A peacock that lived in the Reina Sofía municipal park in Guardamar del Segura has tested positive for avian influenza. The town mayor, José Luis Sáez of the PSPV-PSOE, has said on social media that laboratory analyses determined the virus was the cause of the bird’s death; the announcement was posted on twenty-six November. The town hall has activated an eradication protocol in coordination with the competent authorities. The council has placed notices forbidding people from feeding or giving water […]

The Town Hall of Torrevieja has awarded the contract for transporting teams of the Municipal Sports Schools to the private company Avanza. The award was made at an extraordinary and urgent local government meeting on 21 November. The contract will run for four years, with an option to extend for a further year, and is valued at €469,302.68, VAT included. Councillor for Sport Diana Box Alonso has said the contract preserves and improves the transport service provided to pupils. The […]

Vega Baja University Hospital has obtained basic accreditation in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme (PROA), making it the second public hospital in the Valencian Community, together with Elche General, to achieve this recognition. The accreditation certifies the hospital’s commitment to safe, effective and rational use of antibiotics with the aim of limiting antimicrobial resistance and improving clinical outcomes. The basic category recognises the development of solid structures and procedures that allow systematic therapeutic review, ongoing monitoring, staff training and evaluation of […]

A fire has broken out on Wednesday at Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena, centred in block five. First calls to the emergency line came at around seven twenty-five reporting smoke from the affected floors. Flames climbed from the third to the fifth floor, affecting about three rooms on each level, and the building’s outer cladding acted as a route for rapid spread. Firefighters, based four minutes away, deployed up to four crews and brought the blaze under control within the […]

Electra has opened the largest ultra‑rapid charging station in the municipality of Cartagena, beside the Parque Mediterráneo retail park in the Cabezo Beaza industrial estate. It is the firm’s first station in the Region and comprises sixteen charging points designed to serve long‑distance and local drivers. Eight of the points provide ultra‑rapid charging of up to 400 kW and the other eight offer up to 50 kW. Electra estimates the site can recharge up to 400 cars a day and […]

Torrevieja’s Local Police has reported a coordinated operation with the Civil Guard on Tuesday targeting illegal street vending along the seafront. The operation involved 30 officers — 17 from the Civil Guard and 13 from the Local Police — and led to the seizure of 24 bundles of merchandise that police have determined to be counterfeit, amounting to hundreds of kilos. Items recovered include imitation football kits, tracksuits, trainers, caps, belts, bags and three hand trolleys. The seized material is […]

The Generalitat Valenciana has given final approval to reclassify a 10,524 square metre plot in Orihuela Costa, in the O-1 Las Filipinas sector, from private sports facilities to residential use. The Territorial Commission for Urban Planning voted unanimously to approve the modification, which allows a maximum of 45 dwellings on 9,059.67 m2 and also allocates 1,244.36 m2 for roads, 565 m2 of green space and 436 m2 for a multi-use facility. Developer Santa Cruz Urbana first requested a change in […]

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after a National Police investigation into so-called 'puntos negros' of drug sales has led them to a property in the San Félix neighbourhood of Cartagena. The inquiry has identified the address as an active street-level sales point. Residents have reported a constant flow of vehicles and people and say the site has created a strong sense of insecurity. Officers say those running the point have been using security measures, including […]

Orihuela has announced the official start of its Christmas season with light switch‑on events on Thursday 4 December and Friday 5 December at different points in the municipality. The 4 December ceremony will be held at six o'clock at the Town Hall in Playa Flamenca and will include a choir and the inauguration of the municipal nativity. On 5 December a procession will tour several streets from five o'clock before the main switch‑on and the public reading of a Christmas […]