Torrevieja’s Department of Markets has confirmed that the weekly street market will not be held on Friday 24 July or Friday 31 July due to the Low Festival, which is taking place at Parque Antonio Soria. To allow traders and customers to continue their usual buying and selling, both markets have been rescheduled. The market originally planned for 24 July will now take place on Monday 10 August. That means there will be two market days that week: Monday 10 […]

Torrevieja Council and concessionaire Avanza have presented the new official map of the town’s urban bus service, ahead of its phased introduction this summer. The tool is designed to help residents and visitors identify routes, stops and connections at a glance. The new map clearly sets out eight colour-coded lines, each with its own route diagram. The network is organised around a main محور along Avenida Doctor Gregorio Marañón, from which most services branch out to different neighbourhoods and urbanisations. […]

Orihuela City Council has announced a new edition of its free “Summer Sports 2026” programme, offering outdoor activities across Orihuela Costa during July and August. The initiative, organised by the Department of Youth, is designed to provide healthy leisure options for children, young people and adults. Councillor for Youth, Anabel García, said the programme encourages families to enjoy sport together in shared spaces, while each participant takes part in age-appropriate activities. Sessions will be held from 7.00pm to 8.30pm every […]

Torrevieja City Council has launched a new unit of Mobility Officers aimed at improving urban traffic management and easing pressure on the Local Police. The twenty officers and one supervisor formally took up their posts on Friday 10 July and are due to begin operational duties next week, once a period of specialist training has been completed. The new team will initially be based at the Local Police station in Los Balcones. Later this year, they are expected to move […]

Orihuela City Council has expanded its municipal incident reporting web application to cover street cleaning and urban waste collection services along the coast. The tool, which began as a pilot project for reporting road maintenance issues, now allows residents to report cleaning and waste problems and request bulky waste collections quickly and easily. Users can upload photographs, pinpoint exact locations and add relevant details. The application also provides information on where and when to leave bulky items, the location of […]

The Valencian government has launched a grant scheme covering up to 80% of the cost of replacing combustion engines with electric motors in boats operating in protected natural parks. The programme, managed by Ivace+i and overseen by the regional Ministry for Industry, Tourism, Innovation and Commerce, has allocated 400,000 euros. It applies to vessels authorised to sail in La Albufera de València, El Hondo de Elche and Las Salinas de Torrevieja. Applications are open until 28 July 2026. The initiative […]

More than 16,000 learner drivers in the Region of Murcia are currently waiting to sit their practical driving test, according to the latest figures released on Monday. Driving schools say the situation has deteriorated further with the arrival of the summer holidays. In summer 2025, more than 14,000 students were waiting to take the practical exam. One year on, that figure has risen by at least 2,000, and instructors expect it to increase again after the holiday period, when even […]

Firefighters have rescued two 20-year-olds who became lost and stranded in the Sierra de Orihuela, in Alicante province. The alarm was raised at 11.48pm on Saturday. The Provincial Fire Consortium said the operation continued until 6.02am on Sunday, when the pair were finally brought down to safety. Rescuers made visual contact with the young man and woman before working out the safest way to reach them. The area, near Cruz de la Muela, is difficult to access, so crews set […]

Residents in Orihuela Costa have stepped up complaints about the state of local infrastructure, symbolised by a decaying fishing boat that has stood on a roundabout in La Zenia for a decade. Once bearing the town hall’s crest and the name Armengola, the vessel has become, for many, a sign of neglect along the coast. Neighbourhood association Costa Campoamor has requested an urgent meeting with the councillor for the coast to address what it describes as serious deficiencies in maintenance […]