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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

The President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has praised the Spanish government´s moves to get its finances back in shape, but he was not so keen on the idea of reactivating purchases of sovereign debt. In an interview…

LOCAL NEWS – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

TORREVIEJA STREET CLOSURE QUESTIONS
The Los Verdes green party of Torrevieja are concerned that the lack of progress in continuing the maintenance work to some of the streets in the city is having a disastrous effect on a number of…

HELPING THE YOUNG OF ORIHUELA

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HELPING THE YOUNG OF ORIHUELA

In a press conference held in the Orihuela Costa town hall on Wednesday, councillor for education, Rosa Martínez (of the PSOE), spoke about a number of issues that will benefit the youngsters of Orihuela municipality.
The first of two new…

SPAIN TODAY – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

In a secret ballot on Wednesday, the house of congress has approved the publication that gives details of the extra activities of the members of parliament. Despite the “absolute commitment” that the post of elected member holds, it is believed…

CRUISING IN ALICANTE

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CRUISING IN ALICANTE

This week will be a busy one for the port of Alicante, as it welcomes five cruise liners, with about 6,000 passengers, between Wednesday and Sunday.
The first arrival will be the from the Holland America Line company, bringing in…

LOCAL NEWS – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

LOS MONTESINOS UNDER INVESTIGATION
The Guardia Civil has asked the town hall of Los Montesinos to provide documents appertaining to a number of industrial constructions that may have been built on protected land of the Salinas of La Mata and…

ONE YEAR ON IN SAN FULGENCIO

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ONE YEAR ON IN SAN FULGENCIO

This time last year Jeff Wiszniewski was formalising and registering his Partido Independiente Por Las Nacionalidades (PIPN) ahead of the 2011 elections. Now, 12 months later as a serving councillor for the San Fulgencio Ayuntamiento, he is at the forefront…

MILESTONE FOR LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH

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MILESTONE FOR LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Sunday April 29th sees the 25th Anniversary of the founding of La Siesta Evangelical Church. The very first service was held on Easter Sunday in 1987 with each attendee taking their own chair. Building materials had to be cleared from…

SPAIN TODAY – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

The Bank of Spain has confirmed that despite the moves to rescue the economy, the country has slipped back into a state of recession for the second time in 2 years, as the GDP for the first quarter dropped for…

LOCAL NEWS – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

FEWER TICKETS BUT MORE MONEY IN SANTA POLA
Local Police in Santa Pola had a slightly easier 2011, only issuing a total of 2,606 fines for traffic violations, compared with 3,251 the previous year, representing a decrease of almost 20%.…

SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

Families of the 62 Spanish victims, who perished along with 13 Ukrainian and Belorussian crew members, when a Yaklovlev -42 plane they were travelling in crashed over Trabzon, Turkey while flying back from Afghanistan to a military base in Zaragoza,…

LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

FIRE DESTROYS MORE NATURAL PARK
Fire fighters on the ground and from the air fought to tackle yet another deliberate fire in the park land of the Salinas of La Mata this weekend.
One hectare of cane and bush land…