The Five Most Important News Stories from Alicante This Wednesday, March 12

The editorial team of TodoAlicante reviews the current events and compiles, to serve you on a platter, the five most prominent news stories that occurred this Wednesday, March 12, in the province of Alicante:

The Civil Guard is investigating the circumstances of a shooting that erupted late Wednesday morning in La Vila Joiosa, which, pending further details, resulted in one person being shot and urgently transferred to the Comarcal Hospital of La Marina Baixa. Click here to read the full story.

It seems that 2025 will also be a historic year for Alicante-Elche Airport. After surpassing the one million passenger mark for the first time in January, February has set another record with nearly 1.2 million travellers, an absolute record for the month. Click here to read the news.

The sequence of a cold drop two weeks ago and the succession of storms 'Jana' and 'Konrad' have poured more than 400 litres per square metre in the province of Alicante in recent days, particularly in areas like Vall de Gallinera and Vall d'Ebo in the Marina Alta. These rains have helped recharge aquifers and reservoirs, crucial infrastructures for the sustainability of Alicante's agriculture, ensuring enough water for a month of irrigation, according to Asaja Alicante's estimates. Click here to learn more about the measure.

The Health Minister, Marciano Gómez, announced this Wednesday the extension of the private concession of the Elx-Vinalopó health department, having met the two required indicators and "red lines" that the quality indicators were "better than average" and being able to "finalise the settlements". At a breakfast briefing of the Fórum Europa Tribuna Mediterránea this Wednesday, he defended that, as they have met "the two conditions", the Ministry will extend the administrative concession contract of this department. It will be for a period of five years starting June 2025. Click here to read the full story.

The Alicante Book Fair is gearing up. Ambition is the fuel that the City Council and the event's promoter, Makyre, have set for 2025. This was made clear during the presentation of this edition, the 55th, which plans to double the number of invited authors. Click here to read the full story.

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