Guardamar del Segura Council has launched a public tender worth more than €1.3 million to provide lifeguard, rescue, surveillance, first aid and accessible bathing services along its 11km coastline. The initial contract will run for two years from the formal start date and may be extended to a maximum of four years. Beach safety provision will follow a seasonal timetable set out in the tender documents, dividing the year into off-season, low, medium and high seasons based on visitor numbers. […]

Orihuela Costa is set for a major improvement to its water supply after the city council published a tender for a new €2.3 million drinking water reservoir. The project aims to address long-standing concerns over insufficient reserve capacity in the area. The new reservoir will be built next to the existing facility in El Canal and will have the same capacity of 6,000 cubic metres. Once completed, it will double the current emergency reserve from five hours to ten hours, […]

National Police have freed five women who were being sexually exploited in a brothel in Torre Pacheco and have arrested the alleged owner. The man is suspected of offences related to prostitution, facilitating illegal immigration and violating workers’ rights. The investigation began in March 2025 after a woman contacted police to say she was being exploited at the property, along with other young women. She reported that they were not free to come and go, were forced to drink alcohol […]

A man has been arrested after a violent robbery at a petrol station in San Miguel de Salinas. According to the Local Police, the suspect entered the premises armed with a sharp object and threatened an employee who was working at the time. He stole money from the cash register before leaving the scene. Officers immediately launched an investigation and identified the vehicle used in the escape. The town’s municipal traffic surveillance system, which can detect passing vehicles and accurately […]

Orihuela Town Hall has announced a new step forward in the long-awaited project to build a second health centre in Orihuela Costa. The move follows a favourable report from the Valencian Health Department, allowing the administrative process to continue through the delegation of powers to the council. The project represents an investment of nearly 10 million euros. Plans include a 3,000 square metre health building on a 13,000 square metre municipal plot in the H1 Villarosa sector, along with parking […]

A man has been arrested following a dramatic forty-kilometre police chase after the alleged theft of mandarins from a farm in San Javier. The incident began at around 10.50pm on Monday, when Local Police were alerted to a possible fruit theft near Los Arcos del Mar Menor University Hospital. Officers attempting to investigate encountered a grey Renault Megane travelling at speed in the opposite direction. When they tried to block the road, the driver accelerated, forcing them to move aside. […]

Drivers in San Miguel de Salinas are continuing to contest fines issued by a traffic light with a photographic enforcement system on Galant Delgado Street, eight months after it was introduced. The device controls a narrow stretch of road between Plaza de la Libertad and the Local Police station, alternating traffic in each direction. Motorists argue that a series of irregularities undermine the system. They say warning signs are positioned on the left rather than the right of the carriageway […]

Guardamar Council has announced it will ban the feeding of feral cat colonies on the southern breakwater of the town’s port after a video showing large rats eating dry cat food spread widely among residents. Mayor José Luis Sáez said the presence of rats is not new and has been linked to rubbish left behind by dozens of anglers who visit the area each day. He stressed that volunteers who feed the cats are not responsible for the rise in […]

Torrevieja Council has approved a public contract worth €592,832.75, including VAT, to supply new furniture and equipment for a range of municipal buildings. The decision was taken by the Local Government Board as part of ongoing efforts to modernise public facilities. The contract is divided into two lots. The first, valued at €505,574.81, covers office furniture for various municipal departments. The second, worth €87,257.94, will provide visual and IT equipment for the new university headquarters in Calle Canónigo Torres. Facilities […]