Torrevieja earmarks €174,545 to clear fly-tipped rural paths

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• Torrevieja has approved a tender worth €174,545 excluding VAT to clear illegally dumped waste from its rural paths and public trails.
• Open-Meteo forecasts a warm, dry Sunday across the Costa Blanca, with highs near 30 degrees on the coast and up to 32 degrees inland.
• Alicante-Elche airport passed the milestone of 12 million passengers in 2016, which AlicanteOut reads as a sign of the region's tourism health.
• New figures reported by La Marina Plaza show that 63.6% of Marina Alta residents were born outside the comarca.
• A man died on Saturday after entering the water at Trampolí beach in Dénia, according to El Periódic.

Today's essentials

Torrevieja earmarks €174,545 to clear fly-tipped rural paths. Torrevieja's local government board has approved the tender for a service to clean and remove abandoned waste from rural tracks and public trails on non-developable land, with a starting budget of €174,545 excluding VAT, according to El Periódic.

Weather today

Weather today across the Costa Blanca. Expect a warm, dry Sunday 30 August 2026 across the Costa Blanca, with highs near 30 degrees on the coast and up to 32 degrees inland, no rain and light winds, according to Open-Meteo.

In Alicante city the day runs from a low of 19 degrees to a high of 30 degrees under partly cloudy skies, with no rain forecast and a gentle breeze reaching 12 km/h: comfortable conditions for a morning by the sea before the midday sun peaks.

Inland the heat climbs higher, with Elda sitting between 17 and 32 degrees under clear skies and wind up to 21 km/h, while on the southern coast Torrevieja stays between 20 and 30 degrees, opening with morning fog before the wind settles at around 16 km/h. Keep water and sun protection to hand if you head inland this afternoon.

Transport & traffic

• Alicante-Elche airport and its 12 million passengers. Alicante-Elche airport welcomed its 12 millionth passenger back in 2016, a milestone AlicanteOut cites as a sign of the Costa Blanca's tourism strength. For English-speaking residents this airport is the main gateway home and for visiting family, so the volume it handles is a useful barometer of how busy the region gets. High passenger numbers tend to mean fuller flights, pricier seats in peak weeks and longer queues at security, all worth factoring in when you book around school holidays or bank holiday weekends.

What's changing for you

• Visiting Alicante on a budget. Planning an Alicante trip on a tight budget without giving up comfort is the subject of a new round-up of tips from AlicanteOut. The practical takeaway is to plan ahead: travelling outside the peak July and August window, comparing accommodation early and leaning on public transport rather than car hire all tend to bring the cost of an Alicante break down. Check AlicanteOut's full round-up for the specific suggestions before you lock anything in.

Local news to know

• The overtourism debate reaches the Marina Alta. In an opinion column for La Marina Plaza, Julio Monfort questions how comarcas like the Marina Alta will cope as tourist-housing numbers keep rising while occupancy falls amid extreme heat.
• Two in three Marina Alta residents were born elsewhere. New demographic figures show that 63.6% of Marina Alta residents were born outside the comarca, meaning only about one in three locals was born there, according to La Marina Plaza.
• Benidorm Pride runs from 1 to 6 September. Life in Benidorm reports that Benidorm Pride 2026 takes place from 1 to 6 September, with a Pool Party, the Ñ Divas Disco, a White Party, a parade and a Main Stage After-Party.
• Europol's museum-theft alert reached Villena too late. A Europol warning about a rise in museum robberies only reached Villena after the raid had already been carried out, report Informacion, TodoAlicante and A Punt.

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