After an extensive search of the area, officers from Orihuela Local Police managed to locate a missing British man who had been reported missing from his home. Despite Orihuela being one of the geographically largest municipalities in the region, the man, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, was located in the village of Hurchillo, disorientated and tired after spending hours walking through farmland. …

The councillor for tourism in Orihuela, Sofía Álvarez, has detailed the number of visits by foreign tourists to the information offices in the municipality, showing a growth of 35%. “It is important to get people to come to our beaches”, she explained, and this year there has been some 101 different nationalities visit Orihuela, who are not only interested in …

Orihuela´s environmental councillor, Miguel Ángel Fernández, has proudly reported that the local government is installing a total of 38 bicycle parks throughout the municipality. The councillor explained how these facilities are being installed, not only in the city, but in the coastal area and the local villages around the municipality. In a press conference detailing the project, Miguel Ángel Fernández …

The Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja   launches a new edition of the free campaign for early diagnosis of prostate cancer on the occasion of the world day of this pathology, which is celebrated on September 15. The initiative consists of carrying out free PSA tests and consultation with the urologist with prior appointment requests to males from the general population and patients from the hospital centre aged 45 …

The Department of Commerce and ACMO retail association in Orihuela are asking parents to consider supporting local businesses when purchasing supplies for this year´s “Back to School” campaign. The campaign is more about supporting smaller, local businesses, rather than the geographical constraints of the municipality, which of course hosts one of the largest retail complexes in Europe, the Zenia Boulevard. …

Stevie Spit left the stage to yet another standing ovation on Friday evening as the Costa Blanca’s favourite entertainer brought the curtain down on yet another fundraiser, this time in aid of the Orihuela Costa and District Branch of the Royal British Legion. Stevie not only compered the show he also demonstrated what an all-round entertainer he is as he …

There was outrage amongst members of the Royal British Legion as a cross to fallen war heroes and an RBL time capsule were found to have been vandalised in recent attacks in both Torrevieja and Mil Palmeras. In La Siesta, just outside the Parish Church, the marble base of the cross standing in the RBL Memorial Garden has been damaged …

A 57-year-old man, of Bulgarian nationality, has been arrested after confessing that he had allegedly just killed his sentimental partner, a 60-year-old woman, in a house in Orihuela. The man telephoned ‘112’ to say he had killed his partner. The emergency coordination centre immediately despatched the National Police and medical support to the scene. Upon …

It has become almost a more frequent occurrence than the actual job of running the municipality, but once again, politicians in Orihuela are battling each other, this time with a censure motion against the current mayor. The socialist municipal group filed the motion on Wednesday against the ‘PP’ mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, after he failed to justify his work as regional …

Officers from the Guardia Civil have arrested three people for being part of a criminal organisation, suspected of being responsible for up to 16 thefts from shops in less than a week. The group, who lived together in the same house in Torrevieja, targeted stores in Elche, Orihuela Costa, Sant Vicent del Raspeig and Alicante, …