Cartagena City Council’s municipal company Casco Antiguo has approved contracts worth around 1.5 million euros for improvement works in the Morería and Monte Sacro areas of the city. The projects were awarded to the company Jumabeda, which won both public tender processes against other bidders. The works form part of wider efforts to regenerate and improve parts of the historic centre. The decision was approved on Monday by members of the municipal government from the People’s Party and Vox. Councillors […]

Two minors have been arrested in Elche after five mopeds were stolen within a fortnight, according to the National Police. Officers launched an investigation following several complaints reporting thefts carried out over a short period of time. Specialist officers from the Elche police station identified a link between the incidents, noting they had taken place at night and in the same area. With support from the operational response unit, they set up surveillance in the suspected locations. During one patrol, […]

An 18-year-old man has been remanded in provisional custody following an armed bank robbery in San Pedro del Pinatar last Friday. The suspect, identified as Malik D. A., appeared before Court of First Instance number three in San Javier on Monday. He is accused of taking part in the robbery of a local bank branch, during which six employees and customers were held hostage at gunpoint. A second suspect involved in the incident is under the age of 18. According […]

Rojales Town Hall has brought a newly acquired mobile speed camera into operation from Monday, in response to complaints from residents about excessive speeding on local roads. The council said some reckless drivers had been travelling above the limits through the municipality. Until now, the council had relied on speed bumps to slow traffic. However, officials said these measures had also created problems, particularly noise from passing vehicles, which disturbed nearby residents at night. In the coming days, “speed controlled […]

The Guardia Civil has arrested a man in Torre Pacheco, Murcia, for allegedly falsifying a medical prescription on around 30 occasions in order to obtain a hypnotic medication. The investigation, known as Operation Galendas, began in July after officers were alerted to a suspicious prescription presented at a local pharmacy. Working with the Official College of Pharmacists and the regional Health Department’s Pharmaceutical Management Service, investigators examined similar cases across pharmacies in the Campo de Cartagena area. According to police, […]

Torrevieja’s Holy Week in 2026 will feature major route changes after the Junta Mayor of Brotherhoods confirmed adjustments due to works at the seafront and ongoing repairs to the roof of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The rehabilitation project means processions will not enter or leave the church building for safety reasons, as access points are currently limited. Brotherhood members will instead assemble in nearby streets, with only bearers allowed to accompany floats at certain stages. Palm Sunday Mass […]

Work on the second phase of the vast La Hoya development in Torrevieja has stalled, raising concerns over the delivery of 775 public homes under the Valencian Government’s Plan Vive scheme. The project covers 1.8 million square metres and is one of the largest residential developments in Spain. Although the first phase was completed in August 2025 and partly handed over in October, the infrastructure for the second phase has not begun. Roads, lighting, drainage, water supply and green areas […]

Environmental campaigners have reported what they describe as a “new attack” on the protected landscape of Sierra Escalona. The association Amigos de Sierra Escalona (ASE) has lodged a formal complaint with the Valencian Environment Department over large-scale clearing and scrub removal along the Nacimiento river. According to the group, around 150 metres of riverbank vegetation had been removed by 27 February near the CV-941 bridge, affecting land within the Protected Landscape of Sierra Escalona and Dehesa de Campoamor. The area […]

Spanish National Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in Benidorm after seizing 119 grams of cocaine during a routine vehicle check. Officers were carrying out a preventive security control on a main road near the town’s English leisure district when they stopped a car driven by the suspect. During a search of the man and the vehicle, police found two packages hidden in his clothing containing a white substance, later confirmed to be cocaine. He was arrested on suspicion of […]