Although the celebrations began earlier in November, this weekend is when the patron saint festivities in honour of the Purísima Concepción 2023 really begin in Torrevieja. The plaza stage in the main square will once again be one of the busiest spaces. On December 1, the Patron Saint Festival lighting party will take place, followed by a performance by the …
In the run up to the local and regional elections, there was a lot of focus on the deficiencies at Torrevieja Hospital, after the management model was reverted by the previous ruling socialists to being publicly run, rather than by the private firm, Ribera Salud. Many people saw the reversion as a disaster, on account of how well the hospital …
Torrevieja will be celebrating the first official Pride event, supporting the LGTBIQ+ community, as organised by the local “Torrevieja Diversa” association, with the support of the town hall, despite the growing collaboration between the PP and the homophobic Vox political group, making good on the promise of the Mayor, Eduardo Dolón, after Torrevieja town hall under the management of the …
The Government has developed a specific website and mobile application to follow live the results of the local elections on May 28, in which the mayors and councillors of the municipalities throughout Spain are elected, in addition to the members of the Island Councils of the Canary Islands and the representatives of the Assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla. Both the …
The Councillor for Culture in Torrevieja, Antonio Quesada, and the manager of the “Joaquín Chapaprieta” Municipal Institute of Culture, Miguel Fernández, presented the XXV edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will be held in Paseo Vista Alegre from Saturday 1 to Sunday 9 April, 2023. The opening hours for the Torrevieja Book Fair will be: Monday to Wednesday 10:30 …
Torrevieja town hall has organised the biggest, and most expensive, Christmas celebration in the town’s history, to make Christmas in Torrevieja 2022 a magical experience for all. At a cost of well over a million euro, the events will consist of concerts in the Plaza de la Constitución, on a purpose-built stage, children’s entertainment, dance and magic shows, and even …
The Provincial Election Committee of the Popular Party of the Province of Alicante, chaired by Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolon, has unanimously approved the nomination of the candidates of 10 mayors to towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the upc...
The Chief Coastal Officer Rosa de los Rios was in Pilar de la Horadada last week looking at the damage caused to local beaches by the recent storms. She was accompanied by the mayor together with the head of the Provincial Coastal Service Alicante alo...
Karlos Bernabé was elected as the mayoral candidate for Cambiemos Orihuela for the upcoming municipal elections. With an 84% participation rate this was the first list elected by the citizens of Orihuela entirely through open primaries. On Sat...
Last Sunday Queremos Orihuela presented the names of their candidates for the upcoming Local Elections in May. 25 nominations were listed in addition to 3 reserves. Before their nominations can be endorsed however the group need to gather a list of...
