Archive for: May 19, 2012

Carmen Jorda is not only a model but an F3 racing driver as well and she hails from Alcoy,near alicante on the Costa Blanca.She has now opted to put her modelling career on the back burner for a while and …

The Costa Blanca construction giant Torrevisa has announced debts of 102 million euros.Torrevisa is one of the largest construction companies on the Costa Blanca.They have recently applied for voluntary suspension of payments it is alleged and a judge in Alicante’s …

Building new roads always causes controversy because it takes up land ,often from people who don’t want to sell it .Now developments to the CV-70 have been announced from Benidorm to alcoy and already the voives of dissent can be …

Alicante is no exception when it comes to its traffic problems and getting from one place to another can be a rather slow affair.Pedro Garcia of the action group Alicante en Bici actually challenged a frien to a race across …

Twenty people have been arrested by the National police in Murcia ,Elda and Villena on smuggling charges.They are charged with smuggling nine kilos of cocaine into Spain from Colombia.The police say that the nine kilos was part of a much …

Local councils across the Costa Blanca have felt the pinch since the construction industry hit the rocks and to make sure that they have enough money in their coffers they are beginning to increase local taxes.

For many councils the answer …

The Education minister for the Valencia region has announced that schools are not going to be given any funding for their anti swine flu hygiene protocols.

Schools are already under funded and it has been calculated that in having to purchase …