Pilar de la Horadada kicks off market season with the return of its vibrant summer markets in the coastal neighbourhoods. The Department of Commerce has announced that three outdoor markets will operate throughout the summer, offering residents and visitors a variety of stalls featuring local crafts, fashion, beach accessories, and holiday trinkets. The Mil Palmeras Market will be held every Tuesday afternoon, from June twenty-fourth to September second, on Calle […]

A seventy-year-old man has died while swimming at Els Tossals beach in Guardamar del Segura. Emergency services received an alert around eleven thirty this morning after several beachgoers noticed the man floating unconscious in the sea. The local authorities confirmed that there was no identification on the individual, as he had arrived alone at the beach on a bicycle. Despite the quick response from emergency services, the medical team could […]

The Guardia Civil has successfully dismantled a criminal organisation based in Elche, which was involved in the importation and distribution of counterfeit goods, primarily textile products. The operation led to the arrest of five individuals: three Chinese men aged sixty two, sixty one, and thirty six, a fifty two year old Ecuadorian man, and a fifty five year old Moroccan man. These individuals face charges of being part of a […]

A traffic accident took place in Torre Pacheco on Saturday afternoon, involving two cars and a scooter. Emergency services were alerted at approximately seven thirty when a call was made to one hundred twelve reporting the incident. Local police and an ambulance from six zero one quickly arrived at the scene. Six individuals sustained injuries in the collision. Three young adults aged twenty-one were transported to Santa Lucía Hospital for […]

Torrevieja has launched its Strategic Tourism Plan for the years twenty twenty-five through twenty twenty-nine. This ambitious roadmap is designed to modernise the city and make it more competitive in the tourism market. The presentation was held at the Tourism Centre and involved significant figures including the mayor and the director of Costa Blanca Tourism. The plan aligns with the Destination Sustainability Plan and prioritises sustainability, digitalisation, governance, and quality […]

Spain faces a growing drowning crisis, with over one hundred fifty deaths reported from drowning incidents in the first half of twenty twenty-five. The alarming trend comes just as the summer tourist season is set to begin, prompting urgent warnings from safety experts who fear that this year may become one of the deadliest on record. Data from Spain's Integrated Water Incident Data Management System indicates that June has already […]

Alicante-Elche Airport has announced that May twenty twenty-five has set a record with one million, eight hundred and fifty thousand, six hundred and twenty passengers, reflecting a five point eight percent increase compared to May twenty twenty-four. This achievement makes it the fifth consecutive month of record traffic for the airport. In addition to passenger numbers, flight operations also reached new heights. The airport reported a total of eleven thousand, […]

In a significant operation, the National Police has dismantled a suspected drug trafficking network in Murcia. The crackdown took place on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of at least five individuals and the seizure of approximately twenty-five kilos of cocaine. This operation was carried out following extensive surveillance and intelligence-gathering by law enforcement authorities. Police executed simultaneous searches in the districts of Era Alta and Ronda Sur. One of the […]

In a significant breakthrough for marine conservation, a collaboration between traditional fishers and environmental organisations has successfully tagged and released over thirty manta rays near La Azohía, close to Cartagena. This operation is part of a cooperative agreement made to enhance the management of endangered marine species in the Mediterranean The Almadraba of La Azohía, a historic fishing method unique to the Iberian Peninsula, saw the accidental capture of thirty-two […]