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- Ismail strike the difference in hard-fought Torry win
SC Torrevieja 1–0 CFI Alicante Report by Chris Peach – Torry Army Social Media After last week’s disappointment away at Alberic Sucemart, SC Torrevieja were determined to bounce back with a strong home display against CFI Alicante. Memories of their earlier home victory over CD Thader gave the hosts confidence,… Read more » - The Leader Newspaper 6 October 25 / Edition 1096Spain’s summer tourism boom shows no signs of slowing, with the Southern Costa Blanca breaking records alongside the national surge. July and August 2025 saw 22.3 million visitors across the country, surpassing 2024’s 21.8 million. In August alone, 11.3 million international travellers arrived, a 2.9% increase on last year, following… Read more »
- Orihuela Business Figures Face Trial for Illegal Burial of WasteThe Alicante court in Elche is set to begin hearings against several Orihuela business figures accused of an environmental crime for allegedly burying hundreds of thousands of tons of waste in agricultural land instead of sending it to the Proambiente treatment plant in La Murada. The trial involves the administrators… Read more »
- SAMM RACING STARTS AGAIN
After having been forced to leave their operating base, CTD Los Najeros, after 17 years in residence, the sailors of SAMM (Sailing Association Mar Menor) struggled to find a new home for all their boats. In late 2024 this changed when most of the Day Boats and the Support Boat… Read more » - La Mata Beach Welcomes Release of 16 Loggerhead Turtles
La Mata beach in Torrevieja became the stage this Wednesday for a landmark conservation event: the release of sixteen young loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) into the Mediterranean. The hatchlings, born in 2024 from a nest laid by the turtle known as Pura Vida on Los Locos beach, were carefully… Read more » - San Miguel GS at Font del Llop (1 October 2025)
“moscas moscas” everywhere not a bit of air to be had – buggy screens were up, and a lot of free protein was consumed – once home, showers had produced samples of said “gnats” in various different pieces of clothing, hair, etc. Must have been after the rain that the… Read more » - Torrevieja Hosts Fifth Street Food Market from October 8–12
Torrevieja, October 2, 2025 – The Parque de las Naciones will welcome the fifth edition of the Street Food Market from October 8 to 12, offering free entry to a vibrant program of gastronomy, live music, children’s activities, and a vintage market. Organizers expect around 20,000 visitors over the five-day… Read more » - Tourism Soars in 2025 with Benidorm and Torrevieja Leading the Charge
Spain’s summer tourism boom shows no signs of slowing, with the Southern Costa Blanca breaking records alongside the national surge. July and August 2025 saw 22.3 million visitors across the country, surpassing 2024’s 21.8 million. In August alone, 11.3 million international travellers arrived, a 2.9% increase on last year, following… Read more » - Finally ‘letting the fire go out …’
If I asked you to paint a picture in your head of an ‘open fire’, you would probably see an image which evokes warmth, comfort, hospitality and romanticism. Such a picture represents a connection to the past, where its charm continues to endure. Most Irish people, of a certain age,… Read more » - IN THE BUNKER WITH MICK THE GRIPWHEN THE TEAM arrived at their luxury hotel in Garden City, 12 miles west of Bethpage, things were less than perfect. The bedrooms let in too much light, the bedding was less comfortable than expected, and Tyrrell Hatton and Shane Lowry said the shampoo did not smell fragrant enough. Poor… Read more »
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