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Gran Alacant gets it’s own paediatrician
Monday, April 28th, 2008Due to the influx of young couples who have chosen to settle in Gran Alicant, the medical centre has now engaged a paediatrician to cater for the 700 children now registered in the area.
He will be on duty at the centre between 09.00 – 11.00hrs on Tuesdays and Fridays. This necessitates the alteration of the [...]
24% Fall in house sales in February
Monday, April 28th, 2008The resale of homes in Spain during February was 24.4% lower than in February a year ago, according to numbers released this morning by the National Statistics Institute INE. The fall in sales was particularly of note in resale properties reaching as much as 33.8%. There were 55,462 homes bought and sold across the country [...]
Quality Network: Death of the Cowboy
Saturday, April 26th, 2008t seems everyone has a story to tell about bad treatment by tradesmen. There are cowboys operating in Spain pretending to be butchers, bakers and even candlestick makers. People can only tell the cowboys from the good guys when the job is either done or fallen apart. At last, something is being done to try [...]
Spain opened up by Monarch Airlines
Friday, April 25th, 2008Monarch Airlines has announced that it is to launch a number of new services between the UK and Spain. It will begin operating the extra flights from London Gatwick later in the year.
Destinations such as Alicante and Malaga will be among the destinations which benefit from addition services, along with Murcia and the Canary [...]
Eroski fights slowdown with house-brand products
Monday, April 21st, 2008If consumer spending goes down, lower your prices. Using a time-honoured technique, Eroski, a leader in the Spanish food distribution sector, incorporated a new range of house-brand products to its recently acquired Caprabo supermarket chain in April to fight the nationwide economic slowdown.
Eroski, which bought Caprabo in 2007, has this month decided to accelerate the [...]
The Strength of Support Keeps Growing
Monday, April 21st, 2008As the demand for reliable cancer support has grown, so too has the number of volunteers and fundraisers who are willing to devote their time, dedication and commitment to MABS. The Cancer Support Group (MABS) was founded in 1999, by five women who each had personal experience of living with cancer, either as a victim [...]
» The GA Spirit Train Project
Monday, April 14th, 2008Introduction
Gran Alacant is a village of around 8500 permanent residents. A growing area with new services on the increase and a very attractive destination for International and Spanish tourists as it is in such close proximity of the airport, the beaches and has a beautiful green belt of great ecological value. The area is spread [...]
Flights to Alicante for Moors and Christians festival
Monday, April 14th, 2008A stunning historic battle re-enactment takes place every year in the town of Alcoi, Spain, as part of an annual festival.
Taking place between April 21st and 24th this year, the Alcoi Moors and Christians Festival is in honour of Saint George, the patron saint of the region.
During the first two days of the event, the [...]
More Spanair- flights to and from Valencia and Alicante
Monday, April 14th, 2008Spanair reaffirms its pledge to the Valencian Community
by reinforcing its commitment towards these destinations, increasing by 13% its flights between Alicante and the cities of Barcelona and Madrid and offering more frequencies between Valencia and Madrid during the summer season; thereby consolidating its position as the top carrier for the Levante region.
With the aim of [...]