A wildfire affected a pine woodland area close to homes in Villamartín, Orihuela Costa, on Sunday evening. The blaze started near Antillas and Wagner streets, in an area where housing developments sit alongside pine trees and dry scrubland, close to the Villamartín golf course. The Provincial Fire Consortium confirmed that four Generalitat forest crews and five consortium units were deployed to tackle the flames. According to Orihuela City Council’s governing team, the fire was brought under control and was almost […]

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Acequión beach in Torrevieja on Friday morning. The Valencian Emergency Information and Coordination Centre said it received an alert at 10am reporting that a man had been taken from the sea unconscious. A basic life support ambulance team carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the shore. When a SAMU doctor arrived, there were no signs of life and the man was pronounced dead. Police sources have indicated the victim […]

The second heatwave of the summer has begun across the Valencian Community, with Spain’s State Meteorological Agency forecasting at least three days of extreme and persistent heat. Temperatures are expected to reach 40°C on Monday, climbing to as high as 44°C on Tuesday in southern coastal areas of Valencia province. A red alert for “extraordinary danger” has been issued for districts including La Ribera, La Safor and La Costera between midday and 8pm on Tuesday. Orange warnings are in place […]

A woman from Los Alcázares has filed a legal challenge against Spain’s national blind organisation, ONCE, after it refused to pay out a €35,000 prize from a daily lottery draw. The winning coupon was purchased on 5 August 2025 and presented for payment days later, but the prize was denied. ONCE said the woman is registered on the General Register of Gambling Access Bans, a national self-exclusion database for people with gambling addictions. The organisation stated that the law requires […]

Two men aged 19 and 21 have been arrested by the National Police in Benidorm after allegedly assaulting a man and stealing his wallet in an incident filmed and circulated on social media. They are also suspected of robbing a woman of her handbag in a separate attack in the same city. According to police, the woman was approached from behind and the bag was taken by force. Members of the public alerted by the victim chased the suspects, managed […]

The Guardia Civil has seized a shipment of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, inside a vehicle at the Port of Dénia in Alicante. Officers discovered 168 boxes containing 1,008 bottles, each weighing 640 grams, with an estimated total value of more than 35,000 euros. The operation was carried out during a routine inspection aimed at preventing the trafficking of substances and ensuring public safety. The incident took place in May, when officers from the Fiscal and Border Unit […]

Unemployment in the Valencian Community fell by 2,445 people in June, a monthly drop of 0.9%, leaving 281,651 people registered as unemployed. According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, this is the lowest figure for a June since 2008 and marks the fifth consecutive monthly decline. Since comparable records began in 1996, unemployment in the region has fallen in June on 23 occasions and risen only four times. Over the past year, the total number of unemployed people […]

A 53-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his 55-year-old wife and their 21-year-old daughter to death at their home in the rural area of Cañada del Fenollar in Alicante. The attack happened on Thursday. A second daughter of the couple alerted the 112 emergency number. When Guardia Civil officers arrived at the property, they found the two women dead inside the family home. The suspected attacker and the surviving daughter were also inside, both suffering from knife wounds. […]

A third heat sequence in just over a month will begin in Alicante province on Saturday, as a new mass of Saharan air reaches Spain. The director of the University of Alicante’s Climatology Laboratory, Jorge Olcina, said the hot conditions are expected to last throughout next week. While daytime highs will rise, Professor Olcina said the most notable feature will be the night-time temperatures. Coastal areas are forecast to record widespread “equatorial” or torrid nights, with temperatures remaining above 25°C. […]