On Thursday this week, mobile phones around the Vega Baja area will sound an alert of a flood. This alert IS A TEST. Do not panic, although you will have to cancel the alert on your phone. The Agency for Security and Response to Emergencies and the General Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergencies of the Ministry of the Interior …
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 …
The Councillor for Security and Emergencies in Torrevieja, Federico Alarcón, together with the Councillor for Education, Ricardo Recuero, have explained the activities programmed for the anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in Vega Baja in 1829. They have been accompanied by the different representatives of the State Security Corps and Forces and the Emergency services (Local Police, Guardia Civil, Firefighters, …
The Ars Creatio Cultural Association, with the collaboration of the Department of Security and Emergencies of the Torrevieja Council, are organising a series of events to mark the 1829 Torrevieja Earthquake which occurred on 21 March 1829. The aim of the event is to bring the public closer to a part of the history of the town, around the first …
Those adults eligible for their Covid booster, whether it is the third or fourth jab, or even those who have not yet began a course of vaccinations, can get their Covid vaccination without appointment at Torrevieja hospital. The Covid vaccination drop-in centre will be operational at Torrevieja Hospital on Tuesday 24 January 2023, from 09:00 to 14:00, in the Salon …
As anybody living in the area south of Alicante can testify through experience, earthquakes are not uncommon, but as Alicante is to become a high-profile centre for seismic research, as we recently reported, with the facilities at the University of Alicante being extended to provide a better study of earthquakes in this area, but just how much seismic activity is …
Hospital Quirónsalud presented a new pioneering personalised health service for international patients this week. This new service, a first of its kind in the Valencian Community, is aimed at offering personalised, preferential treatment and health advice to improve the quality of life of international patients living in the Vega Baja region. The service was launched on Friday by the mayor …
The Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility, Arcadi España, has announced in Rafal that the Generalitat has already transferred 16 million euro aid for rainwater drainage and retention systems to the municipalities of the Vega Baja, framed in the Vega Renhace Plan. “Today an important step is taken, the investment of 16 million euro by the Generalitat …
Officers from the Guardia Civil have arrested a number of members of an organisation that was dedicated to the planting and sale of marijuana, as well as the sale of cocaine. In the arrests, which took place last month, one of the detainees is an agent of the Torrevieja Local Police, who is alleged to have used his position to …
The MARQ exhibition “Guardianes de Piedra. Los Castillos de Alicante” has been inaugurated in Torrevieja where, following its spirit of itinerancy, it will remain open to the public until June. The Vistalegre Municipal Hall hosted the presentation of the sample that includes a selection of 84 fortifications in the province. The inauguration was chaired by the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo …
