ALICANTE NEWS

Torrevieja Hospital back in public management with 121 new staffThe Valencian regional government has regained direct control of Torrevieja Hospital from management company Ribera Salud. There have been a number of disputes and protests in the run up to the hand-over of control to the Valencia government on October.. 19/10/2021

Torrevieja reopens its floating museums to the public: visit from October 19Residents and tourists alike can once again visit the magnificent port exhibitions in the Vega Baja, Alicante province Following months of closure due to the pandemic, Torrevieja's floating museums, located in the port area, are open to the public.. 19/10/2021

Rojales hands over free plot of land for 10-million-euro centre for the elderlyThe new facility in the Vega Baja, Alicante province, will also house centres for people with chronic mental illnesses and rehabilitation A new residence for the elderly looks set to become a reality in Rojales after the local council agreed the free.. 19/10/2021

Free Spanish classes for expats in TorreviejaThe courses are open to international residents registered in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province Torrevieja Council's Department of International Residents, in partnership with Alicante Provincial Council, has organised Spanish courses for.. 19/10/2021

Derelict home demolished as part of coastal regeneration project in GuardamarThe 14-month project will open up 120 metres of dunes between Babilonia and Vivers beaches in the Vega Baja, Alicante province Guardamar Council is nearing completion of a coastal regeneration project which aims to recover a 120-metre stretch of dunes.. 19/10/2021

San Fulgencio celebrates World Breast Cancer Awareness Day: October 19The Town Hall is joining the worldwide initiative with 'pink ribbon' information points in the Vega Baja, Alicante province In support of World Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Tuesday October 19, San Fulgencio Council is placing two 'pink.. 18/10/2021

Biggest matchmaking festival in Europe is headed to AlicanteIreland's Lisdoonvarna eight-day singles event is being held abroad for the first time and will take place in Cabo Roig, Orihuela Veteran matchmaker Willie Daly promises love will "definitely be in the air" in Alicante next.. 18/10/2021

Drunk driver runs over five people in TorreviejaFive pedestrians were injured in the town in the Vega Baja area in the early hours of Sunday morning Five people have been injured, two of them seriously and the other three with minor injuries, after being hit by a vehicle that lost control in the.. 18/10/2021

British developer to invest 17 million euros in new residential development in TorreviejaTaylor Wimpey plans to build seafront apartments in the Punta Prima area of the Vega Baja, Alicante province As the property industry experiences an upturn across the Costa Blanca, British developer Taylor Wimpey has announced that it plans to invest.. 15/10/2021

Late Orihuela and Murcia priest is one step closer to being a saint after Pope Francis recognitionMurcian Diego Hernández, a diocesan spiritual director in the Vega Baja, Alicante, is now a Venerable and a step closer to being canonised Pope Francis has this week recognised the "heroic virtues" of the late Orihuela and Murcia.. 15/10/2021

Elderly couple suffer smoke inhalation in blaze at their Orihuela homeA car caught fire inside the garage and spread to the house in the Vega Baja, Alicante province An 80-year-old woman and 82-year-old man were treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at their home in the La Murada disctrict of Orihuela.. 15/10/2021

Invasive species in Orihuela to be eradicatedGardeners are blamed for introducing non-native plants that threaten the La Glea cove microreserve in the Vega Baja area Orihuela Town Council has begun work to remove invasive species from the microreserve of Cala de La Glea after the local Environmental.. 14/10/2021

French firm begins converting abandoned Eden Rock in Torrevieja back into a hotelThe company plans to invest 1.5 million euros restoring the disused building in the Vega Baja, Alicante province French company, ESI Group, has begun restoring the abandoned Eden Rock in Torrevieja, one of the town's first hotels and restaurants.. 13/10/2021

Breast cancer awareness walk in Guardamar: October 24Residents in the Vega Baja are invited to join Alicante Association for the Fight Against Cancer in a 'solidarity walk' October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as such organisations across the country are staging a variety of events.. 12/10/2021

Elderly cyclist dies at scene of crash with car in RojalesA 73-year-old woman has been killed in a collision with a car in the Vega Baja in Alicante province An elderly woman has died after her bicycle was involved in a collision with a car on the Formentera de Segura road in Rojales.   The.. 12/10/2021

Climber in helicopter rescue after mountain rock slide in Callosa de SeguraThe Portugese man's leg and foot were crushed as he made his way down from the top of the Via Ferrata in the Vega Baja, Alicante province Firefighters from Alicante's specialist mountain rescue team rescued a middle-aged Portuguese climber.. 11/10/2021

Spectacular industrial blaze at factory in CatralThe fire broke out at a footwear workshop and warehouse in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province Firefighters tackled a huge blaze which gutted a footwear factory in Catral during the early hours of Sunday morning, October 10.   Calle del.. 11/10/2021

New seafront apartment blocks spark outrage in Orihuela CostaResidents have blasted the "ugly monstrosities" arguing apartment blocks are ruining the coastline in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province   Angry residents have hit out at the the authorities for allowing the construction of a.. 11/10/2021

Festival of Performing Arts in Orihuela: October 8 to November 7The Atanasio Die Marín Theatre in the Vega Baja is hosting Orihuela’s II Festival of Performing Arts this weekend Fun for all the family is promised in Orihuela as the town hosts its second Festival of Performing Arts (‘Festival.. 07/10/2021

88-year-old woman drowns in Torrevieja: third beach casualty in two weeksThe elderly woman’s unconscious body was pulled from the sea at El Acequión in the Vega Baja, Alicante province   An elderly woman has drowned after being pulled unconscious from the water at El Acequión beach in Torrevieja.. 07/10/2021