The Five Most Important News Stories from Alicante on Monday, 17th February

The editorial team at TodoAlicante reviews the current news and compiles, for your convenience, the five most notable stories that occurred on Monday, 17th February in the province of Alicante:

The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has received a favourable Environmental Impact Report from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge for the project to duplicate the N-332 road as it passes through Torrevieja. This is a crucial step to complete the project drafting and begin the initial approval and public information procedures. Click here to view for free.

The Ministry of Health has taken the first step to formalise the agreement reached last January with the University of Alicante and Miguel Hernández University to share medical students' practices "on equal terms." This also applies to Nursing students, with the announcement of the future implementation of this degree at UMH. Click here to read the full story.

A 45-year-old woman from Alicante was attacked in the street in Mutxamel. A hooded man approached her and threw corrosive liquid on her face. The incident, confirmed by TodoAlicante, occurred last Friday, 14th February, around 9 p.m., on Samaruc Street in the town of Mutxamel, while the woman was walking her dog in the area. Here is the full story.

Seven neighbourhood associations in Alicante have united against the expansion of regulated parking spaces (blue and orange zones) arguing that it is "an unfair measure that will only result in higher costs for residents without offering real solutions to the parking problem in Alicante." Residents from affected neighbourhoods such as Benalúa, Carolinas Bajas, Alipark, Princesa Mercedes, San Antón, San Blas, and Altozano have formed a citizen movement against this municipal initiative. Click to read the full story.

The rental price in Alicante continues to soar. At 11 euros per square metre, an 80 m2 flat would cost an average of about 880 euros per month. This represents a 9.6% increase from January 2024 and a 0.2% rise compared to December, according to the latest data from the real estate portal Idealista, corresponding to early 2025. Click here to read the news for free.

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