An English-speaking driver has been rescued after becoming disoriented and trapped in her car in a citrus grove known as Los Alcores, in the municipality of San Miguel de Salinas. The alarm was raised at around 3pm on Saturday 27 June, when the Local Police received a call via the 112 emergency line reporting that the woman was stuck somewhere within an unspecified citrus farm. Communication proved difficult, and the available geolocation data only identified the wider municipal area. Officers […]

Residents in Cabo Roig have succeeded in halting Orihuela City Council’s plans to concrete the central reservation of Avenida del Cabo after a wave of protests over the removal of mature trees and shrubs. Many of the plants were more than 50 years old and formed part of the area’s natural character. The controversy began after works started in March as part of a €209,344 project to improve accessibility and road safety along the avenue. Local associations estimated that between […]

Torrevieja City Council has approved the initial draft of an ordinance regulating fares for the town’s new municipal urban bus service. The measure was backed by the PP and Vox, while PSOE and Sueña Torrevieja abstained. It marks one of the final administrative steps before the new public transport model comes into operation. The new system introduces a broader and more socially focused fare structure, tailored to residents, young people, older passengers, families, unemployed people and visitors. A single ticket […]

A company has applied to build a major eco-resort on more than 170,000 square metres of protected rural land in the buffer zone of the Natural Park of La Mata and Torrevieja lagoons. Inner Wellness Eco Resort has submitted documents to the Generalitat for environmental assessment, citing the existence of the century-old Casa Sala farmhouse on the site. In March, the developer also requested a certificate of urban compatibility from Torrevieja City Council, which has issued a favourable but conditional […]

A network of smart buoys developed by the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) has strengthened environmental monitoring in the Mar Menor lagoon. The regional Minister for Environment, Universities and Research, Juan María Vázquez, visited one of the platforms near Santiago de la Ribera on Monday, alongside UPCT rector Mathieu Kessler. The buoys, designed by the university’s PRISMA research group, collect continuous, autonomous and high‑resolution data to assess the lagoon’s condition. Sensors measure dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, salinity, temperature and other key […]

Six people have been remanded in custody after the Guardia Civil dismantled an alleged criminal organisation linked to a series of home burglaries in Torrevieja. The operation, known as “Khachapuri 26”, was led by the ROCA rural crime unit and began on 1 April. Officers initially stopped a man driving a hire car and discovered he was subject to an active arrest warrant. A search of the vehicle uncovered items he could not account for, prompting a wider investigation. Subsequent […]

National Police have arrested a man in Orihuela Costa who was wanted under an International Arrest Warrant issued by the Russian authorities for alleged fraud offences. He could face a maximum sentence of ten years in prison if extradited and convicted. Russian officials indicated that the fugitive might have taken refuge in Alicante province to evade justice. Acting on that information, officers launched an investigation which led to his location in Orihuela Costa, where he was detained following a planned […]

Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, AEMET, has extended a yellow warning for adverse weather across parts of the Region of Murcia for Monday. The alert applies to the Altiplano and North West mountain areas, where heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected. Forecasters have warned that rainfall could reach up to 20 litres per square metre within an hour. A yellow warning indicates a risk of localised disruption, particularly in areas prone to surface water and poor drainage. Storms may also bring […]

The council has lost a European Union grant worth 436,875 euros after the regional government declined to extend the deadline for delivering new brown bio-waste containers. As a result, the local authority has been forced to shelve an ongoing tender valued at 436,375 euros for the supply of around 6,000 containers. The bins formed a key part of plans to introduce separate bio-waste collection across the municipality. The deadline for receiving the containers had been set for 31 May 2026. […]