The Guardia Civil has arrested four people in Torrevieja who were the subject of European Arrest Warrants issued by judicial authorities in Sweden and Poland. Officers from the town’s main post made the arrests during routine preventive checks aimed at identifying people wanted by the courts and improving public safety. The first detainee was a 30-year-old Swedish man wanted in Sweden in connection with kidnapping, unlawful detention and theft. On the same day, officers arrested another Swedish man wanted over […]

Torrevieja has opened its eighth Photography Competition paying tribute to older people. This year’s theme is “Torrevieja and me”, and the contest invites older residents to share their personal connection with the city through photographs of its landscapes, streets, beaches, traditions, everyday places and personal memories. The competition is open to pensioners over 60 who are registered residents of Torrevieja. Each participant may submit up to two photographs, with entries accepted until 21 September 2026. Photographs can be emailed to […]

A 26-year-old man has been injured after a cornice fell from a building in Cartagena during the early hours of Thursday, 27 August. The incident took place at the building housing the Social Security Centre for Attention and Information, on Calle de la Caridad. Spain’s 112 emergency service attended the man, according to sources consulted by local media. No details about his condition have been reported.

The National Police have arrested four men aged between 21 and 33 in Elche, suspected of belonging to an organised group that used other people’s bank cards to buy high-end mobile phones online. The devices were allegedly resold on the second-hand market. Investigators have linked the group to at least seven fraud offences in Alicante, Elche, Murcia and Cartagena, involving more than €10,500. The investigation began after a department store’s security team detected a fraudulent mobile phone purchase and connected […]

Residents and environmental groups are calling for stronger surveillance around Isla de Adentro, opposite La Isla beach in Puerto de Mazarrón. The area is within a protected Special Area of Conservation, but campaigners say dozens of boats gather there during the day, with more arriving at night. They report loud music and powerful spotlights continuing for hours. The Playa de la Isla Citizens’ Assembly and Ecologists in Action say the lack of enforcement is harming the marine environment and affecting […]

A report by the director-conservator of the Southern Alicante Natural Parks has warned that construction on certain land in the La Ceñuela development at Torrevieja is incompatible with the rules protecting the Torrevieja and La Mata lagoons. The report, dated 13 October 2021, concerns land covered by the natural resources management plan for southern Alicante wetlands. The affected area includes an 11,492-square-metre plot near Torrevieja University Hospital. It was initially intended for public educational facilities, but Torrevieja council is now […]

Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic, known as the DGT, has forecast 908,160 journeys on roads across the Valencian Community between Friday 28 and Monday 31 August. The movements form part of the special Return 2026 operation, covering the end of the summer holiday period and the return phase of the Strait of Gibraltar crossing operation. The heaviest traffic is expected on the A-7 and AP-7, which carry large volumes of long-distance traffic along the Mediterranean coast. In Valencia province, the […]

Local police in San Javier have arrested a man wanted by a court in the town after a foot chase through the streets early on Monday. Police sources said the suspect has a previous record for drug trafficking. Officers found several small packets containing cocaine and hashish, as well as 170 euros in cash divided into small-denomination notes.