The president of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, has advanced the preliminary draft of the state budgets for 2019, which includes a tax on diesel fuel. During a radio interview with Cadena SER, Sánchez has said that the tax on diesel is part of the overall plan of sustainability and environmental protection, rather than a mere …

The “IKEA concept” lands in Torrevieja with a whole team of experts. The Habaneras Shopping Centre, managed by JLL, is taking a step forward with its diverse offer of establishments and specialised services. With this objective, “IKEA diseña Torrevieja” was introduced yesterday as a new point for design and orders at the Habaneras Shopping Centre, led by Tobias Bogefors, Manager …

Measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale, a minor earthquake rumbled Torrevieja in the early hours of Monday morning, in the midst of an overnight thunder storm With its epicentre touching on the salt lakes in La Mata, Torrevieja, an earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale rumbled through Torrevieja and the surrounding area in the early hours of Monday morning. …

A consumer watchdog has confirmed that super-sized supermarket chain Carrefour double charged consumers for card purchases due to a computer error. The problem occurred across their chain of store in Spain on August 6, 2018, and the company has said that the error was spotted and rectified a few days later. However, if you did purchase anything on August 6, …

Alicante is the first local location to publicise Octoberfest, with the third incarnation of their now annual celebration of the liquid refreshment known as beer. Playing with the words, they have named their celebration Octobeerfest, which does sum up everything about October and beer in one word, very clever (Although we think they should name …

As summer 2018 is about to come to a close, this weekend marks the last busy weekends on the roads. Starting at 15:00 on Friday, the DGT is preparing for an estimated 4.2 million journeys by road this weekend, in a special operation that will run until midnight on Sunday. Operation “Retorno del Verano” will …

There was outrage amongst members of the Royal British Legion as a cross to fallen war heroes and an RBL time capsule were found to have been vandalised in recent attacks in both Torrevieja and Mil Palmeras. In La Siesta, just outside the Parish Church, the marble base of the cross standing in the RBL Memorial Garden has been damaged …

The vice president of the Municipal Board of Habaneras, Domingo Soler, has announced that the Spanish national TV broadcaster, TVE, will broadcast the International Habaneras Contest on their LA2 channel on Saturday, September 1. There had been rumour and controversy surrounding this year´s television broadcast, which Soler hoped to silence, whilst explaining that the event is “the largest tourist, social …

The weekly market at La Mata will move to its new home from next week, Wednesday 5 September, as announced by the councillor for markets, Javier Manzanares, today. Manzanares has reported that the market will be located on Avenida de Francia, between Avenida de los Daneses and Avenida de los Suecos, on Avenida de los Holandeses, between Avenida de Inglaterra …

Officers from the Guardia Civil are investigating a 19-year-old resident of Torrevieja for a crime against road safety, after he took to social media bragging about driving at 240 kilometres per hour. The Spanish national allegedly posted a video on social media showing his BMW vehicle travelling at 230 kilometres per hour on the A-35 …

A stage of the La Vuelta 2019 cycle race will start at Torrevieja´s salt lakes, meanwhile, this year´s race will hit Los Alcázares and San Javier this week. On Thursday, 30 August, a rapid stage of the race will cover much of the Murcia coast, from south to north. The race will pass through Loa …

The provincial police of La Rioja arrested a resident of Logroño, after he was clocked travelling at 180 kilometres per hour through Estella. According to a report from the Policía Foral, the events took place at dawn, when a routine patrol witnessed a passenger car travelling at excessive speed. The police activated their lights and …