Archive for: June 2009

Alicante,Almeria,Barcelona,Ibiza,Murcia,Malaga,Menorca,Palma,Lanzarote,and Las Palmas are all setting off points to get you to Leeds in the UK.In May 2008 Jet2.com was named as the best low cost British airline following a survey of 30,000 people conducted by “Which” magazine.Since October 2002 …

The manager of the Los Dolses commercial centre branch of Bank Inter was forced to open her bank and hand over an alleged 50,000 euros to the gang who were holding her family hostage at their Orihuela Costa home.

When the …

In Alicante on the Costa Blanca there is an English Primary School called King’s College and last week the children built and set light to their own Hoguera.They had the local firebrigade on hand for safety .They also had a …

MABS is a cancer support group and last week it held its annual summer ball at the Salon Canor in Teulada and raised 8000 euros in the process .The event also marked 10 years since MABS was founded by president …

The regional health department in Murcia has announced that four members of one family have been diagnosed with swine’flu.Three members of the family had travelled to the USA in April and it is assumed that they picked up the virus …

Special Bird Protection Zones (ZEPA) in Alicante Province are to be increased by 15 places .This was announced by the regional government this week .It will bring the number of places to 22.A department of the environment spokesperson has welcomed …

Taxes on fuel and tobacco have been increased by the Spanish government last weekend.Fuel has gone up by 2.9 centimos and cigarettes by 19centimos.The day after the increased tax ,shops were charging the higher prices.

In 2009 the cost of petrol …

Organised petty criminals are working on Postiguet beach in Alicante and it has become a big problem for visitors.Consequently Alicante Policia Local have set up a programme of undercover officers who will work on the beach in an attempt to …