Torrevieja Town Hall has approved a third extension to the construction deadline for the municipal animal shelter, granting Construcciones Urdecon a further six months to complete the works. The project, originally awarded in August 2023, must now be finished by 8 December 2026. The works were suspended in April 2024 to adapt the plans to the Animal Welfare Act and restarted in April 2025. A previous extension had already moved the deadline to 8 June 2026. The council says delays […]

Torrevieja City Council has launched a new grants programme worth up to 35,000 euros to support sports events and activities during 2026. The initiative, led by Sports Councillor Diana Box Alonso, aims to promote healthy lifestyles and strengthen the city’s position as a leading sports destination in the Valencian Community and across Spain. The call for applications has been published in the Official Gazette of Alicante Province. It is open to non-profit associations based in Torrevieja and registered with the […]

A 29-year-old Colombian man has been arrested in Torrevieja and is due to be deported after killing his ex-partner’s cat in a brutal street attack. National Police confirmed he was detained on Monday following a court order to enforce a five-year expulsion from Spain. The attack took place in April in the San Roque district. The man struck the cat more than 20 times with a broom handle and continued kicking the animal after it was motionless. He was arrested […]

An 81-year-old man who went missing in Pilar de la Horadada has been found safe after a large-scale search operation involving several emergency services. The man, a resident at a local care home who suffers from Alzheimer’s and other health conditions, was reported missing at 3.15pm on Saturday 6 June. The Local Police received the alert from the Civil Guard and immediately launched a coordinated search operation alongside Civil Protection. Neighbouring Local Police forces also assisted. The search continued throughout […]

Work has begun on the first phase of improvements to road safety and accessibility at Vega Baja Hospital from the CV-91 in Orihuela. The project, led by the regional Department of Environment, Infrastructure and Territory, covers a 1,020-metre stretch between the San Bartolomé roundabout and the junction with the CV-911. The scheme represents an investment of €1,020,356 and is expected to take six months to complete. The carriageway will be widened to six metres in each direction to improve traffic […]

Luck has returned to Alicante province after a EuroMillions ticket validated in Torrevieja won 23,201.76 euros in the draw held on Tuesday 9 June 2026. The prize was for matching five numbers in the third category and was the only winning ticket of that level sold in Spain. The ticket was validated at a lottery outlet on Calle Fragata, 4, in Torrevieja, according to Loterías y Apuestas del Estado. Across Europe, nine players matched five numbers and will each receive […]

Fifteen sea turtles have been released on Punta del Raset beach in Dénia after being raised at Valencia’s Oceanogràfic as part of the Head Starting conservation project run by the Oceanogràfic Foundation. The turtles came from three of the four nests laid last summer by a turtle known as Diana on Marineta Cassiana beach. Other hatchlings remain under specialist care at the Oceanogràfic’s Arca del Mar centre and are expected to be released in the coming weeks. The event coincided […]

Torrevieja Town Hall has invested €325,770 in eight new Local Police vehicles under a 48-month leasing contract. The fleet includes three non-plug-in hybrid SUV patrol cars, a nine-seat police van and four fully equipped motorcycles. Mayor Eduardo Dolón presented the new vehicles alongside the Councillor for Security and Emergencies, Federico Alarcón, and senior police officers. The council says the renewal responds to an increase in officers and the city’s continued growth, with the registered population now exceeding 113,000. The contract […]

The Region of Murcia has recorded the eighth highest crime rate in Spain, according to the latest figures published by the Ministry of the Interior. The data show that 18,672 criminal offences were registered in the first quarter of the year. That represents a 7.4% increase compared with the same period last year. The rise has been linked mainly to an increase in robberies and public disturbances at the start of the year. Despite the growth in reported offences, Murcia’s […]