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Alicante smartphone film festival to celebrate its fifth edition from 16th to 21st November
The Alicante Smartphone Film Festival returns for its fifth edition from 16 to 21 November with workshops, screenings and 2000€ in prizes.
Asoka Orihuela hosts charity dog walk to promote animal adoption in Orihuela
Asoka Orihuela is holding a charity dog walk on Sunday, 1 November, at the San Bartolomé shelter to promote animal adoption.
Ryanair updates baggage drop time limits for passengers in Alicante
Ryanair updates its baggage drop and check-in time limits to one hour before flight departures.
Insurance companies selling burial niches that do not exist in Elche
Families in Elche face distress after paying years of insurance for cemetery niches that do not exist.
Torrevieja approves demolition project for illegal roundabout built two decades ago
Torrevieja Town Council approves the demolition of an illegal roundabout opposite IES Las Lagunas 20 years after its construction.

A daily round-up of the latest news from Torrevieja and the surrounding area on Spain’s Costa Blanca, presented by Riley Via-Silva.
Each episode brings together the key local stories of the day, from community updates and developments to wider news across Alicante province. The focus is on clear, simple reporting delivered in a relaxed and conversational style, making it easy to stay informed without the noise of traditional news formats.
Published Monday to Friday, this is a quick and reliable way to keep up with what is happening in and around Torrevieja.
Torrevieja News Round-Up: Airport Parking Probe, Council Budget Details, and Local Demolition Plans
Join Riley Via for Wednesday’s edition of the This is Torrevieja news bulletin.
Today, we cover the opening of a formal prosecutor investigation into unauthorised vehicle storage sites around Alicante-Elche airport, and warnings in Elche over misleading cemetery niche insurance policies.
In Torrevieja, the council finally signs off on removing an illegal 20-year-old roundabout near IES Las Lagunas, while the draft 2027 municipal budget highlights a sharp rise in projected fine and towing revenues.
We also look at an upcoming municipal auction of 113 council-owned garages and storerooms, Ryanair’s new one-hour baggage drop deadline at Alicante Airport, and a charity dog walk taking place this Sunday with Asoka Orihuela.
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Alicante smartphone film festival to celebrate its fifth edition from 16th to 21st November
The Alicante Smartphone Film Festival returns for its fifth edition from 16 to 21 November with workshops, screenings and 2000€ in prizes.
Asoka Orihuela hosts charity dog walk to promote animal adoption in Orihuela
Asoka Orihuela is holding a charity dog walk on Sunday, 1 November, at the San Bartolomé shelter to promote animal adoption.
Ryanair updates baggage drop time limits for passengers in Alicante
Ryanair updates its baggage drop and check-in time limits to one hour before flight departures.
Insurance companies selling burial niches that do not exist in Elche
Families in Elche face distress after paying years of insurance for cemetery niches that do not exist.
Torrevieja approves demolition project for illegal roundabout built two decades ago
Torrevieja Town Council approves the demolition of an illegal roundabout opposite IES Las Lagunas 20 years after its construction.
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Torrevieja begins issuing €200 fines to buyers of unauthorised street vendors
Torrevieja police enforce 200€ fines for buying from unlicensed street sellers on the seafront.
