Recent data reveals that forty-three percent of the tap water in Alicante province is now sourced from desalination, overtaking the water supplied through the transfer system in major municipalities. This shift highlights the growing reliance on desalination technology to meet the region's water demands. In related news, the reopening of the Levante breakwater promenade in Torrevieja has been postponed and is now expected to take place at the end of […]

Residents of Playa Babilonia in Guardamar del Segura have called for a protest on Wednesday, the twentieth of August, in opposition to the planned demolitions of homes set to begin in September. The protest will be a legally sanctioned event, commencing at eleven o'clock from Avenida Ingeniero Codorniu and progressing to the town hall. Activists have engaged in various demonstrations over the summer, including social media campaigns and striking artwork […]

Nine individuals have been arrested in Albacete, Alicante, and Valencia during a police operation aimed at dismantling a criminal organisation accused of sexually exploiting South American women. The network reportedly operated a brothel in Alicante and extorted clients through threats of violence and personal blackmail, demanding payments ranging from three hundred to three thousand euros. The investigation began in mid two thousand and twenty-four following various anonymous alerts received by […]

The National Police has arrested a woman for assaulting a doctor while receiving treatment in the emergency department of Molina de Segura hospital. The incident took place on the twenty-sixth of July at around eleven o'clock in the evening. The arrest followed a formal complaint lodged by the doctor who reported being attacked by the patient during his shift. The investigation uncovered that the woman, who was heavily intoxicated, became […]

The Town Hall of Alicante reported that one hundred and fifty-nine individuals were supported at the Centre for Social Care and Emergency (Centro de Acogida y Urgencias Sociales) over the weekend, as part of a response to the ongoing extreme heat conditions. The emergency alert was activated after the forecast indicated maximum temperatures of thirty-seven degrees Celsius and minimums of twenty-seven. The Mayor, Luis Barcala, emphasised that all extraordinary measures […]

The National Police have arrested three men in Orihuela, aged between thirty-one and thirty-eight, for their suspected involvement in a criminal group responsible for residential and vehicle burglaries. The trio allegedly stole from a home in the city centre while the owner was shopping at a nearby commercial centre. According to the investigation, the suspects followed the victim from his home to the shopping centre. After accessing the victim's vehicle […]

A fifty-five-year-old woman has sustained injuries following a car crash in Cartagena. The incident took place at seven twenty on Sunday morning, as she collided head-on with a palm tree located near the Batel area of the Puerto de Cartagena. Emergency services received numerous calls alerting them to the accident, prompting swift action. Local police and medical teams from the Management of Urgencies and Emergency Services arrived at the scene […]

Orihuela Town Hall has taken the unusual step of announcing the services that will be available in the long-awaited second health centre for Orihuela Costa, despite currently lacking the authority or funding to construct it. During a visit to the site on Thursday, 14 August, councillors for health, town planning, and the coast unveiled the health services planned, highlighting crucial areas such as family medicine, nursing, paediatrics, and women's health. […]

Valencia experienced an exceptionally sweltering night, marking one of the hottest on record since reliable data began in nineteen fifty. The State Meteorological Agency activated a red alert for extreme temperatures for the second day in a row along the southern coastline, while the northern coast, which includes the city of Valencia and its metropolitan area, also fell under the maximum alert. During the early hours of Sunday morning, the […]