Torrevieja Town Council has formally abandoned the process to update its General Urban Development Plan, known as the PGOU. Approved in 1986 and brought into force in 1987, it is now 40 years old and the oldest such plan in Spain for a city of more than 80,000 residents. The review process began in 2018. After seven bids were submitted, officials proposed awarding the drafting contract in 2020, but an adverse report from the municipal auditor, requests for clarification and […]

A 41-year-old man has been arrested in Elche after allegedly pretending to have been kidnapped for two days while he was voluntarily staying in a hotel. The National Police said he has been released while facing a charge of falsely reporting a crime, after appearing before an investigating judge. The man went to a police station and reported that several people had confronted him as he returned home after buying building materials. He said they forced him into a vehicle, […]

The president of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, has visited Almoradí to mark the opening of the municipality’s fourth school, the El Gabato infant and primary school. The project has involved an investment of more than €8.5 million and has been designed to meet the town’s growing educational needs. The new centre covers 6,007 square metres and has capacity for 735 pupils across 30 classrooms for infant and primary education. Its facilities include modern classrooms, a library, music and computer […]

Two suspected operators of a migrant boat have been brought before a judge after three people were allegedly thrown into the sea off the coast of Murcia. They were placed at the disposal of the courts on Monday, 7 September. Government delegate Francisco Lucas said the three people who died included a six-month-old baby and a 25-year-old man with pre-existing health conditions. The boat had previously been detected about 45 miles south-east of Cabo de Palos by a Frontex aircraft […]

The return to schools and secondary schools in Alicante province on Wednesday, 9 September, will be marked by rain and thunderstorms. The State Meteorological Agency, AEMET, has issued a yellow warning for inland and southern areas, where rainfall could reach 20 litres per square metre in one hour. The north of the province is under an orange warning, with rainfall totals potentially reaching twice that amount. The rain could bring large hail and strong gusts of wind. The warnings will […]

The Comunitat Valenciana recorded 25 road deaths during July and August 2026, 12 more than during the same period last year. That represents a 92.3% increase, the largest rise in absolute terms among Spain’s autonomous communities. The Directorate-General for Traffic did not provide a separate figure for Castellón, so the number of deaths on roads in the province is unknown. Across Spain, 218 fatal road crashes caused 240 deaths during the two summer months, while 926 people needed hospital treatment. […]

Cartagena’s Finance Commission has approved a new grants scheme to help educational centres finance air conditioning. Only two schools across the municipality currently have air conditioning in every classroom. The local government says the grants are an initial response to the lack of climate-control systems in schools. They form part of a municipal plan announced by Mayor Noelia Arroyo this summer, after the end of the last school year.

Torrevieja’s Education Department processed 303 late school admissions during August, outside the normal application period. Of these, 201 were for nursery and primary pupils and 102 were for pupils attending compulsory secondary education. The council says the admissions were handled at a commission meeting last week, allowing the children to start the academic year on Wednesday alongside other pupils. A total of 17,002 pupils are enrolled across the municipality’s educational services for the 2026/27 academic year. This includes nursery, primary […]

The Guardia Civil has dismantled an alleged criminal organisation involved in selling drugs in Torrevieja, Alicante, and arrested 14 people. The group consists of eight men and six women aged between 25 and 77. They are accused of drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation. The investigation began after residents reported constant visitors at a property, strong smells, excessive noise and conflicts with suspected drug users. Officers identified four homes linked to the operation: two were used to store […]