On Friday, the Local Police of Cartagena held a special event to commemorate San Leandro Day, honouring their patron saint. The celebration featured uniformed officers and was attended by various authorities who emphasised the significant improvements in resources and personnel within the police force. The authorities took the opportunity to highlight the recent enhancements that the police department has experienced, which aims to provide better service to the community. This includes an increase in available officers and updated operational capabilities. […]

Torrevieja Council has completed a programme of upgrades to public lighting in several parts of the municipality, with a total investment of 381,800 euros. The works focused on repairing, cleaning, painting and protecting street‑light columns that were in poor condition. In total, 377 columns were repaired and 70 were replaced after being identified by technical teams as unsafe or at risk of failure. The council has also improved energy efficiency by installing 147 new LED luminaires. The upgrades were carried […]

Lighting up in restaurants, workplaces or even classrooms was once normal in Spain, but that reality has changed dramatically since the anti-smoking law came into force two decades ago. Introduced in 2006 after years of debate and concern from businesses, the legislation gradually eliminated indoor smoking areas and reshaped everyday life. In the Comunitat Valenciana, health data show a clear impact. In 2001, around 32 per cent of adults were regular smokers. By 2022, that figure had fallen to 17.6 […]

Strong winds associated with Atlantic storm Ingrid have been felt across Alicante province, leading Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, to activate a yellow weather warning. Wind gusts exceeding 100 kilometres per hour were recorded in elevated and coastal areas, particularly inland mountain ranges. The Provincial Fire Consortium has confirmed that crews responded to 22 incidents linked to the strong winds. Most call-outs involved fallen or unstable trees, loose roof elements, and street furniture moved by the gusts. Orihuela and Elche […]

Izquierda Unida has accused the PSOE-led council in Los Montesinos of tailoring a senior police appointment to benefit a long-serving officer who is close to retirement. The town has a population of just over 5,800 and a local police force of fourteen officers, yet now has a newly created Chief Inspector post that, according to IU, has never previously existed in the municipal structure. The party claims the job requirements, published in September 2025, were so restrictive that only one […]

Twenty nesting boxes for common house martins have been installed this month on the northern façade of Torrevieja University Hospital, next to the Salt Lagoon Natural Park and the town’s salt works. The initiative, led by the council, aims to strengthen colonies detected in the area last year and encourage breeding in what is considered an ideal habitat. The common house martin is a protected migratory bird of high ecological value. It travels around 10,000 kilometres each year and returns […]

A cigarette lit next to an oxygen cylinder has been identified as the cause of a fire at Torrevieja Hospital on Friday, which left two people injured and forced the partial evacuation of the building. Sources close to the investigation said the blaze began shortly after midday on the second floor. A patient carrying an oxygen cylinder reportedly left his room and entered an empty room with a cigarette and lighter. When he lit the cigarette, an explosion occurred, sparking […]