Torrevieja’s Parks and Gardens department has ordered a comprehensive inspection of every palm in the median of the CV-905 after a red palm weevil–affected specimen collapsed onto a car last Friday, killing twenty-two-year-old Martín Pérez Aniorte, a local resident. The incident occurred on the town’s main entry road, which carries more than thirty thousand vehicles daily. The contractor says it is conducting individual checks on each palm in the median, with a maximum forty-eight hour deadline. The inspection uses a […]

Torrevieja's council has been ordered to pay one hundred and fifteen thousand euros to a police officer after the Constitutional Court ratified a ruling condemning the town for workplace harassment. The court found the officer endured harassment from April two thousand thirteen to September two thousand sixteen, after he raised concerns about corruption and cash handling in fines and nightlife checks. The sum comprises ninety-five thousand euros plus twenty thousand in late-payment interest from two thousand sixteen. Prior to this […]

Bioparc Valencia has recorded the birth of its first white rhinoceros, a male, on the fourth of November. The calf arrived after a gestation of four hundred and ninety-one days and is already standing and moving, seeking warmth from its mother, Kwanza. Care has been provided from a distance using non-invasive monitoring to ensure the wellbeing of both. The two stay indoors with a generously sized sunny courtyard where they can enjoy natural light. The park notes that the non-invasive […]

Murcia's Christmas lighting will be switched on this week, after Mayor José Ballesta explained the plan in a post on the council's social media channels. The opening event is set for Saturday, November twenty-second, in Plaza del Cardenal Belluga, which will host for the first time a city-wide, simultaneous switch-on of all Christmas lighting, including the outlying districts. The display promises a blend of music, colour and a magical atmosphere in the historic centre. Two days later, on Friday November […]

The town hall of Almoradí has officially opened a new carpool parking facility, which is now fully operational and holds the title of the largest in the Valencian Community. With one hundred and thirty-one designated spaces for carpooling, this infrastructure represents an investment of six hundred and forty-five thousand euros. It is strategically located at the junction of the CV-912 and the AP-7, serving thousands of daily trips between Almoradí, Daya Nueva, and Dolores. Vicente Martínez Mus, the second vice […]

Almoradí Local Police have detained a driver after reports of irregular driving around twelve thirty last night. Officers observed zigzags and abrupt braking as they stopped the vehicle. The driver did not hold a valid driving licence and presented a foreign licence that could not be exchanged. The car’s MOT test had expired. A breathalyser reading showed zero point nine three milligrams per litre of alcohol in the blood, three times the legal limit. The individual has been placed under […]

The death of twenty-two-year-old Martín Pérez Aniorte has caused widespread shock in Torrevieje. He had recently lost both his father and mother to illness, and since then had been living with his younger sister at his uncle's home. Martín was an active participant, as his father had been, in one of Torrevieja's oldest Holy Week fraternities, the Cofradía de Nuestro Padre Jesús de La Caída. Like many local youths, he participated as a costalero in the processions. He completed his […]

A National Police operation in Torrevieja, conducted by the Judicial Police team from the Elche area, has dismantled a mid level cocaine trafficking network based in a residential area of the town. A fifty-two-year-old man and his twenty-four-year-old daughter have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking, illicit weapons possession and money laundering, after investigators linked their lifestyle to income not declared to the tax authorities. The force has described the investigation as showing extensive use of funds and assets […]

The town hall of San Pedro del Pinatar has completed improvements to accessibility and road safety on Avenida del Taibilla, a project led by the Urban Planning department. The works renew the section between Río Tajo Street and Avenida de los Antolinos in a residential area situated between two educational centres. With an investment of around two hundred thousand euros, the scheme has widened pavements, relocated public lighting and urban furniture, reduced the height of medians, and improved the road […]