Santa Pola has recovered 5,316 cubic metres of sand, equivalent to more than 5,000 tonnes, removed alongside posidonia wash-ups from its urban beaches. Councillor for Beaches and the Environment Ángel Piedecausa has said the sand is returned to its beach of origin after a four-stage sifting process that separates it from plant remains. Municipal cleaning services carried out the recovery over the past year. The concessionaire Urbaser transports the collected material to a quarry, where it is stored separately according […]

The regional Secretary for Education, Daniel McEvoy, has said Islamic Studies will not be included in the ordinary enrolment process in May for Almoradí’s new Number 4 primary school. He described the subject as a pilot scheme introduced by the previous Botànic government and said a decision on its future will be taken once the school is operating in September, taking into account the views of the council and the wider educational community. However, McEvoy later suggested it is still […]

The mother of three-year-old Ainhara, who was killed by her father in Torrevieja, had gone to the Guardia Civil hours before the deaths to report threats and express fears for her daughter’s safety. She told officers her former partner had threatened to harm the child if she continued a new relationship and said she had not heard from either of them since earlier that day. Officers went to the property and discovered the bodies of the father and daughter in […]

A residents’ association in San Miguel de Salinas has submitted a formal request to the Generalitat Valenciana calling for urgent road safety improvements on the southern access to the town via the CV-941. The move follows a recent fatal collision in which a local resident died after his agricultural tractor overturned when it was struck from behind by a van. The accident happened close to the junction with Camino de Las Filipinas, an intersection without a roundabout that neighbours describe […]

The high season for motorhome tourism has returned strongly across Alicante province, including the Vega Baja, with Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa experiencing a sharp rise in vehicles parked in prominent coastal locations. In Torrevieja, motorhomes have occupied seafront avenues, green areas at La Mata beach, La Veleta in the south of the town, and land near the Natural Park of the Lagoons of Torrevieja and La Mata. Some of the most sensitive areas are buffer zones protected under environmental planning […]

Torrevieja Council has opened the application period for municipal grants aimed at supporting older residents with limited financial resources. Applications are open from 24 March until 23 April. The scheme provides a one-off payment of up to 400 euros per beneficiary, with a total budget of 399,200 euros allocated for this year’s call. The grants are available to residents aged over 60 who are pensioners, including retirement, widow’s or orphan’s pensions, or who receive a compensatory pension. Applicants must have […]

Torrevieja Council has declared two days of official mourning following the death of a young girl who was allegedly killed by her father. The local authority has expressed its “strongest condemnation” of the incident and its support and solidarity with the child’s family. The official mourning has been observed on 22 and 23 March. From midnight on 22 March, flags on municipal buildings have been flying at half-mast as a mark of respect and collective grief. The decree was signed […]

A Northern Irish man accused of murdering a fellow countryman in Rojales has been arrested again in Alicante, this time on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms. Jonathan Alan S., aged 28, was already on provisional release after posting 100,000 euros bail in connection with the fatal shooting of John George Hardy. He was detained alongside his 20-year-old British wife, Madison V., after National Police officers seized two pistols and a sawn-off shotgun. Police said officers from the drugs squad […]

The Spanish Government has lodged an appeal before the Constitutional Court against parts of the Valencian Coastal Law, a move that will delay the demolition of around 80 homes on Babilonia beach in Guardamar del Segura. The houses, built in the early 20th century on the seafront, had been given a demolition deadline of 15 September 2025 after the State refused to extend their public domain concessions. However, the constitutional challenge means the properties are expected to remain standing for […]