A thief was arrested by the National Police, as he tried to break into the cash box of a photo-me machine outside the police station in Elche. The machine, which is frequently used by people who go to the police station to renew their identity documents, is just a few metres from the police station entrance. A concerned citizen alerted …

VEGAN DAY is being celebrated today in San Juan, Alicante, as part of the areas Vegan Fest promotion, aimed at raising awareness of a growing trend in Spain for an animal-free diet. This event hopes to be a meeting for both seasoned experts and those who want to know veganism and antispecism more closely, through talks, cooking workshops and information …

The Department of Animal Protection from Torrevieja town hall has launched a summer campaign to raise awareness amongst children of the importance of adoption and sterilisation of domestic animals The councillor for Animal Protection, Carmen Morate, accompanied by Patricia Tarín Carrasco, volunteer of the municipal animal pound, have organised educational talks in the summer schools that are being held in …

The town hall of Torrevieja has launched an initiative named Pescaturismo, which aims to offer tourists an insight into traditional fishing techniques that first saw the town become famous The initiative allows for tourists to take to the sea on a night fishing boat, hopefully to catch red mullet, one of the most characteristic fish caught at night off the …

The regional government has spent two million euro on improvements to the beaches of the Costa Blanca this summer. The investment has seen the installation of a 100 changing rooms, 48 playgrounds, 12 accessible bathing areas, six technological palms and 10 kilometres of fencing. The changing rooms have been installed across the region with 37 in the Valencia province, 31 …

The general director of Turisme for the Valencia region, Raquel Huete, has visited Santa Pola to look at the new amphibious chair which has been installed this year, allowing those with limited mobility to enjoy their time at the beach more. The Playa de Levante has been the chosen location for highlighting “inclusive sun and beach tourism”, with new signs, …

The Tourism Department of the Valencia Regional Government are attending an ornithological event in the UK, to showcase what the region can offer specifically to birdwatchers The event, Birdfair, is held at the Rutland Nature Reserve in Egleton, and is taking place from today, 17 August, until Sunday. The world renowned event brings together more than 400 exhibitors and 20,000 …

An ice rink has been set up in the centre of Elche, offering a welcome alternative to the hot summer days. The opening hours are from Tuesday to Friday, 4.30 pm to 9.00 pm, Saturdays from 5pm to 10pm. It is closed on August 15 for the holiday, and you can probably work out yourself that it´s not open on Sundays …

Arenales del Sol, in the Elche municipality, will host a craft fair throughout the rest of the summer The market will offer a wide range of artisan goods, including clothing, food, crafts and gifts, and is a perfect place to stroll through the early evening, as the sun goes down, and pick up something unusual, perhaps as a gift, or …

The Maritime Unit of the Local Police in Torrevieja have been collecting rubbish from the sea, so far collecting half a ton of waste. Environmental councillor, Fanny Serrano, explained that “90% of the waste that exists in the Mediterranean Sea is plastic, especially microplastics, and in summer it increases by 40%, therefore, any initiative that is carried out to help …

Scientists from the Paleontological Museum of Elche (Mupe), have erected a display which reconstructs the mouth of the largest shark in history, Carcharocles megalodon, which would have swam the Mediterranean millions of years ago. The teeth, more than 10 centimetres in length, are of triangular form, very robust and have a serrated edge, from which calculations reveal that the specimen …

Following the success of the first event last year, between the 17 and the 24 of September, Vegan Fest Alicante will be arranging the second Vegan Tapas Route in the city. Much like a typical taps route that many towns now host, this edition has one unique speciality, in that all of the food served is suitable for vegans. Although …