Archive for: August 2009

The golf club in San Juan near Alicante was the place where it is alleged five young men laced the drinks of three girls in order to have sex with them.The police have arrested these five young men as they …

An Orihuela Costa bank manager was kidnapped in June .She was snatched from her home and taken to the branch of Bankinter in Los Dolses shopping centre while her family was held hostage.The kidnappers had gained access to the home …

Discotheques are often seen as places where drugs are freely available to young people and Benidorm on the Costa Blanca is having a major crackdown on establishments where they are known to be pushed by dealers.A raid on Space Discotheque …

Last Tuesday fires returned to Denia when a blaze developed on Parida Pinella just 24 hours after the firemen had extinguished a cultivated area and a ravine.

The new fire was dealt with very quickly and it only destroyed a small …

Cala Ambolo in Javea on the Costa Blanca is safe once again.A three year long project to enable the beach to be safe for visitors has involved installing steel nets on the cliff faces to prevent rocks from falling onto …

Last winter the Costa Blanca had its fair share of rain and the wells around Javea are so full that the town’s water supply company Amjasa is now able to offer the town drinking water which is a 50:50 mis …

Nightclubs,open air chiringuitos and the like always give problems in the summer and Calpe on the Costa Blanca is rebelling against the noise and the mess.Residents of flats on la Fossa beach are being kept awake until morning because of …

Hospitals all over Spain are gearing up for the autumn and a possible flu epidemic.The Costa Blanca hospitals are setting up isolation wards and getting ready for the mass arrival of patients.

Elche,near alicante,has begun the construction of a special isolation …