The Leader News Updates

ORIHUELA COSTA — A year after 15-year-old Cloe was brutally murdered, her family, friends, and neighbors are gathering to honor her memory—and demand justice. The emotional tribute will take place this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in La Florida ER-2 Park, a special space dedicated to the young girl who was… Read more »

The Pilar de la Horadada City Council is fully funding the “Discount Vouchers 2025” campaign as part of its 7th Economic Recovery Plan, allocating €200,000. A total of 13,332 vouchers will be available for the first 6,666 eligible households. The vouchers are considered a taxable capital gain and must be… Read more »

The Valencian Business Association of Travel Agencies (AEVAV), together with the Alicante Guides Association, visited Orihuela this weekend, touring both its historic centre and its Mediterranean coastline. This initiative forms part of a strategic plan to consolidate Orihuela as a benchmark destination within the Valencian Community. The group was welcomed… Read more »

Orihuela — As part of Orihuela’s Sustainable Tourism Strategy, the Councillor for Tourism, Gonzalo Montoya, has announced the launch of a tender for the supply, installation, and commissioning of four new parking facilities for electric bicycles, which will include both charging points and secure parking areas. Strategic Locations The new… Read more »

• One suspect caught minutes after the assault; the second tracked down days later in Almoradí• Victim suffers severe head injuries and is rushed to hospital The Civil Guard has arrested two men, aged 27 and 24, after a shocking assault in a town park that left a local resident… Read more »

Following the tremendous success of our concert in San Miguel last Saturday evening the Costa Blanca International Concert Band are pleased to announce details of their next concert on Saturday 6th. December at Salt Church, Calle Daya Nueva 12, Polígono Ind. Levante 2, 03187, Los Montesinos, the concert starts at… Read more »

The 9th CORTOPILAR International Film Festival celebrated its most successful edition yet—its first as an official Goya Awards qualifying event—drawing more than a thousand attendees and selling out all nine screening sessions. Actor Pepón Nieto headlined the festival, unveiling his star on the Paseo de Cine and receiving the 2025… Read more »

Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport is set for a €1.1 billion renovation aimed at improving efficiency and security for international travellers, particularly British nationals. This major overhaul comes in response to the EU Entry-Exit System (EES), which now requires biometric data collection—including facial recognition and fingerprints—for all non-EU passengers. With over… Read more »

As a retired journalist who used to work as a freelance for the BBC local radio and regional TV for several years, I am saddened to see how many problems the BBC has landed itself. Back in 2021 I watched the Panorama programme and the stupidly edited segment of Trump’s… Read more »

But first the news headlines – being how they announce things in better places than here.  Stop worrying; we are all going to be OK, we are all going to be grand. The good news is that for the first half of this year, renewable energy overtook coal power to… Read more »