Residents of Orihuela Costa have voiced their strong opposition to an increase in rubbish collection fees that has seen charges triple. The annual fee has escalated from seventy euros to a flat rate of two hundred and two euros and eighty-seven cents. This significant increase has triggered criticism from the Unidos por la Costa association, which has been actively campaigning for residents to lodge formal complaints, arguing that the new […]

An eighty-seven-year-old man was rescued unconscious from the water at Los Narejos beach in Los Alcázares yesterday. Emergency services received a call from beachgoers who spotted him in distress at twelve thirty-nine. Prompt action was taken as lifeguards swiftly approached the scene. Ambulances from the local Emergency and Civil Protection Services and the regional Emergency Management were on hand to provide immediate medical assistance. Upon arrival, they stabilised the man […]

The common flamingo is solidifying its presence at the Natural Park of Las Lagunas de la Mata and Torrevieja, following six years of continuous reproduction. Recent observations by Federo Kenzelmann confirm that around sixty percent of this season's chicks have already hatched. The colony, one of the largest recorded to date, consists of adult flamingos incubating eggs as well as newly hatched chicks of varying ages, ranging from just a […]

On Friday, high temperatures have put pressure on schools in the Region during an already stressful exam period. Many educational centres are struggling to cope with the soaring heat, prompting the first protests. Students and staff have expressed their dissatisfaction with the conditions in classrooms. At IES Valle de Leiva in Alhama de Murcia, classes were suspended for the second day in a row as the heat became unbearable. Meanwhile, […]

Authorities have located a body in an advanced stage of decomposition near Tabarca Island, Alicante, approximately two miles from the coast. The discovery was made following an alert from the Emergency Centre to the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil. The body had been in the water for several weeks, complicating identification efforts. Currently, it is unclear whether the body is male or female due to the extent of decomposition. […]

An elderly man, aged seventy, tragically lost his life this morning due to a drowning incident at Los Náufragos beach in the municipality of Torrevieja. Emergency services were alerted just after eleven o'clock and quickly dispatched a basic life support unit and a medical emergency unit to the scene. Upon arrival, healthcare professionals from the medical emergency unit attempted several minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but unfortunately, the man did not […]