Archive for: May 19, 2012

A couple who belong to a diving club in Javea and were on a diving holiday in Egypt are feared dead after the boat in which they were travelling sank in the Red Sea.

Both were experienced divers and they were …

In the past nine months along the coast of the Costa Blanca there have been 150 dolphin sightings.The statistics come from the regional environmental council.The dolphins have been seen from the cliffs of Sierra Helada between Benidorm and Albir.

This is …

Regional officials have carried out an inspection on a waste treatment plant in Campello which is pumping out foul smelling gases.The regional officials inspected the plant on October 27.The Campello council has had many complaints from local residents about the …

On December2 there will be a meeting at the Casa de Cultura in Castalla to protest about the decision of the Valencia government to withdraw free healthcare for early retirees.Residents across the region who came to live in the Valencia …

Nine people of Albanian-Kosovan origin have been arrested in Gandia and Oliva.From their bases in these Valencian towns they have travelled as far as Calpe to break into and terrorise the occupants of villas.They would break in whether the residents …

Last week a Villajoyosa judge placed the Mayor of Polop on the Costa Blanca behind bars and refused bail.The Mayor was placed in jail for his alleged involvement in the murder of a pervious Mayor of Polop in 2007.

The Mayor …

The president of the Valencia region has said that he and his administration are working hard to ensure that the America’s Cup returns to Valencia in February.These international events bring huge numbers of people to the region and consequently boost …