Town hall authorises local police to take reports of crimes
Crimes committed in San Fulgencio can now be reported directly to the local police, thus saving affected residents from having to travel to the...
Briton arrested over illegal TV service
A 62-year-old British man has been detained for ‘selling illegal TV subscriptions without having the rights to the paid-for services’.
A National Police spokeswoman explained...
Pier project out to tender
Torrevieja town hall is set to fork out €8.4 million to renovate the Dique de Levante pier.
The contract for the overhaul has been put...
Security forces foil specialist burglars
Guardia Civil and National Police have rounded up a gang accused of 101 burglaries of homes, and one robbery with violence amongst other offences,...
Beach bars set to return for Easter
The tender for the contract to manage beach bars and services in Orihuela has been published, after a summer without them which frustrated many...
House buyers’ deposits stolen
A worker and the manager from an estate agency in Elche have been detained for defrauding clients out of a total of €125,000, according...
Small boat captain given jail sentence
The captain of a small boat who brought eight migrants from Algeria to Alicante has accepted a two-year jail sentence.
The man, whose age was...
Windfall for dependency care
The Cabinet has approved distribution of almost €1.1 billion amongst the regional governments for dependency care.
The funding is from the EU recovery plan and...
Dung pong masked pot plantation
An investigation into complaints about bad smells from manure being stored at a business in Catral led Guardia Civil to discover a plantation of...
Sánchez returns as Spain’s leader
Pedro Sánchez has been voted in as Prime Minister following a tense and bad tempered debate in the Congress.
The Socialist party (PSOE) politician received...
‘Historic’ fishing dock to be preserved
Part of a dock dating from the 19th century has been unearthed during the works to construct the new commercial area in Torrevieja port.
It...
Head-on crash closes N-332
A head-on collision on the N-332 in Torrevieja on Wednesday afternoon led to the busy road being closed.
Local police reported that two cars and...
First step for N-332 dual carriageway work
A move has finally been made over the long-awaited project to turn the busy N-332 road in Torrevieja into a dual carriageway.
The government has...
Protest over doctor shortage
The Torrevieja hospital catchment area has below the minimum ratios of GPs, paediatricians, midwives and mental health professionals, a campaign group in favour of...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
