La Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) has upped the number of mobile radar speed traps across the Valencian region with a focus on roads which have seen an increasing number of accidents. Monitoring was increased over last weekend’s holiday period and one route that is being covered more extensively is the N-332 between Torrevieja and Santa Pola. DGT Read More ...
An elderly couple had the shock of their lives last week when their car rolled from the Nautilus Restaurant car park at Rocío del Mar, Torrevieja and straight into the sea. The frightened passengers remained in their Seat Ibiza car until a young man jumped into the water to help them, releasing them through the Read More ...
20 of a batch of loggerhead turtle eggs that were found on La Mata beach in Torrevieja during the summer have hatched at La Albufera beach in Valencia. The eggs were discovered by tourists and were transferred to the safety of La Albufera. A total of 85 eggs have been monitored by volunteers since then and the Read More ...
Over two thousand four hundred residents of the La Siesta and El Chaparral areas of Torrevieja have signed a petition which has been handed in to the council, which calls on the mayor, José Manuel Dolon, to re-start a major local park development project which was suspended in the summer by the new administration. 48 Read More ...
The rotting corpse of a three-metre long shark washed up on a Torrevieja beach last weekend. The bluntnose sixgill shark washed up on El Cura beach and is common in local waters but is rarely seen near the coast as they live in deep water. Fully grown, the shark can reach up to five metres Read More ...
The Cruz Roja may end up being out in the cold after over 20 years of providing lifeguard cover for Torrevieja’s beaches. Beaches councillor Javier Manzanares says that finishing touches are being together for a new tender for next year, which will include an extension of hours covered by lifeguards, with an extra hour in Read More ...
Councillors involved in social welfare and employment from Torrevieja, Guardamar and Pilar de la Horadada met on Tuesday in Torrevieja to discuss the possibility of a joint strategy to create employment across the area. The councillor for employment in Torrevieja, Victor Ferrández, explained how the intention is to create plans, both short and long term, Read More ...
Torrevieja Town Hall has announced that the contract for providing beach rescue services in the town will be put to public tender, with the aim of improving the service. The Cruz Roja had been the chosen provider in Torrevieja but the cost of providing the service had been increasing. The town hall believe that by Read More ...
