New Shopping Centre

Work is well advanced on the new 150 outlet shopping mall, "Zenia Boulevard", due to open in 2012 near the toll at La Zenia. Stores include Acampo, Leroy Merlin, Decathlon and possibly Primark.  There will be 4,500 FREE car parking spaces.  To see an artist's impression  click here .

Corvera International Airport

Government officials have stated that the building and fitting out of the new Murcia airport will be completed by the end of this year.  With the terminal building virtually complete, work is now being carried out on external landscaping and construction.
Parking for 1800 vehicles is under construction and also the areas which will hold the complementary services .  The biggest concern, however, is not the physical completion of the airport, but the bureaucratic processes which could hold up the arrivals of the first passengers, predicted to be around March 2012.  There is still no indication as to which airline operators will be using the Corvera airport.

Airport Pick ups

Police are cracking down on unlicensed taxi drivers at both Alicante and Murcia airports by issuing on the spot fines and noting vehicle particulars to monitor frequency of airport visits.   It has been suggested that legal taxi drivers may be behind the recent spate of tyre slashing incidents.  Warnings have been issued to advise anyone picking up relatives or friends from either airport to remain with their vehicle if  possible.

New Mayor for Torrevieja

35 year old Eduardo Dolon Sanchez of the Popular Party (PP) has been sworn in as Torrevieja's mayor for the next four years.  He takes over the role from retiring Mayor  Pedro Hernandez Mateo.

Airport  Bus Service  

The recently launched direct bus between Alicante airport and Torrevieja is likely to expire on the 23 Sept 2011.  The current service operates every two hours from Torrevieja Bus Station starting at 7am and ending at 9pm and from Alicante starting at 8am with the last bus departing at 10pm.  The service was for a temporary four month period to assess the the long term viability but it appears it may end due to lack of use even though at 7 euros it is a fraction of the price of a taxi.  This is mainly due to the fact that few people know of its existance as there has been no advertising or promotion and it has been cited as being purely an election booster for Torrevieja council in the run up to the recent elections. 

New Security in Torrevieja

The Local Police in Torrevieja are trying to make the streets a safer place for everyone.  There is already a network of CCTV cameras in the city recorded by a central monitoring unit.  The network is developing further with the addition of a number of mobile cameras which will include listening equipment.  This will allow police to monitor sound levels from bars and clubs and nuisance noise from motorbikes as well as recording any anti social behavour.  The next atage will be to install emergency help points where a person can summon assistance at the touch of a button whilst protected by the camera network and new listening devices.  The whole development has cost around 2 million euros.

Translators at the Guardia Civil police station

If you are unfortunate enough to have to report a crime to the Guardia Civil in Torrevieja you may be interested to learn that there is now a free translation service between the hours of 10 am to 3 pm.  There are up to three translators present each day although it is advisable to check before your visit.  Please be aware that the police will only deal with your query if you have a translator present..

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