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BULL FIGHTING BANNED FROM TV

Spain´s national television broadcaster, RTVE, have announced that it will no longer allow bullfighting to be broadcast across the television network.
The move has come after the broadcaster took steps to self regulate the program content, based on the idea…

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COUNCIL STILL TO FIND SOLUTION FOR EVICTED CAVE DWELLERS

Six months after 14 families were evicted from their ‘Cave House’ homes at Casco Antiguo de Petrer in Alicante they say that their plight is being ignored by the local council and with no solution in sight they still don’t…

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CALLS TO BAN FOX HUNTING

The annual fox hunting season started last week in parts of Spain. On January 8th, the Federacion Gallega de Caza, (the Galician Hunting Federation), started the season with the competition of 10 men teams vying to find who can kill…

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HOSBEC DEFENDS WINTER HOTEL CLOSURES

The President of the Benidorm and Costa Blanca Hoteliers (Hosbec), Antonio Mayor, last week defended the winter closure of a number of the regions premier hotels, such as the Sidi San Juan and Servigroups Montíboli. He said that they do…

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SHOPKEEPERS ENCOURAGED TO OPEN ALONGSIDE MEDIEVAL MARKET

The Office of Commercial Promotion in Orihuela together with MAB (Merchants’ Association of the Municipality of Orihuela) reported yesterday that the Medieval Market will open in the city from 4 to 6 February.
In releasing the dates they said that…

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NORDIC MOUNTAIN WALK

On Sunday, January 24th, the Valencian Delegation of the Spanish Nordic Walking Association, starts the 2010 season with a spectacular mountain walk, all the way up to the top of Finestrat’s Puig Campana, at more than 1400m above sea level.…

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MARKET BLAMED FOR DUMPING ON BANKS OF SEGURA

The banks of the River Segura in Rojales appear once again to be the recipient of wastepaper and polythene bags emanating from the local market, just 15 days after it was cleaned up by the CHS (Hydrographic Confederation of Segura).…

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TORREVIEJA APARTMENT FIRE

Disaster was averted on Sunday night, when the prompt actions of the emergency services extinguished a fire in a first floor apartment of a block in the centre of Torrevieja.
The apartment, situated above a Chinese restaurant and across the…

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FIFTY EURO MAN.

This man has been visiting the Costa Blanca for many years. He has again migrated to our area and has been knocking on doors in the Villa Martin Area of the Orihuela Costa asking for money. What he does is…

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UP IN SMOKE

Several bars and restaurants in the Valencian Community have formed a united front against the new no-smoking laws that came into force last week.
And following the example set by a restaurant in Marbella, establishments in Valencia, Burriana and Paterna…

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THE THREE KINGS ON THE COAST

Children all over Spain look forward to the arrival of the Three Kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar on January 5, every year. 2011 was no exception and both Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa put on excellent displays to the delight of…

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CAJA MADRID DONATE ADAPTED VEHICLE TO TORREVIEJA

For a city of its size Torrevieja has one of the most enviable social services records within the Valencia Community. Last Tuesday, in front of the City Hall, Mayor Pedro Hernandez Mateo was on hand to present the latest vehicle…