In a political reversal of policy, Mayor Eduardo Dolon and his ruling Partido Popular (PP) have backed off their full-throated campaign to return Torrevieja Hospital to private hands under the Ribera health group. Instead, they’re now calling for a major expansion of the hospital—regardless of who’s managing it.

San Miguel de Salinas is sounding the alarm over its overwhelmed health centre, demanding that the Valencian Ministry of Health take immediate action to expand the facility and boost staffing levels while in sport the draw for the FIWFA World Nations Cup was live streamed across the world from the Habaneras Shopping Centre in Torrevieja on Saturday evening.