm park in 2021 when they were just a month old. After several years under specialist care, the pair have now raised their first clutch […]