Archive for: February 2011

The Mayor of Lliber in the Jalon Valley has held a public meeting to discuss a variety of issues ,including urban planning in the village.His Deputy and the Town Hall lawyer were also present at the meeting.

The local theatre was …

The Spanish film industry is teetering on the edge of disaster it appears.In France 3% more people visited the cinema last year,in Italy 11% more visited  and in Germany and Turkey audiences increased.However in Spain  the audiences fell by 10%.

It …

The DGT is the Spanish Traffic Authority and it has announced four new speed traps for Spanish motorways.One of these will be in Alicante Province and the location will be the San Juan tunnelThey will be fitting more speed cameras …

Bank of Spain statistics show that the Spanish economy actually shrank less last year than it was anticipated to do and in the fourth quarter it actually grew.

Last week Angela Merkel visted the Prime Minister of Spain Sr Zapatero at …

In the Spanish province of Cataluña the PP party are asking the central government in Madrid to consider imposing a nationwide ban on the wearing of the burka or any other piece of clothing which prevents the face being seen …

In 2010 Benidorm ,on the Costa Blanca,was the third most successful place in Spain for hotel occupancy.The town came behind Madrid and Barcelona.

Benidorm accounted for 60% of overnight stays in all of the Costa Blanca,according to the Hotel Association ,Hosbec.

On …

The Calpe ( Costa Blanca ) Salinas are protected and of great ecological importance to the area.

The Calpe town Hall has now decided to make a feature of the area and is going to construct an access walkway which will …

The Spanish company Ecisa is an Alicante based firm and they will be the first Spanish construction company to build a skyscraper in Qatar ,in the Middle East.

Ecisa Alicante was chosen by a Qatari developer to build the tower “Bin …