Hospital Quirónsalud Valencia and Centro Médico Quirónsalud Alicante are collaborating with the Euromelanoma Campaign, providing free mole examinations from June 25 to 28 in Valencia, and June 26 to 28 in Alicante. Those interested in undergoing these examinations must request a prior appointment at 960 019 852 in the case of the Valencia hospital centre, and on the website www.euromelanoma.org or at …

On Tuesday, the IMF Cinema in Torrevieja will be screening a very special performance, Romeo and Juliet – Live From The Royal Opera House In London. Shakespeare’s everlasting love story is known throughout the world. Since its premiere in 1965 with The Royal Ballet, Romeo and Juliet by Kenneth MacMillan has become a modern classical ballet. The choreography captures the …

Although nicknamed the “May Fair”, the FERIA DE SEVILLANAS 2019 started this week and runs right through the weekend in the port area of Torrevieja. The area is set out with temporary bars serving local food and drink, where dancing and singing is the norm, accompanied by spectacular horse displays. Throughout the weekend, there will be special performances taking place, …

Next Monday is International Dance Day and to celebrate it the Town Hall of Torrevieja together with the Municipal Institute of Culture and the Municipal School of Dance have put together a programme of events including the popular Dancing in the Street Marathon. The event, which has been celebrated globally since 1982, will take place this Saturday 27 April from …

Torrevieja´s councillor for Education, José Hurtado, accompanied by technicians from the Department of Works and Services, visited the CEIP Romualdo Ballester school in order to assess damage caused by the heavy rain over the Easter weekend. The team checked the worst affected areas and, according to their initial assessment, are due to faulty performance by the company that was awarded …

Torrevieja will be celebrating International Book Day tomorrow, Tuesday 23 April, with a number of cultural activities held in the patio of the Carmen Jalón Municipal Library from 6pm. The event has been organised by the Municipal Institute of Culture and the Municipal Library and will begin with a welcome speech by Torrevieja’s councillor for Culture and the 2018 Library’s …

Volvo Cars has announced that the manufacturer will limit the maximum speed of all its vehicles to 180 kilometres per hour from 2020 to highlight the dangers excessive speed. In addition to global, European and national initiatives, Volvo themselves have pledged to do whatever it can to ensure that nobody dies or is seriously injured …

In a bid to further reduce the environmental impact of vehicles on the roads, the sale of poorly performing tyres has been outlawed. All tyres for sale in Spain follow the European Standards for safety rating. As of November 1, the sale of tyres which are in the “F” category for roll resistance, and which …

The Mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón of the Los Verdes green party , whose position also sees him sit as Chairman of the Board of the joint-owned water supply company Agamed, accompanied by the company’s manager, José Manuel Nadal, visited the new fleet of electric vehicles that the company has acquired, with the aim of reducing pollution. The company …

Despite date changes and other delays in the last couple of years, Torrevieja has always managed to celebrate its annual May Fair (although not always in May), as it is one of the city’s most important cultural events on the calendar. This year, the May Fair or Feria de Sevillanas, as they are now calling it, will be held in …

An app which records and reports on driving ability has revealed that drivers in Spain don´t perform quite as they believe. DriveSmart, a mobile application that measures the driving style of the user and compares it with the assessment of Read More ...