The Five Most Important News Stories of This Tuesday, September 17th in Alicante

The editorial team at TodoAlicante reviews the latest news and compiles, for your convenience, the five most important stories that occurred this Tuesday, September 17th in the province of Alicante:

The Alicante City Council has increased the waste collection fee for next year, driven by European Union regulations that require the cost of the service to be aligned with what citizens pay. This will result in a "noticeable" increase starting from January 1, 2025. Read the full story.

The municipal groups PP and Vox have reached an agreement this Tuesday on the Regulatory Ordinance for the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) of Alicante, which does not include fines or traffic restrictions. This confirms what both parties have maintained in recent months, despite the controversy it has generated. Read the full story here.

The SOS Desaparecidos platform has issued a search alert to find Juan de Dios Carbonell, a 44-year-old man who disappeared on September 11th in Alicante. Juan de Dios has a normal build, black hair, and brown eyes, and is between 1.65 and 1.68 meters tall, according to SOS Desaparecidos, which is asking for public assistance to locate him. Read the full story.

The Valencian Government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, is preparing substantial changes in metropolitan mobility for Alicante and its surrounding area. This transformation aims to make the provincial capital a communications hub from which connections will extend to its surroundings and major cities in the province, especially towards the north. To the south, priority is given to connecting with the airport and Elche, necessitating the Torrellano bypass, which has already received government approval. Read the full story.

For five years, he turned the mountains in northern Alicante into a nightmare until he was caught by the Civil Guard. The arrested individual, a 28-year-old Spaniard, is accused of causing 13 forest fires since 2019 in Biar, Beneixama, and Banyeres de Mariola. Link to the story.

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