Archive for January, 2008
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008The Institute of Tourism for Elche has decided to improve safety measures at the beaches from El Altet to La Marina following a number of fatalities which occurred and the increase in rescues which the lifeguards had to make in 2007.
Eight new wooden towers for the lifeguards will be added to the four concrete [...]
Costa Blanca holiday homes no longer popular with Brits and Germans
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The Alicante branch of the real estate agents association API has warned of the growing tendency of foreign property buyers to choose to buy elsewhere in Europe rather on the Costa Blanca. Marifé Esteso, President of API Alicante, told La Verdad newspaper that favoured destinations are southern Italy – where she said a house with [...]
Number of foreigners now living legally in Spain is close to four million
Monday, January 28th, 2008The number of legal immigrants now resident in Spain is just under four million, at 3,979,074. Over 2007 a million immigrants obtained residence in Spain with most of them, 64% heading to Cataluña, Madrid, Valencia and AndalucÃa.
The largest nationality remains the Moroccans, up nearly 10% on the previous year, and the number of Romanians has [...]
Earthquake Santa Pola
Sunday, January 27th, 2008There was a small earthquake in Alicante province this weekend, registering 2.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in the sea off Santa Pola. The National Geographical Institute said the quake took place shortly before 3.30 pm on Sunday, to the North of the Isla de Tabarca. There were no calls made to emergency [...]
Have you seen a white Ford Fiesta C955 SLK ??
Saturday, January 26th, 2008The Civil Guard investigating the disappearance of 15 year old Amy Fitzpatrick on the Costa del Sol, the young Irish girl who disappeared from Mijas on the night of New Year’s Day, have released the registration of the vehicle they believe she may have taken that night. It is a British-registered white Ford Fiesta, with [...]
Santa Pola Half Marathon
Friday, January 25th, 2008It was ideal conditions on Sunday for the Santa Pola Half Marathon. The event which is the second biggest race in Spain had 6000 people taking part. The 13 mile course took in the whole of the city and its outskirts and was won by an independent entry from Kenya. The Santa Pola Half Marathon [...]
El Altet traffic over 9 million in 2007
Thursday, January 24th, 2008The number of passengers passing through Alicante’s El Altet airport passed the 9 million mark in 2007, an increase of over 200,000 from 2006. The 4.6 million British travellers using the airport made up half that number, followed by 1.9 million Spaniards and 715,000 Germans. The busiest month of the year, not surprisingly, was August [...]
Alicante to host short-film festival
Thursday, January 24th, 2008People on holidays in Alicante this spring will have the chance to sample some of the cultural wealth of Spain at the city’s short film festival. This event is held in the Panoramis shopping and leisure centre in Alicante every April. While film is the main focus of the festival, it will also include explorations [...]
Fog forces Valencia airport cancellations
Monday, January 21st, 2008Thick fog in and around Valencia this morning has caused nine flights to be cancelled and thirteen others to be diverted.
The disruption occurred between 5-11am after which normal service was resumed, albeit with some delays.
With visibility down below the 400 metres minimum, all landings were cancelled with 13 flights diverted to alternative destinations – two [...]
High Court postpones decision demolishment
Sunday, January 20th, 2008The Andalucian High Court of Justice, TSJA, has decided to postpone the demolishment of some illegally built constructions in Marbella, until the town has a new PGOU Urban Plan. The decision, signed in the court with a date of January 11, was made following the case of an industrial warehouse, La Juanita, built illegally in [...]
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