When cars are taken by the police and placed in the municipal pound in Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca,then you expect them to be in one piece when you collect them.Not so.The Villajoyosa police have started an investigation into the possible theft of car parts from the pound.The case came to the fore when a woman who was collecting her car saw men taking parts and placing them in a van belonging to the local council.She recorded their activities and then called the police.The suspects were identified and then interviewed by the police.The police now have to ascertain whether the men ,who work for the technical department of the council,were taking the parts for their own use or whether they intended to sell them on.

Last week the body of a woman was discovered near Pedreguer and then the body of a man was discovered in a road in Aigues.The police are carrying out two investigations.The man was a 74 year old Dutch man .He was found in a pool of blood near his villa.He did suffer from a heart condition and it is thought that he may have collapsed and hit his head.The death is not being treated as suspicious.

The woman was from Javea and had been reported missing .A police helicopter spotted her body at a Pedreguer beauty spot.She had been walking in a mountainous area near the town.

Over the last 12 months the Palau Altea has attracted the largest audiences of all CTV theatre circuit venues in the Valencia region .These figures were released by the culture councillor in Altea.There was an average of almost 600 people attending musical and theatre performances in 2008,nearly 16,000 people over the year.The Palau Altea tries very hard to keep entrance fees low and the average ticket is about 9 euros .The excellent facilities are also an attraction.