Emergency services have located the body of a man aged between fifty-five and sixty in a rocky area at kilometre fifteen of La Manga, within the San Javier municipality. The discovery was made during a search operation launched after a wingfoil sportsman was reported missing at sea. The alert was raised shortly before seven in the evening when a family member contacted the 112 emergency coordination centre to report that the man had been missing for around two hours. Maritime […]

The Valencian regional government has confirmed the launch of a new public transport route connecting several Vega Baja towns with Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport. From 1 February, the service will link Almoradí, Formentera del Segura, Rojales, Guardamar del Segura and La Marina, in the Elche district. The route will be operated by Bus Sigüenza under an emergency contract with a minimum duration of around twelve months. These contracts are used as interim solutions while long-term concessions remain too complex to […]

Plans to begin urban development on the E-3 El Barranco sector in Orihuela Costa have been published for public consultation. The project covers more than 33,000 square metres of land and is intended to prepare the site for a private hospital and a small commercial centre, with earlier proposals for a care home now dropped. According to the developers, Espiral de Inversiones and Patrimonio e Inmuebles del Sol, urbanisation work could start in April and last around twelve months. Once […]

Torrevieja Council has approved the awarding of two contracts aimed at improving the energy efficiency of public street lighting across the municipality. The decision was confirmed by the councillor responsible for public lighting, Concha Sala, following a simplified open tender process. The project will see a total of 543 existing lights replaced with modern LED luminaires, which are more efficient and better suited to current energy-saving and consumption control standards. Both contracts have been awarded to the company Iluminaciones Futuras […]

Los Montesinos has opened a new covered sports hall, providing the town with its first indoor sporting facilities. The project was promoted by Alicante Provincial Council and Los Montesinos Town Hall, with a total investment of 1.188 million euros. Provincial funding covered 80 per cent of the cost, with the remainder paid by the council. The building was opened to the public after works finished at the end of 2025. Infrastructure deputy Antonio Bernabeu visited the town alongside mayor José […]

San Javier’s town council has begun work on plans to transform the Rambla de Cobatillas into a floodable park designed to reduce the risk of flooding during heavy rain. The project, which has been put out to tender, has a maximum budget of €2.3 million including VAT and aims to combine flood protection with the creation of a new green public space. The scheme will allow rainwater to spread and be stored safely within a controlled area, protecting nearby streets […]

The use of face masks will no longer be compulsory from Thursday, 29 January, in hospitals and primary care facilities across the Region of Murcia. The measure applies to public and private hospitals, GP surgeries, mental health centres, local clinics and primary care emergency services. The regional government says the decision has been taken after a sustained drop in acute respiratory infections. According to the latest epidemiological report, overall infections fell by 7.6 per cent in the last reporting week. […]

A fifty-four-year-old worker has died after falling from the roof of a company premises in San Fulgencio. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, according to the regional emergency coordination centre. Emergency services received the call at 9.30am, reporting that the man had fallen from a considerable height while on the roof. A mobile intensive care unit was sent to the scene, where medical staff attempted to assist him. Despite their efforts, paramedics were only able to confirm the man’s death […]

Spanish maritime authorities have confirmed the rescue of the sailor aboard the yacht Admirante, who has been found alive and in good health after spending twelve days missing at sea. The vessel was located in Algerian search and rescue waters by a Frontex surveillance aircraft, ending an extensive international operation. The sixty-nine-year-old man had left the port of Gandia on 15 January, sailing alone towards Guardamar del Segura. With limited navigation experience, he later lost engine power and was unable […]