Federico Alarcón, secretary councillor of the Local Government Board, has announced that on Friday 28 November the council approved the justificatory report, technical file and administrative clauses for a new urban transport contract. The concession will run for ten years and is valued at €115,440,005 plus VAT. The period for submission of offers will last forty calendar days, setting a receipt horizon to 12 January 2026. The new service will substantially increase capacity and staff. The fleet will double from […]

Mazarrón has taken a significant step in its tourism digitalisation with the launch of a new tourist website and mobile app that incorporate a chatbot based on artificial intelligence powered by ChatGPT. The presentation took place at the Casa de la Cultura on Saturday 29 November and was led by mayor Ginés Campillo alongside the tourism councillor Andrés Aznar. Officials described the service as a single channel for visitor information and assistance. The system will be available from the first […]

San Javier will open a new local police station in La Manga on 15 December at kilometre six in the Manga Beach urbanisation. The move aims to end a long-standing gap in surveillance that has left the resort without continuous cover because patrols have had to travel forty kilometres to the San Javier station to change shifts. The mayor, José Miguel Luengo, has said the council will leave behind the unproductive hours officers spend travelling. With the new premises already […]

The Local Police of Cartagena have recovered four vehicles reported stolen at different points across the municipality. Two were found parked, a third was abandoned in a rural area with extensive damage, and a fourth, which was carrying four occupants, was stopped; the occupants fled and later abandoned the car in a street in Pozo Estrecho. The recoveries were made between 17 and 23 November by officers attached to the Traffic and Mobility unit, Districts and the Special Operational Group […]

Three people have been arrested in Elche in connection with an alleged fraud that removed €45,000 from a company account through the purchase and rapid resale of two company vehicles. Police have said both cars were transferred to other buyers within weeks and at prices well below market value, raising suspicion of a coordinated operation. Investigations have pointed to the company’s former administrator as the alleged ringleader. Officers have found falsified invoices issued in the company’s name and evidence that […]

The inaugural International Elche–Alicante Marathon has gathered 3,500 runners on Sunday along a 42-kilometre route linking Elche and Alicante. Kenya’s Kipkirui Langat has won the men’s race in 2:12:54 and Ethiopia’s Ayehu Tesfahun has taken the women’s title in 2:35:03. Organisers say 4,300 bibs were registered and runners represented more than 50 nationalities, with women making up 15 per cent of entries. The race started at the Palacio de Altamira in Elche and finished at Pier 12 in the Port […]

Pilar de la Horadada town hall has begun the demolition of the Varadero complex at Las Higuericas beach after three court rulings that have become final. The site, which opened in 2019 on a 20,000 square metre plot and operated as a nightlife venue for two summers, will be cleared apart from its perimeter fencing. The town hall has said the demolition will be financed with the concessionaire’s seized guarantee of €57,934 and that the parcel will continue to be […]

A ticket sold in Almoradí has won one of two First Category prizes in the La Primitiva draw held on Saturday 29 November 2025, yielding €706,733.41. The winning play was validated at Despacho Receptor nº 32.325, on Avenida Manuel de Torres 20. The draw produced the numbers 31, 37, 20, 36, 35 and 46, with 25 as the complementary number and 8 as the reintegro. There were no winners of the Special Category, which requires the six correct numbers plus […]

Torrevieja has hosted one of the most significant moments of its patronal festivities with the celebration of the Magna Offering of Flowers to the Purísima Concepción. More than 4,000 people formed a river of participants that processed along Calle Caballero de Rodas after assembling in Plaza de Oriente. Ninety-five local associations and representatives of international resident collectives from Romania, Poland, the United Kingdom and Hispanic America filled the streets with colour and devotion. Music has again played a central role, […]