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This is Torrevieja Daily Evening News Digest

Stay informed with the latest updates from Torrevieja and the wider Alicante province for 25 June 2026. Today's bulletin covers local environmental concerns, infrastructure updates, legal news, and dramatic regional incidents.

• Dolphin Distress: Public outrage grows after a jet ski was filmed dangerously chasing and disrupting a pod of dolphins in the coves off the Torrevieja coast.

• Immigration Office Strain: Sueña Torrevieja demands urgent state action and local council intervention to upgrade the overwhelmed National Police Immigration and Documentation Office on Calle Arquitecto Larramendi.

• Courthouse Delays: The expansion of the Torrevieja Courthouse faces its third year of delays as the regional government maintains a heavily reduced budget of €736,000 following post-flood funding cuts.

• Embezzlement Sentence: A veteran former council lawyer avoids immediate prison after returning nearly €37,000 in stolen municipal funds hidden via altered court documents.

• Cala Mosca On Hold: The controversial construction of 2,200 homes on the Orihuela Costa is halted until a new €2.34 million water reservoir is constructed to secure the local drinking supply.

• Air Con Fire: A vehicle was completely gutted by a sudden, spectacular fire next to an Elche sports complex after the driver switched on the air conditioning.

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