A boat caught fire yesterday at Cabo Roig harbour in Orihuela Costa. It was in dock at the slipway undergoing repairs. The blaze affected only this vessel and did not spread to other boats despite the materials and fuel on site. Firefighters were alerted at seven twenty and brought the blaze under control by eleven fourteen, with no injuries and only material damage.nnEmergency services from the Guardia Civil, the Local Police and the Provincial Fire Service attended the scene. A […]

Five months after the tender, Orihuela Town Hall has awarded a contract to install a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) in Playa Flamenca on Orihuela Costa. The Tourism Department, not Infrastructure, has handled the process and awarded the services under the Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan (PSTD). Councillor Gonzalo Montoya emphasises the link between tourism appeal and safety, saying: 'Tourism and risk prevention go hand in hand; a destination that protects residents and visitors is a destination that is modern, sustainable […]

Residents of the Santa Ana residential district in Cartagena are set to see one of their long-standing demands realised as work begins on expanding the local medical facility into a full health centre. The works, contracted to Tecopsa, have started on the site with the first loads of materials and prefabricated cabins already in place. Officials say the project was awarded by Murcia’s Health Department in September and is due to run for around fourteen months. The total investment stands […]

Cartagena’s iconic red kiosks have stood along the city’s streets for generations, yet more than half are now closed. A long-awaited overhaul aims to modernise them and revive a cherished landmark. After decades of delay and stalled proposals, the Ayuntamiento has advanced a complete update of the rules governing kiosks. On Thursday, the Heritage Department presented a draft that preserves the historic look in the centre while allowing more modern kiosks in surrounding neighbourhoods. The plan follows earlier ideas dating […]

An investigation into the brutal dragging of Swedish citizen Christian Pikulak in Torrevieja has taken a decisive turn, Svenska Magasinet reports. Two people have been remanded in provisional custody, and two others remain under police surveillance as the Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional press ahead with the case after weeks of joint work on the Costa Blanca. The outlet says the events unfolded on Pedro Lorca Street in Torrevieja in early October. The investigation recounts that, as the couple walked […]

Torrevieja's town hall has launched Sector Twenty-Five green space. The park spans seventy thousand square metres and will run nine hundred metres, making it among the largest green spaces in the municipality under the maintenance contract. With a budget of five point four million euros and a twelve-month timetable, Actúa Servicios Medioambiente Sociedad Limitada is delivering the project. Mayor Eduardo Dolón has announced it will be completed by Christmas two thousand and twenty-six. Positioned north of Bella Vista, Vista Sal […]

Cartagena's town hall has announced that the Christmas season will be launched on December fifth at seven in the evening with a drone light show from the harbour esplanade. A total of two hundred and twenty drones and eighteen pyrodrones will form a Christmas tale in the sky, creating thirteen shapes visible from the harbour to the seafront. Mayor Noelia Arroyo says the city is at the start of its most magical time of year and promises a Christmas experience […]

Torrevieja's town hall has announced tighter controls on the patron saint celebrations. The thirty-third Paella Contest and the seventh Camisetas Contest will take place on Saturday, the sixth of December, at the Antonio Soria Park markets, as part of the La Purísima Concepción programme. The aim is to curb alcohol-fuelled excess in public spaces, particularly among under-eighteens, and to prevent the festivities from turning into a large street binge. Entry to the Paella Contest is open to residents, with a […]

Two minors stabbed each other on Torrevieja's Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas, near a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, on Wednesday around two o’clock. The injured pupil, born in the Dominican Republic, has required surgery to remove a knife from his arm and is reported to be recovering well with no complications. The alleged attacker has been detained and handed to the Guardia Civil for custody, with the case being investigated by the Guardia Civil’s Judicial Police. Both individuals are pupils […]