Spain's National Police have detained four men in Cartagena on suspicion of drug trafficking and electricity fraud linked to several marijuana plantations uncovered in ongoing investigations. They say almost nine hundred plants were found at various growth stages. The inquiries, prompted by residents' complaints about the impact of the plantations on neighbours, led officers to multiple properties used for cultivating these illicit crops. Searches at two properties in the port city resulted in the arrests, with more than three hundred […]

Workers employed by Mazarrón’s municipal street cleaning and refuse collection service have suspended their intermittent strike after reaching a deal with the local authority on Wednesday. Delegates from ATRM and UGT represent the one hundred and six staff of Bahía de Mazarrón Ingeniería Urbana SA. The pact with the town hall, formed by UIDM and the PSOE, guarantees the subrogation of all workers into a new mixed company to be created.nnThe new firm will be the outcome of a bidding […]

Occupancy in the Valencian Community has risen across all destinations in the first half of November, outpacing seasonality and signalling a robust pre-Christmas period. In Alicante province, Benidorm and the Costa Blanca lead the way, with an eight-point rise since the start of the month. Benidorm now stands at 83.3% occupancy, two percentage points higher than last year. National and international markets remain diverse sources of visitors. The United Kingdom accounts for 46.3% of travellers, well ahead of the domestic […]

An injured griffon vulture has a second chance at Terra Natura Murcia. The bird, which has lost sight in one eye, arrived from the Santa Faz Wildlife Recovery Centre in Alicante after an injury left it unable to survive in the wild. It will join seven griffon vultures in the park’s bird enclosure, after a veterinary health check. Terra Natura Murcia works closely with wildlife recovery centres across the region. The partnership focuses on rescuing animals that cannot return to […]

Torrevieja's Centre for Tourism hosted the prize ceremony for the Second nos vamos de tapas contest this morning at ten o'clock. Alicia Arenas Mercader, director of the centre and secretary of the jury, read the results after the envelope was opened. Winners were announced for two categories: Best Traditional Tapas and Best Innovative Tapas. Traditional Tapas went to Restaurante La Mar de Bien for chipirones stuffed with seafood in American sauce with crispy leeks. The judges praised the dish for […]

Locals will honour Cloe, the fifteen-year-old killed in Orihuela Costa, on the crime’s first anniversary. The memorial is due to take place this Sunday at eleven thirty in La Florida Park, in the ER two area, and is open to all. Attendees are invited to bring a flat painted stone to form a memorial mosaic on the bench dedicated to Cloe. The event will feature the reading of the Anniversary Manifesto, designed to remember Cloe with love and to name […]

A Georgian crime gang has been dismantled by the National Police, specialising in home burglaries, based in Torrevieja and travelling across the Alicante and Murcia regions. Five members, aged between twenty-nine and fifty-five, have been arrested and a large quantity of stolen items recovered. Police say the group is linked to at least twenty-six burglaries in Elche and Cartagena, and operated with a high degree of professional expertise. Investigators say the organisation worked with clearly defined roles. An organiser selected […]

The City Council of Cartagena has announced a chemical emergency drill to be held in Alumbres this Thursday. The exercise is designed to test and improve the town's capacity to respond to a potential real incident. It is due to start at 9:30 am. During the drill, the emergency sirens will be activated. When the alarm sounds, residents are instructed to confine themselves to their homes and close doors and windows for the duration of the exercise. The drill's objective […]

The Guardia Civil has dismantled a youth criminal group in San Javier and arrested six people, including a minor, on suspicion of belonging to a criminal gang, robberies with force, thefts from inside vehicles and receiving stolen goods. The operation, named Rolcar, has so far linked more than twenty offences across San Javier, Los Alcázares and Pilar de la Horadada. The case began after a notable rise in thefts from vehicles, which sparked concern among local residents. Investigators say the […]