Free online home-safety course, 24 Sept to 24 Oct

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• Alicante's professional nursing body is running a free, certified online course on preventing household accidents, open to all adults, from 24 September to 24 October 2026.
• AEMET has activated an orange warning for storms and possible flash floods on the northern Alicante coast, and Meteoalarm has added a yellow alert for high temperatures there.
• AlicanteOut recalls that Alicante-Elche airport had already passed 12 million passengers back in 2016, a sign of the Costa Blanca's tourism strength.
• For travellers on a tight budget, AlicanteOut suggests going off-season, booking early and making the most of the city's free beaches and viewpoints.
• Benidorm lines up a busy weekend from 11 to 13 September, headlined by the fifth Cocktail Contest and the Red Flags party at Marakka, according to Life in Benidorm.

Today's essentials

Free online home-safety course, 24 Sept to 24 Oct. The Alicante nurses' association is offering a free, online, certified course on preventing accidents at home, open to anyone over 18 (and to teenagers aged 14 to 18 with a parent or guardian's consent), running from 24 September to 24 October 2026.

The course, titled "Hogar seguro; prevención de accidentes en las tareas domésticas" (Safe home; preventing accidents during household tasks), is run by the Colegio de Enfermería de Alicante, the province's professional nursing body, according to elperiodic.com. It is coordinated by Juan José Tarín Sáez, a member of the college's governing board, through its training department.

Signing up is done on the platform at saluslife.app/alicante, and the whole thing runs through a virtual campus, with a "serious game" learning module and a certificate at the end. The syllabus covers preventing falls, cuts, knocks, burns, poisonings and electrical accidents, the safe use of household equipment, tools and cleaning products, protection from chemical and biological agents, avoiding physical strain, and mental wellbeing at home.

The college sets the course against a wider national backdrop: a Telemadrid report cited one domestic accident every 24 minutes in Spain, with falls at home linked to more than 2,000 deaths in the first half of 2024 alone. Those figures are national and not specific to Alicante province, so treat them as context rather than a local statistic.

What this means for you: this is a genuinely free, certified way to make your home safer, and enrolling takes just a few clicks at saluslife.app/alicante. One caveat before you commit, the organiser and the platform are both Spanish, so the course is almost certainly taught in Spanish, which is worth checking if yours is still shaky. Enrolment runs alongside the course itself, from 24 September to 24 October 2026.

Weather today

Warm, dry Friday across the Costa Blanca. Expect a warm, mostly dry Friday across the Costa Blanca, with highs around 27 to 28 degrees and no rain in the forecast, according to Open-Meteo.

In Alicante city, Open-Meteo puts the low at 20 degrees and the high at 28, with partly cloudy skies, a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze of up to 12 km/h, so conditions stay comfortable into the evening. Inland around Elda the day begins foggy with a cooler 15 degree low before climbing to 28, while on the coast at Javea temperatures range from 21 to 27 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Light clothing works everywhere, and with winds staying gentle (up to 17 km/h inland) it is a good day for the beach or a walk, ideally early to beat the midday heat.

Transport & traffic

• Alicante airport passed 12 million passengers in 2016. Alicante-Elche airport recorded its 12 millionth passenger of the year back in 2016, a milestone AlicanteOut points to as evidence of the Costa Blanca's tourism strength. That figure is now several years old, but it still explains why the airport matters to residents: it is the region's main gateway, and heavy passenger traffic tends to translate into more direct routes and more competitive fares for anyone flying in or out of the Costa Blanca. AlicanteOut cites the number while making the case for the area's holiday appeal and where visitors should stay.
• Viral clip fuels Alicante airport toilet debate. At Alicante airport, a "surreal scene" filmed and shared on Reddit's r/Alicante has sparked debate over whether it points to a shortage of toilets or simply bad behaviour. The clip, posted to the r/Alicante community, does not settle the argument, and there is no official response attached to it. For travellers the practical takeaway is modest: leave yourself a little extra time for facilities during busy departure periods.

What's changing for you

• Visiting Alicante on a tight budget. AlicanteOut has published tips for enjoying Alicante on a low budget without giving up on comfort. The advice is evergreen and easy to act on: travel outside the peak summer weeks when flights and rooms are cheaper, book your accommodation well ahead, and lean on the city's free assets, from the beaches and the seafront promenade to the climb up to Santa Bárbara castle. It is written for visitors, but the same logic works just as well for residents planning a staycation.

Local news to know

• Benidorm Pride 2026 wrapped up on 6 September. Benidorm Pride 2026 ran from 1 to 6 September, with a Pool Party, the Ñ Divas Disco, a White Party, a parade and a Main Stage After-Party, according to Life in Benidorm.
• AEMET orange warning for storms on the north coast. AEMET has issued high-risk orange warnings for storms, flash floods and even waterspouts across the northern Alicante coast, the Girona Pyrenees and the Barcelona pre-Pyrenees, as an "off the charts" system builds over a record-warm Mediterranean, reports the Olive Press.
• Yellow heat alert on the northern Alicante coast. Meteoalarm has also posted a yellow warning for high temperatures on the northern Alicante coast, advising residents to stay alert and keep an eye on the latest forecasts.
• Polish visitors now top the Santa Bárbara castle rankings. Polish tourists have become the most numerous visitors to Alicante's Santa Bárbara castle, according to TodoAlicante.

Tonight and tomorrow, the Costa Blanca

• Benidorm's weekend line-up, 11 to 13 September. Benidorm has something for every taste this weekend, from the fifth Benidorm Cocktail Contest to the Red Flags party at Marakka, according to Life in Benidorm. The programme runs across the weekend of 11 to 13 September, with the cocktail contest and the Red Flags night listed among the standout dates by Life in Benidorm.

See the full agenda, tonight and tomorrow