It’s not too late to sign up for AECC Torrevieja’s free yoga workshop which starts tomorrow (Wednesday).

The torrential rain and strong winds that bombarded Torrevieja over the Easter weekend were so severe that they caused a 130-year-old and thirteen-metre-high palm tree located in the virgin beach of Cala Ferris to topple and fall to the ground.

Many people in Torrevieja woke on Easter Saturday to find themselves isolated, as overnight rain brought extensive flooding to parts of the town, blocking off roads and resulting in emergency protocols to be launched. Public transport was shut down, Easter parades cancelled, and emergency workers struggled to free people who had found themselves in difficulties in their vehicles, whilst many …

Torrevieja has been chosen again for the celebration of the ‘International Cup 2019’ football tournament, where sport, coexistence, fun and training will be the order of proceedings in an event that takes place until Sunday, April 2. On the local side, CF Torrevieja and the Promesas de Torrevieja CD will participate in the tournament with a total of 18 teams. …

This week, we recognised the now global event to raise awareness of the dangers of using a mobile phone whilst driving, but still the message isn´t getting through to some people who are risking their own lives, and the lives of others, just to get noticed on social media, and it´s not just the drivers …

The Valencia tourism department has increased coverage for the Easter period, by opening new temporary centres across the region, and ensuring the existing Tourist Information Centres are open at key times during the holiday. This Easter, there are 26 additional, albeit temporary, tourist information offices, with 13 of them in the Alicante province, including in Torrevieja. The new information points …

You might think that the roads around Torevieja have been particularly busy over the last week or so, and they  have, but not as busy as they are about to become! The second phase of the special Easter roads operation will begin on Wednesday across most of Spain, except in the communities of Valencia and Catalonia, when it will begin …

Seven people have been arrested in Torrevieja, Benidorm and Alicante, alleged to be part of a group who defrauded 48,000 euro in VAT by importing German vehicles into Spain through their business located in Guardamar, but not paying the tax in either country.   The investigation began when officers from the traffic department became aware of a company based in …

The Suma tax management agency, who operate on behalf of the Provincial Council of Alicante, has launched an outreach program with the aim of explaining their services to foreign residents. The agency collect municipal taxes such as those for waste disposal and vehicles, and issue bills which have to be paid preferably during the initial “voluntary” period, or afterwards when …

Officers from the Guardia Civil are investigating the circumstances which led to the body of a woman being found in Torrevieja on Sunday morning. The woman, believed to be around 30-years-of-age, was found dead and naked from the waist down on the steps of a building located in an industrial estate where numerous clubs are located on the outskirts of …

Lidl is set to reopen its Torrevieja store on Thursday, after the shop closed in September for refurbishment, was raised to the ground, and is now a brand new building costing in the region of 3 million euro. The new store has also created an additional 9 jobs and is part of a major investment strategy in the Valencia region. …

Not eating food at home or excess protein in diets jeopardise the very basis of the Mediterranean diet Spain has become the healthiest country in the world, as showcased in the Bloomberg Healthiest Country index, and much of the success is due to the Mediterranean diet, according to this organisation. “The reason why our diet is considered to be the …