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02/06/2024

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17/03/2024

The St. Patrick's Day parade in Cabo Roig, Orihuela-Costa, Spain is one of the biggest in the world. Around 20.000 people are expected to visit the area today! Enjoy the fun and celebrations! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St Patricks Day to all our readers and our friends across the globe.
"St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time—a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic."

28/01/2024

This 70th edition will feature choirs from Indonesia, Ukraine, Philippines, Mexico, Belarus, Venezuela, Colombia, China and Spain. Torrevieja used the occasion of the Fitur World Travel fair from which to launch details of the 70th Habaneras and Polyphony Contest to be held in the town between July....

27/01/2024

Approximately one in every two people will start a cancer journey at sometime during their lifetime, this is mine. In December 1994 I was diagnosed with my first cancer, a Lipoma like Lippo Sarcoma growing through the pelvis into the buttock on my right side. I was referred to the Royal Marsden Hosp...

06/01/2024

Traditionally, the Three Kings arrive in Torrevieja by boat, and this year was no exception, however the craft they used was rather different to normal, travelling on the Pascual Flores, the “pailebota”, or pilot boat, which has been open to tourist visits throughout the holiday season and until...

25/12/2023

The king’s recorded message, broadcast on Christmas eve, comes just a month after a similar speech he delivered in the Congress chamber on the occasion of the solemn opening of the new parliament. It is common that in his Christmas message, the most personal speech of the entire year, King Felipe ...

01/10/2023

At least seven people have died and a further eight people are missing following a fire at the Teatre nightclub in the Atalayas area on Sunday morning. At least a further four people, two women aged 22 and 25 and two men aged 41 and 45, have been hospitalised due to smoke inhalation. Firefighters at...

14/06/2023

Spanish Government promotes Mosquito Alert system

The Ministry of Health, through the Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Centre, is promoting the Mosquito Alert project as a tool to improve the control and surveillance of mosquitoes that can transmit diseases. This platform allows anyone to provide information on the presence and activity of mosquitoes through an app. Citizen science is included for the first time as a surveillance tool in the new National Plan for Prevention, Surveillance and Control of vector-borne diseases.

The Ministry of Health, through the Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Centre, is promoting the Mosquito Alert project as a tool to improve the control and surveillance of mosquitoes that can transmit diseases. This platform allows anyone to provide information on the presence and activity o...

23/05/2023

Following the public outcry after first being reported in The Leader Newspaper, the Orihuela council would appear to have finally seen sense as it is now said to be seeking an alternative site for the New School number 20, previously intended to be built on Zenia Boulevard Car Park.

Following public concern after first being reported in The Leader Newspaper, the Orihuela council would appear to have finally seen sense as it is now said to be seeking an alternative site for the New School number 20, previously intended to be built on Zenia Boulevard Car Park. However, the change...

23/05/2023

It has rained intensely this Tuesday morning across most of the Vega Baja with accumulated amounts of between 15 and 40 liters per square meter, as indicated by the forecasts and it will continue to do so throughout the day according to the State Meteorological Agency.

At the request of the Ministry of Education, the municipalities of the Vega Baja de Albatera, Algorfa, Almoradí, Benejúzar, Bigastro, Callosa, Catral, Cox, Formentera del Segura, Guardamar del Segura, Granja de Rocamora, Jacarilla, Los Montesinos, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Guardamar, Rafal ,...

21/05/2023

New insights into the cure of cancer discovered by Alicante University. Santa Pola Salt Lakes could hold the key.

The University of Alicante has discovered that the pigment present in the water in the salt lakes of Santa Pola is capable of stopping the growth of cancer cells. The Salinas de Santa Pola Natural Park is a wetland characterised by the pink colour of its waters due to a pigment. Located in the coast...

15/05/2023

11/05/2023

Orihuela has approved an ordinance for the Abolition of Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation, in order to promote, within the scope of municipal powers, the eradication of prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation in the municipality of Orihuela, protecting the rights of victims of the pro...

10/05/2023

"HELLO DOLLY" is coming to town!

