A man has been detained following a theft at the Dos Mares shopping centre in San Javier. Local Police were called shortly before 8pm on Monday after security staff at the Pull & Bear store reported they were holding a suspect. The alert was raised through the 112 emergency number. The man admitted he had used scissors to cut security tags from several T-shirts and pairs of trousers in the changing rooms. He told officers he had been accompanied by […]

The State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has issued adverse weather warnings for Wednesday across the Region of Murcia. An orange warning is in force in the North West, where westerly winds could reach gusts of up to 90 km/h. A yellow alert has also been issued for the Altiplano, with gusts expected to reach 70 km/h. Both warnings began at midnight and remain in place until 23:59. Coastal areas are also affected. A yellow warning for coastal phenomena will come into […]

The National Police have dismantled a criminal group accused of carrying out a series of break-ins at gambling arcades across the Region of Murcia and Alicante province, including one incident in La Campaneta, near Orihuela. Investigators say the group stole more than 20,000 euros and caused significant damage to gaming machines. The inquiry began last year after officers received information about coordinated thefts in venues in Molina de Segura and Murcia. Police say the gang used the so-called “stacker” method. […]

A well-known insurance broker in San Javier has been arrested for allegedly scamming nearly a dozen expatriate clients by selling car insurance policies that were never valid. The 40-year-old woman, who ran a franchised office of a major national insurer in the Mar Menor area, is accused of taking customers’ money without properly registering their policies. Many of her clients were foreign residents who later discovered during routine police checks that they were driving without insurance. The Guardia Civil launched […]

Police have arrested two people following the theft of gold jewellery and high-value watches from an elderly man in Alicante. The items were valued at more than sixty-five thousand euros and were taken using a method known as an ‘affectionate theft’. According to the National Police, the woman approached the victim in the street and struck up a conversation, claiming to feel unwell. After gaining his trust, she met him several times, eventually visiting his home. During a later visit, […]

Torrevieja Council has launched a new educational programme aimed at encouraging healthy, responsible and balanced use of digital technology among primary school pupils. The initiative, known as Cibersabios, is being delivered during the 2025 to 2026 school year through the council’s Community Prevention Unit. The programme consists of ninety-minute workshops led by specialist professionals and is taking place in classrooms across all sixteen primary schools in Torrevieja. In its first phase, it focuses on Year Six pupils, reaching a total […]

Night-time work on a major new airport taxiway is set to begin in late February as part of a €16.7 million investment designed to improve how aircraft move on the ground before take-off and after landing. The project is expected to reduce turnaround times and create additional flight slots, while avoiding disruption to existing flight schedules by carrying out most construction overnight. The contract was awarded to Valencian firm Pavasal last August, coming in well below the original €21 million […]

A municipal street-cleaning vehicle has struck the terrace of a pizzeria in Calle del Mar, at the junction with Ramón Gallud, in central Torrevieja. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, close to the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre, according to the Provincial Fire Consortium. The vehicle caught the terrace awning, leaving part of the structure unstable. Although the restaurant was busy inside, there were no customers seated outside at the time, partly due to windy weather conditions. Emergency services confirmed […]

More than 15,000 people have signed a petition calling for a 24-hour accident and emergency service at the health centre in Los Alcázares. The petition has been delivered by the Town Hall to the regional health authority in Murcia, acting on behalf of local residents. The signatures were collected from summer 2025 onwards, including from some seasonal visitors, but campaigners say the total is still significant in a municipality with a population of just over 20,000. The petition also voices […]