A serious fire has damaged three homes in the centre of Torrevieja, prompting a large emergency response on Friday evening. Fire crews were alerted at 8.10pm to a blaze in a residential building at the junction of Calle Ramón Gallud and Calle María Parodi. The property consists of a ground floor, mezzanine, six upper floors and a penthouse. Most of the building was evacuated, while residents on the top floors were confined to their homes for safety. The fire is […]

Guardamar del Segura’s popular El Fogón Sunday market has closed after a court rejected the owners’ request for precautionary measures to keep it operating. Local Police, backed by the Guardia Civil, enforced the municipal closure order on Sunday following a decision by Elche’s administrative court. The council says the market has been operating without proper authorisation and that a closure order issued in July 2025 remains in force. Previous attempts to shut it down last autumn were unsuccessful while the […]

A former sports complex and swimming pool site in La Veleta, Torrevieja, has been cleared after almost five years of enforcement action by the Town Hall. The 9,500 square metre plot, once home to tennis courts, gardens and a café, had fallen into disrepair, with heavy vegetation, rubbish and damaged fencing. The council first required the owning company to clean and secure the land in late 2021. In August last year, it imposed a coercive fine of 26,813 euros for […]

The Generalitat has launched a 1,317,969.27 euro contract to draft the basic project and carry out studies for the planned expansion of the CV-95 between Orihuela and Torrevieja. The scheme is designed to improve capacity and road safety on one of the main transport links in the Vega Baja. Regional Vice-President and Infrastructure Minister Vicente Martínez Mus said the government is delivering on commitments made to local mayors. He described the project as a priority for the comarca and said […]

Residents in Los Alcázares are expected to see cleaner streets before the summer after the council awarded a ten-year contract for urban cleaning and waste collection to Valoriza. The agreement, which will run for the next decade, is worth four million euros per year. For the first time, the service will also include the maintenance and cleaning of beaches and the management of the municipal ecopark. The contract introduces a brown bin for bio-waste, allowing residents to separate food and […]

A clandestine cosmetic clinic in Pilar de la Horadada has been closed following a major Guardia Civil operation targeting illegal Botox and filler treatments across Spain. The premises was one of three unlicensed clinics dismantled during raids carried out on 8 and 9 April as part of Operation Zlata. Officers also searched a separate drug storage facility in Pilar de la Horadada. One person was arrested and three others were placed under investigation on suspicion of crimes against public health […]

A 61-year-old motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car in Cartagena. The crash happened at around 1.56pm on Thursday on Sebastián Feringán Street, close to the Perpetuo Socorro hospital, according to the Murcia Region’s Emergency Coordination Centre. The impact threw the rider several metres from his motorcycle. A doctor and nurse from the nearby hospital were first to assist the victim, followed by a 061 emergency medical unit. Despite their efforts, paramedics were unable to resuscitate him. A […]

Torrevieja City Council has presented six new eurotaxis which are now operating across the municipality, strengthening urban transport and improving accessibility for people with reduced mobility. The presentation took place in Plaza Encarnación Puchol in La Mata, attended by Mayor Eduardo Dolón and Councillor for Transport Antonio Vidal. The six vehicles form part of a wider expansion of the local taxi service. A further ten licences are expected to be added in the coming months – eight to be awarded […]

Orihuela council has confirmed that from Friday 17 April 2026 the traditional Tuesday and Friday street market will be temporarily relocated to the surroundings of Plaza de la Trinidad. The move is due to ongoing renovation works in the areas of Plaza de la Soledad and Teniente Linares. Opposition group Cambiemos has criticised the decision by the Markets Department, arguing that it was taken unilaterally and communicated to traders with only a few days’ notice. The party claims the lack […]