Sciatica or radicular pain is one of the main causes of consultation in hospital emergencies. This pain can be acute or become chronic becoming very annoying. It consists of an electric shock, numbness or radiating pain that is reflected by different parts of the leg and that can reach the foot or even both. Although the most common is that …

Against the advice of experts in the health field, and contrary to the opinion of the majority of people responding to various surveys, the new Valencia regional government has decided to repeal the ban on smoking on terraces. The Consell has decided on the move by stating that it will equate the region to state regulations on public health, as …

Torrevieja has secured the Blue Flag of quality for a number of beaches once again for the 2023 summer season, but the beaches of the town are not to the liking of everybody, as they are quite small in places and can get very busy, therefore we thought we’d give you a list of other locations you might also want …

The Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre, managed by Nhood, will host this Saturday, April 22, the national qualifying tournament of Catan. This initiative is carried out in collaboration with the board game manufacturer Devir. Participation in the tournament is free and open to all audiences from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The minimum age to …

The first thing to note before we explain the procedure for obtaining one, is that Blue Disabled Parking Permits issued in the UK are no longer valid in Spain as a result of Brexit. Therefore, if you do need to take advantage of priority parking due to mobility problems, you will have to apply in the town hall. In order …

If you need to get a Digital Signature, you can obtain one in Torrevieja. Torrevieja´s Councillor for International Residents, Gitte Lund Thomsen, explained that one of the easiest places to get a Digital Signate is in one of the SUMA offices around the town. Generally speaking, you need to book an appointment. This can be done via their website, https://www.suma.es/?idioma=en, …

A free Choral Concert will take place at the Torrevieja Palacio de la Música on 5 February 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. The concert is by the Masa Coral Nuevo Amanecer, and although it is free, you must obtain a ticket from the Municipal Institute of Culture. Places are limited to the 235 people capacity of the venue. The concert …

Although there are things to do in Torrevieja, sometimes it’s nice to get away, and with that in mind, we thought we’d offer a handful of places to visit away from Torrevieja, but not too far away. Click on the title of each listing to see the location on Google Maps. The Castle of Santa Barbara: We start in the …

The Torrevieja retailers association, APYMECO, are calling on political parties to join in a campaign that would limit the opening hours of large supermarkets, in order to give more opportunities for smaller businesses to compete for trade. Torreviej...

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches".

The pursuit already has over 6 million participants worldwide and locally, in Pilar de la Horadada, the have been holding a GeoHoradada day for the last two years.

GeoHoradada 2015 is taking place from 20 to 22 March where there will be plenty to do for children and adults alike. Organisers say they are expecting participants from all over the area including many from Murcia, Cartagena and regions to the north of Alicante and by way of preparation they held and initiation day last weekend which was attended by over 80 people.

The Councillor for Tourism, Eva Martinez, said that there was almost three hours of fun which allowed people to practise basic procedures for finding caches together with the exchange of gifts and surprises. She described the activity as a novel way of getting to know the most interesting places around the town.

Everyone that took part was presented with a certificate of participation.

A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook (with a pen or pencil). The geocacher enters the date they found it and signs it with their established code name. After signing the log, the cache must then be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammunition boxes can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little financial value, although sometimes they are sentimental.

Geocaching shares many aspects with benchmarking, trigpointing, orienteering, treasure-hunting, letterboxing, and waymarking.

Registration for GeoHoradada 2015 is now open and can be made in the Tourist Office or at the Youth Information Centre in Pilar de la Horadada.