An investigation into the brutal dragging of Swedish citizen Christian Pikulak in Torrevieja has taken a decisive turn, Svenska Magasinet reports. Two people have been remanded in provisional custody, and two others remain under police surveillance as the Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional press ahead with the case after weeks of joint work on the Costa Blanca. The outlet says the events unfolded on Pedro Lorca Street in Torrevieja in early October. The investigation recounts that, as the couple walked […]

Torrevieja's town hall has launched Sector Twenty-Five green space. The park spans seventy thousand square metres and will run nine hundred metres, making it among the largest green spaces in the municipality under the maintenance contract. With a budget of five point four million euros and a twelve-month timetable, Actúa Servicios Medioambiente Sociedad Limitada is delivering the project. Mayor Eduardo Dolón has announced it will be completed by Christmas two thousand and twenty-six. Positioned north of Bella Vista, Vista Sal […]

Cartagena's town hall has announced that the Christmas season will be launched on December fifth at seven in the evening with a drone light show from the harbour esplanade. A total of two hundred and twenty drones and eighteen pyrodrones will form a Christmas tale in the sky, creating thirteen shapes visible from the harbour to the seafront. Mayor Noelia Arroyo says the city is at the start of its most magical time of year and promises a Christmas experience […]

Torrevieja's town hall has announced tighter controls on the patron saint celebrations. The thirty-third Paella Contest and the seventh Camisetas Contest will take place on Saturday, the sixth of December, at the Antonio Soria Park markets, as part of the La Purísima Concepción programme. The aim is to curb alcohol-fuelled excess in public spaces, particularly among under-eighteens, and to prevent the festivities from turning into a large street binge. Entry to the Paella Contest is open to residents, with a […]

Two minors stabbed each other on Torrevieja's Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas, near a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, on Wednesday around two o’clock. The injured pupil, born in the Dominican Republic, has required surgery to remove a knife from his arm and is reported to be recovering well with no complications. The alleged attacker has been detained and handed to the Guardia Civil for custody, with the case being investigated by the Guardia Civil’s Judicial Police. Both individuals are pupils […]

Spain's National Police have detained four men in Cartagena on suspicion of drug trafficking and electricity fraud linked to several marijuana plantations uncovered in ongoing investigations. They say almost nine hundred plants were found at various growth stages. The inquiries, prompted by residents' complaints about the impact of the plantations on neighbours, led officers to multiple properties used for cultivating these illicit crops. Searches at two properties in the port city resulted in the arrests, with more than three hundred […]

Workers employed by Mazarrón’s municipal street cleaning and refuse collection service have suspended their intermittent strike after reaching a deal with the local authority on Wednesday. Delegates from ATRM and UGT represent the one hundred and six staff of Bahía de Mazarrón Ingeniería Urbana SA. The pact with the town hall, formed by UIDM and the PSOE, guarantees the subrogation of all workers into a new mixed company to be created.nnThe new firm will be the outcome of a bidding […]

Occupancy in the Valencian Community has risen across all destinations in the first half of November, outpacing seasonality and signalling a robust pre-Christmas period. In Alicante province, Benidorm and the Costa Blanca lead the way, with an eight-point rise since the start of the month. Benidorm now stands at 83.3% occupancy, two percentage points higher than last year. National and international markets remain diverse sources of visitors. The United Kingdom accounts for 46.3% of travellers, well ahead of the domestic […]

An injured griffon vulture has a second chance at Terra Natura Murcia. The bird, which has lost sight in one eye, arrived from the Santa Faz Wildlife Recovery Centre in Alicante after an injury left it unable to survive in the wild. It will join seven griffon vultures in the park’s bird enclosure, after a veterinary health check. Terra Natura Murcia works closely with wildlife recovery centres across the region. The partnership focuses on rescuing animals that cannot return to […]