A total of 8,361 people were unemployed in Torrevieja at the end of 2021, which translates into a decrease of 17.75% compared to the end of 2020, according to data from Labora. The services sector experienced a decrease of 16.93% and the construction sector fell 14.55%. Compared to the month of November, unemployment decreased by 5.51%, with a decrease of …

Due to the Three Kings Parade in Torrevieja on Wednesday evening, a number of bus stops will be closed. The following alterations have been published…

After a year of absence, Torrevieja will once again celebrate the traditional Three Kings Parade on Wednesday 5 January, applying a series of restrictions and security and prevention measures that exceed current recommendations. The Councillor for Festivities, Concha Sala and the Councillor for Security and Emergencies, Federico Alarcón, have released the details of the arrival of Their Majesties The Three Wise …

Due to a sporting event taking place in the town today, a number of bus stops will be out of service. In the image you can see the bus stops affected and the closest alternative.

The festivities department of Torrevieja town hall has reported that “due to the high-risk situation of the Covid-19 health pandemic” and, by transferring the responsibility for the authorisation of activities to the municipalities, it has finally decided not to cancel the New Year’s Eve celebrations which were due to take place in the town. The cancellation also affects the children’s party due to …

Officers from the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja arrested two young people, aged 20 and 22 and of Albanian nationality, who are attributed to the alleged commission of four robberies with force in towns of Valencia and Murcia, a crime of documentary falsification and another of resistance and disobedience for trying to flee when discovered. The courts have remanded the two …

The Urban Cleanliness councillor of the Torrevieja City Council, Carmen Gómez, reports the removal of 260 tons of rubble and garbage in waste ground located in the vicinity of the Torrevieja International Auditorium during this last week. Gómez has requested “neighbourhood collaboration to report to the Local Police the facts at the time of occurrence to arrest the perpetrators of …

Torrevieja’s councillor for International Residents, Gitte Lund Thomsen, has presented diplomas to participants in the II Castellano Course organised by the town hall, in collaboration with the That’s it Academia Königin Torrevieja. The 60 students received their diploma crediting the completion of the course that this year incorporated, as a novelty, the conduct of internships in different places of the …

Ascensión Jara Aparicio is originally from the neighbouring town of Orihuela, although he has lived all her life in front of the Torrevieja sea and this week turned 100 years old. The Councillor for the Elderly, Inmaculada Montesinos and the vice mayor, Rosario Martínez Chazarra wanted to accompany her on this special and significant anniversary and congratulate her on her …

Costa Azul have published changes to the timetable for the Torrevieja to Alicante-Elche Airport service for Christmas and New Year. The timetable also covers the Zenia Boulevard service.

If you’re lucky enough to receive a Christmas hamper this year, you don’t have to worry about what to do with the empty basket once you’ve inspected the contents. The Parque Natural La Mata in Torrevieja has launched a special campaign asking for the donation of empty hampers, which they will then convert into nests for long-eared owls. If you …

Councillor for Employment, Domingo Paredes, together with the Deputy Mayor, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, have presented the prizes to the winners of the XII Young Entrepreneurs Award: 1st prize 7,000 euro, awarded to: Alejandro Ramón Plaza Marcos, for the project: The Clothing Plan. Solidarity fashion. 2nd prize 3,500 euro, awarded to: José Cases Gabín, for the project: Level Up Academia. 3rd …