An 83-year-old man has died while snorkelling at Poniente beach in Benidorm on Sunday. The Alicante Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (CICU) dispatched a SAMU ambulance to the scene. The medical team carried out advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other stabilisation procedures in an attempt to save him. Despite their efforts, the man did not respond to treatment and was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency health officials have confirmed that a post-mortem examination will determine the exact cause of death. […]

Torrevieja City Council has unanimously approved a new telecommunications bylaw designed to tackle the spread of cables, poles and equipment across public streets and building façades. The regulation, first drafted in March 2022, responds to the rapid expansion of fibre-optic networks and the visual and safety concerns caused by overlapping installations. The bylaw promotes underground deployment over overhead lines, although aerial cabling will still be permitted where burial is technically or physically unfeasible, would disrupt service, or involve disproportionate cost. […]

Torrevieja has joined a pilot scheme promoting healthy leisure as part of a European prevention model developed with the European Institute of Prevention Studies (IREFREA). The programme aims to strengthen addiction prevention through high-quality activities focused on children, adolescents and young people. A first multidisciplinary meeting has been held to launch the initiative and outline its methodology. Councillors responsible for Public Health, Sports, Social Welfare and Citizen Participation attended, alongside IREFREA’s director and European project coordinator. Municipal staff from health, […]

Torrevieja’s Local Government Board has approved the tender process for the construction of a new Sea and Salt Museum and a new auditorium for the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest. The projects involve a total investment of €29,186,968 and mark a major step in the comprehensive restoration of the historic Eras de la Sal complex. Contracts will be open to bids for 35 days, with works expected to start in November if no appeals are lodged. The new open-air auditorium […]

Cartagena City Council has completed a full renewal of the vegetation on the pergolas at the Port of Cartagena, with the planting of more than 600 new specimens. The work was carried out by the municipal Parks and Gardens service as part of efforts to enhance one of the city’s most heavily used public spaces. The project included the planting of Incienso variegata and Russelia equisetiformis, commonly known as Cupid’s tears. Both species were selected for their resistance to high […]

Torrevieja Council has approved the award of a contract to draft the basic and detailed plans for a future underground car park beneath Plaza Encarnación Puchol in La Mata. The six-month contract, worth 141,570 euros including VAT, has been awarded to Miguel Ángel Uribe Martínez after his bid received the highest score. It includes the safety and health study and waste management plan, but not the construction itself. The council describes the project as a necessary technical step before launching […]

San Pedro del Pinatar Council has presented a three million euro package of improvements for the seafront areas of La Puntica and Villananitos. The project forms part of the Plan de Sostenibilidad Turística en Destino and is funded through the European Union’s NextGenerationEU recovery programme. The scheme includes the maintenance, repainting and renaturalisation of the cycle lane along both promenades, aimed at improving safety for cyclists and pedestrians while creating a greener urban environment. New pergolas with seating have been […]

Smoke from large wildfires burning in central Spain has reached Alicante province, giving the sky an orange hue and leaving a noticeable smell of burning. The phenomenon was widely observed on Sunday 26 July, when the sun appeared dimmed and the atmosphere turned hazy across several districts. The smoke plume travelled hundreds of kilometres from fire zones in Madrid, Ávila and Toledo. Westerly and north-westerly winds in the middle layers of the atmosphere carried the particles south-east, eventually covering parts […]

The Valencian Government has formally delegated powers to Orihuela Town Hall to construct a second health centre in Orihuela Costa. The resolution was published on Friday in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana. The move follows a request by the council last October under a regional decree regulating cooperation on primary healthcare infrastructure. The project has a maximum investment of 8,903,435 euros, рассчитated for a shared population of 28,379 patients. Of that total, 690,188 euros have been allocated for […]