ALICANTE NEWS

Passersby help catch armed teen who stole mobile at knifepoint in ElchePolice in the Baix Vinalopo municipality, Alicante province, have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a violent street robbery A 16-year-old has been arrested in Elche after allegedly stealing a mobile phone at knifepoint before his victim.. 05/08/2021

Lorry bursts into flames on A-7 in ElcheFirefighters fight huge flames for two hours after articulated lorry catches fire in the Baix Vinalopo, Alicante province. An articulated lorry carrying "non-hazardous" goods burst into flames at kilometre 514 on the A-7 in Elche on Saturday.. 02/08/2021

Woman kidnapped over stolen drugs as 11 arrested in ElcheYoung woman abducted after drug deal "goes bad" in the Baix Vinalopo comarca, Alicante province. The National Police have arrested 11 people in Elche after a woman was kidnapped following a "failed marijuana deal". An investigation.. 02/08/2021

Alicante airport included in elite 5-star Covid ratings Only 17 airports in the world are in the top category including Alicante-Elche and five others in Spain The airport of Alicante-Elche in El Altet is among six in Spain to have been awarded the maximum 5-star Covid-19 rating by the air travel consultancy.. 02/08/2021

Elche launches campaign to protect sea turtle nestsVolunteers are required to help monitor turtle movements on Elche coastline in the Baix Vinalopo comarca, Alicante province Ecologists have teamed up with Elche council to launch a campaign to protect the nests of sea turtles along the coastline.. 30/07/2021

Extended opening hours at refurbished rehabilitation unit in Santa Pola€20,000 has been spent reforming the physiotherapy room at Santa Pola Health Cente in the Baix Vinalopo comarca, Alicante province The Valencia region's department of health has invested more than €20,000 refurbishing the physiotherapy.. 30/07/2021

Firefighters battle blaze at Elche footwear factory for six hoursFlames ravage shoe plant in the Baix Vinalopo, Alicante province. An industrial footwear factory in Elche has been completely gutted in a blaze which took firefighters six hours to extinguish. Flames ripped through the building on.. 27/07/2021

Elche to exhume and identify victims of Franco regime 14 victims shot in 1939 believed to be in mass grave at the Old Cemetery in the Baix Vinalopo, Alicante province. Elche Council has received a grant of more than €32,600 for the exhumation and identification of victims of the Spanish.. 22/07/2021