Archive for: May 19, 2012

IVA in Spain is going to rise from 16 to 18%from next June.There will also be an increase in the lower IVA from7 to 8%.The package is included in the 2009 budget but it will not be implemented until next …

There were,it appears ,some serious irregularities committed when the Juan Aparcio promenade was built in Torrevieja.An official complaint has led to the town hall being fined nearly 1 million euros.The case has now been presented to the EU.A spokesperson for …

Many Alicante Province families are at risk of falling into poverty unless urgent measures are taken fairly quickly.A report has just been issued which shows that more than 64,000 families in Alicante Province have all of the adult family members …

When a change occurs in the pattern of the life of many people they don’t relish it and this is what has happened in San Vicente del Raspeig near Alicante.The residents are having to put up with a number of …

Alicante and villajoyosa were the scenes of Guardia Civil drugs busts following an anti-drugs operation last week.Over half a kilo of cocaine was seized during the operation and it is thought that six people were arrested for the trafficking of …

Last Monday was a bad weather day and in Alicante Province 90 litres of rain per square metre fell in six hours.In Alicante city it was even worse with 115 litres of rain per square metre.It was the second worst …

Crimestoppers’ Operation Captura 3 was launched on September 23 .Ten men were highlighted as being Britain’s “most wanted “criminals in Spain.The British Embassy in Madrid has now announced that the first of these 10 men has handed himself to the …

Both central and regional governments in Spain have virtually ignored the report written by Margrete Auken about land law abuses on the Costa Blanca.Margrete Auken visited the Costa Blanca last week to see just what was happening on the ground …