Residents of Torrevieja are gearing up for the annual celebration of Norwegian National Day on Saturday, the seventeenth of May. The festivities will kick off with a traditional parade at eleven o'clock in the morning, beginning at the monument to the Man of the Sea. Councillor Gitte Lund, who oversees International Residents, invites all community members to join in the celebration. Hundreds of Norwegian residents from Torrevieja and nearby areas […]

Alicante-Elche Airport has achieved a remarkable milestone in April twenty twenty-five, registering a record total of one million seven hundred thirty-two thousand four hundred twenty-three passengers. This remarkable figure signifies an increase of eight point nine percent compared to the same month in twenty twenty-four, consolidating a positive trend that has been evident since the beginning of the year. It positions the airport as one of the most dynamic in […]

Two individuals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Callosa de Segura in connection with a series of violent crimes across the Vega Baja region. The suspects, aged thirty-eight and thirty-two, face charges including violent robbery, illegal detention, and breaking a restraining order. Following a judicial hearing, both have been placed in provisional custody. The investigation was initiated in early March, prompted by multiple violent incidents reported in several […]

A thirty-eight-year-old man and a twenty-six-year-old woman were arrested by the National Police in Elche, Alicante, for allegedly causing serious injuries to their three-year-old daughter. The couple is suspected of subjecting the child to irreversible genital surgery, a practice commonly referred to as female genital mutilation. The case came to light following a routine medical examination that revealed healed physical signs consistent with this harmful tradition. The child had arrived […]

The National Police have successfully dismantled a major cannabis cultivation operation located in commercial premises in Torre Pacheco. In a proactive operation, authorities arrested three men hailing from Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic. They are suspected of involvement in drug trafficking and electricity fraud related to the sophisticated growing facility. The investigation began earlier this year, as part of a wider initiative to target large-scale marijuana operations aimed at […]

On the afternoon of May Fourteenth, four British nationals faced a frightening situation when their catamaran was struck by lightning near Cabo de la Huerta, in Alicante. The fourteen-metre vessel was anchored when the storm hit, but it was equipped with a lightning rod on its mast, likely preventing serious injuries to the crew. Fortunately, all four individuals on board were unharmed. However, the lightning strike caused significant damage to […]

On Wednesday, fifteen May twenty twenty-five, the Official Environmental Agents of the Murcia Region successfully rescued two wild boar piglets trapped in the Tajo-Segura transfer channel, near the municipality of Ojós. The brave action unfolded after the agents received reports that the piglets were at risk of drowning in the water. Videos shared on their social media account showed the helpless animals running along the channel's banks, completely disoriented and […]