Orihuela City Council has defended the removal of vegetation from the central reservation on Avenida del Cabo in Cabo Roig, after the works sparked anger among local residents. The departments of Infrastructure and Coast say the action forms part of a comprehensive upgrade of the main coastal road, based on technical criteria related to road safety, accessibility and the renewal of ageing infrastructure. A municipal technical report cites visibility problems at junctions and pedestrian crossings, interference with street lighting, and […]

A five-month-old puppy is back home safely after falling approximately eight metres down a cliff in the Aguamarina area of Orihuela Costa over the weekend. Local Police were alerted after reports that the young dog had become trapped at the bottom of a steep, rocky slope in an area that was difficult to access. When officers arrived, they found the puppy shaken and nervous but still conscious. Police carefully made their way down the cliffside, secured the area and lifted […]

A gang of up to seven people has ransacked a Cash Converters store in Cartagena during a ram-raid in the early hours of Tuesday. The masked suspects, armed with axes and sledgehammers, targeted the shop at the Espacio Mediterráneo shopping centre. They reportedly forced entry by driving into the premises before smashing display cabinets inside. Almost all the items on display were stolen during the raid. The extent of the financial losses has not yet been confirmed. Police have launched […]

Two men are in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing during a fight in Torrevieja, Alicante province. The Guardia Civil said it received reports of the incident at around 11am on Monday. Both men, aged 57 and 61, suffered knife wounds and were taken to Torrevieja Hospital. One of them went into cardiorespiratory arrest and had to be resuscitated by emergency crews at the scene. The Emergency Information and Coordination Centre mobilised one SAMU unit and two Basic Life […]

Firefighters have extinguished a wildfire that broke out in Catral, close to the motorway, on Tuesday at 3.17pm. The blaze started in reed beds at Camino de la Arroba de Hornos, 71, near several villas. Due to the speed at which the flames spread, the Provincial Fire Consortium deployed a helicopter, four crews from Crevillent and Almoradí fire stations, and two forest firefighting units. Crews stabilised the fire at 5.15pm, at which point the helicopter was stood down. The incident […]

Orihuela Town Hall has started a comprehensive reurbanisation of Miguel de Cervantes Avenue in Campoamor, one of the most significant projects planned for the coast during the current term. The scheme represents an investment of more than 1.2 million euros. The council said it had examined alternatives to prevent major disruption during the summer. Infrastructure councillor Víctor Valverde said the works are fully planned to minimise inconvenience, with construction set to pause at the end of June and resume in […]

Thirty-one tourism businesses and services in Torrevieja have received the SICTED quality distinction at a ceremony held at the town’s Tourism Centre. The event was presided over by Mayor Eduardo Dolón, the Councillor for Tourism, Commerce and Hospitality, Rosario Martínez, and the Director General for Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana, Israel Martínez Fernández. During the event, officials presented an updated methodology for the Integral System for Tourism Quality in Destinations. The new model, promoted by the Secretary of State for […]

Alicante has remained one of the main drivers of Spain’s property market, ranking third nationally for home sales in the first quarter, behind only Madrid and Barcelona. According to analysis by Francisco Llopis Vañó, Director of Studies at INECA, 12,785 homes were sold in the province between January and March. Despite that strong volume, transactions have fallen by 7.9% compared with the same period last year, a drop of 1,098 sales. The report describes this as a market correction rather […]

Torrevieja City Council has approved the transfer of a municipal plot of land to the regional Ministry of Education in response to growing demand for secondary school and sixth form places for the 2026 to 2027 academic year. The 6,152 square metre site is located in sector 11 of El Pozo Dulce, next to the football ground on Avenida Delfina Viudes. As the land is already classified for public facilities, it can be used immediately for educational purposes. Town Hall […]