The Local Police of Orihuela has shared an important reminder regarding the current regulations for using personal mobility vehicles, commonly known as VMPs, such as electric scooters. The initiative aims to enhance road safety and reduce accidents in the area. The police emphasise that various prohibitions are in place to ensure public safety. Notably, it is prohibited to use headphones or mobile phones while operating a VMP. Individuals must be at least sixteen years old to ride, and those under […]

The National Police have launched an investigation after a young woman has been found dead with dozens of stab wounds in a flat in Alicante. The woman, aged 29 and originally from Argentina, was discovered at about five thirty in the afternoon on Cánovas del Castillo in the Carolinas Altas neighbourhood. Her 34-year-old partner has been found hanged in the same home. The couple had been reportedly separating but continued to live together. Their three-year-old son was in a nursery […]

The opening of Torrevieja’s new public Nursery and Primary School number sixteen has been postponed, despite plans for pupils to move in after the Christmas holidays. The delay is due to the company contracted by the regional government not yet formally handing over the prefabricated facilities, alongside outstanding municipal works on the site. The Town Hall is responsible for adapting the plot, including basic services and fencing, and must also tender a separate contract for classroom furniture. Education councillor Ricardo […]

Orihuela Council has ordered the temporary suspension of several municipal activities due to an orange-level alert for strong winds and coastal phenomena issued by the Valencian regional emergency authorities. The decision follows advice from the municipal emergency service, which warned of wind gusts of up to 90 km/h affecting the entire municipality from the early hours of Saturday. The measures include the suspension of the twenty-sixth Medieval Market between midnight and one pm, with the possibility of reopening later in […]

Registered unemployment in the Region of Murcia increased in January by 1,351 people, a rise of 1.84 per cent compared with December, taking the total number of jobseekers to 74,832. The figures, published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, show that this is still the lowest unemployment level for a January since 2008. Over the past twelve months, unemployment in the region has fallen by 5,242 people, a drop of 6.55 per cent. By sector, joblessness declined in […]

Two men have been injured after a fight in the centre of San Javier on Wednesday evening. The incident took place in an alleyway in the Torres Blancas area, next to the town’s courts, which residents describe as a run-down part of the town. According to reports, two Moroccan brothers who sell second-hand goods in the area became involved in an argument with a customer of Algerian nationality. During the dispute, one of the brothers allegedly produced a knife and […]

Three Indian nationals have been remanded in custody after Guardia Civil officers seized 527 kilos of Papaver somniferum, commonly known as opium poppy, in Los Alcázares, Murcia. The men allegedly sent dried poppy capsules by post to Málaga, Ávila, Mallorca and the United States. The investigation began when four parcels containing nearly seven kilos of plant material were intercepted at Alicante-Elche Airport. Laboratory analysis confirmed the substance as opium poppy, a plant directly linked to the production of opium and […]

In the early morning of April ninth, two British nationals were apprehended by local police in El Campello, Alicante, while preparing to commit carjacking. Officers stopped their vehicle during a routine checkpoint and found the occupants displaying nervous behaviour. A search of the car revealed an impressive array of tools commonly used for vehicle theft, indicating they were about to carry out a crime. Among the items located were a vehicle cylinder, a car key, a small video camera, and […]

The Guardia Civil has arrested a seventy four year old man in Cartagena for dangerous driving on the AP-Seven motorway. He was reported for driving against traffic, which posed a serious risk to other road users. The incident unfolded in the early hours when traffic control received multiple calls about a vehicle moving in the wrong direction. Traffic units were dispatched to assess the situation and managed to safely stop the offender at kilometre seven hundred ninety nine of the […]