The Valencian Government’s Emergency Coordination Centre has extended a yellow alert for high temperatures to the entire province of Valencia. The warning also remains active along the southern coast of Alicante. The decision was announced in an updated meteorological bulletin issued at 7pm on Monday. Earlier in the day, at 11.55am, the alert had applied only to northern inland areas and the coast of Valencia, as well as the southern Alicante coastline. According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in […]

Schools in Orihuela Costa are exceeding official capacity by around 600 places as enrolment opens for the new academic year. The three coastal Infant and Primary schools have about 1,730 pupils enrolled, despite having space for 1,260. Around 100 applications are still awaiting allocation, and a similar number of late enrolments are expected before the autumn. Los Dolses, built for 360 pupils, is accommodating around 650. Playas de Orihuela has 630 pupils despite capacity for 540, while Número 20, designed […]

A loggerhead turtle has laid 106 eggs on the Marineta Casiana beach in Denia, in Alicante province, marking the first recorded nesting on the Valencian coast in 2026. The turtle, named Diana, is the same animal that nested in the area in 2023 and 2025. The nest was discovered in the early hours of Monday after the manager of Marina el Portet spotted the turtle and alerted the regional stranding network. Local council staff secured the area, and authorities decided […]

A 35-year-old man has died after being rescued from the sea at El Portús beach in Cartagena on Sunday evening, according to the Murcia region’s 1-1-2 emergency services. The Emergency Coordination Centre received a call at 19:15 reporting that a man had been pulled from the water unconscious and that cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres were under way. Civil Protection officers from Cartagena, the Guardia Civil and an ambulance from the 061 Health Emergencies and Urgencies Service were sent to the scene. […]

Torrevieja Council may be forced to assume control of the La Hoya urbanisation project if the temporary consortium of companies managing the scheme cannot resolve internal disagreements. The dispute centres on how to carry out the remaining phases of works in a development designed to deliver 7,400 homes and 100,000 square metres of commercial space. Although phase one has been completed and formally handed over, further urbanisation has been effectively paralysed for months. Around 45% of the 800,000 square metre […]

Benidorm has recorded its highest minimum temperature since records began, as an intense spell of heat grips the Valencian Community. The State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, said temperatures in the town did not fall below 28.9°C overnight from Saturday into Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 27.1°C set on 2 August 2017. Much of Alicante’s coastline experienced similarly oppressive conditions. Towns including Aigües, Altea, La Vila Joiosa and Alicante all reported night-time lows above 27°C. The Valencian Meteorology Association attributed the […]

Torrevieja will celebrate the traditional Night of San Juan bonfires tomorrow, Tuesday 23 June, across four beaches: La Mata, El Cura, Los Locos and Los Náufragos. The event marks the unofficial start of summer and attracts residents of all ages each year. Celebrations will take place from 20:00 until 02:00, after which revellers will be asked to leave so that cleaning can begin. The council’s street cleaning department will deploy a special reinforcement team overnight to clear the four beaches. […]

Santa Pola will launch its daily summer lifeguard service from 20 June, with cover in place until 6 September across the entire coastline. Levante and Gran Playa will operate from 10:30 to 20:30, while other beaches and coves will be staffed from 11:00 to 19:00. A mid-season timetable will apply for the following two September weekends. The new one-year contract, valued at around 780,000 euros, replaces the previous 610,000-euro agreement and includes the option of three annual extensions. Around 40 […]

Torrevieja Council has confirmed that its new urban bus service is expected to begin on 1 July, following approval of the fare structure by the local government board. The updated network will include 12 routes, among them two circular lines and a night service operating during the summer months, aimed at serving a population of more than 110,000 people. Under the new system, around 80% of users will pay for travel. Free transport will be reserved for pensioners, people over […]