Archive for: May 15, 2012

The Costa Blanca visitor rarely travels far inland and misses so much.When people do go into the hinterland they often turn off the N332 at Benissa and go up the Jalon Valley or turn off at Altea and go to …

Winning the gold medal at the Olympics was special for Mallorcan born Rafael Nadal because he felt that he was winning it for Spain .

Nadal is now officially the World’s number one tennis player .

He is the top seed in …

Altea council is having a crackdown on noise pollution and as part of that policy it has closed down a very popular bar .

The reason given for the shutdown is a ” disrespect for authority “.

It did not have a …

What happened on beaches in Benidorm up to now , has not been covered by any laws .

The councillor responsible for beaches is about to change all of that after two years of consultation and deliberation .

For residents and visitors …

Fiestas

Berberiscos , the Moors and Christians group have won the recycling competition during Villajoyosas recent fiestas .

They recycled 1300 kilos of glass during the week . The runners up Los Marinos took the title of ” most ecological ” …

San Bartolemeu fiesta began in Finestrat last week with the traditional bell ringing and firecrackers .

There will be many more expats taking part this year thanks to some very informative meetings earlier in the year .

Special buses have been laid …

In a bid to promote tourism in Santa Pola the Artalia association , which was set up to promote tourism and culture , is offering a series of guided tours .

They are beginning with a tour of the salt lake …

It appears that some of the Torrevieja street traders may have been selling counterfeit goods from a small factory based in the town .

Two men from the western Sahara have been arrested for running a counterfeiting factory .

They were producing …