The Valencian Community is witnessing a significant rise in job vacancies as it approaches the Holy Week holiday. According to recent data from employment platform InfoJobs, there were a total of eighteen thousand twenty-four job listings registered in February, reflecting a three percent increase from January and a thirty-three percent increase compared to February of the previous year. Particularly, the tourism and hospitality sectors have experienced a remarkable growth of fifty-four percent in available positions from January, amounting to one […]

An accidental overflow of sewage has led to contamination of the Mar Menor at Castillico Beach in San Javier today. This situation arose due to a blockage caused by construction works undertaken by the Ministry of Defence. The overflow affected a sewage network that discharged washing water from pumps used nearby. Local authorities confirmed that environmental agents were deployed to investigate the incident. The general director of Mar Menor, Víctor Serrano, also visited the site to ensure the issue was […]

International tourism in the Valencia Community has achieved remarkable milestones. From January to September two thousand and twenty-five, expenditure by foreign tourists reached twelve billion eight hundred and seventy-seven million euros, surpassing the twelve billion eight hundred million euro mark for the first time and showing an increase of six point six percent compared to the same period in the previous year. This data, published by the National Institute of Statistics, indicates record levels both in terms of spending volume […]

The First Vice-Presidency and Ministry of Social Services, Equality and Housing of the Valencian Government has announced an allocation of one point eight million euros to aid in the construction of new social service centres as part of the two thousand and twenty-five funding programme. Elena Albalat, the Secretary for the Autonomous Sociosanitary System, emphasised that investing in social infrastructure equates to investing in dignity, aiming to ensure safe, modern spaces for quality care of the most vulnerable individuals. Albalat […]

The National Police have arrested a fifty-two-year-old man and his twenty-four-year-old daughter in Torrevieja for offences including drug trafficking, possession of illegal firearms, and money laundering. The operation, conducted by the Judicial Police from Elche, resulted in the seizure of over twelve kilograms of cocaine, three handguns with ammunition, luxury vehicles, and cash valued at around one hundred and fifty-one thousand euros. Investigators had been monitoring a male resident of a Torrevieja urbanisation suspected of selling cocaine on a medium […]

Activity has increased significantly at Torrevieja fish market in recent weeks, with thousands of kilos of sardines being landed by around twenty purse-seine vessels, mainly from Murcia and, to a lesser extent, Almería. On Wednesday alone, the fleet brought in 2,500 boxes, equivalent to around 20 tonnes. First-sale auction prices ranged between 25 and 27 euros per box, generating an estimated 60,000 euros. The sardines have been caught off the southern Alicante coast, particularly near Guardamar, Santa Pola and around […]

The Port of Alicante has recorded solid growth in the first quarter of 2026, with March showing particularly strong results across several key areas. Total traffic so far this year has reached 724,729 tonnes, an increase of 5.69% compared with the same period in 2025. General cargo remains a central pillar of activity. In March alone, 327,034 tonnes were handled, up 26.24% year on year. Container traffic also rose sharply, with 24,617 TEUs moved during the month, a 46.22% increase. […]

The President of Alicante Provincial Council, Toni Pérez, has called for the investments needed to sustain record tourism growth, making a rail connection to Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport his top priority. He made the comments on Wednesday during Hosbec’s General Assembly, where Aena also outlined planned investments in airports across the Valencian Community. Pérez said forecasts for the summer season are breaking records for passenger arrivals, overnight stays and bookings. He stressed that the airport is the main gateway for […]

The Costa Blanca Tourist Board is attending the ICEF Spanish Education fair in Madrid in a bid to strengthen the province’s position as a leading destination for learning Spanish. The event is regarded as one of the most important international meetings focused on Spanish language education. Organised in a specialised format, ICEF brings together universities, language schools, educational centres, agents and tour operators involved in study abroad programmes. Representatives from the Diputación de Alicante are holding a series of pre-arranged […]