July
Elche proposes two Mondays of Easter when shops can open
The Local Governing Board has approved allowing business to take place on certain Sundays and public holidays in 2026. They have also suggested a number of...
Police arrest former Colombian military officer wanted for misappropriation of public funds
Police in Spain’s Alicante town of Benidorm have arrested a 43-year-old Colombian fugitive. The police in his country were looking for him because he had...
Orihuela will sterilise 640 feral cats
Orihuela has many urban cat colonies that are growing out of control, which is generating problems with living together, the environment, and animal welfare....
Orihuela awards the rental of 1,200 scooters at 120 points
A single company will now handle the rental of electric scooters in Orihuela Costa. This service has been disorganised on the Orihuela coast until now, and the...
Man assaults Ryanair employee after dispute over suitcase
Most Ryanair passengers are angry and resigned when they find out that their luggage doesn’t meet the size restrictions for carry-on baggage and they...
A drug chase between Alicante and Mutxamel ends with a four-year prison sentence
On Friday, November 21st, a man was sentenced to four years in jail for driving cocaine and hashish in his car and leading police on a chase through the...
Murcia has 45 new firefighters
Forty-five firefighters from the Fire and Rescue Service (SEIS) who completed their training at the municipal academy were sworn in as career civil servants,...
Torrevieja parks contract required an inspection of the condition of all palm trees in September
The company that won the contract to take care of the green spaces in Torrevieja in March of this year has to give a full report on the condition of […]
22-year-old man died when a palm tree fell on the car he was driving on the CV-905 in Torrevieja
A 22-year-old man died when a palm tree with red palm weevils fell on the car he was driving in the middle of the CV-905 highway in Torrevieja. The accident...
Woman arrested for nearly blinding her two-year-old son
The National Police have detained a woman in Alicante for reportedly pouring an unpleasant liquid into her two-year-old son’s eyes over and over again...
