Strong winds associated with Atlantic storm Ingrid have been felt across Alicante province, leading Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, to activate a yellow weather warning. Wind gusts exceeding 100 kilometres per hour were recorded in elevated and coastal areas, particularly inland mountain ranges. The Provincial Fire Consortium has confirmed that crews responded to 22 incidents linked to the strong winds. Most call-outs involved fallen or unstable trees, loose roof elements, and street furniture moved by the gusts. Orihuela and Elche […]

Izquierda Unida has accused the PSOE-led council in Los Montesinos of tailoring a senior police appointment to benefit a long-serving officer who is close to retirement. The town has a population of just over 5,800 and a local police force of fourteen officers, yet now has a newly created Chief Inspector post that, according to IU, has never previously existed in the municipal structure. The party claims the job requirements, published in September 2025, were so restrictive that only one […]

Twenty nesting boxes for common house martins have been installed this month on the northern façade of Torrevieja University Hospital, next to the Salt Lagoon Natural Park and the town’s salt works. The initiative, led by the council, aims to strengthen colonies detected in the area last year and encourage breeding in what is considered an ideal habitat. The common house martin is a protected migratory bird of high ecological value. It travels around 10,000 kilometres each year and returns […]

A cigarette lit next to an oxygen cylinder has been identified as the cause of a fire at Torrevieja Hospital on Friday, which left two people injured and forced the partial evacuation of the building. Sources close to the investigation said the blaze began shortly after midday on the second floor. A patient carrying an oxygen cylinder reportedly left his room and entered an empty room with a cigarette and lighter. When he lit the cigarette, an explosion occurred, sparking […]

Emergency services across three provinces have conducted over one hundred and sixty operations since midday on Monday, following a widespread power outage. A significant number of these incidents have involved rescuing individuals trapped in elevators. In Alicante, approximately fifty interventions were recorded in the early afternoon, with thirty-five of these being elevator rescues. The number of emergencies also included five home entry operations and several public assistance incidents, particularly in the Las Marinas and Bajo Vinalopó areas. Valencia reported more […]

A forty-seven-year-old British man has been hospitalised after a bull gored him during the ‘bous cerrils’ fiesta in Pedreguer, Alicante. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, July seventeenth, when the animal struck the man's leg, causing a severe injury that required immediate medical attention. Local police reported that the man was taken to Denia Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. The ‘bous cerrils’ fiesta is a traditional celebration in the region, but such incidents can occur during […]

A troubling incident in San Miguel de Salinas has highlighted the dangers associated with irresponsible electric scooter use. Local police apprehended a minor who was travelling at seventy kilometres per hour, well above the legal limit of twenty-five kilometres per hour. The juvenile reportedly fled from authorities, raising serious concerns about both road safety and compliance with traffic regulations governing personal mobility vehicles. The minor was also riding without a helmet, contravening safety regulations that apply to electric scooter users. […]

A fifty-four-year-old woman has been arrested in Elche on suspicion of committing several offences, including fraud, forgery of documents, and theft. The arrest followed a report from an elderly man who noticed that his retirement pension had not been deposited in his account, prompting an investigation by the National Police. The police stated that although the Social Security office confirmed that the pension payments were indeed being made, the victim had not received any deposits into his usual account. This […]

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that broke out on the third floor of a six-storey residential building in Torrevieja on Friday evening. The Alicante Provincial Firefighters Consortium said the alarm was raised at 8.04pm. Flames spread to the balcony of the property, causing thick smoke and prompting the evacuation of all residents in the building. Although no one was injured, three flats were described as having been completely affected by the fire. Emergency crews included a command unit, two heavy […]