A 45-year-old man has been remanded in custody after allegedly defrauding six residents of Santa Pola in Alicante out of more than 30,000 euros through a fake awning installation business. According to the Guardia Civil, the suspect presented quotes for awning work and requested full or partial payment in advance. Once the money had been transferred, he stopped responding to clients or repeatedly delayed the work without carrying it out. The investigation, known as Operation Umbrellashade, began on 14 April […]

Torrevieja University Hospital has strengthened its commitment to patient wellbeing with the addition of two new virtual reality headsets for its Day Hospital and Nephrology departments. The equipment was donated on Thursday by Rotary Club Torrevieja and the local water company Agamed. Both organisations also funded software upgrades for the hospital’s existing devices, expanding their therapeutic and emotional support functions. Hospital representatives and local officials attended a presentation event at the hospital’s assembly hall. Managers said the initiative reflects a […]

Torrevieja City Council has announced the 17th edition of its Young Entrepreneurs Awards, aimed at encouraging and supporting new business initiatives in the municipality. The call for entries has been published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante. The scheme has a total budget of 12,000 euros. Applications open on 28 May 2026 and close on 8 September 2026, and must be submitted online via the municipal website. Three prizes will be awarded: 7,000 euros for first place, […]

Torrevieja Town Hall, through its Department of Equality, has organised an awareness initiative aimed at helping residents recognise the early signs of gender violence. The campaign, titled “Te Puede Tocar” – translated as “It Could Happen to You” – will be held on Friday 29 May in Plaza de la Constitución. Activities will run from 11:00 to 14:00 and again from 16:00 to 19:00. The councillor for Equality, Inmaculada Montesinos, has said the initiative is designed to raise awareness of […]

The hospitality sector in the Region of Murcia is heading into the summer season facing a growing shortage of qualified workers, with employers warning the situation is becoming harder to manage each year. The regional hospitality and tourism federation HoyTú says many businesses are struggling to find trained staff. As a result, some are recruiting inexperienced workers and giving them only a few days of basic training before putting them to work. Employers say it is not ideal, but it […]

Three men aged 33, 34 and 38 have been arrested in Torrevieja after a joint operation by the National Police and the Ertzaintza dismantled a travelling criminal network suspected of carrying out home burglaries using the so-called “glue thread” method. Investigators say the group based itself in Torrevieja and travelled across Spain to commit offences. So far, officers have linked the suspects to 20 burglaries: eight in Alicante, six in Elche, one in Alcoy and five in Bizkaia. The gang […]

Several streets in the SN-7 Lo Marabú sector of Rojales are without street lighting, despite new residents moving into recently built homes. Lamp posts in avenues including Lérida, Gerona and Jerez de la Frontera have open and empty electrical boxes, with cabling either never installed or removed. The development, first approved in 2000, forms part of a wider 1.3 million square metre urban expansion linking Ciudad Quesada with the edge of the Torrevieja and La Mata lagoons natural park. Although […]

A newly detected virus in citrus fields across Alicante province is threatening to devastate lemon production, with estimates suggesting up to 500,000 trees may need to be uprooted. The disease, known as yellow vein chlorosis, has been confirmed in around 500 plots in Camp d’Elx and Vega Baja, many of them planted in 2024 and 2025. The virus causes yellowing of leaves and deformities in fruit, and there is currently no treatment. According to Asaja Alicante president and lemon producer […]

The Generalitat will launch a new public road passenger service between Vega Baja and Alicante on 1 June. The CE-710 corridor will strengthen connections between 27 municipalities in the comarca and key destinations including Alicante, Elche, Alicante-Elche Airport, the AVE station in Elche, the Universitat d’Alacant and regional hospitals. Vice-President and Regional Minister for the Environment, Infrastructure, Territory and Recovery, Vicente Martínez Mus, presented the contract in Los Montesinos. He said the Generalitat will invest 3.75 million euros annually, as […]