Father and Son in Torrevieja Cliff Rescue Drama
Rescuers from the Provincial Fire Consortium have rescued a 46-year-old British man and his son, aged 13, who had become trapped in an area of sea cliffs near the rising tide and waves. The…
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List of Blue Flag Beaches – Torrevieja – 2017
This is the list of beaches in Torrevieja which obtained a Blue Flag for quality for the 2017/2018 period, in the inspections carried out last year. El Cura Los Náufragos Cala Piteras Los Locos...
Torrevieja Mayor Helps the Police
The mayor of Torrevieja, José Manuel Dolón (Los Verdes), hopes to finally facilitate the move of the Local Police Special Operations Group, GRO, who have been waiting to move out of their current location…
Torrevieja Market to Finally Relocate
The local street market in Torrevieja (Alicante) will finally relocate to a new designated site away from the town centre. The move has been pending for many years, but will finally take place on the 12th of May, relocating to a purpose-built area near to the local waterpark and hypermarket shopping centres. Traditionally, the market, […]
Torrevieja Couple Arrested for Stashing Drugs in Their Attic and Selling Them from Home
A couple who sold drugs from their Torrevieja home, and hid them in the attic, has been arrested by the National Police on charges of crimes against public health. The raid at an undisclosed address in the city took place last month, but details of the operation have only been recently released. The couple aged
Torrevieja’s May Fair Will Probably Be Postponed Until June
Torrevieja’s popular four-day Feria de Sevillanas, which was scheduled to start on Wednesday May 10th, has been postponed. It’s down to a delay in awarding a contract to a winning bidder to run the fair, with Torrevieja council having to admit that the traditional May event might have to be shunted to June. Torrevieja’s fiestas councillor Domingo
Dutchmen Arrested for Massive Mortgage Loan Fraud Along the Coast
Two Dutch nationals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for a running a scam where they offered non-existent mortgage loans to foreign property buyers across Alicante Province and the Mar Menor. The two men, aged 32 and 38, lived in luxury villas in the Torrevieja and Guardamar areas, and are said to have committed at
Man Barricades Himself in Torrevieja Apartment and Threatens to Kill Three Women
Guardia Civil and Torrevieja local police officers smashed into an apartment in the Acequión area of the city on Saturday after a man had barricaded himself in, and was threatening three women with a knife. The incident was in a social-housing block on Plaza de las Islas Canarias by the Acequión health centre, with police
Two Brits Arrested for Reckless Driving After Being Thrown Out of Torrevieja Nightclub
Two British nationals were arrested for drunk and reckless driving after being thrown out of a Torrevieja night club. The incident happened early last Saturday morning after three people were evicted from the Velice club on the city’s Casgrande industrial estate, and got into a car. Two of the three were described by authorities as
Gang of Hi-Tech Car Thieves Arrested in Santa Pola After Seven-Month Police Investigation
A hi-tech gang that used electronic gear to rob cars across Alicante Province has been broken up by the National Police, with Russian and Ukrainian nationals arrested in the Santa Pola area. The operation against the crooks, aged between their mid-twenties and mid-fifties, started last September, after multiple reports of property being stolen from cars, including incidents
Police Hunt Arsonist Who Started a Fire in a La Mata Park
The Guardia Civil have launched a hunt for an arsonist who started a blaze in the La Mata area of Torrevieja last Friday evening. The fire started in some trees in the Molino del Agua natural park not far from La Mata beach, which was the location of a similar incident in 2013. Matches and bottles
Torrevieja N-332 Widening Plan Faces Further Setback
Hopes for widening of the N-332 as it passes through Torrevieja have met the latest in a decade-long list of problems, this time because the project plan has been rejected by the Ministry of Public Works as it contains thirteen Read More …
