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LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 07 MAY 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 07 MAY 2012

INSTAGRAM BRINGS HOTEL SUCCESS
Management of the Hotel Fontana and Hotel Madrid in Torrevieja are praising the Instagram photography exhibition which has taken place in Torrevieja, as it has given them a boost to guests staying in the establishments.
Two…

LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 04 MAY 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 04 MAY 2012

RETRO PHOTOS IN TORREVIEJA
The walls are prepared and the filters are set, as 200 people are about to embark on the first exhibition of its kind in Spain, as popular social photography website Instagram comes to life in Torrevieja…

SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 03 MAY 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 03 MAY 2012

Work has started on the exhumation of what is thought to be the second largest mass grave holding the bodies of troops shot by Franco´s forces during the civil war. Located in the town of Teba in Málaga, the single…

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JAVEA RED CROSS RAISES 1265 EUROS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID PROJECTS IN AFRICA

Javea. Monday, 23 April 2012. On Friday evening over 200 people attended the benefit concert performed the band the Musical Arts Centre Band of Javea in support of the Red Cross’ projects in Africa.
Thanks to the high turnout, the…

LOCAL NEWS – WEDNESDAY 02 MAY 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – WEDNESDAY 02 MAY 2012

SPECTACULAR CAR CHASE IN TORREVIEJA
Eight vehicles were destroyed in a car chase through the streets of Torrevieja this week, when a drunk driver tried to flee the Guardia Civil.
The incident occurred when a Guardia Civil officer recognised the…

LOCAL NEWS – TUESDAY 01 MAY 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – TUESDAY 01 MAY 2012

GUARDIA SPOT CHECK REVEALS SURPRISE FIND
The Guardia Civil stopped a car on the Ap-7 motorway near Los Montesinos this week, and were surprised to find a sub-machine gun and two other weapons, primed and ready to fire, along with…

SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain this weekend, in protest over the government’s education and health care cuts. Meanwhile, not backing down, President Mariano Rajoy addressed the Partido Popular´s regional congress in Madrid, promising that…

LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

ORIHUELA DRUG CRACKDOWN
Officers from the National Police, with the assistance of their local colleagues and the canine unit, identified around 30 people this weekend, who they believe may be responsible for distributing drugs through the streets of the town…

SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

Having continued flicking through the “How you win friends and influence people” manual that they seem to have found in a rejects bin, the Spanish government have made yet another announcement that has caused shock and disappointment to many, although…

LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

NEW TOURISM OFFICE FOR TORREVIEJA
The former Miramar restaurant, situated near the Eras de la Sal on the Vista Alegre in Torrevieja, will become the headquarters for the tourism department this summer.
The restaurant closed down in 2010, after 124…

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…