Calp gymnastics club wins 4 podiums, sends all 5 teams through

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• All five rhythmic gymnastics teams from Club Les Marines de Calp have qualified for the Valencian Community round after the club took four provincial medals, according to La Marina Plaza.
• Open-Meteo forecasts a high of 27 degrees in Alicante city on Tuesday 6 October 2026, with a 25% chance of scattered showers.
• Dénia's Archaeology and Museums department is running five free guided visits for the long weekend that begins on Friday 9 October.
• The University of Alicante has launched the Aula GESTAS, which runs the first course on artificial intelligence applied to healthcare management in Torrevieja.
• Housing campaigners camped at La Montañeta in Alicante say they will stay until the right to housing is guaranteed, whatever the election calendar.

Today's essentials

Calp gymnastics club wins 4 podiums, sends all 5 teams through. According to La Marina Plaza, Club Les Marines de Calp won four podiums at the provincial stage of the national Base de Conjuntos rhythmic gymnastics championship: gold for its Benjamín team, silver for its Prebenjamín and Alevín teams and bronze for its Cadetes team, while the Infantil team finished sixth. All five of the club's teams have now qualified for the Valencian Community stage, which is open only to the top twenty teams in each category.

Weather today

Mild with a chance of showers. Open-Meteo forecasts a minimum of 21 degrees and a maximum of 27 degrees in Alicante city on Tuesday 6 October 2026, with scattered showers, a 25% chance of rain and winds of up to 12 km/h.

Inland it will be fresher. Alcoy should range from 17 to 24 degrees, with a 40% chance of rain and gusts of up to 14 km/h. On the coast at Jávea, temperatures will stay between 22 and 25 degrees, with the same 40% chance of showers and winds of up to 15 km/h. Light layers will do, but keep a compact umbrella in your bag if you are heading up to the Alcoy hills or along the Marina Alta coast.

Transport & traffic

No transport or traffic incidents reported at time of publication.

What's changing for you

• First AI course in healthcare management in Torrevieja. The University of Alicante has set up the Aula GESTAS, a permanent classroom focused on healthcare management and health technology, to run the first course on AI applied to healthcare management in Torrevieja, elperiodic Alicante reports. The newspaper says the programme grew out of a consultation process at the Torrevieja hospital that identified training needs on the ground. If you work in healthcare in the Vega Baja, check the University of Alicante's continuing education pages for enrolment details before you plan around it.

Local news to know

• Five free guided visits in Dénia for the long weekend. Dénia's Archaeology and Museums department has organised five free guided visits for the bank holiday weekend starting on Friday 9 October, as reported by both elperiodic Alicante and La Marina Plaza.
• PP eyes Alicante as a decisive province. TodoAlicante reports that the Partido Popular sees the province of Alicante as key to opening a decisive lead over the PSOE nationally.
• Dvořák, Saint-Saëns and Beethoven at the ADDA. The ADDA·Simfònica Alicante, with Carles Marín and Nayden Todorov, will perform works by Dvořák, Saint-Saëns and Beethoven as part of 'Natura II' in its 2026/27 symphonic season at the ADDA concert hall, according to AlicanteOut.
• Women comedians take the stage at Teatro Principal. 'Cómicas', a comedy show featuring some of Spain's best-known female stand-ups, is coming to the Teatro Principal in Alicante, AlicanteOut announces.