A 79-year-old man has died and an 80-year-old woman has been seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Benidorm. The collision happened at around 4.25pm on Sunday at the roundabout where the N-332 exits towards Terra Mítica, near kilometre 145 of the road. The Centre for Traffic Management said only one vehicle was involved. Emergency services sent a SAMU advanced life-support ambulance and a basic life-support unit to the scene. The man was found in cardiac arrest. Medical staff carried […]

Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has issued a yellow heat warning for the whole of Valencia province and Alicante’s coast on Monday 7 September. The warning comes into force at 12.00 and covers the central hours of the day. Temperatures could reach 36°C in coastal areas of Alicante and Valencia, as well as in northern inland Valencia. The highest temperatures are expected in southern inland Valencia, where maxima could reach 38°C. Aemet says the yellow warning represents a risk for […]

Torrevieja’s governing board has approved the basic and construction project for a new Local Police station in the town centre. The facility will be located at 17 Joaquín Chapaprieta Street, between Ramón Gallud and Caballero de Rodas. The work has an estimated completion time of four months and a base budget of €785,105. Local government secretary Federico Alarcón said the station would strengthen public safety and increase preventive police presence in an area with high levels of pedestrian traffic, commercial […]

Lifeguards working on the beaches of Torrevieja have publicly criticised Eulen, the company responsible for the town’s lifeguarding and rescue service. They allege recurring shortages of usable rescue equipment, faulty radios and inadequate waterproof cases, as well as unreliable jet skis that have sometimes been unavailable during the summer season. The group says staffing levels have fallen below those set out in the current service contract for the past three summers. It cites the Mata beaches as examples, claiming Mata […]

More than 1,000 people connected to Torrevieja’s community groups gathered at the Parque de la Estación on Sunday for a new edition of the city’s Associations’ Festival. Representatives and members of organisations from different parts of Spain and the wider world shared the event, highlighting Torrevieja’s cultural diversity. Charities, non-governmental organisations and other social groups also took part. The festival gave municipal representatives the opportunity to meet the organisations, hear their concerns and learn more about their work supporting integration, […]

Orihuela Council has launched six service contracts worth a combined 100,702 euros for urgent repairs, maintenance and improvements at public nursery and primary schools. The work covers masonry and waterproofing, metalwork, painting, carpentry, blinds, electrical systems, plumbing, aluminium windows and glazing.

Maritime Rescue services rescued a small migrant boat carrying 19 people off the coast of Cabo de Palos, in the Region of Murcia, on Thursday afternoon. The boat was found adrift about 12 miles from the coast. A vehicle transport ship spotted the vessel and stayed in the area until the Salvamar Draco rescue boat arrived. The migrants were taken to the port of Cartagena. The rescue was reported on 3 September 2026, with the latest update issued at 21:02.

August 2026 has been the hottest August on record in the Valencian Community, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, AEMET. The average temperature was 26.5°C, which was 2.1°C above the reference climate average. The hottest day was 19 August, when westerly winds pushed temperatures above 42°C across many coastal and inland areas of Valencia and Alicante. Carcaixent reached 44.5°C and Xàtiva recorded 44.3°C. Valencia’s observatory reached 42.8°C, its fourth-highest temperature since records began in 1869. AEMET also says the first […]

Cala Piteras in Torrevieja has reopened for swimming after new water tests confirmed that it meets all the required standards for recreational use. The beach was closed as a precaution on Wednesday after sewage contamination was detected. It remained closed until almost 2pm on Thursday, when the council said the water quality parameters had returned to normal. The council’s departments for Beaches and the Environment activated the beach management protocol, working with the Local Police, lifeguards, Agamed and the relevant […]