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Six men and three women, between the ages of 25 and 48, were arrested in Torrevieja last week, on charges of drug trafficking, illegal detention, obstruction of justice and the membership of a criminal group. They all belong to or are associated with one of the most infamous gangs in the region, ‘Clan Tote’, with..
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Torrevieja’s GRO, the Operational Reinforcement Group of the Local Police is increasing its presence along Torrevieja seafront, due to the increase in the number of residents and holidaymakers that are visiting the municipality. And if last summer is anything to go by they will certainly have their hands full as they keep an eye on..
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Torrevieja’s Quirónsalud Hospital has put an information centre in place which, during the summer, will move between many of the city’s busiest beaches offering information on skin protection against the excesses of the sun during the summer period. The hospital will also be providing sun umbrellas which it will be place on the beaches of..
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A man and a woman have died this morning (Wednesday) drowned in the sea on la playa Tossals in Guardamar del Segura. The deceased, both of Spanish nationality, were on holiday in the town with their two children aged 11 and 14. The tragedy happened at 10am and although little of the incident is known..
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Thousands of children in the province of Alicante, who suffer from social exclusion, are able to eat at least once a day thanks to the food provided at their school canteens, where they receive the daily school dinner for free. In the summer months, however, outside the school term, many of these children continue to..
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With the number of deaths by drowning steadily increasing, figures released on Tuesday by la Real Federación Española de Salvamento y Socorrismo show that the Province of Alicante has suffered 21 drownings so far in 2017. This makes it the province within the Valencian Community where the most people have died from drowning. The figure..
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Despite the extremely hot weather and the fact that we are in the middle of our summer recess. Torrevieja U3A still has several of its activities and groups continuing to function. A small selection of the activities that are available at this time include petanca, coffee mornings, yoga, chess and cribbage. So, if you are..
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The Leader Newspaper can exclusively reveal that talks are currently underway amongst representatives from a number of interested authorities to establish a hospice for the terminally ill here in the Orihuela Costa. The most recent discussions took place last Tuesday at the Orihuela Costa Town Hall where the meeting was chaired by the Councillor for..
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The Guardia Civil has now arrested twelve people for their involvement in the murder of a 49-year-old Italian citizen Claudio Lanfranchi, from Ardesio, a small village of just over 3,000 people, in the north of the country close to the border with Switzerland, who was suffocated and beaten to death at his home in Playa..
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