A tragic accident in Torrevieja has resulted in the death of a twenty-two-year-old man. The incident took place on Friday afternoon, when a palm tree collapsed onto his vehicle while he was driving along the CV-905 road. Emergency services, including firefighters, the Civil Guard, and local police, arrived swiftly at the scene. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, the young driver succumbed to his injuries. The accident occurred at approximately five ten in the afternoon on the stretch of road between […]

Police in Elche have charged a 52‑year‑old Spanish woman accused of selling pirated telenovelas through the website Milanuncios.com. The investigation, led by the city’s Court of Instruction Number 1, forms part of Operation Pecadora. Officers say the case is unusual because the material involved consists of full telenovela series rather than films or single episodes. According to the National Police, officers seized around 1,300 counterfeit DVDs, seven hard drives and a desktop computer during a search of the woman’s home […]

Sueña Torrevieja has given a positive assessment of the council’s decision to launch a call for eight new eurotaxi licences in the municipality. The local political group has described the move as an important step towards improving a service it says is clearly insufficient for the city’s current needs. The expansion forms part of the budget agreements reached for 2026. The party’s spokesperson, Pablo Samper, has said it is right to acknowledge progress when commitments are met. He has stressed […]

Police were called to a violent disturbance on Calle Mayor in La Unión after a high-end vehicle stopped in the middle of the road on Saturday evening. Several men got out and went to a nearby property, before a confrontation broke out moments later. Witnesses described scenes of chaos, with shouting, chases and physical assaults between two groups, including threats made with knives. The most dangerous moment came when another man threw a piece of furniture from a flat window […]

The Government Delegate in the Region of Murcia, Francisco Lucas, has visited the construction site of the new Guardia Civil headquarters in Los Alcázares. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 and will allow the local force to expand to 54 officers. Lucas said staffing levels in the town have already increased significantly in recent years. Since 2019, the number of officers has risen by 20, and the creation of the new Main Post will […]

Firefighters from the Alicante Provincial Consortium are currently working to extinguish a forest fire that has erupted in the province. The fire ignited in a reed bed and has since spread to the forest area within the Natural Park of Las Salinas in Torrevieja. The fire was reported on Saturday at approximately six fifty in the evening near La Torreta, an area known for its historical spa. A command unit, along with two heavy urban firefighting engines, and a heavy […]

A fifty-five-year-old man was airlifted to Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena following a fall from a height of two to three metres on Saturday, the eighth of November, two thousand twenty-five. Emergency services received an alert around ten o'clock that morning regarding the incident, which occurred in a remote area of Perín. Responding to the situation, the Cartagena Fire Service and Civil Protection team requested support from the Aerial Rescue Brigade of the Fire Extinction and Rescue Consortium. They promptly […]

Murcia’s International Airport recorded 949,007 passengers in 2025, representing an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with the previous year. The figures were released by Aena, which operates Spain’s airport network. Of the total number of travellers, 947,438 used commercial flights. International travel continued to dominate, with passenger numbers rising by 6.7 per cent to 840,115. In contrast, the domestic market declined by 6.5 per cent, with 107,323 passengers recorded over the year. The airport also saw growth in aircraft […]

A powerful noise heard yesterday afternoon across parts of southern Alicante surprised and worried many residents, with some initially believing it could have been an explosion. The sound was reported shortly after four o’clock, particularly in the Torrevieja area, and prompted widespread comment on social media. The boom is thought to have been caused by military aircraft involved in ongoing NATO training exercises. Experts say the noise can occur when aircraft break the sound barrier, creating intense shockwaves that are […]