A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Provincial Court for striking a man, also a vagrant with a sock containing a stone, resulting in his death.

The accused also resided in a residential area that was frequently visited by homeless individuals, which was situated adjacent to the José Rico football stadium Perez in Alicante.

In the transient settlement area, the defendant and the victim were present when the incident occurred at approximately 3:25 a.m. on December 8th, 2023. Both individuals allegedly engaged in an argument for unknown reasons. During the altercation, the convicted man used a sock containing a stone to strike the victim on the head and other parts of his body.

The victim sustained multiple traumas as a result of the strikes, necessitating his transfer to the General Hospital of Alicante for medical attention. He remained there for sixteen days.
He was initially admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and subsequently transferred to the Royal and Holy Hospital of Charity of Cartagena in Murcia, where he passed away a few days later.

The defendant admitted to all of the facts and accepted responsibility during the trial.
In addition to the 11 years in prison, the sentence includes five additional years of supervised release and a compensation of 25,653 euros to the Valencian Service of Health for expenses associated with your medical care. Additionally, it requests an additional 10,442 euros from the Murcian Service of Health.

The first restaurant of the FIVE GUYS restaurant brand, which specialises in hamburgers, will soon be opening in Benidorm, Alicante municipality. The premises are situated at Avenida de Alcoy, 9, adjacent to  Bilbao Avenue and the renowned Penélope nightclub.

In addition to the over 1,000 smoothie options, the Five Guys menu provides the option to customise the hamburgers with over 250,000 possible combinations. Furthermore, each establishment is equipped with its own Coca-Cola freestyle machine, which offers a selection of over 125 distinct beverages.

FIVE GUYS operates 41 locations throughout Spain. This is the third restaurant of the franchise in the Valencian Community, joining the existing locations in Valencia (Town Hall Square) and Alicante (Rambla Mendez Nuñez). The region with the most spaces is the Community of Madrid (18), followed by Catalonia (10) and Andalusia (8). Additionally, Murcia and the Basque Country have a space in each territory, respectively.

The chain, which was established in 1986 by Jerry and Janie Murrell in Arlington, Virginia, USA, is predicated on a straightforward formula: “hamburgers and French fries cooked to perfection.” The Murrells established and managed five restaurants during the initial 15 years. In 2002, they became the fastest-growing restaurant chain in the United States by opening their doors to franchisees.

Keep your eye on the website for more details and an opening date https://restaurantes.fiveguys.es/comunidad-valenciana/avenida-alcoi-9

The Alicante Tourist Board has updated its website to add “more information, make it more accessible, adapt it to mobile devices, and be available in seven languages, after incorporating Chinese and Polish.”

Ana Poquet, the councillor for the area, unveiled the new site yesterday, Monday April 14th. She described it as “a Tourist Office that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and serves as a showcase of Alicante’s offerings.”

The councillor emphasised that the new website is designed to be more practical, intuitive, and user-friendly. She also mentioned that visitors can begin planning their trip from the comfort of their homes and continue to consult the website while at their destination to obtain additional information about places to visit and plans to make.

The Tourist Board’s website has been enhanced with the addition of “new sections, improved design and interface, and particularly accessibility, as well as new functions to adjust the size and format of the letters”, among other enhancements.

Furthermore, it includes an updated municipal agenda and “bets on transparency in everything related to the administration and processing of the tourism sector, with more functionalities and possibilities” to facilitate the execution of these actions via the internet.

One of the new sections is “Alicante in three days,” which is designed for travellers who are visiting the city for a weekend and require a comprehensive guide to the city’s cultural attractions, gastronomy, nature, beaches, shopping, and emblematic locations that are “not to be missed.”

In addition to it, the generic sections “What to do” and “What to see” provide “all the practical information about the city’s offering, which also includes accommodation and hospitality.”

Poquet has underscored “the Tourism Board’s dedication to sustainability as a strategic axis,” in addition to accessibility. Consequently, the new website provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the beaches and natural spaces.

It contains the address, schedules, rules of usage, recommendations, and features. Additionally, visitors are provided with recommendations to mitigate their environmental impact during their visit.

The website www.alicanteturismo.com is now accessible in seven languages, including Chinese and Polish versions in addition to the five existing languages: Spanish, Valencian, English, French, and German.

These two additions are in response to the “strength of Polish tourism in the city in recent years, already occupying the sixth place as an issuer” and, on the other hand, because Chinese is “the language most talked about in the world and a tourist market that is going to be strengthened”, as Poquet has defined from the Board of Trustees.

By 2024, the website experienced a 23 percent increase in traffic compared to the previous year, reaching 1.8 million visitors (up from 1.5 million in 2023). A 45% increase is anticipated.
This figure is expected to rise to 2.2 million by 2025.