Torrevieja's Centre for Tourism hosted the prize ceremony for the Second nos vamos de tapas contest this morning at ten o'clock. Alicia Arenas Mercader, director of the centre and secretary of the jury, read the results after the envelope was opened. Winners were announced for two categories: Best Traditional Tapas and Best Innovative Tapas. Traditional Tapas went to Restaurante La Mar de Bien for chipirones stuffed with seafood in American sauce with crispy leeks. The judges praised the dish for […]

Locals will honour Cloe, the fifteen-year-old killed in Orihuela Costa, on the crime’s first anniversary. The memorial is due to take place this Sunday at eleven thirty in La Florida Park, in the ER two area, and is open to all. Attendees are invited to bring a flat painted stone to form a memorial mosaic on the bench dedicated to Cloe. The event will feature the reading of the Anniversary Manifesto, designed to remember Cloe with love and to name […]

The City Council of Cartagena has announced a chemical emergency drill to be held in Alumbres this Thursday. The exercise is designed to test and improve the town's capacity to respond to a potential real incident. It is due to start at 9:30 am. During the drill, the emergency sirens will be activated. When the alarm sounds, residents are instructed to confine themselves to their homes and close doors and windows for the duration of the exercise. The drill's objective […]

A Georgian crime gang has been dismantled by the National Police, specialising in home burglaries, based in Torrevieja and travelling across the Alicante and Murcia regions. Five members, aged between twenty-nine and fifty-five, have been arrested and a large quantity of stolen items recovered. Police say the group is linked to at least twenty-six burglaries in Elche and Cartagena, and operated with a high degree of professional expertise. Investigators say the organisation worked with clearly defined roles. An organiser selected […]

The Guardia Civil has dismantled a youth criminal group in San Javier and arrested six people, including a minor, on suspicion of belonging to a criminal gang, robberies with force, thefts from inside vehicles and receiving stolen goods. The operation, named Rolcar, has so far linked more than twenty offences across San Javier, Los Alcázares and Pilar de la Horadada. The case began after a notable rise in thefts from vehicles, which sparked concern among local residents. Investigators say the […]

Christmas preparations are under way in Alicante's city centre as the city prepares to showcase its famed Nativity displays. The Monumental Nativity Scene, in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, has been a Guinness World Record since 2020 and is currently being assembled. The display comprises six figures—Baltasar, Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, Gaspar, Melchor and the Child Jesus—and is due to be completed by Thursday the twentieth of November. Officials say the official inauguration will take place on Sunday the twenty-third at […]

At the Municipal Forum, Benidorm mayor Toni Pérez and Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolón have urged Spain’s government to tailor funding to the real year‑round population and the seasonal floating population that swells the two towns in summer. They argue that current transfers do not reflect the true scale of these tourist destinations and are insufficient as visits rise.nnThe two cities exemplify different tourism models: Benidorm is compact with a hotel‑led offer, while Torrevieja is residential with extensive urbanisation and a […]

Region of Murcia International Airport at Corvera has handled 862,835 passengers between January and October 2025, representing a modest 2.2% rise on the same period last year. The figure sits against the backdrop of a steady, though not explosive, recovery for a facility built to drive growth in the region's economy. The numbers underscore the challenges of replacing the historic San Javier hub while attempting to attract greater passenger numbers to Corvera.

A man whose identity and age have not been released has survived a dramatic weekend road crash along the coast of the Region. He reportedly left the road, struck a traffic light and overturned his car on Avenida del Mirador in Santiago de la Ribera while driving under the influence. Local Police, who posted details on Facebook, say the incident occurred on that coastal street and that officers and ambulance crews treated him at the scene.nnInitial inquiries point to excessive […]