Studio 32 are thrilled to announce that their upcoming summer show Hello Dolly is in the advanced stage of rehearsals. A joyous, heartwarming and classical musical experience that is set in the 1890s, the show follows Dolly Gallagher Levi, a matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly “half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder. Along the way, she sets her own sights on him, while also pairing up several other couples.

https://theleader.info/2023/05/10/hello-dolly-is-coming-to-town/

10/05/2023

On Wednesday morning, according to the National Geographic Institute, the Torrevieja coastline registered an earthquake measuring 2.6 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale, the second registered in the province in recent hours. The first occurred this morning at 2:23 a.m. southwest of Crevillent...

05/05/2023

Emerging from a neighbourhood association, PIOC, just 3 weeks away from 28M, the party led by the former member of ‘Vecinos por el Pilar’ Ramón Fusté, is determined to gain a foothold in the Municipal Council. With it’s great social mix the region enjoys a rich multicultural identity but unf...

22/04/2023

Orihuela PP Rally overshadowed by allegations of tax fraud

Over 200 people attended a Partido Popular rally on Saturday where their candidate for Mayor of Orihuela, Pepe Vegara, was forced to defend himself against assertions levelled by the political website ElPlural.com, which published an article alleging that he was the subject of two crimes against the Treasury, for his management of the Vega Baja ITV centre.

https://theleader.info/2023/04/22/orihuela-pp-rally-overshadowed-by-allegations-of-tax-fraud/

Over 200 people attended a Partido Popular rally on Saturday where their candidate for Mayor of Orihuela, Pepe Vegara, was forced to defend himself against assertions levelled by the political website ElPlural.com, which published an article alleging that he was the subject of two crimes against the...

31/03/2023

Orihuela refuse collectors walk out again

The UGT and CCOO union verify that, despite the statements FROM the ORIHUELA Council, the waste collection vehicles still do not have compulsory insurance Shortly after the overnight shift of the Orihuela street cleaning and waste collection service got underway on Thursday, just before midnight the...

19/03/2023

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic and the weather, St. Patrick’s Day Parade finally returned to Cabo Roig. From the excitement and run-away success of the very first Parade in 2011, last Friday we finally got to celebrate the tenth running of Spain’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Parad...

07/03/2023

If you are one of those who pay by card in the supermarket, shops, or bars and restaurants, the Bank of Spain has issued an advisory note. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, card payments have been growing, although cash continues to be very present for many. It is a method that offers great conveni...

07/03/2023

As electricity bills rose in February by 36%, the use of electricity declined in Spain. The national electricity demand experienced a decrease of 1% in February with respect to the same month of the previous year and after discounting the effects of temperature and working hours. In gross terms, a d...

07/03/2023

It is a government initiative to subsidise the implementation of digital solutions available on the market that meet the needs of small businesses, micro-businesses and self-employed workers. They are aimed at any sector or type of business. The Digital Kit program, Programa Kit Digital, is part of....

07/03/2023

Officers from the National Police have dismantled a criminal group dedicated to committing robberies with violence after arranging meetings with their victims through dating apps. The 4 alleged perpetrators have been arrested and high-end jewellery, clothing and electronic devices have been recovere...

07/03/2023

The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has fined a lawyer 4,000 euro for sending sentences via WhatsApp with personal data in order to promote herself professionally. According to the claim, the affected woman wanted to make the facts known because the lawyer had disseminated the sentence in....

07/03/2023

On March 13, a law will come into force in Spain, whereas businesses with more than 50 employees will have to set up a complaints mailbox that allows their employees or any person who has had an employment or business relationship with the company, including the self-employed who have provided any s...

11/07/2022

https://theleader.info/2022/07/10/vaccination-without-appointment-in-torrevieja/

If you haven’t been vaccinated yet, you can get jabbed this week without an appointment in Torrevieja. Because of the worrying increase in cases and hospitalisations, the regional health department has stepped up the availability of these drop-in centres around the region. On Thursday 14 July, fro...

07/06/2022

Madrid Cricket Club announce addition of cricket to Madrid Capital Mundial del Deporte 2022 Madrid Cricket League to be played in T20 Format at La Elipa 40th anniversary match planned against Barcelona in September MADRID, SPAIN – 7th of June. Madrid Cricket Club is delighted to announce that the ...

08/03/2022

https://spaintoday.news/2022/03/08/could-the-united-nations-impose-a-no-fly-zone-over-ukraine/

As Ukrainian civilians come under severe attack and refugees are pouring into other central European countries, the clamour for a military response from NATO is getting louder. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has pleaded that NATO closes the skies over his country and earlier in the wee...