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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…

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…

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…

LOCAL NEWS SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2012

INCREASED OFFER TO ORIHUELA COSTA
Orihuela mayor Monserrate Guillén has said that he is prepared to offer a number of additional investments to the Orihuela Costa totalling Euro 2.5 million, although some sources say the figure is actually closer to…

SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

Not content with upsetting pensioners with the threat of charging for prescription, the Spanish government have now turned their attentions to students, with the possibility that university fees may rise by up to 50%.
Education Minister José Ignacio Wert had…

LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

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LOCAL NEWS – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

SCHOOL REBUILDING WORK PROMISED
Hopes of averting Friday´s protest at the Colegio Público Acequión were raised on Thursday evening, with the definitive promise from the councillor for education, Daniel Plaza Montero, issuing a statement saying that he had received confirmation…

SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012

The Argentine Senate committee have approved the notion to expropriate 51% of the YPF oil company, currently controlled by Spain´s Repsol, also opting to fast track the process. The government are still maintaining that no action will be discussed until…