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Police officer loses his job after refusing to carry a weapon
A Local Police officer who had worked as a temporary officer in the Torrevieja police force for years lost his job because he wouldn’t carry the required...
Benidorm Local Police presents its new Civil Protection Headquarters
José Vicente Fuster García led the presentation of the city’s new Civil Protection headquarters at the Benidorm Local Police Station on Saturday, October...
Torrevieja’s Heart of Pink: The Vital Work of the Pink Ladies and Panthers
Torrevieja and the wider Orihuela Costa community are home to a vibrant charitable force known as The Pink Ladies and Panthers. Far from a single event, this...
Weekend Plans on Hold: Extreme Weather Warnings Issued for the Costa Blanca
The beautiful Costa Blanca, normally a beacon of Mediterranean sun, is expecting an exceptionally challenging forecast this weekend, necessitating the...
Towns have suspended all activities today due to the red alert for rain
The Generalitat’s Emergency Coordination Centre has issued a red alert for heavy rain, so towns in the province of Alicante, including the capital Elche,...
87-year-old wheelchair user hit by car in Alicante
Municipal sources say that an 87-year-old woman in an electric wheelchair was hit at a pedestrian crossing in the San Blas neighbourhood of Alicante and...
Thirty-six loggerhead turtles released onto La Marina beach in Elche
On Monday, October 6th, 36 loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) were released at La Marina beach in Elche (Alicante). They were born in 2024 from two nests...
Women in Alicante are increasingly turning to private healthcare for mammograms
When people in the province of Alicante discover a bump or are frightened about having a breast tumour, they resort to private clinics for mammography. People...
Guardia Civil ask for help locating a missing Torrevieja resident
The Guardia Civil is still looking into the case of Marc Tulloch Hewson, a 63-year-old man who went missing on September 19th, 2025, near the Torrevieja...
Alicante City Council will regulate tuk-tuks following complaints from residents
Alicante City Council is getting ready to set rules for tuk-tuks, the little tourist cars that have been driving about the city for more than a year without...
