Torrevieja Council has commissioned an independent laboratory to analyse rust-like staining on stainless steel railings installed along the Levante breakwater promenade. The issue has emerged just months after the refurbished walkway reopened to the public at Easter, following a renovation costing 6,543,733 euros. The corrosion marks, particularly visible around joints and welds, have appeared despite the use of AISI 316 stainless steel, a marine-grade alloy designed to resist chloride corrosion. A previous batch of railings was removed before completion after […]

A man has appeared before a court in Torrevieja after Guardia Civil officers discovered him carrying a loaded semi-automatic pistol in a public street. The arrest followed a preventive patrol carried out in July by local Citizen Security officers. Police said two men drew attention to themselves by changing their behaviour and attempting to leave the area when they noticed the patrol. During an identification check, one of the men appeared noticeably nervous while searching for documents in a shoulder […]

Rojales Local Police have referred a driver to the courts after he allegedly committed an offence against road safety by recording more than 1 mg per litre of breath alcohol. The incident happened last week during a preventive checkpoint to verify vehicles and documentation. Officers observed a car entering Avenida Costa Azul in the wrong direction and stopped the driver. While dealing with the traffic offence, police noticed clear signs that he may have been under the influence of alcohol. […]

The Valencian Government has awarded a €1,317,969 contract to engineering group Typsa to draft the basic design and technical documentation for the widening of the CV-95 between Orihuela and Torrevieja. The 26.5 km route links inland Vega Baja with the coast and passes through or around Orihuela, Bigastro, Jacarilla and San Miguel de Salinas. The project has been demanded by local councils for four decades. The current road has one lane in each direction and carries around 10,000 vehicles a […]

French tourists in Benidorm who suffer theft, need to report a crime or require police assistance are now being supported by officers from their own country. Two members of the French Police Nationale are patrolling alongside Spain’s National Police in the city’s busiest tourist areas during August, one of the peak holiday months. The deployment forms part of the European Police Stations project, launched in 2008 in collaboration with France and later expanded to Portugal, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands. […]

Orihuela Council has raised €23,161,915, including VAT, from the sale of three municipal development plots in Orihuela Costa, surpassing its initial asking price by €1.54 million. The final figure represents a 7.14% increase on the starting price, following eight bids from seven companies. The land totals just over 38,000 square metres and could accommodate up to 255 homes. The largest increase was recorded for a plot in La Cuerda, which rose by nearly 14% to almost €7 million. A second […]

Hotel occupancy across the Valencian Community reached 90.2% in the second half of July, 2.4 points higher than the same period last year, according to figures released by the hotel association Hosbec. Confirmed reservations for the first half of August currently stand at 86%, pointing to continued strong demand. Benidorm once again led the main tourist destinations, recording 92.1% occupancy in late July, compared with 89.5% a year earlier. The resort closed July with an average of 90.7% of rooms […]

Temperatures climbed sharply across the Valencian Community yesterday, reaching 40.6C in Ontinyent, in the province of Valencia, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency, Aemet. The town was among the hottest places of the day, confirming another spell of intense summer heat inland. In Valencia province, Carcaixent recorded 39.8C and Xàtiva 39.6C, while Bicorp reached 38.5C. In Alicante province, Orihuela hit 39.7C and Elche 38.2C. Pego and Novelda both recorded 37.6C, with Villena at 37.5C and Rojales and Pinoso at 37.2C. […]

Two fires near Mazarrón have been brought under control following a large emergency response on Tuesday afternoon. At 13:35, the Emergency Coordination Centre for the Region of Murcia received nearly 50 calls reporting a blaze on agricultural land between El Saladillo and the Camposol urbanisation, in the municipality of Mazarrón. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene and worked to contain the flames. Authorities have confirmed that both fires are now under control. Personnel remain in the area to secure […]