ALICANTE NEWS

Would-be armed bank robber arrested in AlbateraThe middle-aged man tried to hold up a Sabadell branch at gunpoint in the Vega Baja town before barricading himself in a Mercadona supermarket The Guardia Civil have arrested a middle-aged man who tried to rob a Sabadell bank in Albatera at gunpoint.. 28/01/2022

Torrevieja vows to make returning carnival bigger and betterThe hugely popular festival will be held in the Vega Baja town from February 4 to March 6 after a two-year absence due to Covid Torrevieja's spectacular Carnival will make an eagerly-awaited return next month, and the Town Hall promises the event.. 26/01/2022

Murcia partygoers flee to Torrevieja to enjoy fewer restrictionsAn Alicante company is offering package deals to Murcia customers, including transport to and from Torrevieja Taking advantage of the harsh anti-Covid restrictions imposed on the nightlife sector in the Region of Murcia, an Alicante company.. 26/01/2022

Rojales cancels Moors and Christian festival due to high incidence of CovidThis is the second time the Vega Baja town has been forced to suspend the popular festivities due to the pandemic The continued rise in infections across Alicante province has forced Rojales to cancel its annual Moors and Christian festival for the.. 25/01/2022

Armed robbers who targeted banks in Alicante and Murcia arrested in OrihuelaStaff and customers managed to foil an armed robbery in progress at a bank in Alicante The National Police have arrested five members of a violent Italian itinerant gang that allegedly held up banks in Alicante and Murcia, threatening staff and.. 24/01/2022

Eagerly-awaited Easter celebrations will return to Orihuela after two years on holdSemana Santa festivities will take place in the Vega Baja town from April 10 to 17 Easter Week processions and festivities will make a welcome return to the streets of Orihuela after two years of cancellations due to the Covid pandemic.  .. 21/01/2022

Orihuela suspends terrace tax until JulyThe aim is to aid the recovery of the Vega Baja town's hospitality sector, which has been hit hard by the pandemic Orihuela Town Council is offering a helping hand to bars, restaurants and cafes by covering the cost of placing tables and chairs.. 19/01/2022

Public urged to report sightings of pine processionary caterpillars in OrihuelaOrihuela council is remvoing processionary caterpillars in the Vega Baja town Orihuela Town Hall continues to wage war against pine processionary caterpillars and is now urging members of the public living in urban areas of the town to report sightings.. 18/01/2022

Youths fined for hurling fruit at people and vehicles in Callosa de SeguraThe parents of four minors in the Vega Baja town must stump up 400 euros each for the ongoing "nuisance" behaviour A gang of four youths who allegedly threw oranges and lemons at unsuspecting members of the public and vehicles in the Barrio.. 17/01/2022

Good Samaritans help nab bag snatcher who targeted elderly woman in Callosa de SeguraWitnesses to the violent theft in the Vega Baja town detained the handbag thief until police arrived Quick-thinking members of the public helped nab a thief who violently snatched a 72-year-old woman's handbag in Callosa de Segura on Sunday January.. 17/01/2022

Free Feast of San Anton tour in Orihuela: January 14Orihuela's tourism board has put together a series of guided walks for January 2022 kicks off in Orihuela with a month of free guided tours, including a walk dedicated to the Feast of San Antón in the neighbourhood which bears his.. 12/01/2022

Artesanos de la Sal documentary about salt crafting in Torrevieja The craft of making miniature models out of salt is in danger of disappearing from the Torrevieja salt lakes. The University of Alicante (UA) has produced a documentary which includes English subtitles, about the traditional salt craft found in Torrevieja.. 30/04/2021

Brexit collides with 1975 military law in Spain; British housebuyers must now obtain military permits in parts of the Vega Baja (Note: the limit of the military importance zone is not exact but approximate) Purchasers from third countries buying in areas designated as “Zones of Interest for National Defence” along the coastlines of Spain must obtain a military permit.. 08/02/2021

Divine delights in Orihuela In Orihuela those who lead us most into temptation are the nuns!                       Christmas is a time for sweet pleasures, when sharp winter air stimulates.. 12/12/2013