The mayors of Torrevieja and Orihuela, Eduardo Dolón and Emilio Bascuñana respectively, held a telematic meeting with the Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility, Arcadi España, to promote the project of the ‘Orihuela-Torrevieja / Orihuela Costa Railway Route’, prepared by the Department of Civil Engineering of the UA. At the meeting, the mayors of the two main towns …

After the successful nesting of the Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in the Molino del Agua natural park last year, the Department of the Environment of Torrevieja council has redoubled the measures that had already been adopted by trying to make the use of the beaches compatible with the nesting of this species. The council has cordoned off areas to provide …

The month of April ended in Torrevieja with 10,412 people unemployed, 0.8% less than in March, which ended with 10,498 people without work, according to data from Labora. This increase has benefited the service sector, caused to a certain extent by the opening of establishments, as well as the extension of hours in the hotel and commercial sector that registered …

Torrevieja felt a minor earthquake during Sunday night. The 1.7 magnitude tremor had an epicentre to the southwest of Torrevieja, near the salt lakes, and took place at 01:31 on Monday morning. The Department of Innovation, Modernization and Transparency has launched, in the form of a minor contract with a duration of six months, a pilot service for monitoring co2 …

This week´s Friday market in Torrevieja was considered a success after the councillor for markets, Antonio Vidal, explained that with the gradual relaxation of Covid rules the Antonio Soria Park was back to 100% capacity. Vidal reported that there were previously 220 stalls (50% of the market capacity), but from this week there is now more than 480 stalls available. …

The councillor for Social Welfare, Housing, Accessibility, Equality, Dependency and Women of the Torrevieja City Council, Tomás Ballester, has met with the director of the ONCE in the Vega Baja region, Vicente J. Vázquez, to discuss the different routes of understanding in favour of the blind or those with other disabilities. The representative of ONCE has commented on various issues …

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the president of the Association of Southeast Naturalists (ANSE), Pedro García, have signed an agreement by which Torrevieja becomes part of the Network of municipalities for the adaptation of pollinators for change climate. The signing of the agreement was attended by the Councillor for the Environment, Antonio Vidal, and the municipal biologist, Juan …

The secretary of the Torrevieja Local Government Board, Federico Alarcón, reported this morning that last Friday the start of the contract file was approved for the “drafting of the project and construction management, management of work execution and coordination of health and safety of the completion works of the “Pabellón Blanco” of the Torrevieja Sports City. The tender budget for …

The councillor for NGOs and Volunteering of the Torrevieja Council, Concha Sala, together with the president of the ASIMEPP Torrevieja association, Maite Miralles, has presented the activities that will take place to commemorate the day of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, to be held on May 12. The activities will begin on Monday, May 10, and end on Saturday, May …

A thief entered the Farmacia de la Licendiada Mónica Córcoles Muñoz on calle San Policarpo in Torrevieja on Wednesday evening, robbing the shop of takings from the till. The Guardia Civil is currently checking CCTV footage to try to identify the culprit. Belter Souls will be performing their ‘Joyful!’ show this Saturday 1 May, at 7:30 p.m., at the Torrevieja …

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, participated in the Alicante Plaza forum on the Real Estate Market together with leading experts and companies from the Alicante province. Among the topics addressed were the market situation after a year of the pandemic and the future that arises, such as the need to digitize the sector, bet on new, more sustainable materials, …

Four people, three men of 20, 33 and 45 years old along with a 40-year-old woman, have been injured on Monday in a traffic accident in which three cars and a van have been involved in Cox (Alicante), according to information from the Centre for Information and Emergency Coordination (CICU). Work on new bike lanes in Almoradí began on Monday. …