Archive for: May 19, 2012

It appears that in Catral which is near Orihuela and Torrevieja ,it is possible for 1200 homes to be built under the noses of the council and not have planning permission.How is such a thing possible if people are doing …

There have been a number of elderly walkers collapsing or going missing in the Valencia region recently.This time it was in the mountains near Gata.

An 85 year old walker was found dead 4 days after being reported missing while he …

Last week an elderly man went walking in the mountains bordering Pego on the Costa Blanca.He did not return home at the time he said he would return and his wife reported him missing.Search parties were sent out without success …

Valencia airport saw an emergency landing last week when a flight was forced to land at  Valencia after a passenger died of a heart attack on board.

The Boeing 737 belonging to Royal Air Maroc was en route to Oudja in …

The number of foreign students attending Elche’s Miguel Hernandez University has risen by 17%.The number is growing year on year it seems .There are currently 338 foreign students there and this is seen as a reflection of what is going …

The next Volvo Ocean Race will take place in Alicante in 2011.This extremely tough round the world race came to an end this weekend in St Petersburg,Russia,with Spain’s Telefonica Negro team navigating their way to victory.The organisers handed the Ocean …

The Ondara council has been taken to court by a disabled driver because they keep fining him for parking outside his house on a yellow line .He was asking for a disabled parking space in front of his home and …

“100% Natural” is the title of this Torrevieja exhibition of photographs.This is a new venture in the town and Torrevieja does have a reputation for being innovative.The photographs are large and they are staged out of doors on the Paseo …