The proposal to rename the Palace of Music in Torrevieja after pianist María Gil Vallejos will not be discussed at the March council meeting. This initiative, put forward by the Socialist municipal group to honour the prominent local musician, has encountered legal hurdles. A review has confirmed that the council formally committed to the name Union Musical Torrevejense in nineteen ninety-one, recognising the donation of land by the Union Musical […]

In an exciting announcement, the National Lottery first prize has been awarded to ticket number seventy-four thousand eight hundred thirty-four. The winning tickets have been sold entirely in two municipalities located in the province of Alicante, specifically Orihuela and Pilar de la Horadada. Each winning ticket carries a prize of sixty thousand euros, amounting to a total of six hundred thousand euros for the full series of ten tickets. Tickets […]

Miguel Ángel Ivorra, the General Director of Urban Planning, visited Torrevieja this week to sign an agreement with Eduardo Dolón, the Mayor of Torrevieja. The agreement was made in response to a ruling from the Valencia Supreme Court, which annulled the inclusion of La Ceñuela in the regional environmental plan known as PATIVEL. This ruling is significant as it allows urbanisation processes for the area to move forward. The court's […]

Plans for the construction of a new private hospital in Orihuela are advancing after the city council approved a collaboration protocol with the Generalitat Valenciana through its Ministry of Health. The site, to be managed by Ribera Salud, has been under consideration for over a year and aims to address growing healthcare demands. The location is situated in Lomas de Cabo Roig and encompasses more than thirty-three thousand square metres. […]

The Generalitat has recently given a conditional approval for the expansion of Torrevieja's cemetery, which also includes the construction of a private funeral home equipped with cremation services. However, this approval comes with specific conditions that demand justification of public interest for this private initiative. Additionally, the project must consider its environmental impact, particularly in relation to the expansion of the N-332 road, which lacks sufficient data to assess its […]