Archive for: May 19, 2012

The cemetery in Javea is causing some controversy amongst the council and the opposition parties.The old and disused niches in the cemetery are being demolished .Some of the stonework making up these burial niches were of local stone,cut by hand …

The regional health department has announced that a 47 year old man has died from swine flu in the Spanish town of Alcoy.Once again the man has suffered from another underlying health condition which might have contributed to his death.

The …

Begging in the streets,drinking in the streets and prostitution on the streets are all to be banned in Denia on the Costa Blanca.The Denia council has approved a new set of bylaws .The approval was pushed through because all of …

Campello’s Albayna II urbanisation has many residents who are living in fear because of 10 to 12 year old children who are terrorising them.These youngsters appear to be out of control of their parents and are vandalising both private and …

A land-mark legal case in the European Court of Justice has said that the Spanish government must pay back 300 million euros to non-Spanish residents who were overcharged on their capital gains tax from 1997 to 2006.This ruling paves the …

The famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin is in the city of Valencia.At least seven of his sculptures are in the centre of the city.The famous sculpture called “The Thinker”has been included in the exhibition which has brought “art” to the …

On July 12 1977 the Benidorm Palace opened its doors for the very first time and even then it became the most talked about nightclub in Alicante Province.Since then it has gone on to become one of the most visited …

The town council of Alfaz del Pi on the Costa Blanca through the Tax and Residents’ Community Council and in collaboration with the Alicante Provincial government has launched a programme called “Did you know?”

This is an attempt to promote the …