Torrevieja has experienced an unseasonably rainy March, leading to the cancellation of various events across the province. This trend continued as the annual earthquake drill, commemorating the devastating earthquake of March twenty first, eighteen twenty nine, was significantly reduced in scale. The drill still took place; however, the absence of local firefighters due to an ongoing labour dispute overshadowed the event. The Diputación has been unable to resolve the conflict, […]

A dramatic incident unfolded yesterday afternoon in Torrevieja when a vehicle crashed through the front of a local lottery shop. At around three o'clock, residents near the intersection of Joaquin Chapaprieta and Antonio Machado were startled by a loud noise. Eyewitnesses recounted that a car ignored a Stop sign and collided with a vehicle that was lawfully driving, sending the latter crashing into the Administración de Loterías Número tres ‘La […]

Last night, the city of Torrevieja took a stand against climate change by joining the global event known as Earth Hour. From eight thirty to nine thirty in the evening, street lights were turned off in five prominent squares: Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza Miguel Hernández, Plaza del Centro Cultural Virgen del Carmen, Plaza de Oriente, and Plaza de Encarnación Puchol in La Mata. Concha Sala, the councillor for Public […]

La Primitiva held its latest draw on Saturday, twenty-second March, revealing the winning combination of thirteen, three, thirty-eight, forty-four, thirty-six, and forty-one. The complementary number was forty-nine, while the reintegration number was eight. Notably, a ticket containing part of this winning combination was exchanged at Despacho Receptor number thirty-two thousand three hundred twenty. In addition to the ticket claimed in Los Montesinos, several others were redeemed in Barcelona, Calvià, Burgos, […]

The Town Council of Torrevieja has allocated funding to complete the White Pavilion sports facility, which has been left unfinished since two thousand eleven. The project was initially budgeted at one hundred forty-seven thousand euros in two thousand twenty, but costs have escalated to over one million two hundred forty-five thousand euros as of February two thousand twenty-five. Critics from the political group Sueña Torrevieja blame the ruling Partido Popular […]

On Thursday, March twentieth, two thousand twenty-five, municipal workers reported the extraction of one thousand tonnes of sand from the bottom of Mar Menos. This effort is part of the recently concluded winter beach maintenance programme, which also included the removal of reeds and cleaning of vegetation across the municipality. The extraction process, known as remangado, collects sand displaced by rain and storms to restore beach profiles and thickness. According […]

This Easter, visitors and residents of Torrevieja will not find chiringuitos available along the beaches. The absence of these popular refreshment stalls is due to a delay in the concession bidding process for seasonal food and drink services. The tender notice was published earlier this month on the Public Sector Contracting Portal, with bids closing on Monday, the twenty-fourth of March. A total of ten chiringuitos are available for bidding, […]

Federico Alarcón, the Councillor for Security and Emergencies in Torrevieja, announced a simulated earthquake drill scheduled for tomorrow at nine thirty AM. The drill will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes 'Tavi y Carmona' and is part of efforts to prepare the community for emergency situations. This event commemorates the historical earthquake that struck Torrevieja and parts of Vega Baja in eighteen twenty-nine. More than fifty emergency personnel […]

A forty-eight-year-old man has tragically died after an accident at a construction site on Doctor García Rogel Avenue in Orihuela. The incident occurred at twelve twenty-five today, leading to an immediate alert being raised to medical emergency services. A medical helicopter, a Basic Life Support unit, and a Primary Care medical team were quickly dispatched to the scene to provide assistance. The deceased worker, originally from El Raal in Murcia, […]