Archive for: May 20, 2012

January 7 is the usual date in the Valencia region for sales to begin , the day after the Three Kings , but this year in Denia on the Costa Blanca the sales are going to start early.Retailers are the …

The Valencia regional government spends almost a million euros a year on replacing the SIP cards that people lose or damage.That is a lot of money and understandably they have decided to charge people who lose or damage their cards.This …

The son-in-law of the Spanish King Juan Carlos is the Duke of Palma, Iñaki Urdangarin.He has been indicted by the court to appear in a corruption case investigating the misappropriation of funds.

Along with the Duke of Palma is the Duke´s …

A recent Spanish anti drugs campaign uncovered thousands of cannabis plants in the Valencia region.There was a time when Moroccan hashish was what Spanish users used .Now there are home grown supplies all over Spain.

The usual grower of cannabis would …

The new commercial centre in Orihuela Costa on the Costa Blanca is called La Zenia Boulavard and it will open later in 2012.Last month a marketing director was appointed to promote the new centre which will house a number of …

The port end of Javea on the Costa Blanca has numerous villas built virtually on the sides of cliffs.The villas are spectacular but there will be no more of them built in that area.The new General Plan for Javea will …

El Plantio Golf Club near Alicante on the Costa Blanca is going to play host to the Russian Golf Association for their winter training.They arrived in Alicante on January 8 and will remain for between 3 and 6 months.

The Russian …